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2472472. `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable. Sent as the `Authorization: Bearer` header. Use this when routing through an [LLM gateway or proxy](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/llm-gateway) that authenticates with bearer tokens rather than Anthropic API keys.
2482483. `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` environment variable. Sent as the `X-Api-Key` header. Use this for direct Anthropic API access with a key from the [Claude Console](https://platform.claude.com). In interactive mode, you are prompted once to approve or decline the key, and your choice is remembered. To change it later, use the "Use custom API key" toggle in `/config`. The toggle only appears while `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` is set in your environment. In non-interactive mode (`-p`), the key is always used when present.
2492494. [`apiKeyHelper`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings-reference#apikeyhelper) script output. Use this for dynamic or rotating credentials, such as short-lived tokens fetched from a vault.
2505. `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` environment variable. A long-lived OAuth token generated by [`claude setup-token`](#generate-a-long-lived-token). Use this for CI pipelines and scripts where browser login isn't available. If you run `/login` while the variable is set, Claude Code switches the current session to the new login, but reads the variable again in every new session until you remove it from your shell profile or the `env` block of a [settings file](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings.md).
2505. `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` environment variable. A long-lived OAuth token generated by [`claude setup-token`](#generate-a-long-lived-token). Use this for CI pipelines and scripts where browser login isn't available. If you run `/login` while the variable is set, Claude Code switches the current session to the new login. To keep that login in new sessions, remove the variable from your shell profile and from [settings files that can set it](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings-reference.md#variables-claude-code-ignores-in-env), such as your user settings.
2512516. Anthropic profile and federation credentials, the credentials that the `ant` CLI and Workload Identity Federation use. A profile that `ant auth login` wrote ranks here only when you name it in `ANTHROPIC_PROFILE`; otherwise it ranks below `/login`. See [Anthropic profiles and federation credentials](#anthropic-profiles-and-federation-credentials).
2522527. Subscription OAuth credentials from `/login`. This is the default for Claude Pro, Max, Ultra, Team, and Enterprise users.
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