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Configure the Cline VS Code extension against the Anthropic-format endpoint.

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Cline speaks the Anthropic Messages format natively, so it uses /v1/messages and the base URL takes no /v1 suffix.

Setup

  1. Install Cline from the VS Code marketplace and open its settings panel.
  2. Set API Provider to Anthropic.
  3. Paste your sk- key into the API key field.
  4. Enable the custom base URL option and set it to https://aiprimetech.io.
  5. Pick a model id, for example claude-sonnet-4-6.
ProviderAnthropic
Base URLhttps://aiprimetech.io — no /v1
Endpoint used/v1/messages
If Cline's settings offer an OpenAI-Compatible provider instead, that path works too — but then the base URL becomes https://aiprimetech.io/v1. Pick one and match the suffix to it.

Cost notes

Cline is an agent: it reads files, runs commands and feeds results back as context. The same economics as Claude Code apply — output tokens dominate, and tool results accumulate. Start new tasks rather than continuing one long thread.

Messages APIThe format Cline usesCost controlKeeping agent runs affordable
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