CC-Switch Quick Configuration Tool

All-in-One AI CLI manager — desktop application

🔗 Related links

Resource	URL
GitHub Releases	cc-switch/releases
CC-Switch docs site	ccswitch.lovable.app

🎯 About the tool

CC-Switch is a cross-platform desktop application that provides unified management for Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. Through an intuitive GUI, it handles configuration switching, MCP server management, system prompts, and Claude Skills management.

💡 Key features

• One-click switching between provider configurations for different AI tools • API endpoint speed tests with quality indicators • Multi-preset system prompt management • Unified architecture for managing MCP servers • Claude Skills discovery and installation system • Configuration backup/restore (last 10 automatically retained) • Deep link protocol support (ccswitch://) • Environment variable conflict detection

📦 Installation

🖥️ Windows

Option 1: MSI installer (recommended)

1. Open the project releases page: https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/releases
2. Download the latest .msi installer
3. Run the installer and follow the wizard
4. Launch CC-Switch from the Start menu after installation

Option 2: Portable version (no installation)

1. Download the .zip portable archive
2. Extract it to any directory
3. Run cc-switch.exe to start using it

🍏 macOS

Recommended: install via Homebrew

# Add the tap
brew tap farion1231/ccswitch

# Install cc-switch
brew install --cask cc-switch

Manual installation

1. Open the Releases page
2. Download the .dmg package
3. Open the DMG and drag CC-Switch into the Applications folder
4. Launch it from Launchpad or the Applications folder

🐧 Linux

Debian/Ubuntu family (recommended)

sudo dpkg -i cc-switch_*.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # Fix dependencies

Universal AppImage

chmod +x cc-switch_*.AppImage
./cc-switch_*.AppImage

Arch Linux (AUR)

paru -S cc-switch-bin
# or with yay
yay -S cc-switch-bin

🚀 Quick start

Step 1: Initial setup

Open CC-Switch, go to the Settings page, and under the General tab turn on every switch in the Window Behavior section. This ensures auto-start, Claude Code plugin integration, minimize-to-tray, and other features work properly.

💡 Recommended configuration

Enable every switch in Window Behavior for the best experience: launch at startup, silent start, apply to the Claude Code plugin, skip first-run install confirmation, and minimize to tray on close.

Step 2: Add provider configurations

1. Click the plus button in the top-right to add a provider (Claude/Gemini)

   

   💡 Gemini users

   If you're using Gemini CLI, create the matching API Key on the platform — not one from the Claude group.

2. Click the plus button in the top-right to add a provider (Codex)

   

3. Click "Save" to finish

⚠️ Important

Different AI tools (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI) need API Keys from different groups. Pick the right group in the status site when creating your API Key.

Step 3: Switch providers

1. Pick the configuration you want to use from the provider list
2. Click "Enable"
3. Or use the system tray icon for instant switching

Quick switching from the system tray:

• Right-click the CC-Switch icon in the system tray
• Choose the provider you want from the menu
• The change takes effect immediately (Claude Code supports hot reload; other tools may need a restart)

Step 4: Apply the configuration

After switching, close and relaunch the corresponding AI tool — it will pick up the new configuration automatically.

📖 Full documentation

For more configuration details and advanced features, see the full CC-Switch documentation.

🔗 Project resources

• GitHub repo: https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch
• Bug reports: GitHub Issues
• Latest releases: Releases page

🎉 Get started!

You can now manage configurations across multiple AI coding tools with ease using CC-Switch. Enjoy a more productive development workflow!