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Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI for AI-assisted coding.

Quick Setup with Bankr CLI​

The fastest way to get started is with the Bankr CLI:

# Print the env vars to add to your shell profile
bankr llm setup claude

Or launch Claude Code directly through the gateway — no manual config needed:

bankr llm claude

This sets ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN automatically and spawns Claude Code. You can pass any Claude Code flags after it:

bankr llm claude --model claude-opus-4.6
tip

If you haven't logged in yet, run bankr login first. The CLI uses your stored API key.

Manual Configuration​

Create or edit ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "apiKeyHelper": "echo $BANKR_LLM_KEY",
  "apiBaseUrl": "https://llm.bankr.bot"
}
Base URL

Use https://llm.bankr.bot (without /v1) for Claude Code.

Specifying a Model​

{
  "apiKeyHelper": "echo $BANKR_LLM_KEY",
  "apiBaseUrl": "https://llm.bankr.bot",
  "model": "claude-opus-4.6"
}

Environment Variables Alternative​

You can also set environment variables in your shell profile (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc):

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://llm.bankr.bot"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="bk_your_api_key_here"

See Available Models for all supported models.