Feature Request: Multi-Account Profile Support

[whykusanagi]

Problem

Claude Code currently only supports a single authenticated account at a time. Users with multiple Claude accounts (e.g., an API-based billing account and a standard subscription account) must fully log out and re-authenticate each time they want to switch between accounts.

Use Case

Users may have multiple Claude accounts for different purposes:

• API-based pricing account (primary usage)
• Standard subscription account (backup/alternative)
• Separate work/personal contexts

When hitting usage limits on one account, users would like to seamlessly switch to another account without going through the full authentication flow each time.

Requested Feature

Add support for multiple account profiles in Claude Code, allowing users to:

• Configure multiple accounts (API keys, OAuth, subscriptions) with profile names
• Quickly switch between profiles with a command or setting
• Retain authentication state for all configured profiles
• See which profile is currently active

Example Usage

```bash
claude profile add --name personal --type oauth
claude profile add --name work --type api
claude profile switch personal
claude profile list
```

Or through settings/configuration with a simple profile switcher.

Current Workaround Limitations

Current workarounds require either:

• Manual logout/login cycle (time-consuming, loses context)
• Complex `apiKeyHelper` scripts (only works for API keys, not OAuth/subscriptions)

Benefit

This would improve the developer experience for users managing multiple Claude accounts, whether for cost management, separate work/personal contexts, or failover when hitting rate limits.

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [FEATURE] Add the ability to manage multiple Claude accounts within the Claude Desktop app with easy switching between profiles. #18435
2. [Feature Request] Multi-account/profile support with CLI flags #19722
3. Feature Request: Support for multiple Claude Code sessions with different accounts #261

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[benadam11]

Multiple CC profile support would be a very useful feature.

[kaluchi]

+1 This is absolutely critical!

I'm paying $100-200/month for TWO separate Claude Max subscriptions (work + personal), and the lack of native multi-account support is unacceptable for a premium product at this price point.

I need to keep my work and personal contexts completely separate. This is not optional - it's a fundamental requirement for any professional tool.

When I was using OpenCode, this worked perfectly. Then Anthropic blocked OpenCode access. Fine - I understand protecting your infrastructure. But you can't take away the solution without providing a proper alternative.

For a Claude Max subscription, I expect:

• Professional-grade account management - not having to log out and log back in multiple times per day
• Work/personal separation - built-in, not as an afterthought
• Seamless switching - like every other modern SaaS tool (Slack, Chrome, VS Code)
• Context preservation - without losing my session state

Multi-account support is table-stakes functionality for any enterprise-grade tool in 2026. Every developer managing work and personal projects needs this.

I'm not asking for complex features. I'm asking for basic account switching that has been solved by every major platform years ago.

I'm paying premium prices for what should be a premium product. I shouldn't need workarounds, hacks, or manual logout/login cycles to do something as fundamental as separating my work and personal usage.

Please prioritize this feature. Your paying customers are waiting.

[talldan]

This is a problem for me too (using the vs code plugin).

I have a work account (uses the console, no API limits) and a personal pro account (has limits).

When I'm logged into my work account I keep seeing "You've hit your limit", and that shouldn't happen.

Also when I log into my work account, I can use /account and it shows my personal account details still. That seems like a security issue - disclosure of information.

There doesn't seem to be a way to logout of claude code. I tried revoking access through account settings on the claude website, and even after that I am still logged in to my personal account.

edit: It turns out that revoking access was a bad idea. Now I can't login at all. Every time I try I'm booted out again.

another edit: It looks like the best option is to use the console version of claude for auth, it has a /logout that actually works. Then completely close and reopen vscode.

[mattiLeBlanc]

I would like this feature too +1

[rutgersc]

Yes please, such a basic feature to have.

[thefenry]

This should be implemented