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USE_CLAUDE_CODE_WITH_API_KEY.md

Use Claude Code with an API Key

  1. If you are currently logged into Claude Code run /logout to logout and then /exit to exit the app.
  2. Define an environment variable named ANTHROPIC_API_KEY with your API key as the value. This can be done at a system level, or via your Claude config (e.g., env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: $YOUR_API_KEY).
  3. Go into your user level Claude settings at $HOME/.claude.json and set hasCompletedOnboarding to true.
  4. Launch Claude Code, and you should be good to go.
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