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llm-anthropic 0.26

llm-anthropic plugin hits 0.26 — adds streaming support for Claude via the command line.

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Why it matters

A minor version bump to a developer utility that wraps Claude API access. Practitioners using the llm CLI tool for local AI work get a quality-of-life improvement; not a game-changer, but real if you're in that workflow.

The key facts

8 to know
  1. llm-anthropic version 0.26 released

  2. Streaming support added

  3. Claude API integration via CLI

  4. Developer tooling / command-line utility

  5. Published by Simon Willison (known for llm project documentation)

  6. Published by Simon Willison (Datasette/llm ecosystem maintainer)

  7. Release focuses on batch processing and API efficiency improvements

  8. Tool is part of the llm CLI ecosystem for local and API-based model access

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Simon Willisonsimonwillison.net

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