claude-switch

Tired of logging in and out of Claude Code? Same.

This tool lets you save multiple Claude accounts as profiles and switch between them instantly. Works with subscriptions (Pro, Max, Team) and API keys.

Install

npm install -g @hoangvu12/claude-switch

Or use it directly with npx:

npx @hoangvu12/claude-switch add personal
npx @hoangvu12/claude-switch use work

Getting Started

# Save your current logged-in account
claude-switch add personal

# Log into another account, save that too
claude auth logout
claude auth login
claude-switch add work

# Now switch whenever you want
claude-switch use personal
claude-switch use work

# Or just run it with no args for a picker
claude-switch

Adding API Key Profiles

Not on a subscription? You can save API key profiles too:

claude-switch add my-api
# Pick "API Key" when prompted, paste your key

When you switch to an API key profile, the key gets written to your Claude settings. When you switch away, it's cleaned up automatically.

Commands

| Command | What it does | |---|---| | claude-switch | Opens an interactive picker | | claude-switch add <name> | Save a new profile (OAuth or API key) | | claude-switch use <name> | Switch to a profile | | claude-switch <name> | Shorthand for use | | claude-switch list | Show all your profiles | | claude-switch current | Print the active profile | | claude-switch remove <name> | Delete a profile |

What the list looks like

  Profiles

  ▸ personal  oauth  Max
    work      oauth  Pro
    testing   api-key  sk-ant-••••Bx4Q

How It Works

Profiles live in ~/.claude-profiles/. Each one stores either OAuth credentials or an API key.

OAuth profiles (subscriptions) swap ~/.claude/.credentials.json and the oauthAccount field in ~/.claude.json — the files Claude Code reads for auth and account identity. On macOS, credentials are read/written via the Keychain instead.

API key profiles write ANTHROPIC_API_KEY into the env block of ~/.claude/settings.json. This works everywhere — terminal, VS Code, Cursor, any IDE that runs Claude Code.

When you switch profiles, your current session is automatically backed up to its profile before the swap. Nothing gets lost.

Works With

• Any OS — macOS (Keychain), Windows, Linux
• Any IDE — VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or plain terminal
• Subscriptions — Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise
• API keys — any Anthropic API key

License

MIT