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Set up Claude Code

Get from zero to a working Claude Code install connected to Synapse Gateway.

Audience  Engineering

Claude Code is a CLI tool that runs in your terminal and operates on real files in your project. It uses the Synapse Gateway as its LLM endpoint — which requires an API key (unlike Synapse Chat, which works without one).

Before you start

Get your API key: Keys to access LLMs — Confluence

Installation

Follow the guide for your environment:

The official Claude Code quickstart is also useful as a reference: code.claude.com/docs/en/quickstart

After installing

Pull the skill catalog so you can install other team skills:

/skill-catalog pull skill-catalog

Or follow the Skill Catalog entry for the bootstrap instructions.