Open-source Claude Code Local runs Claude Code offline on Mac
11/04/2026 — 11/04, 06:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- An author open-sourced Claude Code Local, a local Python server that takes over the ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL Claude Code reads and routes it to lo…
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On November 4, 2026, an author posted on DEV Community an open source project called Claude Code Local, together with a practical guide to running Claude Code locally, free of charge and offline, on a Mac. According to the post, Claude Code reads an environment variable named ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, and Claude Code Local is a small Python server that answers there, letting it invoke local open source AI models on the Mac's chip. With this setup, no API key is required, no cloud model is involved, and there is no usage limit. The post includes full setup steps as well as a demo video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=a9vtBSl_j_o. This is the only report so far, so there is no independent confirmation yet of how the project performs in practice or what has followed since.
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The author open-sourced Claude Code Local, a small Python server that answers on the ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL that Claude Code reads, letting it call local open models on a Mac's chip. That means no API key, no cloud model and no usage limits, and the post walks through the full setup with a demo video.
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