Opencode Starter — AI skill for Claude Code

opencode-starter (Prototype)

A launcher toolkit for AI coding tools powered by [OpenCode](https://opencode.ai) backends.

opencode-starter is an interactive CLI wizard that configures and launches AI coding tools — starting with Claude Code — using OpenCode Zen or Go as the API backend. Built to be extensible: future tools (Codex, Aider, and others) will be added over time.

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Features

• Backend selector — choose OpenCode Zen (free tier + subscription) or OpenCode Go (subscription)
• Subscription-aware — tells the wizard what you have access to (free / Zen / Go / both), filters models accordingly
• Free models highlighted — green (free) label makes it easy to spot zero-cost options
• Built-in translation proxy — models using OpenAI format are automatically routed through a local translation proxy so Claude Code talks to them in Anthropic format; labeled (via proxy) in the list
• Clean environment isolation — removes conflicting env vars (Vertex AI, Bedrock, AWS, Foundry) before launch; never modifies ~/.claude/settings.json
• Secure key storage — stores your API key in the OS credential store (macOS Keychain, Windows Credential Manager, Linux Secret Service) or your shell profile — your choice
• Cross-platform — macOS, Windows, and Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distros with GNOME Keyring or KWallet)
• Dry run mode — preview exactly what would be run without launching anything
• Preference memory — remembers your last backend and model, pre-selects them next time

Supported tools

Tool	Command	Status
Claude Code	opencode-starter claude	✅ Supported
API server	opencode-starter server	✅ Supported
Codex	opencode-starter codex	🔜 Planned

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• One of the supported AI coding tools installe