Connect Claude

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Overview

AutoPilot uses Claude as its developer agent. Claude writes and edits code, runs the workflow, and carries out the implementation work for your tasks. To do this, AutoPilot needs access to your local Claude CLI and Claude Code workflow on the same machine where AutoPilot runs.

Claude runs locally on your machine. AutoPilot connects to it through your existing Claude Code setup, so you remain in control of your environment and credentials.

Note: A managed Remote Claude Workspace is on the AutoPilot roadmap and is not available yet. For now, Claude runs against your local Claude Code installation.

Setup

Connecting Claude takes a few steps. You only need to do this once per machine.

  1. Install Claude Code and the Claude CLI by following Anthropic’s official setup instructions for your operating system.
  2. You may need to log in to Claude separately as part of that setup. Follow the official Claude Code setup instructions to authenticate.
  3. Return to AutoPilot and run the connection check.
  4. AutoPilot detects whether Claude is available and reports the result. Once Claude is detected, you are ready to assign tasks.
Note: If you complete the Claude Code setup while AutoPilot is open, run the connection check again so AutoPilot can pick up the new installation.

Troubleshooting

If the connection check does not pass, the most common causes are listed below.

Claude not found

AutoPilot could not locate the Claude CLI on your machine. Confirm that Claude Code is installed by following the official Claude Code setup instructions, then return to AutoPilot and run the connection check again.

Claude not logged in

Claude is installed but no active session was found. Log in to Claude separately as described in the official Claude Code setup instructions, then run the connection check again.

Session expired

Your Claude session has expired and needs to be renewed. Sign in to Claude again following the official instructions, then return to AutoPilot and re-run the connection check.

Usage or token limit reached

When Claude reports that a usage or token limit has been reached, AutoPilot does not fail the task. Instead, AutoPilot waits and resumes the work automatically when possible, once the limit has reset or capacity is available. You do not need to restart the task manually.

Important: Keep AutoPilot running while it is waiting on a limit to reset, so it can resume your task automatically.

If a problem persists after trying these steps, see Troubleshooting for more detail.

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