Claude Code is Anthropic’s official CLI tool for conversing with Claude and collaborating on code in the terminal. You can configure Claude Code to use AppleRouter as its API backend.

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Prerequisites

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Install Claude Code

npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

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Configure AppleRouter

Claude Code uses environment variables for API endpoint configuration. Set the following: 
# Add to ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.applerouter.ai"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
After editing, run source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc to apply the changes.

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Usage

After configuration, run claude in the terminal to start: 
claude
Claude Code will automatically use your configured AppleRouter endpoint.

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Verify Configuration

Run the following commands to verify your configuration: 
claude --version
claude "Hello, how are you?"
If you receive a normal response, the configuration is successful.
If you encounter connection issues, run echo $ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to check if the environment variable is set correctly.