Z.AI Claude Code Desktop Support Guide

Introduction

Claude Code Desktop (CCD) is an open-source implementation of Anthropic's Claude AI with enhanced developer tooling. This guide walks through Z.AI's integration with CCD, focusing on:

Setting up CCD with Z.AI's Coding Plan
Using Claude 3.5 Sonnet via Z.AI's API integration
Managing token budgeting and context constraints
Real-time collaboration features

Z.AI Integration


# Set up Z.AI API credentials
export ZAI_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

# Initialize Claude Code with Z.AI integration
ccd link zai --token $ZAI_API_KEY --model glm-4.7 --context 4096

# Start coding session
ccd start

Usage Guide

Create a new project: ccd new my-zai-project
Install required dependencies: ccd install
Initialize Claude integration: ccd init zai
Start development: ccd run

Token Management

CCD uses approximately 100 tokens for initial context analysis and 30 tokens per response. For extended sessions:


project:
  context: 5120
  tokens:
    initial: 10000
    response: 1000

Performance Tips

Use dark theme to reduce GPU load (via ccd run --dark)
Enable context caching with: ccd cache --enable
Limit concurrent sessions to avoid API rate limits

Deployment


# Build container with Z.AI integration
docker build -t ccd-zai .

# Run with Z.AI credentials
docker run -p 8080:8080 -e ZAI_API_KEY=$your_key% ccd-zai

Troubleshooting

[401] Invalid API key? Update your Z.AI credentials in ~/.config/ccd/config.yaml
[403] Context limit reached? Use ccd reset to clear local context
[503] API unavailable? Retry after 60 seconds or check status.zai.json

Need More Help?

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