Free Claude Code
+ Agent OS
A simple system that runs the Claude Code CLI through a free open-source proxy — and wires it into your contacts, memory, vault, and tools.
Same Claude Code experience.
Zero per-token cost.
Powered by Owl Alpha, a free 1M-context model designed for agentic work.
Fully sovereign — you own the stack.
📖 What this guide is — read this first
Most people think Claude Code only works one way.
They think you have to pay Anthropic per token to use it.
They think the CLI is locked to one model provider.
And they think if they want to switch to a free model, they have to give up the Claude Code experience entirely.
None of that is true.
There is an open-source project called Free Claude Code.
It is a tiny proxy that sits between the Claude Code CLI and the internet.
The CLI thinks it is talking to Anthropic.
But the proxy quietly routes your messages to a free model instead.
That free model is called Owl Alpha.
Owl Alpha has 1 million tokens of context, native tool use, and is purpose-built for agents.
It is currently free on OpenRouter.
When you plug Free Claude Code into your Agent OS, you get a Claude Code CLI that costs you nothing per token — and a brain that remembers everything.
🤖 Plain-English Translation
Claude Code CLI = the official terminal tool from Anthropic for coding with AI.
Free Claude Code (fcc) = an open-source proxy that intercepts Claude Code's API calls and reroutes them to free providers.
Owl Alpha = a free 1M-context model on OpenRouter designed for agentic workloads (used by Hermes, OpenClaw, Kilo Code, Roo Code).
Agent OS = your custom dashboard that wraps the proxy and gives you memory, contacts, vault, journal, kanban, and more — all in one place.
Most people pay for AI like it is the year 2024. The sovereign operator runs the same CLI through a free model — and keeps the savings. — The Goldie Sovereign Stack™ Principle
🦉 The Goldie Sovereign Stack™
Here is the simple model behind everything you are about to build.
Most AI users rent their stack from a vendor.
They pay per token.
They lose their data when they switch.
They never own a piece of the system.
A sovereign operator does the opposite.
They own the CLI.
They own the proxy.
They own the memory.
They own the connections to their tools.
The Sovereign Stack has four pillars.
Each one removes a piece of vendor lock-in.
Together they make a stack you can run forever, on your own laptop, for $0.
👑 Pillar 1 — The Free Brain (Owl Alpha)
Owl Alpha is the model. It is free. It has 1 million tokens of context. It supports native tool use. It is purpose-built for agents. Same teams that built Hermes, OpenClaw, Kilo Code, and Roo Code already use it in production.
Released April 2026 on OpenRouter. 1.23 trillion tokens served in the first week.
🔌 Pillar 2 — The Proxy Trick (Free Claude Code)
fcc-server is the open-source proxy by Alishahryar1. It listens on localhost:8082 and pretends to be Anthropic's API. The Claude Code CLI sends its requests to the proxy. The proxy reroutes them to OpenRouter → Owl Alpha. The CLI never knows the difference.
27k stars on GitHub. Works with Claude Code CLI, VS Code, JetBrains, Discord, Telegram.
🧠 Pillar 3 — The Memory + Connections (Agent OS)
Agent OS wraps the proxy in a custom dashboard. Free Claude Code shows up as its own agent in your sidebar. Conversations are saved. Memory is persistent. It is wired into your Obsidian vault, contacts, calendar, and tools.
The CLI alone is a tool. Wrapped in Agent OS, it becomes a brain.
🦉 Pillar 4 — The Sovereign Compound
The longer you use it, the smarter your stack gets. Every conversation feeds your memory. Every memory makes the next conversation sharper. You own the model routing. You own the proxy. You own the memory. You owe Anthropic nothing per token.
Day 1 you have a free CLI. Day 90 you have a sovereign AI stack no vendor can take from you.
🦉 Why this framework matters
Most AI users rent.
They pay per token, every token, forever.
If they stop paying, they lose access.
A sovereign operator owns the stack.
The CLI is open source.
The proxy is open source.
The model is free.
The memory is on your machine.
That is freedom — at the architecture level.
🧨 The Wrong Belief vs. The Right Belief
Most people never try this because they believe the wrong thing.
Let me break six myths right now.
"Claude Code only works with Anthropic. You have to pay per token."
Claude Code talks to a local proxy. The proxy can route to ANY Anthropic-compatible provider — including free Owl Alpha on OpenRouter.
"Free models are weak — useless for real agentic work."
Owl Alpha has 1 million tokens of context, native tool use, and is purpose-built for agents. Hermes, OpenClaw, Kilo Code, and Roo Code all run on it in production.
"Setting up a proxy server sounds technical and scary."
One command installs the proxy. One API key pasted into the Admin UI. Setup takes 10 minutes. No code to write.
"My code or notes might leak through a free proxy."
The proxy runs on YOUR machine — localhost only. Your prompts go directly to OpenRouter. No middlemen. The whole stack is open source so you can audit every line.
"If I leave paid Claude, I lose my chat history and integrations."
Agent OS gives you BETTER memory than paid Claude. Conversations persist forever. Wired into your Obsidian, contacts, calendar, vault. Yours forever.
