cchistory: Tracking Claude Code System Prompt and Tool Changes

Exploring how to track and analyze changes in Claude Code's system prompts and tools to understand AI assistant evolution

cchistory: Tracking Claude Code System Prompt and Tool Changes 2025-08-03 I did a hax Table of contents Hacking Claude: claude-trace Haiku this, Haiku that Hacking Claude Again: cchistory Findings from the Diff Mines User Message Changes System Prompt Changes Tools Changes Wrapping Up Today I got nerd sniped by Thomas . He suggested someone (wink wink) should collect the system prompts of various Claude Code versions and maybe show diffs. Naturally, I couldn't stop thinking about that for a while and decided to just implement it. I've been using Claude Code for a couple of months now and have

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