Claude Code

Claude Code can use an Anthropic-compatible gateway. Configure the gateway URL as UURoute and authenticate with your UURoute API key.

Environment Variables

export UUROUTE_API_KEY="<UUROUTE_API_KEY>"
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.uuroute.ai/"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="$UUROUTE_API_KEY"

If your local Claude Code setup expects an API key variable instead of a bearer token variable, use:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="$UUROUTE_API_KEY"

claude --model claude-sonnet-4.5

You can also use any Anthropic-compatible model available in your UURoute account, such as:

claude --model claude-opus-4.5

Add the same variables to your shell profile if you want Claude Code to use UURoute by default:

export UUROUTE_API_KEY="<UUROUTE_API_KEY>"
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.uuroute.ai/"
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="$UUROUTE_API_KEY"

Restart your shell after updating the profile.

Symptom	Check
Authentication error	Confirm that `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` or `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` contains your UURoute API key.
Model not found	Confirm the model name in the UURoute console or call `/v1/models`.
Requests still go to Anthropic directly	Confirm `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` is exported in the same shell session that starts Claude Code.