Connect Claude Code to Claude for Government changedgovernment/deploy-claude-code/configure
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166166* Where the Claude Code extension for VS Code is used, have users remove an earlier claude.ai sign-in with `claude auth logout` or the extension's **Claude Code: Logout** command before they sign in through the gateway, not after: both commands clear every credential Claude Code has stored, the gateway sign-in included.
167167* To take a device out of this setup, have its users sign out with `claude auth logout` before you remove the settings.
168168* After sign-in, the organization's settings turn off the Claude Code settings that run a helper command (`apiKeyHelper`, `proxyAuthHelper`, `awsAuthRefresh`, `awsCredentialExport`, `gcpAuthRefresh`, `otelHeadersHelper`), wherever it is set. If your devices reach the network through a proxy that needs a helper command to authenticate, raise this with your Anthropic representative before you deploy.
169* Claude Code connects to Claude for Government through a user's [sign-in](#sign-in) rather than an API key or service account. A CI pipeline or other unattended run therefore works only on a device where a user has signed in, until that sign-in ends.
170* With Claude for Government, the command-line tool has no access to Claude Code features that [require a claude.ai account](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/feature-availability#features-that-require-a-claude-subscription), such as cloud sessions, Remote Control, and routines. [Fast mode](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/fast-mode) isn't available either.
169171* With these settings Claude Code does not check for or install updates in the background. Distribute new versions through your software deployment tooling, or have users run `claude update` (standard installer) or their package manager.
170172* Code sessions inside Claude Desktop sign in through Claude Desktop, not through these settings, but the `env` block applies to them too. For the other settings that govern them on a device that also has these managed settings, see [Code in Claude Desktop](/docs/government/security/security-and-data-handling#code-in-claude-desktop).
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