Claude CLI Proxy

In plain words

Claude CLI Proxy converts the Claude Code CLI into a local API server that accepts requests in both Anthropic Messages API and OpenAI Chat Completions API formats. Developers can run a single command to start an HTTP endpoint on localhost and point any tool, SDK, or agent framework to it without API keys or additional costs. It requires Claude Code to be pre-installed and leverages the existing CLI installation for request processing.

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From the sources

You already pay for Claude Code but this only act as an agent and you cant use it as API. This turns it into an API server on localhost that speaks both the Anthropic Messages API and OpenAI Chat Completions API formats — so any SDK, agent framework or tool works by changing one base URL. No API key. Zero dependencies. NO EXTRA LLM API costs

Read me for Claude CLI Proxy Package. This package is pushed to NPM and this read me will help agents to understand how to interact with this package. - sasisprite/claude-cli-proxy-readme

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