🤖 Free Claude Code

Use Claude Code CLI & VSCode for free. No Anthropic API key required.

A lightweight proxy that routes Claude Code's Anthropic API calls to NVIDIA NIM (40 req/min free), OpenRouter (hundreds of models), DeepSeek (direct API), LM Studio (fully local), or llama.cpp (local with Anthropic endpoints).

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Claude Code running via NVIDIA NIM, completely free

Features

| Feature | Description | | -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Zero Cost | 40 req/min free on NVIDIA NIM. Free models on OpenRouter. Fully local with LM Studio | | Drop-in Replacement | Set 2 env vars. No modifications to Claude Code CLI or VSCode extension needed | | 5 Providers | NVIDIA NIM, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, LM Studio (local), llama.cpp (llama-server) | | Per-Model Mapping | Route Opus / Sonnet / Haiku to different models and providers. Mix providers freely | | Thinking Token Support | Parses `` tags and reasoning_content into native Claude thinking blocks | | Heuristic Tool Parser | Models outputting tool calls as text are auto-parsed into structured tool use | | Request Optimization | 5 categories of trivial API calls intercepted locally, saving quota and latency | | Smart Rate Limiting | Proactive rolling-window throttle + reactive 429 exponential backoff + optional concurrency cap | | Discord / Telegram Bot | Remote autonomous coding with tree-based threading, session persistence, and live progress | | Subagent Control | Task tool interception forces run_in_background=False. No runaway subagents | | Extensible | Clean BaseProvider and MessagingPlatform ABCs. Add new providers or platforms easily |

Quick Start

Prerequisites

1. Get an API key (or use LM Studio / llama.cpp locally):
   • NVIDIA NIM: build.nvidia.com/settings/api-keys
   • OpenRouter: openrouter.ai/keys
   • DeepSeek: platform.deepseek.com/api_keys
   • LM Studio: No API key needed. Run locally with LM Studio
   • llama.cpp: No API key needed. Run llama-server locally.
2. Install [Claude Code](https: