[FEATURE] quick account switching between multiple Claude accounts

[serge-dasilva]

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Problem Statement

Many developers working as freelancers or contractors maintain two separate Claude accounts: a personal subscription (Pro/Max) for their own projects, and a Team/Enterprise account provided
by their client organization.

Currently, switching between accounts requires running /logout and re-authenticating each time, which is cumbersome and breaks the workflow when context-switching between personal and
professional work throughout the day.

Proposed Solution

A named account profile system, similar to what AWS CLI (aws configure --profile) or GitHub CLI (gh auth switch) offer:

• claude auth add — save a second account under a named profile
• claude auth switch — instantly switch the active account
• claude auth list — list all saved profiles and highlight the active one

This would store multiple credential sets locally (as already done in ~/.claude/.credentials.json) and simply switch the active one, with no re-authentication required.

Alternative Solutions

No response

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

Impact:

This affects a large segment of Claude Code's power users — freelance developers, contractors, and consultants who regularly work across multiple organizational contexts in a single day.

1. 9:00 AM — Personal work: Serge opens his terminal to work on a side project. He runs claude auth switch personal and Claude Code is now authenticated with his personal Pro account. He
   gets assistance on his own codebase.
2. 10:30 AM — Client work begins: Serge switches to a mission for his client Acme Corp, who provides a Team account. He runs claude auth switch acme-corp — no browser, no login prompt,
   instant switch. Claude Code is now authenticated under the Acme Corp Team account, with the correct billing and permissions.
3. 12:00 PM — Back to personal: During lunch break, Serge resumes his side project. One command: claude auth switch personal. Done.
4. 3:00 PM — Second client: Serge has a second client, Beta Inc., also with a Team account. He runs claude auth switch beta-inc and seamlessly continues work under that organization's
   account.

▎ Without this feature, each of these switches requires /logout + browser authentication + waiting — at least 2 minutes lost each time, and up to 8+ interruptions per day.

Additional Context

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[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. Feature Request: Multi-Account Profile Support #20131
2. Feature Request: Support multiple account login and switching (like gh auth switch) #30031
3. Feature Request: Named account profiles for quick switching between multiple claude.ai accounts #27359

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