Free Claude Code — Open-Source Proxy for Claude Code

• Author: Ali Shahryari (@Alishahryar1)
• Source: GitHub
• Tags: claude-code, proxy, open-source, multi-provider, gateway

Overview

A drop-in proxy that routes Anthropic Messages API traffic from Claude Code to any provider (17 backends), keeping Claude Code’s client-side protocol stable while letting you choose free, paid, or local models.

Key Features

• 17 provider backends: NVIDIA NIM, OpenRouter, Google AI Studio (Gemini), DeepSeek, Mistral, Codestral, OpenCode Zen, OpenCode Go, Wafer, Kimi, Cerebras, Groq, Fireworks AI, Z.ai, LM Studio, llama.cpp, Ollama
• Per-model routing: send Opus, Sonnet, Haiku to different providers
• Native Claude Code /model picker support via proxy’s /v1/models endpoint
• Streaming, tool use, reasoning/thinking block handling
• Optional Discord or Telegram bot wrapper for remote coding
• Local Admin UI at /admin for configuration
• Voice-note transcription via local Whisper or NVIDIA NIM

Quick Start

# Install
curl -fsSL "https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code/blob/main/scripts/install.sh?raw=1" | sh
 
# Start proxy
fcc-server
 
# Run Claude Code through proxy
fcc-claude

Related

• karpathy-second-brain-ai-os — Karpathy’s second brain framework
• nate-herk-claude-code-sub-agents — Claude Code sub-agents