Claude Scope uses a Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) model: you supply the API key for whichever AI provider you want to use for vision analysis. Your key is stored locally in your browser and is never sent to Claude Scope servers.
An Anthropic API key is required to use Claude Scope. Without a saved key, recordings will fail at the analysis step. Add your key before starting your first recording.
Supported providers and models
Claude Scope currently supports the following providers and models:
| Provider | Model | Image input |
|---|
| Anthropic | Claude Sonnet 4 (claude-sonnet-4-20250514) | Yes |
| Anthropic | Claude Opus 4 (claude-opus-4-20250514) | Yes |
| Anthropic | Claude Haiku 3.5 (claude-haiku-3-5-20241022) | Yes |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o (gpt-4o) | Yes |
| OpenAI | GPT-4o Mini (gpt-4o-mini) | Yes |
| OpenAI | o3 (o3) | No |
| Google | Gemini 2.5 Pro (gemini-2.5-pro) | Yes |
| Google | Gemini 2.5 Flash (gemini-2.5-flash) | Yes |
Vision analysis requires a model that supports image input. Models without image support (such as OpenAI o3) cannot be used for frame analysis and will not produce valid output. Only models marked Yes in the table above are compatible with the analysis pipeline.
Add an API key
Open the Model Access page
In your workspace, click Model Access in the left sidebar.
Locate your provider
Find the card for the provider whose key you want to add — for example, Anthropic.
Click Add API key
Click the Add API key button on the provider card. An input field appears.
Paste your key
Paste your API key into the field. The placeholder shows the expected key format (for example, sk-ant-api03-... for Anthropic). Use the eye icon to toggle visibility.
Save
Click Save. The card updates to show a masked version of your key and a Key saved badge.
Select the active provider and model
Once a provider has a saved key, its model buttons become clickable. Click any model button on a provider card to set that provider and model as active. The card gains an Active badge and the selected model is highlighted.
The active model is used for all new recordings until you change it.
Update or remove a key
To update a saved key, click Update key on the provider card, paste the new value, and click Save.
To remove a key entirely, click the trash icon next to the saved key. The key is deleted from your browser’s local storage immediately.
Key storage and security
API keys are persisted locally in your browser. They are never transmitted to Claude Scope’s servers — all API calls that use your key are made directly from your browser to the provider’s API endpoint.
If you share a device or use a public machine, remove your API key after each session using the trash icon on the provider card.
