add Claude SDK gateway installer setup

src/npx-cli/commands/install.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { homedir } from 'os';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 import { SettingsDefaultsManager, type SettingsDefaults } from '../../shared/SettingsDefaultsManager.js';
 import { USER_SETTINGS_PATH } from '../../shared/paths.js';
+import { loadClaudeMemEnv, saveClaudeMemEnv } from '../../shared/EnvManager.js';
 import { ensureWorkerStarted, type WorkerStartResult } from '../../services/worker-spawner.js';
 import {
   ensureBun,
@@ -584,13 +585,103 @@ function mergeSettings(updates: Record<string, string>): boolean {
 }
 
 type ProviderId = 'claude' | 'gemini' | 'openrouter';
+type ClaudeAccessMode = 'subscription' | 'api-key';
+type ClaudeApiMode = 'direct' | 'gateway';
 
 async function promptProvider(options: InstallOptions): Promise<ProviderId> {
   const initialProvider = (getSetting('CLAUDE_MEM_PROVIDER') as ProviderId) || 'claude';
 
-  const persistClaudeProvider = () => {
+  const persistClaudeProvider = (authMethod: 'subscription' | 'api-key' | 'gateway' = 'subscription') => {
-    const wrote = mergeSettings({ CLAUDE_MEM_PROVIDER: 'claude' });
+    const wrote = mergeSettings({
-    if (wrote) log.info('Saved provider=claude to ~/.claude-mem/settings.json');
+      CLAUDE_MEM_PROVIDER: 'claude',
+      CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD: authMethod,
+    });
+    if (wrote) log.info('Saved Claude Agent SDK configuration to ~/.claude-mem/settings.json');
+  };
+
+  const useSubscriptionAuth = () => {
+    persistClaudeProvider('subscription');
+    saveClaudeMemEnv({
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: '',
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: '',
+      ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: '',
+    });
+    log.info('Configured claude-mem to use your logged-in Claude SDK account.');
+  };
+
+  const configureDirectApiKey = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const existing = loadClaudeMemEnv().ANTHROPIC_API_KEY || '';
+    if (existing.trim().length > 0) {
+      saveClaudeMemEnv({
+        ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: existing.trim(),
+        ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: '',
+        ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: '',
+      });
+      persistClaudeProvider('api-key');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const apiKeyResult = await p.password({
+      message: 'Paste your Anthropic API key:',
+      mask: '*',
+      validate: (v?: string) => (!v || v.trim().length === 0) ? 'API key required' : undefined,
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(apiKeyResult)) {
+      log.warn('API key prompt cancelled — using your logged-in Claude SDK account.');
+      useSubscriptionAuth();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    saveClaudeMemEnv({
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: String(apiKeyResult).trim(),
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: '',
+      ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: '',
+    });
+    persistClaudeProvider('api-key');
+    log.info('Saved Anthropic API key for the Claude Agent SDK path.');
+  };
+
+  const configureGateway = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const existing = loadClaudeMemEnv();
+    const baseUrlResult = await p.text({
+      message: 'Gateway URL:',
+      placeholder: existing.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL || 'http://localhost:4000',
+      defaultValue: existing.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL || '',
+      validate: (v?: string) => {
+        const value = v?.trim() ?? '';
+        if (!value) return 'Gateway URL required';
+        try {
+          new URL(value);
+          return undefined;
+        } catch {
+          return 'Enter a valid URL, for example http://localhost:4000';
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(baseUrlResult)) {
+      log.warn('Gateway setup cancelled — using your logged-in Claude SDK account.');
+      useSubscriptionAuth();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const tokenResult = await p.password({
+      message: 'Gateway key/token (leave blank if your local gateway does not require one):',
+      mask: '*',
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(tokenResult)) {
+      log.warn('Gateway key prompt cancelled — continuing without a gateway token.');
+    }
+
+    saveClaudeMemEnv({
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: '',
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: String(baseUrlResult).trim(),
+      ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN: p.isCancel(tokenResult) ? '' : String(tokenResult).trim(),
+    });
+    persistClaudeProvider('gateway');
+    log.info('Configured Claude Agent SDK gateway in ~/.claude-mem/.env.');
   };
 
