Free Claude Code,
wired into Agent OS.
An open-source proxy that runs the Claude Code CLI on a free 1M-context model — connected to your memory, contacts, vault, and tools.
The problem most people do not see.
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.
They think a free version would have to be a worse version.
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.
The proxy quietly routes your messages to a free model instead.
That free model is called Owl Alpha.
It has one million tokens of context, native tool use, and is purpose-built for agents.
When you plug Free Claude Code into your Agent OS, you get a Claude Code experience that costs nothing per token — and a brain that remembers everything.
The three parts in plain English
Claude Code CLI — the official terminal tool from Anthropic for coding with AI.
Free Claude Code (fcc) — an open-source proxy that intercepts the CLI's API calls and reroutes them to free providers.
Owl Alpha — a free 1M-context model on OpenRouter, designed for agentic workloads.
Agent OS — your custom dashboard that wraps the proxy and gives you memory, contacts, vault, journal, kanban, and more.
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 Sovereign Stack Principle
The Sovereign Stack — four pillars.
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.
The Sovereign Stack has four pillars. Each one removes a piece of vendor lock-in.
Owl Alpha
Owl Alpha is the model. It is free. It has one million tokens of context. It supports native tool use. It is purpose-built for agents.
The same teams that built Hermes, OpenClaw, Kilo Code, and Roo Code already use it in production.
Free Claude Code (fcc)
fcc-server is the open-source proxy by Alishahryar1. It listens on localhost:8082 and pretends to be Anthropic's API.
The CLI sends its requests to the proxy. The proxy reroutes them to OpenRouter, then to Owl Alpha. The CLI never knows the difference.
Agent OS
Agent OS wraps the proxy in a custom dashboard. Free Claude Code lives as its own agent in the sidebar.
Conversations persist. Memory is permanent. It is wired into Obsidian, contacts, calendar, and tools.
Sovereignty
The longer you use it, the smarter your stack gets. Every conversation feeds memory. Every memory sharpens the next conversation.
You own the model routing. You own the proxy. You own the memory. You owe Anthropic nothing per token.
The cost of running AI is collapsing. The people who set up the right architecture today will have a free, sovereign stack forever. — Julian Goldie
What you believe is what is stopping you.
Most people never try this because they hold a belief that turns out not to be true.
Let me break six of them.
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.
Free models are weak. Useless for real agentic work.
Owl Alpha has 1M 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. The whole stack is open source. 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 will be stuck.
fcc supports ten providers. If Owl Alpha goes, swap to the next one in thirty seconds.
Why this costs nothing per token.
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.
Every token you send and receive is logged but not billed.
Pay per token forever.
Stop paying — lose access.
The vendor sets the rules.
fcc proxy — open source.
Owl Alpha — free.
Agent OS — yours forever.
How the "free" part actually works
The Free Claude Code proxy is open source — MIT licensed.
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 is the trade.
Per-token cost: zero in, zero out. One million tokens of context. Compatible with the Claude Code CLI out of the box.
The 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 Agent OS.
- Agent OS 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.
- fcc-server receives the Anthropic-format request, translates it, forwards it to OpenRouter.
- OpenRouter routes the request to Owl Alpha.
- Owl Alpha generates the response and streams it back through OpenRouter.
- fcc-server translates the response back into Anthropic format and streams it to the CLI.
- Agent OS captures the stream and renders it in the chat panel.
- Your conversation is saved so it survives page refreshes and tab switches.
The four commands that 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 → Open 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 it actually looks like.
The CLI alone is powerful.
The CLI inside Agent OS is a different category of thing.
Free Claude Code becomes its own agent in your 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 refreshes and tab switches. Multi-turn context preserved.
Obsidian Vault
The agent reads and writes your notes. Every conversation can update your knowledge base.
Contacts
Wire in your contacts folder. The agent looks anyone up before you call them.
Calendar
Connected so the agent plans around your week. Never schedules a conflict.
Studio
Image, video, and speech generation — all through your sovereign stack.
Kanban
Multi-agent task board. Drop a one-liner in triage. The orchestrator decomposes it.
Journal
Auto-logged daily summaries. The agent reads yesterday's journal to plan today.
Live Status
Mission Control shows the routing status so you always know it is running.
Eight steps. Once.
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 terminal tool from Anthropic. Requires Node.js.
Install runtime requirements
Install uv and Python 3.14. On macOS or Linux — curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh, then uv python install 3.14.
Grab an OpenRouter API key
Visit openrouter.ai/keys and create a free key. Copy it. You will paste it into the Admin UI in step five.
Install the Free Claude Code 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 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 ten to thirty seconds. That is Owl Alpha responding through your proxy.
Wire it into Agent OS
Add Free Claude Code as its own agent in your sidebar. Connect the chat panel to a local endpoint that spawns claude --bare with the fcc environment variables. Live status tile in Mission Control.
Connect memory and tools
Point Agent OS at your Obsidian vault, your contacts folder, and your journal directory. Every conversation now reads from and writes to your knowledge base. Your sovereign stack is live.
Thirty days to sovereignty.
Here is your first thirty days, week by week.
Each week builds on the last.
Week One — Install the free stack
Days 1–7Install 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.
Week Two — Wire it into Agent OS
Days 8–14Add Free Claude Code as its own agent in your sidebar.
Build the chat panel that streams responses from the proxy.
Persist conversation history.
Add the live status tile to Mission Control.
Week Three — Connect memory + tools
Days 15–21Point Agent OS at your Obsidian vault — read and write.
Import contacts into a folder the agent can search.
Connect your calendar so the agent knows your week.
Set three memory rules — what to always remember, where to save things.
Week Four — Add the power sections
Days 22–30Wire 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 a teammate can run it.
Day one you save money. Day thirty you save hours. Day three hundred and sixty-five you own a stack no vendor can take. — The 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.
Their stories — over one hundred and fifty-five pages of them — speak for themselves.
Founders, operators, agency owners, and creators who built their sovereign AI stack using this exact system.
Read the testimonialsEverything you just learned, in one glance.
Owl Alpha
Free 1M-context model built for agents.
fcc Proxy
OSS proxy that reroutes Claude Code to free providers.
Agent OS
Wraps the stack — memory, contacts, vault, journal.
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.
Eight-Step SOP
Install · proxy · key · start · test · wire · connect · sovereign.
Thirty-Day Plan
Install → wire → connect → power.
Simple on the surface. Compounding underneath. And it costs nothing per token.
Ready to build your Sovereign Stack?
This guide gives you the map. The AI Profit Boardroom gives you the full system — and the people running their stacks right now.
- The complete Free Claude Code and 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, and Journal templates ready to deploy
- Direct access to operators already running their sovereign stacks