Claude Code in Vertex, Bedrock
AI Provider Expansion
Use Claude through your preferred cloud provider like Claude on Vertex AI (Google Cloud) or Amazon Bedrock
How to configure:
Open Settings > AI Providers > Claude Agent
Scroll to the Environment Variables section
Add the required variables for your provider:
For Google Vertex AI:
Variable
Value
CLAUDE_CODE_USE_VERTEX
1
CLOUD_ML_REGION
global (or a specific region like us-east5)
ANTHROPIC_VERTEX_PROJECT_ID
Your GCP project ID
Prerequisites: Enable the Vertex AI API in your GCP project, request access to Claude models in the Model Garden, and authenticate via gcloud auth application-default login.
For Amazon Bedrock:
Variable
Value
CLAUDE_CODE_USE_BEDROCK
1
AWS_REGION
us-east-1 (or your preferred region)
Prerequisites: Enable Bedrock access in your AWS account, request access to Claude models, and configure AWS credentials (via AWS CLI, environment variables, or SSO profile).
Benefits:
Use existing cloud credentials and billing
Meet enterprise compliance requirements
Choose the provider that fits your infrastructure
No separate Anthropic API key required
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