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Claude Code Integration

Claude Code is a command-line developer assistant created by Anthropic. By utilizing GoingMerry's Anthropic compatibility layer, you can configure Claude Code to connect directly to local models.

1. Prerequisites​

Ensure the GoingMerry daemon is serving local requests on port 11434 and a code model (like gemma4 or llama4) is pulled and ready:

merry pull gemma4

2. Setting Configuration Overrides​

Set environmental variables in your terminal shell to redirect Claude Code traffic to your loopback address:

# Redirect API calls to local GoingMerry
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="merry"
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL="http://localhost:11434/v1"

# Force Claude Code to resolve models locally
export CLAUDE_CODE_MODEL="gemma4"

3. Execution​

Launch the Claude Code utility:

claude

Claude Code will boot, authenticate using your dummy key, and communicate with your local model for code evaluations, file generation, and SCM updates.