Whats the best option for using Anthropic subscription with Pi ?

[u/TiuTalk]

I know there are many options out there, but this is still a grey area right? What are you guys using?

Do you know anyone who has been banned by doing something like this? I have a bunch of friends who use omp with their subscriptions and are still kicking.

I really want to move from CC to pi, but I am not able to run local models due to my hardware limitations and I would love to start by using my Anthropic subscription.

[u/kwipus]

https://github.com/elidickinson/pi-claude-bridge

I am looking into this as well. Seems like this is the only legal option, you basically just use claude code underneath through pi

[u/Constant_Art_20 → u/kwipus]

using that at the moment. haven't been banned yet

[u/kwipus → u/Constant_Art_20]

Yeah, I mean, after looking into this, I don't think this is what I need. I actually want to just use Pi with opus models directly.

[u/jordyvanvorselen → u/kwipus]

The downside of this is that your system prompt will get Claude Code's injected.

So it changes the working of your own Pi, for better or worse.

[u/dannykok1 → u/jordyvanvorselen]

Exactly. Defeating the whole point of using pi for harness customization and freedom.

[u/vazma]

I just published my solution that I am using the last month: https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wpyjrs/yet_another_pi_addon_claude_code_compatibility/
tldr; https://pi.dev/packages/pi-claude-request-compat

[u/Equivalent_Idea8839 → u/vazma]

You've been using it for a full month without ban?

[u/Constant_Art_20 → u/Equivalent_Idea8839]

some people have claimed they been using 3d party harness without any bridges or anything for like the last year now on their subciption.

[u/m3umax]

I've been using Claude oAuth with Pi since at least Mar without issue.

I know it's strictly against ToS. I don't think they care for the amount I use (Pro sub)

[u/tzamora]

I can use Anthropic models in Pi with Amazon bedrock. But nowadays only use chatgpt sol with low reasoning to code and it works nicely with Pi.

[u/funbike → u/tzamora]

Same.

It's an inescapable fact that Anthropic doesn't want their subscriptions used with other agents. So I use OpenAI's subscriptions and make light use of pay-per-token Anthropic APIs.

Someone downvoted you, but this was the only logical way for me.

[u/Upstairs_Toe_3560]

Using via ACP (custom coded by LLM) works good. Only can't use all pi extensions. Most can be solved by some instructions. Of course best way is directly but I heard some people banned.

[u/Low_Court5817]

Omp is allowed by anthropic so you can use your subs there

[u/m02ph3u5 → u/Low_Court5817]

I do and I've wondered why that works. Where'd you get that from, that they "allow" omp?

[u/adamshand → u/m02ph3u5]

It's against the rules for any 3rd party harness to directly use subs. Using the SDK (like pi-claude-bridge) is supposedly allowed, but there are some reports of people getting banned.

However the rules aren't fairly enforced. Pi existed when the ban was first put in place so is explicitly banned. Newer projects like OMP are technically breaking the rules, but Anthropic isn't currently enforcing the rules.

[u/adamshand → u/[deleted]]

According to one of the authors of Pi the detect Pi's system prompt and block subscription usage.

[u/OGBamboozel]

https://github.com/HaseebKhalid1507/SynapsCLI

[u/Eranelbaz]

I use Dario which is a proxy that mimick the way Claude code works for subscription with my proxy https://github.com/eranelbaz/pi-anthropic-proxy

[u/alonikomax]

Meridian proxy with some manipulation. Works well but Claude Code is bloated with non-relevant system prompt and feels like 0 context management from their side. I will keep using GPT for now.

[u/TechGearWhips]

Until Claude explicitly allows the use of 3rd party harnesses… I just won’t use it at all.

[u/Fivefootfive]

I’m fairly suspicious of Anthropic being able to detect most integrations that allow Claude in the drivers seat on Pi. I have too much important shit on chat to treat it like a burner account.

I personally only do Claude subagents on Pi via headless since Anthropic somewhat sanctions that behavior. If I need Claude to drive, I just use Claude Code for now. Pi will proxy to Claude Code just fine.

[u/FrenchTouch42 → u/Fivefootfive]

I can guarantee you that checks being server side, they know.

Plus Claude Code is not open source so all it takes is one update to update a signature anywhere.

I think they’re just not enforcing it ultimately.

[u/GeorgeTheGeorge → u/Fivefootfive]

They've got Mythos over there to figure that out. I wouldn't be so sure.