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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-4-7
# Dotted form also works — bankr llm claude auto-translates it
bankr llm claude --model claude-opus-4.7
tip

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

Model Format​

Claude Code's --model flag (and the model field in ~/.claude/settings.json) accepts Anthropic-style dashed IDs:

  • claude-opus-4-7
  • claude-sonnet-4-6
  • claude-haiku-4-5

If you pass the gateway-canonical dotted form (e.g. claude-opus-4.7), Claude Code silently falls back to its default — the flag appears honored but the real request is a different model, and you'll see the wrong model name in the UI banner.

bankr llm claude translates dotted → dashed automatically. If you invoke claude directly (via ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL) or edit settings.json by hand, use the dashed form explicitly.

To force the 1M-token context tier on Opus 4.6+/Sonnet 4.6, append [1m]: claude-opus-4-7[1m].

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-4-7"
}

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.