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llm-anthropic 0.25

Simon Willison just shipped llm-anthropic 0.25 — here's what builders are getting.

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Why it matters

A CLI tool update that expands developer access to Claude models. For founders building on Anthropic's API, this is a workflow optimization play — lower friction to integrate, test, and iterate on Claude in production.

The key facts

8 to know

  1. llm-anthropic plugin version 0.25 released

  2. Published April 16, 2026 by Simon Willison

  3. CLI tooling for Anthropic Claude API access

  4. Developer-facing infrastructure improvement

  5. Published by Simon Willison (LLM creator/maintainer)

  6. April 16, 2026 publication date

  7. Part of broader llm ecosystem for Claude integration

  8. Likely minor feature or bug-fix update (0.24→0.25)

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