Claude Code leaders leave Anthropic
The gist
Claude Code engineer Thariq Shihipar and desktop-version creator Anthony Morris both announced departures from Anthropic.
Neither gave a reason, leaving questions about the team behind Anthropic's coding tool.
How it unfolded
- Oct 14, 2026Claude Code received an update improving parallel task handling and session management; Anthony Morris introduced the features and said the team would keep refining them based on user feedback.
- Oct 24, 2026Thariq Shihipar announced on X that he had left Anthropic after more than a year working on Claude Code, saying he plans to take a break before starting something new.
- Oct 25, 2026Anthony Morris, creator of Claude Code's desktop version, announced he is leaving Anthropic after helping develop a visual interface for the coding tool.