Anthropic Claude BYOK configuration
For users who require state-of-the-art reasoning quality for complex technical summaries, Oyma supports direct Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) connections to Anthropic’s Claude API.
Step-by-step Anthropic setup
1. Obtain an API key from Anthropic
- Log into the Anthropic Console (
console.anthropic.com). - Navigate to API Keys and click Create Key.
- Copy the key string (begins with
sk-ant-...).
2. Enter the key in Oyma
- Open Settings › AI › Provider.
- Select Anthropic (Cloud BYOK).
- Paste your key into the API Key field.
- Click Save to Keychain. macOS secures the credential in your login Keychain.
- Select your default model (recommended:
claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022). - Click Test Connection. A green checkmark confirms authentication.
Security and network architecture
When using Anthropic in Oyma:
- Zero Proxy Servers: Requests originate directly from your machine to
api.anthropic.com:443. - Egress Visibility: Every prompt payload and response size is logged in real time in Oyma‘s built-in Egress log.
- No Training on API Data: Anthropic’s commercial API terms state that customer API prompts and completions are not used to train generative models.
Related guides
- General BYOK guide in Bring your own AI API keys.
- Inspect outgoing calls in Egress log.
- OpenAI setup in OpenAI GPT BYOK configuration.
Questions
Which Claude models are supported?
Oyma supports Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Opus, and Claude 3.5 Haiku.
Where is my Anthropic API key stored?
API keys are stored securely in the native macOS Keychain using Apple's Security.framework. Keys are never saved to plain text config files.
Does Oyma proxy requests through cloud middleware?
No. The application initiates direct HTTPS connections from your Mac to Anthropic's official API (`api.anthropic.com`).