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Configure coding tools with the tare CLI

tare integrate sets up popular AI coding tools to send their model calls through a Tetrate Agent Router gateway, using existing Agent Router credentials. Instead of copying a base URL and API key into each tool by hand, one command reads the logged-in session and writes the tool's config.

Persona: Developer configuring a local coding tool against an Agent Router gateway.

Estimated time: 5 to 10 minutes once the CLI is installed and authenticated.

Outcomes​

By the end of this guide:

  • The tare CLI is installed and authenticated against the management plane.
  • The data plane (gateway) to route through is identified by its dataplane id.
  • At least one coding tool is configured through tare integrate, optionally previewed with a dry run first.
  • Keys and backed-up config files can be rotated or cleaned up safely.

Prerequisites​

  1. Install the tare CLI:

    curl -fsSL https://tare.tetrate.ai/tools/install.sh | bash
    tare --version

  2. Log in so the CLI can reuse the session (data plane, model catalog, and API key):

    tare api login --base-url https://api.example.tetrate.ai

    Login can be skipped by passing --gateway-url, --api-key, and --model explicitly, but then nothing is reused from the account.

  3. Know which data plane (gateway) to route through. List them with:

    tare integrate dataplanes

    Example output:

    DATAPLANE   NAME              GATEWAY URL
    acme-prod   Acme Production   https://acme-prod.gateway.example.com
    acme-dev    Acme Dev          https://acme-dev.gateway.example.com

    --dataplane takes the workspace id from the DATAPLANE column (for example acme-prod), not the display name.

Step 1: list the supported tools​

This command shows every supported tool, whether it is detected on the machine, and where its config file would go:

tare integrate list

Supported tools include Aider, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Cline, Coder, Codex, Continue, Hermes, and OpenClaw.

Step 2: preview a change (dry run)​

tare integrate <tool> --dry-run --dataplane <name>

Prints exactly what would be set, with the API key masked, and confirms no file is written.

Claude Code​

tare integrate claude-code --dry-run --dataplane acme-prod
Detected Claude Code: found `claude` at /Users/you/.local/bin/claude

Claude Code (/Users/you/.claude/settings.json):
set env.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL = https://acme-prod.gateway.example.com
set env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY  = sk-test1...
set env.ANTHROPIC_MODEL    = claude-sonnet-5

--dry-run: no changes written.

Codex​

Codex writes two files (config.toml for the provider block, .env for the key):

tare integrate codex --dry-run --dataplane acme-prod
Detected Codex: found `codex` at /Users/you/.bun/bin/codex

Codex (/Users/you/.codex/config.toml):
/Users/you/.codex/config.toml:
  set model          = gpt-5
  set model_provider = agentrouter
  set [model_providers.agentrouter] base_url/env_key/wire_api
/Users/you/.codex/.env:
  set AGENTROUTER_API_KEY = sk-test1...

--dry-run: no changes written.

Step 3: apply a change​

tare integrate <tool> --dataplane <name> --yes

For example:

tare integrate claude-code --dataplane acme-prod --yes

On apply:

  • The command reuses the logged-in session's data plane, model catalog, and API key by default. Override any of them with --gateway-url, --api-key, or --model.
  • It mints a new inference key only if one is not already cached for that profile and data plane; otherwise it reuses the cached key.
  • If a config file already exists, it is backed up first (<file>.bak-<timestamp>) before being overwritten.
  • The written file gets 0600 permissions (owner read/write only).
  • After writing, it makes one call to the configured gateway to confirm the key works, and reports the result.

Claude Code: managed mode vs. passthrough mode​

The --passthrough flag applies to Claude Code only. Claude Cowork runs in gateway mode with Agent Router billing; subscription passthrough is not supported there.

tare integrate claude-code supports two modes:

  • Managed (default). Sets env.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL, env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, and env.ANTHROPIC_MODEL in ~/.claude/settings.json. Every Claude Code call goes through the Agent Router gateway using the issued key.
  • Passthrough (--passthrough). Keeps the existing claude /login session for model calls, so usage is billed to the existing Claude plan. The Agent Router key is only sent as an x-tars-api-key header for attribution; ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is left unset.
tare integrate claude-code --dataplane acme-prod --passthrough --yes

Trade-off: while managed mode's ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set, Claude Code disables claude.ai connectors, because an explicit API key takes precedence over the claude.ai login. Choose passthrough mode where connectors are needed, or remove the env block from ~/.claude/settings.json.

For the full Claude Code walkthrough (install, verify with /status, troubleshooting), see Connect Claude Code.

Known issues​

Some newer model names reject temperature=0. Several OpenAI-compatible tools (Aider and similar) default to temperature=0 for any model they do not recognize by name. If the selected model rejects a temperature of 0, the first request fails immediately with something like 'temperature' is deprecated for this model, even though the model works fine otherwise.

Workaround: pin a non-zero temperature for that model in the tool's own per-model settings. For Aider, add an entry to .aider.model.settings.yml with extra_params: {temperature: 1}.

Cleanup and rotation​

  • An apply either mints a new inference key or reuses a cached one. Check which before revoking anything: revoking a key still referenced by a tool's config breaks that tool until the integration is re-applied.
  • To rotate a key, revoke the old one (tare api keys revoke <key-id>), then re-run tare integrate <tool> --dataplane <name> --yes to mint and write a fresh one.
  • Backed-up config files (<file>.bak-<timestamp>) build up with every apply. Clean them out periodically where the history is not needed.

Where to go next

Connect Claude Code

Verify the session, or fall back to manual env configuration when the CLI path does not fit.

Codex CLI

Add project context so Codex uses Agent Router patterns when it writes application code.