Case study

claude-peer: reconstructing Claude's local peer IPC

claude-peer reconstructs the local Unix socket peer exchange used by Claude Code and Claude Desktop. Its protocol notes describe session registration, token authentication and line-delimited JSON frames; a Node.js CLI and SDK discover active sessions, send messages and register external peers.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

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Last commit: 2026-11-04
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): MIT

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Claude Code v2.1.318 or newer or the documented Claude Desktop macOS app is the target.
Prerequisites: Node.js 18 or newer; the package lists macOS and Linux.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{claude-peer-ipc-case,
  title = {{claude-peer: reconstructing Claude's local peer IPC}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/nsozturk/claude-peer}},
  url = {https://github.com/nsozturk/claude-peer},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/claude-peer-ipc-case/}}
}

Plain text

claude-peer: reconstructing Claude's local peer IPC. https://github.com/nsozturk/claude-peer (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/claude-peer-ipc-case/

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docs/discovery.md GitHub · nsozturk/claude-peer · Revision 0ab59df
README.md GitHub · nsozturk/claude-peer · Revision 0ab59df