ccswi

Lightweight CLI to switch Claude Code ~/.claude/settings.json profiles.

Install

bun add -g ccswi

Usage

# Initialize from scratch — wipe & rewrite ~/.claude/settings.json with
# a guided wizard (set options + WebSearch deny + default mode + theme +
# optional Exa MCP / ccstatusline + ~/.claude.json bootstrap).
# Intended for fresh machines or full reset; existing settings.json is
# backed up to settings.json.bak.
ccswi init

# Save current settings.json as a profile
ccswi save [name]

# Add a new profile interactively
ccswi add

# List all profiles
ccswi ls

# Switch to a profile
ccswi use <name|index>

# Show profile details
ccswi show [name|index]

# Edit a profile
ccswi edit <name|index>

# Rename a profile
ccswi rename <old> <new>

# Clone a profile with a different model (same endpoint/token/vendor)
ccswi cp <src> <new_name>

# Delete a profile
ccswi rm <name|index>

# Tweak Claude Code behavior flags (settings.json + claude.json).
# Migrated from `ccswi set <sub>` — same flag names, same env vars.
ccswi tool use-pwsh                # CLAUDE_CODE_USE_POWERSHELL_TOOL=1
ccswi tool no-flicker              # CLAUDE_CODE_NO_FLICKER=1
ccswi tool disable-updater         # DISABLE_AUTOUPDATER=1
ccswi tool disable-install-checks  # DISABLE_INSTALLATION_CHECKS=1
ccswi tool skip-ide-install        # CLAUDE_CODE_IDE_SKIP_AUTO_INSTALL=1
ccswi tool no-ide-connect          # CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_CONNECT_IDE="false"
ccswi tool no-attribution-header   # CLAUDE_CODE_ATTRIBUTION_HEADER="0" (proxy/local cache)
ccswi tool always-enable-effort    # CLAUDE_CODE_ALWAYS_ENABLE_EFFORT=1 (effort for non-whitelisted models)
ccswi tool deny-web-search         # permissions.deny += "WebSearch"

# Per-project state in ~/.claude.json
ccswi tool skip-project-onboarding # all projects: projectOnboardingSeenCount=4
ccswi tool trust-home              # mark homedir() as hasTrustDialogAccepted=true

# Top-level / MCP toggles (init-derived, exposed surgically)
ccswi tool install-exa             # mcpServers.exa (https://mcp.exa.ai/mcp)
ccswi tool complete-onboarding     # hasCompletedOnboarding = true

# Cache maintenance
ccswi tool clean-cache             # clear ccswi's model list cache, force fresh fetch

Profiles

Profiles are stored in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ccswi/config.toml (default: ~/.config/ccswi/config.toml, overridden by the XDG_CONFIG_HOME env var). The companion common.json lives in the same directory. The model list cache lives in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/ccswi/models-cache.json (default: ~/.cache/ccswi/models-cache.json).

When upgrading from a pre-XDG install (v2.x or earlier), ccswi auto-migrates ~/.ccswi/ → XDG layout on first run via a safe staging rename. Existing profiles.toml files are also renamed to config.toml on first run. Set CCSWI_NO_MIGRATE=1 to skip (e.g. in tests).

Each profile contains:

• vendor — Provider preset name (optional)
• endpoint — ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL
• token — ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN
• model — Single model name (v4.0.0+; was three tiers opus / sonnet / haiku in v3.x)
• model_1m — Whether the model supports 1M context

On switch, the same model value is written to all four ANTHROPIC_*_MODEL env vars (ANTHROPIC_MODEL, ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL, ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL, ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL) so downstream tooling that reads any one of the slots keeps working. Pre-v4.0.0 profiles with the three-tier layout auto-migrate on first load (opus wins; silently).

Acknowledgements

The bundled provider preset list (src/providers/presets.ts) is adapted from cc-switch by Jason Young, licensed under MIT. See LICENSE for full third-party notices.

License

MIT