> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://platform.minimax.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Claude Code

> Use the latest MiniMax M-series models for AI programming in Claude Code.

<div style={{background:"#fffbeb",borderLeft:"4px solid #d97706",padding:"12px 16px",borderRadius:"6px",margin:"16px 0"}}>[**Claude Code**](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code) is Anthropic's official terminal-native coding agent powered by Claude.</div>

## Install Claude Code

Refer to the [Claude Code documentation](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup) for installation.

## Configure MiniMax API

<Warning>
  **Important: Clear Anthropic Environment Variables Before Configuration**

  Before configuring, ensure you clear the following Anthropic-related environment variables to avoid conflicts with MiniMax API:

  * `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN`
  * `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL`

  ```bash theme={null}
  unset ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN
  unset ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL
  ```

  If you previously exported these in `~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`, also remove the export lines there to prevent re-export in new shells.
</Warning>

1. Edit or create the Claude Code configuration file located at `~/.claude/settings.json`. In this file, add or update the `env` field as shown below.

* The `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` should be set based on your location: for international users, use `https://api.minimax.io/anthropic`; for users in China, use `https://api.minimaxi.com/anthropic`.
* Set `<MINIMAX_API_KEY>` to the API Key obtained from the [MiniMax Developer Platform](https://platform.minimax.io/user-center/payment/token-plan) (For users in China, visit [MiniMax Developer Platform](https://platform.minimaxi.com/user-center/payment/token-plan)).
* Note: Environment variables `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` and `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` take priority over `settings.json` configuration.
* `CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW` sets Claude Code's auto-compact threshold to 512000 tokens, matching MiniMax-M3's current context window.

```json theme={null}
{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://api.minimax.io/anthropic",
    "ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN": "<MINIMAX_API_KEY>",
    "API_TIMEOUT_MS": "3000000",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_NONESSENTIAL_TRAFFIC": "1",
    "ANTHROPIC_MODEL": "MiniMax-M3",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL": "MiniMax-M3",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL": "MiniMax-M3",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL": "MiniMax-M3",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_COMPACT_WINDOW": "512000"
  }
}
```

2. After completing the configuration, navigate to your working directory and run the `claude` command in the terminal to start using Claude Code. After startup, select **Trust This Folder** to allow it to access the files in your folder as shown below:

![claude-trust](https://filecdn.minimax.chat/public/ed3b7564-a187-4807-9ae8-218c50182103.PNG)

3. You can now start using Claude Code for development.

<Warning>
  Important Note:

  After completing the configuration, if you also want to enable Web Search capability, you will need to follow this [tutorial](https://platform.minimax.io/docs/token-plan/mcp-guide) to configure the Web Search MCP.
</Warning>

## Verify the Configuration

After starting `claude`, run the following slash commands inside the TUI to confirm Claude Code is using MiniMax instead of the default Claude provider:

```text theme={null}
/status
/model
```

* `/status` should show the `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` pointing to `api.minimax.io/anthropic` (or `api.minimaxi.com/anthropic` for users in China).
* `/model` should show the active model as `MiniMax-M3`.

<Tip>
  MiniMax-M3 supports Claude Code's extended thinking, which is on by default — toggle it anytime with `Option+T` (macOS) or `Alt+T` (Windows/Linux), or via `/config`.
</Tip>