Reverse Engineering Claude Code: Local Windows Use UDS, Cross-Machine Goes Cloud

dotey · x · 2026-08-19

The author analyzed the packet transmission between Claude Code 2.1.234 windows. There are two methods: local sessions communicate via Unix Domain Socket (UDS), acting as a user-specific inbox, while cross-machine communication relies on the cloud. The uds: prefix in the Peer address indicates the local socket channel.

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