Free Claude Code Setup

Download Claude Desktop

• Visit the official Anthropic Claude download page.
• Grab the appropriate installer build matching your desktop operating system (macOS or Windows).
• Run the installer executable, launch the Claude Desktop GUI, and sign in with your free Claude account.

Join the WhatsApp Community

• Join our exclusive developer community on WhatsApp.
• Receive instant updates, tips, troubleshooting guides, and API announcements.
• Connect with other developers using Claude Code and Aerolink setups.

Create Aerolink API Key

• Create a user account on Aerolink using the official referral link below.
• Verify your profile parameters through Telegram when prompted.
• Navigate to your dashboard page and generate a brand-new API key.
• Copy the key sequence (e.g. aero_live_xxx) to paste into your configuration in the next step.

Feed Setup Prompt to Your AI Assistant

Copy the specialized prompt below and paste it into any local AI Coding Assistant (e.g., Gemini, Cursor, Cline, Copilot, or VS Code Agent) running on your computer. The assistant will detect your OS, locate your config folders, and write settings automatically!

Hey! Please configure the official Claude Desktop App (GUI) on my system to use the Aerolink API gateway for third-party inference.

Here are the details:

- Base URL: https://capi.aerolink.lat/
- Key: 

Please perform the following actions:

1. Detect my Operating System (macOS or Windows).

2. Locate the Claude-3p configLibrary folder:

- On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude-3p/configLibrary/

- On Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Claude-3p\configLibrary\

3. Ensure the folder exists. If it doesn't, create it.

4. Look inside that folder for the '_meta.json' file.

- If '_meta.json' exists, read its contents and parse the "appliedId" field (which is a UUID like "6f4c7f77-8b18-4590-9ec1-5874ed78ca84").

- If '_meta.json' does NOT exist, create it with a new UUID and set it as the active configuration profile:

{

"appliedId": "6f4c7f77-8b18-4590-9ec1-5874ed78ca84",

"entries": [

{

"id": "6f4c7f77-8b18-4590-9ec1-5874ed78ca84",

"name": "Default"

}

]

}

5. Locate the active configuration JSON file in that folder (e.g. '.json', which matches the UUID from _meta.json).

6. Write (or overwrite) this JSON file with the following gateway settings:

{

"inferenceProvider": "gateway",

"inferenceGatewayBaseUrl": "https://capi.aerolink.lat/",

"inferenceGatewayApiKey": "",

"inferenceGatewayAuthScheme": "x-api-key",

"inferenceModels": [

"claude-sonnet-4-6",

"claude-opus-4-8",

"claude-opus-4-6",

"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001"

]

}

7. Verify that the files have been written correctly and confirm once the setup is complete.

Verify Configuration

• Open developer settings in Claude Desktop client.
• Navigate to the **Configure Third-Party Inference** section.
• Confirm each of the setup parameters are properly mapped:

Start Using Claude Code

• Launch the newly configured Claude Desktop client.
• Switch to the **Code** profile tab in the side menu.
• Create a new development session.
• Choose your preferred Claude model (e.g. claude-sonnet-4-6 or claude-opus-4-8).
• Start pair programming — you are ready to code! 🚀