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Configure Claude Code to use Nordlys’s Mixture of Models — our Mixture of Models automatically selects the best specialist while maintaining the same development experience.
Get the best AI specialist for every prompt with Nordlys Mixture of Models. Works as a drop-in replacement for the Claude API.

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Get Your Nordlys API Key

Sign up here to create an account and generate your API key.

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Quick Setup

Run Installer

curl -o claude-code.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Nordlys-Labs/nordlys/main/scripts/installers/unix/claude-code.sh
chmod +x claude-code.sh
./claude-code.sh

Launch Claude Code

claude
Select “Yes” when prompted about using the API key.

Verify Setup

Ask “who are you?” to confirm Hypernova is active.
Claude Code working with Hypernova

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Alternative Setup Methods

export ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=https://api.nordlyslabs.com
export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=your-nordlys-api-key
export ANTHROPIC_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova
export ANTHROPIC_SMALL_FAST_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova
# Manual model overrides (override all for complete control)
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova  # Model for opus, or opusplan when Plan Mode is active
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova  # Model for sonnet, or opusplan when Plan Mode is not active
export ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova  # Model for haiku, or background functionality
export CLAUDE_CODE_SUBAGENT_MODEL=nordlys/hypernova  # Model for subagents

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Troubleshooting

  • Verify your API key at nordlyslabs.com/api-platform/orgs
  • Check that ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL is set to https://api.nordlyslabs.com/v1
  • Restart Claude Code after configuration changes
  • Regenerate your API key from the Nordlys dashboard
  • Ensure you’re using your Nordlys API key, not the original Claude API key
  • Check for extra spaces or characters in the configuration file

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