Copy-paste-ready disclaimer text for every public-facing surface of the Power Claude VS Code extension. Maintains consistency across the Marketplace listing, in-extension UI, and supporting docs.
Effective Date: May 11, 2026
Last Updated: May 11, 2026
A. Top-of-README banner (Marketplace listing body)
Insert immediately under the H1 in .vscode/extensions/power-claude/README.md:
> ⚠️ **Power Claude is an independent third-party product developed by Neural-LLM** It is **not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or otherwise connected to Anthropic, PBC.** "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC, used here under nominative fair use solely to identify the Anthropic products with which our software interoperates. Power Claude is a companion utility — you must obtain and pay for your own Anthropic Claude account separately.
B. package.json description field rewrite
Replace the current short description with one that includes the unaffiliated marker. Marketplace search results show ~140 chars, so the disclaimer fragment must come early but not crowd out keywords:
"description": "Multi-account rotation, rate-limit healing, session resilience, and usage analytics for Claude Code (unaffiliated with Anthropic)."
Marketplace tile is 128 chars — confirm rendering before publish.
C. About panel disclaimer text (in-extension UI)
Render this verbatim in the extension's About panel (or whatever surface displays product metadata):
Power Claude v[VERSION] — by Neural-LLM
Power Claude is an independent product. It is NOT affiliated with,
endorsed by, sponsored by, or otherwise connected to Anthropic, PBC.
"Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.
Power Claude uses these names solely to identify the Anthropic
products with which it interoperates (nominative fair use).
You must have your own paid Anthropic Claude account, used in
accordance with Anthropic's terms.
Support: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Privacy: https://neural-llm.com/privacy
EULA: https://neural-llm.com/eula
D. Marketplace long-description footer
Append to the very end of the Marketplace listing body so it's visible on every product page:
---
### Disclaimer & Trademarks
Power Claude is published by **Neural-LLM**, an independent company. We are not affiliated with Anthropic, PBC.
- "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.
- "Anthropic" is a trademark of Anthropic, PBC.
- "VS Code" and "Visual Studio Code" are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Power Claude uses these names purely as nominative fair use to identify the products with which our software interoperates. We make no representations of partnership, endorsement, or sponsorship by Anthropic, PBC or Microsoft Corporation.
Power Claude is a companion utility for Claude Code. You must have a valid, paid Anthropic Claude account, used in accordance with Anthropic's published terms. Power Claude does not provide, resell, or grant access to Anthropic's services.
For licensing inquiries: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For support: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
E. Settings page footer (in-extension UI)
Show below the settings list (subtle text, second-priority styling):
Power Claude · Neural-LLM · Independent of Anthropic, PBC
F. First-run onboarding modal
When the extension activates for the first time on a fresh install, show this in the welcome modal:
Welcome to Power Claude
Power Claude keeps your Claude Code sessions flowing — uninterrupted —
through multi-account rotation, rate-limit healing, and session
resilience.
Heads up:
• Power Claude is published by Neural-LLM, an independent
company. We are NOT affiliated with Anthropic.
• You'll need your own paid Claude account(s).
• "Claude" and "Claude Code" are Anthropic trademarks; we use them
here just to identify what we work with.
[Continue] [Read the EULA] [Privacy]
G. Status-bar tooltip
The little hover text on the status-bar item:
Power Claude — independent of Anthropic
H. Error-state surface (when license validation fails / network down)
When the license check returns network-failure or server-error and the dashboard degrades to free tier, show this banner:
Power Claude couldn't reach the license server. Continuing in
free-tier mode (most features available; analytics + history
limited). Click to retry.
Power Claude is published by Neural-LLM — independent of
Anthropic, PBC.
I. CHANGELOG.md footer
Append once to CHANGELOG.md:
---
All releases of Power Claude are published by Neural-LLM, an
independent company unaffiliated with Anthropic, PBC. "Claude" and
"Claude Code" are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC.
Where each snippet plugs in
| Snippet | Target file | Touched by Marketplace consumer? | |---------|-------------|----------------------------------| | A | .vscode/extensions/power-claude/README.md | Yes — visible on listing | | B | .vscode/extensions/power-claude/package.json description | Yes — search result text | | C | extension UI (About panel) | Yes — viewed in-IDE | | D | .vscode/extensions/power-claude/README.md (footer) | Yes — visible on listing | | E | extension UI (Settings page) | Yes — viewed in-IDE | | F | extension UI (first-run modal, src/extension.ts onboarding flow) | Yes — first impression | | G | extension UI (status bar) | Yes — always visible | | H | extension UI (license-fallback banner in src/license/validator.ts consumers) | Yes — surfaces on degrade | | I | .vscode/extensions/power-claude/CHANGELOG.md | Yes — visible on listing |
Rationale
The repeated disclaimer pattern in modern third-party Anthropic-adjacent tools (Cline, Roo Code, etc.) follows the same nominative-fair-use playbook:
- Identify the third-party product clearly so users know what they're interoperating with
- State non-affiliation EVERY time the third-party product is mentioned in marketing context
- Acknowledge the trademark holder
- Place the disclaimer adjacent to (not buried under) the marketing copy
This protects against:
- Implied-endorsement claims by Anthropic
- User confusion about who is providing support / billing
- Trademark dilution claims
- Liability if users believe Power Claude IS Claude Code and misuse the product