CLI setup guide
Claude Code CLI custom API setup
Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to CallAI and use Claude Code CLI without a foreign card. Claude 3.7 Sonnet with pay-as-you-go.
📋 Claude Code CLI config cheatsheetProduction-ready
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL
https://api.callaiapi.com/v1
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
sk-live-your-callai-key
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Step-by-step setup
1
Set shell environment variables
Append CallAI redirect vars to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc.
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.callaiapi.com/v1" export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-live-your-callai-key"
2
Start the interactive terminal
Run source ~/.zshrc, then type claude.
claude
Troubleshooting
❌ Symptom:Repo-wide scans burn too many tokens
💡 Fix: Create .claudeignore and exclude node_modules, dist, .git.
Deep-dive guide
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API still unreachable after setup?
Use the HTTP status checker to test connectivity and diagnose 403 / 401 errors.