# Running Claude Code via NVIDIA NIM Proxy

> Source: <https://gist.github.com/Ram-N/57f759fa90abd3ac23acbb1bca25f9e5>
> Published: 2026-05-18 11:26:03+00:00

This guide walks you through routing Claude Code to NVIDIA NIM using a local proxy server.

Before starting, ensure you have `uv`

installed on your system to manage Python tools.

- Visit the
[NVIDIA API Keys settings page](https://build.nvidia.com/settings/api-keys). - Generate a new API key and save it securely. You will need this to authenticate with the NIM models.

Install the proxy tool using `uv`

and launch the server.

```
# Install the free-claude-code proxy
uv tool install --force git+https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code.git

# Launch the proxy server
fcc-server
```

Note:Keep this terminal window open. The server runs on port`8082`

. You can access the admin panel at[http://127.0.0.1:8082/admin].

Open a **new** terminal window. You must set these environment variables to intercept Claude Code traffic and route it to your local server.

```
# Set the dummy authentication token
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN="freecc"

# Redirect the base URL to your local proxy
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8082"
```

See the comment below on how you can add this to your `.bashrc`

as a custom function

In the same terminal where you just configured the environment variables, launch Claude Code.

```
# Start Claude Code
claude
```

Once inside the Claude Code interface, verify that the routing is working properly by running the status command:

```
/status
```

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