Automatic Claude Code setup
Moxie configures Claude Code to use its local endpoint in both the CLI and VS Code extension, and can restore the configuration if Claude Code changes it later.
Moxie
Moxie is a macOS menu bar app that connects Claude Code to multiple AI accounts, models, and local endpoints. It helps developers switch accounts during active work, monitor usage limits, and test or manage providers from one local interface.
What is Moxie?
Moxie is a Mac menu bar application that routes Claude Code through AI accounts and models selected by the user. It sits between Claude Code and the provider, using a local endpoint so Claude Code can work with Claude plans, API keys, third-party providers, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and local models.
Its main purpose is to make multi-account AI development easier to manage. Users can configure Claude Code once, switch accounts when a usage limit is reached, inspect current and historical usage, and test a model before relying on it in a coding workflow. Moxie stores credentials in the macOS Keychain and sends requests directly from the Mac to the chosen provider.
Features
Multiple account and model sources
Connect Claude plans, ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, API keys, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, and local models such as Ollama or Apple on-device models, subject to the supported providers available in the app.
Mid-task account switching
Change the active account while an agent is running. Requests already in progress finish with their original account, while the next request uses the newly selected account.
Usage monitoring and alerts
View five-hour and weekly usage windows for connected accounts, with notifications at 90% usage, at the limit, and after the limit resets.
Usage history
Review daily and lifetime usage, session requests, tokens, and data sent through Home and History, including a year-style token-use heatmap.
Testing, management, and backup
Test an account and model in the Playground, manage accounts and settings from the app, and back up accounts, settings, and usage history to one file for later restoration.
Use cases
Run Claude Code with different AI backends
Configure Claude Code once through Moxie, then use the CLI or VS Code extension while Moxie maintains the required local connection settings.
Continue work after a usage limit
When an active account approaches or reaches a usage limit, switch to another connected account while the current agent continues. In-progress requests finish on the original account and later requests use the new one.
Check a new account before coding
Open the Playground to chat with an account and model before assigning it to a Claude Code task, helping verify that a new login or endpoint responds as expected.
Track development-related AI usage
Use the usage views and history to review five-hour and weekly windows, daily activity, session requests, token counts, and data sent across connected accounts.
Preserve configuration and history
Export accounts, settings, and usage history to one backup file, then restore them later on the same Mac or a new Mac during a device change.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Supports account and model sources including Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Ollama, Apple on-device models, and OpenAI-compatible endpoints.
- Allows accounts to be switched while Claude Code is working without interrupting requests already in progress.
- Provides usage windows, threshold notifications, session history, a Playground, and backup/restore tools.
- Runs locally with credentials in the macOS Keychain and direct requests to the selected provider.
Cons
- It is currently positioned as a Mac application and requires macOS 12 or later.
- The three-day trial is limited to two connected accounts and Claude/OpenAI providers; broader access requires a paid license.
- AI usage is not included with a Moxie license and remains subject to the selected provider's account or billing terms.
FAQ
What do I need to run Moxie?
Moxie runs on a Mac with macOS 12 or later. It sets up Claude Code to use Moxie, and it can also work with another tool that supports a custom Anthropic base URL.
What is included in the free trial?
The free trial provides the full Mac app for three days with up to two connected accounts from Claude and OpenAI. A paid license is required to continue after the trial or connect additional providers and accounts.
Does a Moxie license include AI usage?
No. Moxie routes requests through AI accounts you already have, such as a Claude or ChatGPT plan, an API key, a Gemini account, an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, or a local model. Usage is billed by the relevant provider under its own terms.
Where are credentials and prompts handled?
Credentials are stored in the macOS Keychain, and requests go directly from the Mac to the selected provider. The site states that Moxie has no user account or Moxie server apart from license, update, and pricing checks.
How does activation work across Macs?
Each license is for one person and one Mac at a time. To move to another machine, deactivate Moxie on the old Mac before activating it on the new one.
Quick Facts
- Category
- Developer Tool
- Platform
- Mac; macOS 12 or later
- Primary workflow
- Use selected AI accounts and models with Claude Code
- Interface
- Mac menu bar app with a main desktop window
- Trial
- 3 days; up to two connected accounts from Claude and OpenAI
- License model
- One-time Standard or Lifetime licenses; AI usage billed separately by providers
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