Claude GUI/CLI setup

GUI installation

Windows

Download the x64 or ARM64 Windows installer from the official Claude download page and follow its installation prompts.

Linux

Claude Desktop has a Linux beta for Ubuntu and Debian. Follow the official Linux guide for your architecture.

macOS

Download the macOS installer from the official Claude download page, open it, and drag Claude to Applications.

Sign in and use

Open Claude and sign in. Use Chat for conversations, or open Code and select a project folder and an available model for coding.

Use warranty-plan accounts in the supplied Supafox environment. The API configuration below is for Claude Code CLI. Desktop gateway connections have a separate official setup flow.

CLI installation

Windows

Run the official installer in PowerShell:

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex

Install Git for Windows if you need the Bash tool.

Linux

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

macOS

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Reopen your terminal after installation and check the version:

claude --version

Connect the CLI to Supakook

Open .claude/settings.json in your user directory:

Windows

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude" | Out-Null
notepad "$env:USERPROFILE\.claude\settings.json"

Linux

mkdir -p ~/.claude
nano ~/.claude/settings.json

Paste, press Ctrl+O and Enter to save, then Ctrl+X to exit.

macOS

mkdir -p ~/.claude
touch ~/.claude/settings.json
open -e ~/.claude/settings.json

Enter the following configuration and replace YOUR_API_KEY with your key. If the file exists, merge env into your existing settings.

settings.json

{
  "env": {
    "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://api.supakook.com",
    "ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
}

Use the domain without /v1 for this Claude Code endpoint. You can also use CC Switch.

Start and verify

Save and restart Claude Code. Run this in your project folder:

claude

Complete the first-run prompts and send “Hello” to check the connection. Use /model to select a model supported by your service.

References

Claude Desktop documentation · Claude Code installation guide · CPA Claude Code configuration