Why Clother?

Switching Claude Code providers usually means changing env vars, endpoints, models, and launcher scripts by hand. Clother gives you one install and one command pattern across Claude, Z.AI, Kimi, Alibaba, OpenRouter, local backends, China endpoints, and many other Anthropic-compatible providers.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Core Usage
  • Benchmarking
• Provider Reference
• Troubleshooting
• VS Code Integration
• Platform Support
• Under the Hood
• Contributors
• Star History
• License

Installation

Homebrew (macOS recommended)

# 1. Install Claude Code CLI
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

# 2. Install Clother via tap
brew tap jolehuit/tap
brew install clother

# 3. Start using it — all launchers are ready immediately
clother-native                          # Use your Claude Pro/Max/Team subscription
clother-zai                             # Z.AI (GLM-5.2)
clother-zai --yolo