
Claude Code Router brings multi-model support to CLI
Claude Code Router is an open-source proxy gateway designed to intercept API requests from the Claude Code CLI and route them to alternative LLM providers like OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and Gemini, or to local models running via Ollama. By serving as middleware between the CLI tool and LLM backends, it grants developers greater flexibility, cost control, and offline or local AI coding capabilities while preserving the native Claude Code user experience.
Providing model choice for specialized CLI agents like Claude Code is essential for developers seeking to optimize API costs, leverage custom models, or operate privacy-focused local setups.
- –Intercepts and reroutes Claude Code CLI API traffic seamlessly without requiring modified CLI binaries.
- –Expands model compatibility to OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Gemini, and self-hosted models via Ollama.
- –Helps lower inference expenses and provides offline capabilities for terminal-based AI workflows.
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2026-08-08
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2026-08-08
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