Free Claude Code automation layer — no API key, just your subscription
A solo developer released a free tool that sits on top of Claude Code and makes it run tasks more automatically. It installs itself and only requires a Claude subscription — no separate API key needed. It's aimed at people who want Claude Code to do more work on its own.
Claude Code is Anthropic's AI coding assistant that normally waits for you to give it commands. This project adds an 'agentic layer' on top, meaning Claude can chain together multiple steps and act more independently without you prompting each one.
The tool comes with a self-installing script so there's no manual setup involved. Because it works through your existing Claude subscription (like Claude Pro), you don't need to sign up for API access or manage separate credentials. It's open-source, free, and was built and refined over six months by a single developer using it in their own workflow.
Key points
- Works with a Claude subscription (e.g. Pro) — no extra API key required
- Self-installing script means no manual configuration
- Adds an agentic layer so Claude Code can handle multi-step tasks automatically
- Free and open-source, built over 6 months by one developer
Quick term guide
- subscription
- A pricing model where you pay a fixed amount of money every month for access.
- agentic layer
- An extra program that lets an AI handle several tasks in a row on its own, without you giving it instructions each time
- agentic
- Describes an AI that can plan and carry out multi-step tasks on its own, rather than just answering a single question
- prompting
- Writing instructions or questions to an AI to get a response.
- Claude Pro
- A paid subscription plan for Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude, offering more usage and features for $20 per month.
- credentials
- Secret keys or tokens used to access an account or service.
- open-source
- Software whose code is shared publicly so others can inspect, use, or change it.
- workflow
- A repeatable set of steps for getting a task done.