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Integrate with Claude Code

Claude Code is an AI coding assistant that runs in the terminal.

1. Install Claude Code​

  • Install Node.js 18+.
  • Windows users need to install Git for Windows.
  • Run the following command in your terminal to install Claude Code:
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code
  • After installation, run the following command. If the version number is displayed, the installation is successful:
claude --version

2. Configure Environment Variables​

Linux / Mac users, run the following commands to configure environment variables for the DeepSeek Anthropic API. Get your API Key from the DeepSeek Platform:

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://api.deepseek.com/anthropic
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=<your DeepSeek API Key>
export ANTHROPIC_MODEL=deepseek-v4-pro[1m]
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL=deepseek-v4-pro[1m]
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL=deepseek-v4-pro[1m]
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL=deepseek-v4-flash
export CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL=deepseek-v4-flash
export CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL=max

Windows users, run:

$env:ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.deepseek.com/anthropic"
$env:ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="<your DeepSeek API Key>"
$env:ANTHROPIC_MODEL="deepseek-v4-pro[1m]"
$env:ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL="deepseek-v4-pro[1m]"
$env:ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL="deepseek-v4-pro[1m]"
$env:ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL="deepseek-v4-flash"
$env:CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL="deepseek-v4-flash"
$env:CLAUDE_CODE_EFFORT_LEVEL="max"

3. Enter the project directory and execute the claude command to get started.​

cd /path/to/my-project
claude