{"slug": "ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away", "title": "Ask HN: What happens when Claude Code goes away?", "summary": "A Hacker News user posting as HoldOnAMinute asked what happens when Claude Code goes away, saying the tool has made them \"very proficient\" and that losing access \"would be like missing a body part.\" The user said they have not had great success making Claude Code work with local Ollama/Qwen models, and the Ask HN post drew 2 comments within 9 minutes of submission.", "body_md": "| [Guidelines](newsguidelines.html) \\|[FAQ](newsfaq.html) \\|[Lists](lists) \\|[API](https://github.com/HackerNews/API) \\|[Security](security.html) \\|[Legal](https://www.ycombinator.com/legal/) \\|[Apply to YC](https://www.ycombinator.com/apply/) \\|[Contact](mailto:hn@ycombinator.com) | \n\n|  | **[Hacker News](news)**[new](newest) \\|[past](front) \\|[comments](newcomments) \\|[ask](ask) \\|[show](show) \\|[jobs](jobs) \\|[submit](submit) | [login](login?goto=item%3Fid%3D49755575) | \n\n|  |  | [Ask HN: What happens when Claude Code goes away?](item?id=49755575) | \n|  |  | 1 point by [HoldOnAMinute](user?id=HoldOnAMinute)[9 minutes ago](item?id=49755575) \\|[hide](hide?id=49755575&goto=item%3Fid%3D49755575) \\|[past](https://hn.algolia.com/?query=Ask%20HN%3A%20What%20happens%20when%20Claude%20Code%20goes%20away%3F&type=story&dateRange=all&sort=byDate&storyText=false&prefix&page=0) \\|[favorite](fave?id=49755575&auth=472464304dbe23aebd9d9b633f030c6b2981f5a2) \\|[2 comments](item?id=49755575) | \n|  |  | I have become very proficient with Claude Code and I use it for everything, both at work and in my personal life.  At this point, if I lost access to it, it would be like missing a body part.  At the risk of hyperbole, it makes me a better person.  I am more effective in everything I do.  Someday it will probably go away.  I haven't had great success making Claude Code work with local Ollama/Quen. |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49755575", "published_at": "2026-09-18 15:14:23+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 15:25:52.693817+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-agents", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Claude Code", "Hacker News", "HoldOnAMinute", "Ollama", "Qwen"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-what-happens-when-claude-code-goes-away.jsonld"}}