Claude Code
Use TokenByte from the Claude Code CLI to reach any supported model
Claude Code is Anthropic's official terminal AI coding assistant. Point it at TokenByte's Anthropic-compatible endpoint and you can route its traffic to any supported model.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+ and Claude Code (
npm i -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code) - A TokenByte API key — create one in the console
Configuration
Set environment variables
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.tokenbyte.ai"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="sk-tb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC="1"
export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BETAS="1"Append these to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc to make them persistent.
setx ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL "https://api.tokenbyte.ai"
setx ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN "sk-tb-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
setx CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC "1"
setx CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_BETAS "1"Restart your terminal for the new values to take effect.
Claude Code reads ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN — not ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. TokenByte keys begin with sk-tb-.
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