claude-swap

Multi-account switcher for Claude Code. Easily switch between multiple Claude accounts without logging out, or let it switch for you before you hit a rate limit. Track usage for every account in a live dashboard, and run accounts in parallel. Works with both the Claude Code CLI and the VS Code extension.

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

uv tool install claude-swap

Using pipx

pipx install claude-swap

From source

git clone https://github.com/realiti4/claude-swap.git
cd claude-swap
uv sync
uv run cswap help

Updating

cswap upgrade          # uv/pipx installs on macOS/Linux: auto-detects and upgrades
# or run your installer directly:
uv tool upgrade claude-swap
pipx upgrade claude-swap

Usage

Add your first account

Log into Claude Code with your first account, then:

cswap add

Add more accounts

Log in with another account, then:

cswap add

Do not run /logout first: current Claude Code may revoke the refresh token stored for the account you are leaving.

Switch accounts

Rotate to the next account:

cswap switch

Or switch to a specific account:

cswap switch 2
cswap switch user@example.com
cswap switch dev                # or by alias, once set with `cswap alias 2 dev`

Not sure which one? cswap list is the dashboard — every account's 5-hour and 7-day usage and reset times at a glance:

cswap list

Or let claude-swap auto-pick by remaining quota — cswap switch --strategy best (most quota left) or --strategy next-available (skip rate-limited accounts).

Note: You usually don't need to restart — on Linux/Windows the new account is picked up automatically, and on macOS after the Keychain cache expires. To apply it instantly, restart Claude Code or reopen the VS Code extension tab. See Tips for the per-platform details.

Automatic switching

Let claude-swap watch your usage and switch for you. When the active account's 5-hour or 7-day window reaches the threshold (default 90%), it switches to the account with the most quota left — before you hit the limit, and safe to run while Claude Code is working:

cswap auto                     # foreground loop, polls every 60s
cswap auto --threshold 80      # switch earlier
cswap auto --model Fable       # also switch when the Fable weekly limit is hit
cswap auto --once              # single check-and-switch, for cron/scripts
cswap auto --dry-run           # log what it would do, never switch
cswap auto --strategy consume-first   # burn the soonest-resetting account first

How it behaves & advanced usage