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Claude Code is Anthropic’s official terminal-based coding assistant. You can connect it to Neosantara in two ways: as the primary LLM model provider or as a supplemental tool provider via Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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Method 1: Primary Model Provider

Neosantara provides an Anthropic-compatible protocol endpoint at /anthropic.
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Install Claude Code CLI

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Configure Environment Variables

Set the base URL to the Neosantara gateway and export your API key:
To persist these across terminal sessions, add them to your shell configuration (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc).
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Launch Claude Code

Navigate to your project directory and execute:
Claude Code connects to Neosantara using the default flagship model claude-sonnet-4-6.

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Method 2: Adding Neosantara MCP Server

To equip Claude Code with Neosantara tools such as image generation or model catalog queries, attach Neosantara as an MCP server:
MCP connections require a dedicated API key with the nsk_mcp_ prefix. Generate one via the API Keys Dashboard or follow the MCP API Keys guide.

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Verifying MCP Server Status

Check active configured MCP servers:
The output confirms neosantara with active status and listed available tools.

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Testing Interaction

Run a test prompt within the Claude Code session:

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Next Steps

Related topics

MCP & Agent ArchitectureCursor IntegrationOpenCode IntegrationAnthropic Messages API