Two Claude Code engineers leave Anthropic

Oct 24, 2026
Thariq Shihipar and Anthony Morris have left Anthropic after working on Claude Code. Morris says he created its desktop app.

Thariq Shihipar said in an X post that he left Anthropic after more than a year working on Claude Code. Anthony Morris separately said his final day at the company was the previous day.

Thariq on X: "I’ve left Anthropic after more than a year of working on Claude Code and seeing it scale larger than I ever imagined. I have really loved working at Ant and believe deeply in the mission, and most of all, the idea of a race to the top. The idea that if we work hard and responsibly,… / X

Shihipar worked on Claude Code features including its skills system, context engineering and dynamic agent workflows. Morris said he created Claude Code on desktop and thanked users for their feature requests and bug reports.

Neither Shihipar nor Morris disclosed what they plan to do next.

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