claude-launcher


Launch Claude Code with multiple backends (Anthropic, OpenRouter).

Features

- OpenRouter integration - use any model via OpenRouter
- OAuth login - authenticate with claude-launcher login
- Model picker - searchable model selection
- Exacto support - auto-uses :exacto variants for better tool calling
- Role models - configure different models for sonnet/opus/haiku tasks
- New model alerts - notifies when new models are available

Install

``bash
npm install -g claude-launcher


or

pnpm add -g claude-launcher

or

yarn global add claude-launcher

or

bun add -g claude-launcher
`

Requires Claude Code installed.

Usage

`bash
claude-launcher # launch with saved settings
claude-launcher login # authenticate with OpenRouter
claude-launcher logout # clear stored credentials
claude-launcher -m # pick a model
claude-launcher -o # use OpenRouter backend
claude-launcher -a # use Anthropic backend
claude-launcher -- --resume # pass args to claude
`

First Run

1. Run claude-launcher
2. Select backend (Anthropic or OpenRouter)
3. If OpenRouter: login or use existing OPENROUTER_API_KEY
4. Pick a model
5. Optionally configure role models (sonnet/opus/haiku)

Configuration

Settings stored at ~/.config/claude-launcher/config.json:
- Backend preference
- Selected models (main, sonnet, opus, haiku)
- API key (if logged in via OAuth)

Environment Variables

- OPENROUTER_API_KEY` - fallback if not logged in via OAuth

License

MIT