Claudecode Next

ClaudeCode-Next

**An unofficial CLI coding agent that runs on the Claude.ai web interface.**

This tool lets you use Claude as a coding assistant from your terminal – reading files, running commands, refactoring code – without needing an API key or paying per-token. It extracts your Claude.ai session from your browser once, then works entirely from the CLI and it's completely free.

**Demo**

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f690f6cd-2f60-4755-83b5-9110b93d3147

What it does

• Read/write files in your project
• Run shell commands (git, npm, tests, builds)
• Search code and refactor across multiple files
• Interactive REPL with agent mode
• Workspace-restricted operations with confirmation

How it's different

**Claude Code (official)** : Uses API keys, per-token billing, offers paid models like opus and fable. **ClaudeCode-Next** : Uses your browser session, completely free, offers models like haiku and sonnet.

Best Practices

• Use gemini pro for reasoning and use claudecode-next with --prompt flag to use claude as a slave for coding.
• Use your favourite models for whatever tasks you like but save your tokens for the tasks that require less reasoning and effort - like generating summary of a page or a document, rephrasing a text or a code, minimizing code, etc.

Installation

pip install claudecode-next

For browser automation and automated cookie extraction:

pip install "claudecode-next[browser]"
playwright install chromium

Quick Start

claudecode-next --auto-fetch

Direct Prompts

claudecode-next --prompt "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"

Specify a model:

claudecode-next --model opus --prompt "Write a high-performance HTTP server in Rust"

you may use claude as a slave using --prompt flag as discussed in this [reddit post](https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPTCoding/s/4KJ7NL8bf6)

Agent Mode

Run the autonomous coding agent on a task:

claudecode-