---
title: Claude Code
---

## Install

Install [Claude Code](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/overview):

<CodeGroup>

```shell macOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
```

```powershell Windows
irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
```

</CodeGroup>

## Usage with Ollama

Claude Code connects to Ollama using the Anthropic-compatible API.

1. Set the environment variables:

```shell
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=ollama
```

2. Run Claude Code with an Ollama model:

```shell
claude --model qwen3-coder
```

Or run with environment variables inline:

```shell
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=ollama claude --model qwen3-coder
```

## Connecting to ollama.com

1. Create an [API key](https://ollama.com/settings/keys) on ollama.com
2. Set the environment variables:

```shell
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://ollama.com
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=<your-api-key>
```

3. Run Claude Code with a cloud model:

```shell
claude --model glm-4.7:cloud
```

## Recommended Models

### Cloud models
- `glm-4.7:cloud` - High-performance cloud model
- `minimax-m2.1:cloud` - Fast cloud model
- `qwen3-coder:480b` - Large coding model

### Local models
- `qwen3-coder` - Excellent for coding tasks
- `gpt-oss:20b` - Strong general-purpose model