"Owl Alpha will disappear and I'll be stuck."
fcc supports 10+ providers (NVIDIA NIM, Kimi, Wafer, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, LM Studio, llama.cpp, Ollama, OpenCode Zen, Z.ai). If one model goes, swap to the next in 30 seconds.
The cost of running AI is collapsing. The people who set up the right architecture today will have a free, sovereign AI stack forever. The people who keep renting will keep paying. — Julian Goldie, on the Sovereign Stack
💸 Why This Costs You $0 Per Token
Here is the part that breaks people's brains.
Anthropic charges per token for the API.
OpenAI charges per token.
Most premium AI tools charge per use, per month, or both.
Owl Alpha is currently free on OpenRouter.
That means every token you send and receive is logged but not billed.
❌ Paid API Route
Pay Anthropic per token forever.
Watch your bill grow with usage.
Stop paying = lose access.
✅ Sovereign Stack
Free Claude Code (OSS proxy).
Owl Alpha free on OpenRouter.
Agent OS yours forever.
🎯 How the "free" part actually works
The Free Claude Code proxy is open source — MIT license.
Owl Alpha is a "stealth" model on OpenRouter — providers run it for free to gather usage data and feedback.
OpenRouter logs your prompts and completions to improve the model (that's the trade).
Per-token cost: $0 input, $0 output.
1 million token context.
Compatible with the Claude Code CLI out of the box.
🔥 The unfair advantage
While other operators are paying $$$/month to run Claude Code, you are running the SAME CLI through the SAME workflow — for $0 per token.
Every dollar saved goes into building your business.
And every conversation makes your Agent OS smarter — without ever costing you a cent in API charges.
⚙️ The Request Chain — Step by Step
Here is exactly what happens when you type a prompt.
- You type a question into the Free Claude Code chat panel inside your Agent OS dashboard.
- Agent OS sends the message to a local API endpoint (
/api/freeclaude/chat). - That endpoint spawns the Claude Code CLI with two environment variables:
ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8082andANTHROPIC_API_KEY=freecc. - The CLI thinks it is talking to Anthropic. It sends the request to localhost:8082.
- fcc-server receives the Anthropic-format request. Translates it. Forwards it to OpenRouter using your OpenRouter API key.
- OpenRouter routes the request to Owl Alpha.
- Owl Alpha generates the response. Streams it back through OpenRouter.
- fcc-server translates the response back into Anthropic format. Streams it to the CLI.
- The CLI emits its output. Agent OS captures the stream and renders it in the chat panel.
- Your conversation is saved to localStorage so it survives page refreshes and tab switches.
🎯 What you actually type to use it
Three real commands run the whole chain.
# 1. Install the Claude Code CLI (one time) $ npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code # 2. Install the Free Claude Code proxy (one time) $ uv tool install --force git+https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code.git # 3. Start the proxy $ fcc-server → Admin UI: http://127.0.0.1:8082/admin → Paste OpenRouter API key → Set MODEL to: open_router/openrouter/owl-alpha # 4. Launch Claude Code through the proxy $ fcc-claude # Same CLI. Same commands. Free model under the hood.
That is it.
You now have the Claude Code experience running on a free model.
The next step is wiring it into Agent OS so you also get memory and connections.
🦉 What "Free Claude Code Inside Agent OS" Actually Looks Like
The CLI alone is powerful.
The CLI inside Agent OS is a different category of thing.
Inside Agent OS, Free Claude Code becomes its own agent in the sidebar — sitting next to your other agents.
You click it.
You see a chat panel.
It looks and feels like any premium AI chat — but it is running entirely on the free Owl Alpha model.
And it is connected to everything else in your Agent OS.
Persistent Memory
Conversations survive page refreshes and tab switches. Saved to localStorage. Multi-turn context.
Obsidian Vault
The agent can read and write your Obsidian notes. Every conversation can update your knowledge base.
Contacts
Wire in your contact files. The agent looks up anyone you know before answering questions about them.
Calendar + Schedule
Connect your calendar so the agent plans around your week. Never schedules a conflict.
Studio Section
Generate images, videos, and speech — all through your sovereign stack, no extra subscriptions.
Kanban Board
Multi-agent task management. Drop a one-liner in triage. Watch the orchestrator decompose it.
Journal
Auto-logged daily summaries. The agent reads yesterday's journal to plan today.
Live Status Tile
Mission Control shows "FREE CLAUDE · LIVE · OWL-ALPHA · OPENROUTER" so you always know it is running.
🎯 What you do not have to do
You do not have to learn a new CLI.
You do not have to manage API keys for every tool.
You do not have to copy-paste between apps.
You open Agent OS, click Free Claude Code in the sidebar, and ask anything.
Memory, contacts, vault, journal — all available in one chat.
📋 The Standard Operating Procedure
Eight steps to install Free Claude Code, wire it into Agent OS, and run your first sovereign conversation.
Do it once. Run it forever.
Install Claude Code CLI
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code. This installs the official Claude Code terminal tool. (Requires Node.js.)
Install runtime requirements
Install uv and Python 3.14. On macOS/Linux: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh then uv python install 3.14.