   if (!isInteractive) {
@@ -611,21 +702,44 @@ async function promptProvider(options: InstallOptions): Promise<ProviderId> {
   if (options.provider) {
     selectedProvider = options.provider;
   } else {
-    const result = await p.select<ProviderId>({
+    const result = await p.select<ClaudeAccessMode>({
-      message: 'Which LLM provider should claude-mem use to compress observations?',
+      message: 'Do you use a subscription plan or an API key/gateway for the memory agent?',
       options: [
-        { value: 'claude', label: 'Claude Code auth (default — no extra setup, uses your existing Claude Code subscription)' },
+        { value: 'subscription', label: 'Subscription plan (recommended — uses your logged-in Claude SDK account)' },
-        { value: 'gemini', label: 'Gemini API key (free tier available — fast and cheap)' },
+        { value: 'api-key', label: 'API key or gateway (Anthropic, LiteLLM, or compatible proxy)' },
-        { value: 'openrouter', label: 'OpenRouter API key (BYO model — wide selection of frontier and open models)' },
       ],
-      initialValue: initialProvider,
+      initialValue: initialProvider === 'claude' ? 'subscription' : 'api-key',
     });
 
     if (p.isCancel(result)) {
       p.cancel('Installation cancelled.');
       process.exit(0);
     }
-    selectedProvider = result as ProviderId;
+    if (result === 'subscription') {
+      useSubscriptionAuth();
+      return 'claude';
+    }
+
+    const apiModeResult = await p.select<ClaudeApiMode>({
+      message: 'How should claude-mem connect?',
+      options: [
+        { value: 'direct', label: 'Anthropic API key' },
+        { value: 'gateway', label: 'LiteLLM or custom gateway' },
+      ],
+      initialValue: loadClaudeMemEnv().ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL ? 'gateway' : 'direct',
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(apiModeResult)) {
+      p.cancel('Installation cancelled.');
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    if (apiModeResult === 'gateway') {
+      await configureGateway();
+    } else {
+      await configureDirectApiKey();
+    }
+    return 'claude';
   }
 
   if (selectedProvider === 'claude') {
@@ -648,7 +762,7 @@ async function promptProvider(options: InstallOptions): Promise<ProviderId> {
   const apiKeyResult = await p.password({
     message: `Paste your ${providerLabel} API key:`,
     mask: '*',
-    validate: (v: string) => (!v || v.trim().length === 0) ? 'API key required' : undefined,
+    validate: (v?: string) => (!v || v.trim().length === 0) ? 'API key required' : undefined,
   });
 
   if (p.isCancel(apiKeyResult)) {
@@ -674,8 +788,10 @@ async function promptClaudeModel(options: InstallOptions): Promise<void> {
     'claude-sonnet-4-6',
     'claude-opus-4-7',
   ]);
+  const authMethod = getSetting('CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD');
+  const allowCustomModel = authMethod === 'gateway';
 
-  if (options.model) {
+  if (options.model && !allowCustomModel) {
     if (!allowed.has(options.model)) {
       throw new Error(
         `Unknown Claude model: ${options.model}. Allowed: ${[...allowed].join(', ')}`,
@@ -687,10 +803,39 @@ async function promptClaudeModel(options: InstallOptions): Promise<void> {
     }
     return;
   }
+  if (options.model && allowCustomModel) {
+    const wrote = mergeSettings({ CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: options.model });
+    if (wrote) {
+      log.info(`Saved gateway model=${options.model} to ~/.claude-mem/settings.json`);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (!isInteractive) return;
 
   const initialModel = getSetting('CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL');
+
+  if (allowCustomModel) {
+    const result = await p.text({
+      message: 'Which model should the gateway use?',
+      placeholder: 'claude-haiku-4-5-20251001',
+      defaultValue: initialModel || 'claude-haiku-4-5-20251001',
+      validate: (v?: string) => (!v || v.trim().length === 0) ? 'Model required' : undefined,
+    });
+
+    if (p.isCancel(result)) {
+      p.cancel('Installation cancelled.');
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    const selectedModel = String(result).trim();
+    const wrote = mergeSettings({ CLAUDE_MEM_MODEL: selectedModel });
+    if (wrote) {
+      log.info(`Saved gateway model=${selectedModel} to ~/.claude-mem/settings.json`);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   const initialValue = allowed.has(initialModel) ? initialModel : 'claude-haiku-4-5-20251001';
 
   const result = await p.select<string>({

src/services/worker/http/routes/SettingsRoutes.ts

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export class SettingsRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
       'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_PORT',
       'CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST',
       'CLAUDE_MEM_PROVIDER',
+      'CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD',
       'CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_API_KEY',
       'CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_MODEL',
       'CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_RATE_LIMITING_ENABLED',
@@ -194,6 +195,13 @@ export class SettingsRoutes extends BaseRouteHandler {
       }
     }
 
