Salt "friend-2026-401" not found in version 2.1.97

[SamiPocketResult]

buddy-reroll-main % npm install -g any-buddy
Error: Salt "friend-2026-401" not found in /Users/xx/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.97.
Possible reasons:in 6s

• Binary was patched by another tool
• This binary format doesn't contain the salt as a plain string
• Claude Code changed the salt in a new version
  buddy-reroll-main % any-buddy
  Platform: darwin arm64
  Node: v24.3.0
  Binary: /Users/xx/.local/share/claude/versions/2.1.97
  Please report this at: https://github.com/cpaczek/any-buddy/issues

[zhangmeng1847]

I have the same error。The ClaudeCode version is 2.1.97.

[jace10]

same error, 2.1.97

[ScottChenOuO]

Buddy mode has been removed in the latest version.

From the latest changelog:
“REMOVED: System Prompt: Buddy Mode — Removed the coding companion personality generator for terminal buddies.”

RIP.