Claude Inline

Claude Inline

Launch Claude Code CLI with custom ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL and ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variables. Useful for connecting to custom endpoints (OpenRouter, local proxies, etc.).

Configuration

Store defaults in ~/.workbuddy/skills/claude-inline/config.json:

{
  "baseurl": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
  "apikey": "sk-...",
  "model": "anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet"
}

• baseurl — custom API base URL
• apikey — API key for the endpoint
• model — (optional) model to use via ANTHROPIC_MODEL

If config file exists, use its values as defaults. CLI arguments override config values.

Usage

Parse user input

Accept baseurl and apikey from:

1. Explicit arguments in the user's message (e.g., baseurl=xxx apikey=xxx)
2. The config file at ~/.workbuddy/skills/claude-inline/config.json
3. Ask the user if neither is available

Print the launch command

Construct and print the command. Do NOT execute it — only print for the user.

Interactive mode (default):

ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="" ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="" claude

Non-interactive mode (with -p flag):

ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="" ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="" claude -p ""

With model override:

ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="" ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="" ANTHROPIC_MODEL="" claude

Save config (optional)

If the user provides baseurl/apikey and it differs from the config, ask if they want to save it as the new default. Write to the config file if confirmed.

Notes

• Claude Code CLI must be installed separately (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
• The ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL must be a fully qualified URL (include https://)
• For OpenRouter: ANTHROPIC_MODEL should be set to the model ID (e.g., anthropic/claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022)
• Always wrap URL and key in double quotes to handle special characters

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: ccppvv
• Source: ccppvv/agent-skills
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.