Free Claude Code proxy
Claude Code is free now. A proxy routes it through any provider you want. Stop paying $200/month to find out if it is worth it.
Who this is for
Best for indie devs, technical founders, and small dev teams that want Claude Code ergonomics on a tighter budget.
We would set up a team proxy with usage logging, per-project provider rules, and a fallback so production work always stays on the approved model.
Setup steps
Clone the repository and follow the local proxy setup instructions.
Configure provider credentials and pick which models the proxy is allowed to use.
Point your local Claude Code client at the proxy and run a low-risk task first.
Decide which projects are allowed to use cheaper providers, and which must stay on the official endpoint.
Before you connect live data
- • Run dummy data first. Real client data is not a test bed.
- • API keys never go in a public repo. Use env vars and a secrets manager.
- • Add logging, access control, monitoring, and a rollback path before launch.
- • Read the license. Forking a repo without checking is how lawsuits start.
Credit the original author
Check the current repository license. Using third-party model providers must comply with their own terms of service.
We list this as a guide, not as our build, unless we are actively maintaining a fork.
Paste this into Claude. It will install it for you.
Open Claude or Claude Code. Paste the prompt below. It will ask you a few setup questions, then walk you through every step adapted to your machine.
You are helping me install and run **Free Claude Code proxy** on my machine. Repo / link: https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code Category: Developer automation What it does: Claude Code is free now. A proxy routes it through any provider you want. Stop paying $200/month to find out if it is worth it. Difficulty: Medium Setup steps from the public guide: 1. Clone the repository and follow the local proxy setup instructions. 2. Configure provider credentials and pick which models the proxy is allowed to use. 3. Point your local Claude Code client at the proxy and run a low-risk task first. 4. Decide which projects are allowed to use cheaper providers, and which must stay on the official endpoint. Before writing or running anything, ask me these in ONE batch and wait for my reply: 1. What operating system am I on? (macOS / Windows / Linux) 2. Do I already have Docker installed and running? 3. Do I have Git installed? 4. Do I have Node or Python installed, and what versions? 5. Which model provider keys do I have available right now? (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter, none) 6. Where do I want this installed on disk? 7. Is this just to test locally, or am I planning to connect it to live business data soon? 8. Anything sensitive (real client data, payment access, mailbox access) it should NOT touch on this machine? After I answer, walk me through each setup step adapted to my environment. Stop after each step, show me the command, and wait for me to confirm it ran before moving on. If a step fails, diagnose the actual error before suggesting the next move. Do not connect this to live business data until I explicitly say go.
Want it wired into your business instead of your laptop?
A repo on your machine is a starting point. The work that pays back is connecting it to the CRM, inbox, payments, and team processes you already run. That is the part we ship.