> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.reclaude.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How it works

> How ReClaude sits between your machine and Claude's official API, assigning a real Anthropic account so Claude Code uses native subscription quota.

ReClaude has two halves:

1. A **local client** (`reclaude`) running on your machine, handling Claude Code's outbound requests.
2. The **ReClaude service**, operated by the ReClaude team, which assigns you a healthy official Anthropic account.

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
  A[Claude Code] --> B[reclaude<br/>local daemon]
  B --> C[ReClaude]
  C --> D[Anthropic<br/>official API]
```

## What happens during a request

* Claude Code makes a request.
* The local daemon forwards it to ReClaude.
* ReClaude uses the official account **assigned to you** and connects to the official API on its subscription quota.
* The response goes back the same way.

To Claude Code, the whole hop is invisible — it thinks it's talking to a local account.

## Things you don't have to think about

* **Configuring an API key**: ReClaude uses official subscription quota, no API key needed.
* **Manual account switching**: when the account assigned to you is flagged, ReClaude switches you to a backup; on monthly plans this isn't counted.
* **Risk isolation**: a flagged account doesn't affect the accounts assigned to other users.

## What we log

The dashboard displays metadata by default: request counts, timestamps, status codes, model, token totals — for showing you usage and helping us schedule.

The system retains relevant technical logs for troubleshooting, abuse control, and billing disputes, with access restricted by backend permissions.

See the [Privacy Policy](https://reclaude.ai/privacy) for full details.

## Where usage numbers come from

The **overall account usage and subscription days remaining** on the home page are passed through from Anthropic's OAuth API — we just surface what Anthropic returns.

The **carpool 5-hour window** is managed by ReClaude itself, **not** Anthropic — we maintain a separate 5-hour rolling window so quota stays evenly split between carpool members.