Grab an OpenRouter API key
Go to openrouter.ai/keys and create a free key. Copy it. You will paste it into the proxy Admin UI in step 5.
Install Free Claude Code (the proxy)
Run uv tool install --force git+https://github.com/Alishahryar1/free-claude-code.git. One command. Done.
Start the proxy and configure it
Run fcc-server. Open http://127.0.0.1:8082/admin. Paste your OpenRouter API key. Set MODEL to open_router/openrouter/owl-alpha. Click Validate and Apply.
Test the chain
Run fcc-claude in your terminal. Say "hello". You should get a reply within 10-30 seconds. That is Owl Alpha responding through your proxy.
Wire it into Agent OS
Add Free Claude Code as its own agent in your Agent OS sidebar. Connect the chat panel to a local /api/freeclaude/chat endpoint that spawns claude --bare with the fcc env vars. (Live status tile in Mission Control shows when it is running.)
Connect memory and tools
Point Agent OS at your Obsidian vault, your contacts folder, and your journal directory. Every conversation now reads from + writes to your knowledge base. Your sovereign stack is live.
🗓️ The 30-Day Sovereign Roadmap
Here is your first 30 days, week by week.
Do not skip steps.
Each week builds on the last.
🦉 Week 1 — Install the Free Stack
Install Node, uv, and Python 3.14.
Install Claude Code CLI and Free Claude Code proxy.
Grab your OpenRouter API key.
Run fcc-server, configure Owl Alpha in the Admin UI.
Test fcc-claude in the terminal — get your first free reply.
Goal: by Day 7, you have the Claude Code CLI running on Owl Alpha for $0.
🧠 Week 2 — Wire it into Agent OS
Add Free Claude Code as its own agent in your sidebar.
Build the chat panel that streams responses from the proxy.
Persist conversation history to localStorage.
Add the live status tile to Mission Control.
Goal: by Day 14, Free Claude Code is a first-class agent in your Agent OS.
📚 Week 3 — Connect Memory + Tools
Point Agent OS at your Obsidian vault — read + write.
Import contacts into a folder the agent can search.
Connect your calendar so the agent knows your week.
Set 3 memory rules — what to always remember, where to save things.
Goal: by Day 21, the agent knows your contacts, vault, and schedule.
⚡ Week 4 — Add the Power Sections
Wire in the Studio section — image, video, speech generation.
Add the Kanban board — multi-agent task management.
Set up the Journal — auto-logged daily summaries.
Document your stack so a future you (or your VA) can run it.
Goal: by Day 30, you have a sovereign AI workstation that costs $0 per token.
Day 1 you save money on tokens. Day 30 you save hours every day. Day 365 you have a stack no vendor can take from you. That is what sovereignty looks like. — The Sovereign Compounding Effect
🔥 Real People. Real Sovereign Stacks.
If you still doubt this works, do not take my word for it.
Read from the operators already running their sovereign stacks inside the AI Profit Boardroom.
Free Claude Code in the sidebar.
Owl Alpha under the hood.
Agent OS holding it all together.
And their stories — over 155 pages of them — speak for themselves.
Founders, operators, agency owners, and creators who built their sovereign AI stack using this exact system.
📖 Read the 155+ TestimonialsThe cost of running AI is going to zero. The advantage of running it well is going up. The Boardroom is where you learn to do both.
🎯 The Recap — In One Glance
Here is everything you just learned, compressed.
Pillar 1: Owl Alpha
Free 1M-context model on OpenRouter. Built for agents.
Pillar 2: fcc Proxy
OSS proxy that reroutes Claude Code CLI to free providers.
Pillar 3: Agent OS
Wraps the stack with memory, contacts, vault, journal.
Pillar 4: Compound
Sovereign forever. Every conversation makes the stack smarter.
$0 Per Token
Same CLI. Same UI. Zero per-token cost.
Power Sections
Studio · Kanban · Journal — all on the free stack.
8-Step SOP
Install Claude Code → install fcc → OpenRouter key → start proxy → test → wire into Agent OS → connect memory.
30-Day Plan
Week 1 install → Week 2 wire → Week 3 connect → Week 4 power.
That is the whole Sovereign Stack.
Simple on the surface.
Compounding underneath.
And it costs you nothing per token.
🚀 Ready to Build Your Sovereign Stack?
This guide gives you the map.
The AI Profit Boardroom gives you the full system — the exact Agent OS sidebar code, the fcc proxy config, the Owl Alpha setup, the memory wiring, and the people running their sovereign stacks right now.
Inside the Boardroom you unlock:
- 🦉 The complete Free Claude Code + Owl Alpha install walkthrough
- 🔌 The Agent OS sidebar integration (chat panel, status tile, conversation history)
- 📚 Obsidian vault templates pre-wired for the Sovereign Stack
- 📋 Ready-to-paste memory rules and connector configs
- 🗓️ Implementation calls walking you through every week
- ⚡ Studio, Kanban, Journal templates ready to go
- 👥 Direct access to operators already running their sovereign stacks
155+ pages of testimonials. Real operators. Real sovereign stacks. See for yourself →
