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John Ogle 5451e75480 Add custom claude-cli package to bypass npm registry restrictions

Create custom Nix package for Claude Code CLI that fetches directly from
Anthropic's Google Cloud Storage distribution instead of npm registry,
working around Block's Cloudflare Teams dependency confusion protection.

- Add claude-cli package with platform-specific binaries
- Include comprehensive README with update instructions
- Enable development role on work machine
- Switch from unstable.claude-code to custom.claude-cli
- Add google-cloud-sdk to work machine packages

2025-11-25 13:38:53 -08:00

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claude-cli

Custom Nix package for Claude Code CLI.

Why This Package Exists

The official claude-code package in nixpkgs tries to fetch from npm registry, which is blocked by Block's corporate security (Cloudflare Teams dependency confusion protection). This custom package fetches directly from Anthropic's Google Cloud Storage distribution, bypassing the npm registry entirely.

Updating to a New Version

When a new version of Claude Code is released, follow these steps:

1. Find the Latest Version and Hashes

Check the Homebrew cask formula for the latest version info:

curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/HEAD/Casks/c/claude-code.rb" | head -50

This will show:

The latest version number
SHA256 hashes for all platforms (arm64, x86_64, x86_64_linux, arm64_linux)

2. Update default.nix

Edit default.nix and update:

The version variable (line 9):
```
version = "2.0.51";  # Update this
```

All four platform sha256 hashes in the srcs attribute set (lines 11-27):

aarch64-darwin = {
  sha256 = "...";  # Update from Homebrew cask "arm:" value
};
x86_64-darwin = {
  sha256 = "...";  # Update from Homebrew cask "x86_64:" value
};
x86_64-linux = {
  sha256 = "...";  # Update from Homebrew cask "x86_64_linux:" value
};
aarch64-linux = {
  sha256 = "...";  # Update from Homebrew cask "arm64_linux:" value
};

3. Test the Build

Before committing, test that the package builds successfully:

NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE=1 nix-build -E 'with import <nixpkgs> { config.allowUnfree = true; }; callPackage ./packages/claude-cli {}'

Verify the version:

./result/bin/claude --version

Clean up the test build:

rm result

4. Deploy

Commit your changes and rebuild:

git add packages/claude-cli/
git commit -m "claude-cli: Update to version X.Y.Z"
darwin-rebuild switch --flake .#blkfv4yf49kt7

Alternative: Automated Hash Fetching

If you prefer to fetch hashes automatically, you can use nix-prefetch-url:

# For macOS ARM64 (your current platform)
nix-prefetch-url "https://storage.googleapis.com/claude-code-dist-86c565f3-f756-42ad-8dfa-d59b1c096819/claude-code-releases/VERSION/darwin-arm64/claude"

# For other platforms, replace VERSION and adjust the platform string:
# darwin-x64, linux-x64, linux-arm64

This will download the file and output the SHA256 hash.

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