claudeport

One command to switch Claude Code between AI providers.

No hunting through settings.json. No guessing env var names. No restarts.

claudeport deepseek   # switch instantly
claudeport            # or pick from a pretty menu

The Problem

Claude Code is brilliant. But switching models means:

• Hunting through settings.json for the right env keys
• Googling "what's the DeepSeek endpoint again?"
• Wondering if it was ANTHROPIC_API_KEY or ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN
• Restarting Claude Code for changes to take effect

claudeport eliminates all of that.

Install

npm install -g @shivarajbakale/claudeport

Requires Node.js 18+.

Quick Start

claudeport add deepseek  # interactive setup, auto-fills endpoint + model
claudeport deepseek       # switch to it

Claude Code picks up the new config immediately. No restart needed.

Interactive Mode

Run claudeport without arguments for a visual picker:

┌─ claudeport ──────────────────────────┐
│                                     │
│  ▶  deepseek (deepseek-chat)        │
│     groq (llama-3.3-70b-versatile)   │
│     minimax (MiniMax-M2.7)           │
│     moonshot (moonshot-v1-128k)      │
│     openrouter (100+ models)         │
│                                     │
│     + add new profile                │
│                                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Tab-completable for speed, vim keybindings for navigation.

Why claudeport

Different tasks need different models:

| Use case | Best fit | |----------|----------| | General coding | DeepSeek — best price/performance | | Fast feedback | Groq — sub-second first token | | Long docs/diffs | Moonshot — 128k context | | Budget at scale | MiniMax M2.7 — MoE architecture | | Any model on demand | OpenRouter — 100+ models |

No switching cost. No commitment. Pick the right tool for the job.

Commands

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | claudeport <name> | Switch to profile (tab-completable) | | claudeport | Interactive profile picker | | claudeport add <name> | Add a new provider profile | | claudeport list | List all profiles | | claudeport current | Show active profile | | claudeport edit <name> | Edit a profile | | claudeport remove <name> | Delete a profile | | claudeport reset | Restore original settings |

Supported Providers

| Provider | Endpoint | Models | |----------|----------|--------| | DeepSeek | api.deepseek.com | deepseek-chat, deepseek-reasoner | | MiniMax | api.minimax.io | MiniMax-M2.7 | | Moonshot | api.moonshot.cn | moonshot-v1-8k, -32k, -128k | | OpenRouter | openrouter.ai | 100+ models | | Groq | api.groq.com | Llama 3.3, Llama 3.1, Mixtral, Gemma 2 |

All verified Anthropic Messages API-compatible. Don't see yours? Adding a new provider is a ~10 line change.

Safe and Non-Destructive

claudeport backs up your original ~/.claude/settings.json before touching anything. It only modifies the env keys it needs — your prompts, keybindings, and other settings stay intact.

~/.claude-switcher/
├── profiles/       # your saved profiles
└── base.json       # original settings (backup)

How It Works

Claude Code reads from the env block in ~/.claude/settings.json:

{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://api.deepseek.com/anthropic",
    "ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN": "sk-...",
    "ANTHROPIC_MODEL": "deepseek-chat"
  }
}

claudeport stores profiles in ~/.claude-switcher/profiles/. Activating a profile merges its config into settings.json. Your original is always preserved as base.json.

Uninstall

npm uninstall -g @shivarajbakale/claudeport

Your ~/.claude-switcher/ profiles and original ~/.claude/settings.json are left untouched.

Contributing

Found a provider that supports the Anthropic API? Add it in seconds:

// src/lib/providers.ts
{
  name: 'myprovider',
  displayName: 'My Provider',
  baseUrl: 'https://api.myprovider.com/anthropic',
  models: ['model-v1', 'model-v2'],
  docsUrl: 'https://docs.myprovider.com',
}

Dev setup:

git clone https://github.com/shivarajbakale/claudeport.git
cd claudeport
npm install
npm run build
npm link    # run locally
npm test

License

MIT