CC Adapter
cc-adapter lets Claude Code speak Anthropic /v1/messages to Poe, OpenRouter, OpenAI Codex subscription or LM Studio. It supports streaming, tool calls, and cache-control passthrough.
Tested models (quick list)
Choose one of these thoroughly tested models:
codex:gpt-5.2-medium(requires OpenAI Codex Subscription)poe:claude-opus-4.5(best quality; requires Poe key)poe:claude-sonnet-4.5(requires Poe key)poe:deepseek-v3.2(best value for money; requires Poe key)poe:glm-4.6(requires Poe key)poe:gpt-5.2-pro(requires Poe key; extremely expensive!)openrouter:claude-sonnet-4.5(requires OpenRouter key)openrouter:claude-opus-4.5(requires OpenRouter key)openrouter:gpt-5.2(requires OpenRouter key)openrouter:glm-4.6(requires OpenRouter key)openrouter:gpt-5.2-pro(requires OpenRouter key; extremely expensive!)lmstudio:gpt-oss-120b(requires LM Studio + gpt-oss-120b)
Install from PyPI (recommended)
Quickest way to get cc-adapter:
uv tool install cc-adapter
Install from source
Clone and set up a local dev environment:
git clone https://github.com/binbinsh/cc-adapter.git
cd cc-adapter/
uv venv --python 3.10
GUI (recommended for daily use)
Launch the Tkinter GUI to configure and start/stop the adapter:
uv run cc-adapter-gui
Set provider/model/API keys in the window, then use Test Provider and Start/Stop.
OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT OAuth)
This provider uses ChatGPT subscription to call the Codex backend. You do not need an OPENAI_API_KEY.
CLI
cc-adapter-codex-login
uv run cc-adapter --model codex:gpt-5.2-medium
GUI
choose provider OpenAI Codex, then click Login and Start.
CLI (recommended for remote host)
The GUI offers a curated drop-down list. But the CLI accepts any provider-prefixed model string (e.g., poe:any-model-name); Common flags: --host (default 127.0.0.1), --port (default 8005), plus provider-specific API keys.
Poe
uv run cc-adapter --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8005 \
--model poe:claude-opus-4.5 \
--poe-api-key YOUR_POE_API_KEY \
--daemon
OpenRouter
uv run cc-adapter --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8005 \
--model openrouter:claude-opus-4.5 \
--openrouter-api-key YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY \
--daemon
LM Studio
uv run cc-adapter --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8005 \
--model lmstudio:gpt-oss-120b \
--lmstudio-base http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1/chat/completions \
--lmstudio-timeout 3600 \
--daemon
Proxy support (optional)
Only set these if your network blocks the provider URLs:
export HTTP_PROXY=http://localhost:port
export HTTPS_PROXY=http://localhost:port
export NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1,localhost
uv run cc-adapter --model poe:claude-opus-4.5 --poe-api-key YOUR_POE_API_KEY
Run Claude Code
Point Claude Code to the adapter:
export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8005
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=dummy
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=
export NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1
export DISABLE_TELEMETRY=true
export DISABLE_COST_WARNINGS=true
export API_TIMEOUT_MS=600000
export CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK=
claude
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