Quickstart

Connect in about a minute. You only change one environment variable — your workflow stays exactly the same.

1. Get an API key

Create a key from your dashboard. New accounts include $5 of trial credit, so you can test before you top up. Billing is pay-as-you-go.

2. Point Claude Code at Faster Claude

Set the base URL and your key in your shell:

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="https://api.fasterclaude.com"
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="fc-your-api-key"

That's the only change. Persist it in your shell profile (~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc) to make it permanent.

3. Run Claude Code as usual

claude

Your sessions now run through our accelerated engine. Same commands, same editor integration — just faster.

Troubleshooting

• 401 / auth errors — check that ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is exported in the same shell that runs Claude Code.
• Still hitting the old endpoint — confirm ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL is set and open a new terminal so the variable is picked up.