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Connect your AI
Every film is written and drawn by an AI director running on a model account you connect. You choose which.
Why you connect your own
Anthropic's terms don't let Studio run other people's films on its own Claude plan, so each person brings theirs. Studio itself charges nothing.
The ways to connect
- Claude Code
- Runs on your computer with your Claude plan. Studio gives you one command to paste into a terminal; it pairs that computer with your account. Your sign-in never leaves the computer.
- Codex
- Runs on your computer with your ChatGPT plan, paired the same way.
- An API key
- A key from console.anthropic.com or platform.openai.com. Studio checks it with its provider, keeps it encrypted, and never shows it again. The provider bills you as you use it.
Pairing a computer
- Choose Claude Code or Codex and press Get a pairing code.
- Copy the command and run it in a terminal on the computer where you use that tool. The code works once; if it runs out, get a new one.
- The screen changes from Waiting for your computer to Connected. Keep that computer on while your films are made.
Changing or removing it
Settings, AI model, lists what you have connected. Choose another to use it, or remove one; a removed key is deleted from Studio.