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How to use your key

Pick where you use Claude and follow the steps. Click, paste, done.
Claude desktop appTerminal (CLI)VS Code and IDEs
!First, copy your key. Open My keys, click the eye on your key, then click Copy. You'll paste it in the steps below.Open My keys
About 1 minute

Claude desktop app

  1. 1
    Open the Claude app. In the top menu click Help, then Troubleshooting, then Enable Developer Mode.
  2. 2
    The app restarts by itself. Wait for it to open again.
  3. 3
    Click the new Developer menu at the top, then Configure third-party inference.
  4. 4
    Set Credential kind to Static API.
  5. 5
    In Gateway base URL, paste this:
    Gateway base URL
    https://api.brocode.live
  6. 6
    In Gateway API key, paste your key from My keys.
  7. 7
    Set Gateway auth scheme to Bearer.
  8. 8
    Click Apply changes. That's it: all Claude models now work in the app.
▶Video walkthrough coming soonFollow the steps for now. They take about a minute.
About 1 minute

Claude Code in your terminal (CLI)

You need Node.js. No Node.js yet? Install the LTS version first.

  1. 1
    Open a terminal.Windows: click Start, type PowerShell, press Enter. Mac: press Cmd + Space, type Terminal, press Enter.
  2. 2
    Paste this command and press Enter:
    Windows
    npx.cmd brocodelive
    Mac and Linux
    npx brocodelive
    If it asks "Ok to proceed?", type y and press Enter.
  3. 3
    It asks what to set up. Type 1 (Claude, in your terminal) and press Enter.
  4. 4
    It asks for your API key. Paste your key from My keys and press Enter.To paste in a terminal, right-click (Windows) or press Cmd + V (Mac).
  5. 5
    You'll see Setup complete. Type this and press Enter to start:
    Start Claude Code
    claude
    "claude" not found? Install Claude Code once, then run it again:
    Install Claude Code
    npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
▶Video walkthrough coming soonFollow the steps for now. They take about a minute.
About 2 minutes

VS Code, Antigravity and other IDEs

  1. 1
    Do the terminal (CLI) steps first. Your IDE uses the same setup, so this part is required.
  2. 2
    Open your IDE and click the Extensions icon on the left (or press Ctrl + Shift + X, Cmd + Shift + X on Mac).
  3. 3
    Search for Claude Code and click Install on the one by Anthropic.
  4. 4
    Click the Claude icon that appears and start chatting. It works automatically with your key.

JetBrains (IntelliJ, PyCharm, WebStorm): open Settings, then Plugins, then Marketplace, search Claude Code, click Install and restart the IDE.

▶Video walkthrough coming soonFollow the steps for now. They take about a minute.
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