Set up and start using Claude Code (WOG)

For: WOG and GovTech AR users

Before you can set up Claude Code, your Subscription Admin needs to provision it to you. If Claude Code has not been provisioned to you, contact your Subscription Admin or Reporting Officer (RO).

Note: If you are a GovTech Public Officer or intern, see Request and set up Claude Code for the appropriate onboarding guide.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have:

An active TechPass account
A Government Managed Device (GMD) compliant with SEED
Claude Code provisioned to you by your Subscription Admin
Completed the mandatory agentic AI training
Verified that your project’s code classification and sensitivity level supports Claude Code
WARP Always-On: The WARP Always-On policy is being progressively rolled out to SEED devices. WARP is automatically enabled and cannot be turned off when you onboard to agentic AI coding tools. If there are issues with WARP setup, contact SEED support.

If you already have Claude Code configured with existing credentials or connections, remove them before proceeding.

Step 1 - Access Claude Code

Log in to Console.
From your profile menu, select My tools.
Click the Claude Code card.

Note: If the Claude Code card is not displayed, contact your Subscription Admin or Reporting Officer (RO) to confirm that Claude Code has been provisioned to you.

Step 2 - Generate an API key

Select the subscription account to use.

Note: If Claude Code has been provisioned through multiple subscription accounts, select the account you want to use, generate an API key for it, and repeat the onboarding steps for each account.
Select Generate API key.
Copy the API key and store it in a secure location.

Important: The API key is displayed only once. Save it before leaving the page.

Select Done.

Step 3 - Complete onboarding steps

The onboarding steps in Console may change over time. Always follow the latest instructions displayed in Console.

Follow the Onboarding steps displayed in Console for your operating system.
Run the commands shown in the order provided.
When prompted, paste the API key.

Step 4 - Verify installation

Run the following command: claude.
Verify that Claude Code starts successfully.

Manage Claude Code

Manage your API key

From the Claude Code card in Console (My tools > Claude Code), you can:

Revoke your API key
Generate a new API key

Budget limits

For an overview of token spend limits, see Pricing and budgeting.

To extend your budget to $1,000/month, click Top up from the Claude Code card in Console (My tools > Claude Code) and complete the survey.

Budget usage

If usage exceeds $1,000/month, submit a request through the support channels for case-by-case review.

Next steps

Review Claude Code best practices
To monitor usage, see Monitor Claude Code usage and charges.
For higher fidelity analytics on Claude Code usage across your agency, see the AI Impact Dashboard.

Remove existing Claude Code credentials and config

If you already have Claude Code configured with any credentials or connections, remove them before completing this setup to prevent conflicts.

Claude subscriptions

If you were using a claude.ai subscription (Claude Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise):

Inside Claude Code, run the /logout command.
Alternatively, in your terminal, run claude auth logout.

Run Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON) from the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and remove any entries that reference the environment variables listed above. Settings to look for include claudeCode.environmentVariables and terminal.integrated.env.* blocks. For example:

{
  "claudeCode.environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK",
      "value": "1"
    },
    {
      "name": "AWS_REGION",
      "value": "ap-southeast-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK",
      "value": "redacted"
    },
    {
      "name": "CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS",
      "value": "4096"
    },
    {
      "name": "MAX_THINKING_TOKENS",
      "value": "1024"
    },
    {
      "name": "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL",
      "value": "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0"
    },
    {
      "name": "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL",
      "value": "global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0"
    },
    {
      "name": "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL",
      "value": "global.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0"
    }
  ],
  "terminal.integrated.env.linux": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK": "1",
    "AWS_REGION": "ap-southeast-1",
    "AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK": "redacted",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS": "4096",
    "MAX_THINKING_TOKENS": "1024",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0"
  },
  "terminal.integrated.env.osx": {
    "CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK": "1",
    "AWS_REGION": "ap-southeast-1",
    "AWS_BEARER_TOKEN_BEDROCK": "redacted",
    "CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS": "4096",
    "MAX_THINKING_TOKENS": "1024",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_OPUS_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_SONNET_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
    "ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_HAIKU_MODEL": "global.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0"
  }
}

The exact environment variables depend on which connection method you were using — refer to the relevant section above.

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