+    if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD) {
+      const validClaudeAuthMethods = ['subscription', 'api-key', 'gateway', 'cli'];
+      if (!validClaudeAuthMethods.includes(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD)) {
+        return { valid: false, error: 'CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD must be "subscription", "api-key", "gateway", or "cli"' };
+      }
+    }
+
     if (settings.CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_MODEL) {
       const validGeminiModels = ['gemini-2.5-flash-lite', 'gemini-2.5-flash', 'gemini-3-flash-preview'];
       if (!validGeminiModels.includes(settings.CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_MODEL)) {

src/shared/EnvManager.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const BLOCKED_ENV_VARS = [
 export interface ClaudeMemEnv {
   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY?: string;
   ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL?: string;
+  ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN?: string;
   GEMINI_API_KEY?: string;
   OPENROUTER_API_KEY?: string;
 }
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ function parseEnvFile(content: string): Record<string, string> {
 function serializeEnvFile(env: Record<string, string>): string {
   const lines: string[] = [
     '# claude-mem credentials',
-    '# This file stores API keys for claude-mem memory agent',
+    '# This file stores keys and gateway settings for the claude-mem memory agent',
     '# Edit this file or use claude-mem settings to configure',
     '',
   ];
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ export function loadClaudeMemEnv(): ClaudeMemEnv {
     const result: ClaudeMemEnv = {};
     if (parsed.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) result.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = parsed.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
     if (parsed.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL) result.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL = parsed.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL;
+    if (parsed.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN) result.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN = parsed.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN;
     if (parsed.GEMINI_API_KEY) result.GEMINI_API_KEY = parsed.GEMINI_API_KEY;
     if (parsed.OPENROUTER_API_KEY) result.OPENROUTER_API_KEY = parsed.OPENROUTER_API_KEY;
 
@@ -126,6 +128,13 @@ export function saveClaudeMemEnv(env: ClaudeMemEnv): void {
       delete updated.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL;
     }
   }
+  if (env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN !== undefined) {
+    if (env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN) {
+      updated.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN = env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN;
+    } else {
+      delete updated.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN;
+    }
+  }
   if (env.GEMINI_API_KEY !== undefined) {
     if (env.GEMINI_API_KEY) {
       updated.GEMINI_API_KEY = env.GEMINI_API_KEY;
@@ -171,6 +180,9 @@ export function buildIsolatedEnv(includeCredentials: boolean = true): Record<str
     if (credentials.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL) {
       isolatedEnv.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL = credentials.ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL;
     }
+    if (credentials.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN) {
+      isolatedEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN = credentials.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN;
+    }
     if (credentials.GEMINI_API_KEY) {
       isolatedEnv.GEMINI_API_KEY = credentials.GEMINI_API_KEY;
     }
@@ -214,10 +226,9 @@ export async function buildIsolatedEnvWithFreshOAuth(
 
   if (!includeCredentials) return isolatedEnv;
 
-  // If the user already configured an ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in ~/.claude-mem/.env,
+  // If the user already configured explicit Anthropic/gateway credentials in
-  // honor that and skip OAuth lookup entirely. API key auth is preferred when
+  // ~/.claude-mem/.env, honor those and skip OAuth lookup entirely.
-  // explicitly configured because it's stateless and stable.
+  if (isolatedEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY || isolatedEnv.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN) {
-  if (isolatedEnv.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) {
     clearStaleMarker();
     return isolatedEnv;
   }
@@ -276,10 +287,18 @@ export function hasAnthropicApiKey(): boolean {
   return !!env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
 }
 
+export function hasAnthropicAuthToken(): boolean {
+  const env = loadClaudeMemEnv();
+  return !!env.ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN;
+}
+
 export function getAuthMethodDescription(): string {
   if (hasAnthropicApiKey()) {
     return 'API key (from ~/.claude-mem/.env)';
   }
+  if (hasAnthropicAuthToken()) {
+    return 'Gateway auth token (from ~/.claude-mem/.env)';
+  }
   // Note: this is a quick sync hint for logging — the authoritative OAuth
   // path is buildIsolatedEnvWithFreshOAuth() which reads the keychain at
   // spawn time. process.env may or may not carry a token here.

src/shared/SettingsDefaultsManager.ts

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export class SettingsDefaultsManager {
     CLAUDE_MEM_WORKER_HOST: '127.0.0.1',
     CLAUDE_MEM_SKIP_TOOLS: 'ListMcpResourcesTool,SlashCommand,Skill,TodoWrite,AskUserQuestion',
     CLAUDE_MEM_PROVIDER: 'claude',  // Default to Claude
-    CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD: 'cli',  // Default to CLI subscription billing (not API key)
+    CLAUDE_MEM_CLAUDE_AUTH_METHOD: 'subscription',  // Default to logged-in Claude SDK auth (not API key)
     CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_API_KEY: '',  // Empty by default, can be set via UI or env
     CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_MODEL: 'gemini-2.5-flash-lite',  // Default Gemini model (highest free tier RPM)
     CLAUDE_MEM_GEMINI_RATE_LIMITING_ENABLED: 'true',  // Rate limiting ON by default for free tier users