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2222Claude Desktop on 3P keeps the standard feature set and relocates inference to the provider you configure.
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24| Component | Standard Claude Desktop | Claude Desktop on 3P |
25| ---------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
26| Model inference | Anthropic API | Your configured provider endpoint (Google Cloud's Agent Platform, Amazon Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, or gateway), or the Anthropic API |
27| Web application | Loaded from claude.ai | Bundled inside the desktop app |
28| User identity | Anthropic account | Local device identity only (Anthropic account when managed from the claude.ai admin console) |
29| Conversation storage | Anthropic backend | Local disk on the user's machine |
30| Code execution sandbox | Local VM | Local VM (identical) |
31| Configuration | Admin console at claude.ai | OS-native configuration (MDM-managed or per-user), a bootstrap server, or the claude.ai admin console |
24| Component | Standard Claude Desktop | Claude Desktop on 3P |
25| - | - | - |
26| Model inference | Anthropic API | Your configured provider endpoint (Google Cloud's Agent Platform, Amazon Bedrock, Microsoft Foundry, or gateway), or the Anthropic API |
27| Web application | Loaded from claude.ai | Bundled inside the desktop app |
28| User identity | Anthropic account | Local device identity only (Anthropic account when managed from the claude.ai admin console) |
29| Conversation storage | Anthropic backend | Local disk on the user's machine |
30| Code execution sandbox | Local VM | Local VM (identical) |
31| Configuration | Admin console at claude.ai | OS-native configuration (MDM-managed or per-user), a bootstrap server, or the claude.ai admin console |
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3333The desktop app detects 3P mode at launch from the configured inference provider. When a provider and its credentials are present, the sign-in screen offers the option to skip Anthropic authentication and start the app using your inference-provider configuration instead.
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