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You already pay for Claude Code but this only act as an agent and you cant use it as API. This turns it into an API server on localhost that speaks both the Anthropic Messages API and OpenAI Chat Completions API formats — so any SDK, agent framework or tool works by changing one base URL. No API key. Zero dependencies. NO EXTRA LLM API costs
Claude Code can build my AI application… but it can’t be the LLM API powering that application at runtime. So, when I actually want to test an AI-powered feature, I need an LLM API. My usual choice? OpenRouter — because I can pick the model that fits the use case.
But that creates a problem: 💳 One subscription for Claude Code → building the application 💳 Another API bill → powering the application
And I thought… Why am I paying for two things when I already have access to Claude? So I did what any developer would do. 😄 I asked Claude Code to help me build a wrapper around Claude Code itself.
The idea is simple:
→ Install a Node package → Have Claude Code installed and authenticated → Run my wrapper → Get an API endpoint → Use Claude Code Desktop as an LLM backend for my own applications
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About Claude CLI Proxy on Product Hunt
“Convert Claude Code into LLM API”
Claude CLI Proxy was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #56 on the daily leaderboard. You already pay for Claude Code but this only act as an agent and you cant use it as API. This turns it into an API server on localhost that speaks both the Anthropic Messages API and OpenAI Chat Completions API formats — so any SDK, agent framework or tool works by changing one base URL. No API key. Zero dependencies. NO EXTRA LLM API costs
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Sasikumar Yuvaraj
Claude Code can build my AI application… but it can’t be the LLM API powering that application at runtime.
So, when I actually want to test an AI-powered feature, I need an LLM API.
My usual choice? OpenRouter — because I can pick the model that fits the use case.
But that creates a problem:
💳 One subscription for Claude Code → building the application
💳 Another API bill → powering the application
And I thought…
Why am I paying for two things when I already have access to Claude?
So I did what any developer would do. 😄
I asked Claude Code to help me build a wrapper around Claude Code itself.
The idea is simple:
→ Install a Node package
→ Have Claude Code installed and authenticated
→ Run my wrapper
→ Get an API endpoint
→ Use Claude Code Desktop as an LLM backend for my own applications