macOS · ANYBRIEF · CLI

Set up Claude Code

Install Claude Code on Mac, sign in with your subscription and configure the CLI provider in AnyBrief.

Summaries without separate API billing

Claude Pro and Max include Claude Code. Usage draws from your shared subscription allowance. This applies within the included allowance; extra credits cost more. Provider terms.

1. Install2. Sign in3. Connect4. Summaries

1Install the CLI

Open Terminal on your Mac using Spotlight (⌘Space). Paste the official installer command and press Enter.

Terminal · macOS
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Follow the installer prompts, then open a new Terminal window and check the version:

Terminal · macOS
claude --version

Official installation instructions

Already using Homebrew?

You can install with Homebrew instead of the command above:

Terminal · macOS
brew install --cask claude-code

2Sign in with your subscription

Run this command and complete sign-in in your browser:

Terminal · macOS
claude

Choose Claude subscription sign-in and use the account with Pro or Max. After signing in, you can close the CLI with Ctrl+C.

API-key sign-in uses separate API billing.

If ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set, the CLI may use it instead of your subscription. Remove it from the CLI launch environment to use Pro/Max. Use /login inside Claude to switch accounts.

More about sign-in and billing

3Add the connection in AnyBrief

  1. Open AnyBrief → Settings → LLM.
  2. Click + below the connection list and select CLI.
  3. Use these settings:
    Name
    Claude
    Preset
    Claude
  4. Keep the remaining defaults. Click Check, then Save settings.

You do not need to enter a run command: the AnyBrief preset builds it. Sign in under the same macOS user that runs the app.

4Select the CLI for summaries

  1. Open Templates → Processing → Summary. In earlier interfaces the section may be called “Templates and rules” or “Post-processing”.
  2. Enable automatic summary and choose your prompt.
  3. Set Summary LLM to the Claude connection.
  4. Save settings and record a short test meeting with speech. AnyBrief will create a summary after you stop.

If you use transcript cleanup, select this CLI on that tab too. Auto tries enabled connections in order and may fall back to a paid API.

Troubleshooting

CLI not found
Restart AnyBrief after installation. Check the path in Terminal:
Terminal · macOS
command -v claude
AnyBrief searches standard folders, including ~/.local/bin, /opt/homebrew/bin and /usr/local/bin.
Sign-in missing or expired
Repeat step 2, then click Check in AnyBrief.
Limit reached or request takes too long
If the allowance is exhausted, wait for it to reset. If a long meeting exceeds the timeout, increase the connection timeout, for example to 600 seconds, and retry the summary.

For summaries, meeting text is sent to your selected CLI provider. Other CLI providers →