claude-switch

Tired of logging in and out of Claude Code? Same.

Save multiple Claude accounts as profiles and switch between them instantly. Works with subscriptions (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) and API keys.

Install

npm install -g @hoangvu12/claude-switch

Getting Started

# First add — offers to import your existing ~/.claude as a profile
claude-switch add personal

# Add another account (runs `claude /login` in an isolated profile dir)
claude-switch add work

# Switch — takes effect in every terminal immediately
claude-switch use work

# No args = interactive picker
claude-switch

On your first add, claude-switch installs a small claude shim at ~/.claude-switch/bin/ and prints the one-line PATH edit you need to do. After that, claude in any terminal routes to the currently active profile automatically.

Adding API Key Profiles

claude-switch add my-api
# Pick "API Key" when prompted, paste your key

Commands

Command	What it does
claude-switch	Opens an interactive picker
claude-switch add <name>	Save a new profile (OAuth or API key)
claude-switch use <name>	Switch to a profile
claude-switch <name>	Shorthand for use
claude-switch list	Show all your profiles
claude-switch current	Print the active profile
claude-switch remove <name>	Delete a profile
claude-switch migrate	Migrate from v3 (or re-run setup)

How It Works

Each profile lives at ~/.claude-switch/profiles/<name>/ — a self-contained Claude config dir. Switching writes the active profile's path to ~/.claude-switch/active-path.

The installed shim at ~/.claude-switch/bin/claude reads that pointer on every invocation, sets CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, and execs the real claude binary. So any terminal that has the shim on PATH picks up switches instantly — no shell sourcing, no daemon restarts.

Why the env-var approach: it's the officially supported knob, and it avoids the filesystem manipulation class of bugs (stale symlinks, merge conflicts losing skills, etc.).

Works With

• Windows (PowerShell, CMD, Git Bash)
• Linux (bash, zsh, fish — any POSIX shell)
• Any tool that reads CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR — claude itself, IDE extensions, editors
• discord-rc v2+ — reads ~/.claude-switch/active-path directly, so it live-follows the active profile with no restart needed

macOS is supported for API-key profiles only. Claude Code stores OAuth tokens in the Keychain on Mac, not inside CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR — so OAuth profiles can't be isolated there. API-key profiles work fine everywhere.

Upgrading from v3

v3 used directory junctions on ~/.claude. v4 drops that entirely in favor of CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR + a lightweight shim. Run:

claude-switch migrate

This unlinks the old junction, copies any shared content (skills, plugins, projects) back into each profile so they stay self-contained, and installs the shim. Your profile data is preserved. The v3 ~/.claude-switch/shared/ store becomes unused and can be deleted after you verify.

Troubleshooting

claude still launches without profile routing. Your shell can't find the shim. Check which claude (Linux/Mac) or where claude (Windows) — it should point at ~/.claude-switch/bin/claude. If not, re-run the PATH export from claude-switch migrate output.

Wrong profile is active. Run claude-switch current to verify. Then claude-switch use <name> to switch.

Credentials disappeared after switch. You shouldn't see this on v4 — each profile's credentials live in its own dir and never get copied. If you do, open an issue.

License

MIT