Switch Claude Code to native installer, remove Node.js dependency#13
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Switch Claude Code to native installer, remove Node.js dependency#13
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Replace npm-based installation with the official native installer (curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash). This removes the Node.js dependency entirely, as Claude Code now ships as a pre-compiled binary that auto-updates. Changes: - install.sh: Use native installer instead of npm install - devcontainer-feature.json: Bump to 2.0.0, remove Node.js dependency and postStartCommand (native installer auto-updates) - NOTES.md: Update documentation, fix typo, update links - Test scenarios: Remove Node.js-specific scenarios, add default scenario - test.yaml: Add claude-code to autogenerated test matrix https://claude.ai/code/session_01MwjhUN35gEe25BQvZK1MHk
- Add test/claude-code/test.sh required by the test-autogenerated CI job - Symlink ~/.local/bin/claude to /usr/local/bin/claude in install.sh so the binary is on PATH in bare images (debian, ubuntu) https://claude.ai/code/session_01MwjhUN35gEe25BQvZK1MHk
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Summary
This PR updates the Claude Code feature to use Anthropic's official native installer instead of the npm package, eliminating the Node.js dependency and simplifying the installation process.
Key Changes
@anthropic-ai/claude-code) with the native installer script fromhttps://claude.ai/install.shinstallsAfterdependency on the Node.js featurepostStartCommandfor manual updates (native installer handles auto-updates)claude_code_with_node_featuretoclaude_code_defaultclaude_code_with_node_imagescenario (no longer needed)Implementation Details
The native installer is invoked via curl and automatically handles:
_REMOTE_USERis setThe installation now requires only curl, which is more universally available than Node.js and npm.
https://claude.ai/code/session_01MwjhUN35gEe25BQvZK1MHk