docs: clarify anthropic cli fallback guidance

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Peter Steinberger
2026-04-05 10:05:51 +01:00
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@@ -1479,12 +1479,14 @@ Tip: the owner-only `gateway` runtime tool still refuses to rewrite `tools.exec.
See [/concepts/models](/concepts/models) for fallback behavior and scanning strategy.
Billing note: Anthropic's public Claude Code docs still include direct Claude
Code terminal usage in Claude plan limits. Separately, Anthropic notified
OpenClaw users on **April 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM BST** that the
**OpenClaw** Claude-login path counts as third-party harness usage and
requires **Extra Usage** billed separately from the subscription. For
production, prefer an Anthropic API key or another supported
Billing note: We believe Claude Code CLI fallback is likely allowed for local,
user-managed automation based on Anthropic's public CLI docs. That said,
Anthropic's third-party harness policy creates enough ambiguity around
subscription-backed use in external products that we do not recommend it for
production. Anthropic also notified OpenClaw users on **April 4, 2026 at
12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM BST** that the **OpenClaw** Claude-login path counts as
third-party harness usage and requires **Extra Usage** billed separately from
the subscription. For production, prefer an Anthropic API key or another supported
subscription-style provider such as OpenAI Codex, Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
Coding Plan, MiniMax Coding Plan, or Z.AI / GLM Coding Plan.

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@@ -132,5 +132,5 @@ Notes:
`--profile-id`.
- `paste-token --expires-in <duration>` stores an absolute token expiry from a
relative duration such as `365d` or `12h`.
- Anthropic billing note: Anthropic's public Claude Code docs still include direct Claude Code terminal usage in Claude plan limits. Separately, Anthropic notified OpenClaw users on **April 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM BST** that the **OpenClaw** Claude-login path counts as third-party harness usage and requires **Extra Usage** billed separately from the subscription.
- Anthropic billing note: We believe Claude Code CLI fallback is likely allowed for local, user-managed automation based on Anthropic's public CLI docs. That said, Anthropic's third-party harness policy creates enough ambiguity around subscription-backed use in external products that we do not recommend it for production. Anthropic also notified OpenClaw users on **April 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM BST** that the **OpenClaw** Claude-login path counts as third-party harness usage and requires **Extra Usage** billed separately from the subscription.
- Anthropic `setup-token` / `paste-token` are available again as a legacy/manual OpenClaw path. Use them with the expectation that Anthropic told OpenClaw users this path requires **Extra Usage**.