# CC Switch review

> CC Switch is a cross-platform desktop app that manages API providers, MCP, Skills, and prompts for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other coding agents.

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/farion1231-cc-switch/

## TL;DR

CC Switch is a desktop manager for AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and Kimi Code. It is for developers who use several of these tools and want to switch API providers in one click instead of hand-editing JSON, TOML, or YAML config files. It also syncs MCP, Skills, and prompts, and it tracks sessions and usage.

## CC Switch at a glance

- **Category:** [Coding agents](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/coding-agents/)
- **Maintained by:** Jason Young (individual, [@farion1231](https://github.com/farion1231) on GitHub)
- **License:** MIT
- **Language:** Rust, TypeScript, HTML
- **Repository:** [github.com/farion1231/cc-switch](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch)
- **Website:** [ccswitch.io](https://ccswitch.io)
- **Latest release:** [v4.0.24](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/releases/tag/v4.0.24) on GitHub, Nov 1, 2026
- **First published:** Aug 4, 2025

## What CC Switch does

- CC Switch switches API providers for supported coding tools in one click, without hand-editing JSON, TOML, or YAML config files.
- CC Switch manages MCP servers, Skills, and prompts in one place and syncs them to supported apps.
- CC Switch supports Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Grok Build, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Pi, MiniMax Code, Kimi Code, Antigravity, Oh My Pi, and DeepSeek Harness.
- CC Switch provides local routing, session browsing, and usage statistics for the tools it manages.
- CC Switch can switch between multiple official Claude subscription accounts for Claude Code and show each account's plan and remaining quota.
- CC Switch can install, upgrade, and uninstall supported apps such as Kimi Code, Oh My Pi, and DeepSeek Harness from its Apps page.
- CC Switch can open a terminal from a provider card, with options to skip permission confirmation and append launch arguments.

### How it works

CC Switch is a desktop app built with Tauri, Rust, and TypeScript. CC Switch writes provider settings into each tool's own config files and syncs MCP, Skills, and prompts to them. An authorization center handles account logins. For Claude accounts, the login uses Claude Code's official flow, and tokens stay in the local Claude Code. CC Switch also offers local routing to OpenAI-format and Gemini upstreams.

### Requirements

- CC Switch runs on desktop operating systems, and its release notes cover Windows, macOS, Linux, and WSL.

## Who CC Switch is for

- Developers who use several AI coding CLIs and switch between API providers often.
- Developers who want MCP, Skills, and prompts kept in sync across Claude Code, Codex, and similar tools.
- Claude Code users who juggle multiple official subscription accounts.

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #27 overall, #16 in Coding agents, momentum score 84
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 1.8k; Aug 16: 1.5k; Aug 23: 1.3k; Aug 30: 1.2k; Sep 6: 1.4k; Sep 13: 1.2k; Sep 20: 3.6k; Sep 27: 2.7k; Oct 4: 3.1k; Oct 11: 3.3k; Oct 18: 3k; Oct 25: 2.5k

## CC Switch alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [Cindy](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/makecindy-cindy/) | 8.8k | – |
| #2 | [OpenMausBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/milind-soni-openmausbot/) | 9.6k | – |
| #3 | [Orca](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/stablyai-orca/) | 111.7k | – |
| #4 | [OpenBot](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/copilotkit-openbot/) | 9.1k | – |
| #5 | [Agent Reach](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/) | 107.2k | – |
| #6 | [Skill Recorder](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/microsoft-skill-recorder/) | 5.6k | – |

## CC Switch FAQ

### Is CC Switch free and open source?

Yes. CC Switch's source code is on GitHub (farion1231/cc-switch) under the MIT license, so you can use it for free.

### Is CC Switch still maintained?

Yes. The farion1231/cc-switch repository was last updated on Nov 1, 2026, and the latest release, v4.0.24 on GitHub, came out on Nov 1, 2026.

### How popular is CC Switch?

CC Switch has 150.6k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 2.5k new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 2.2k a week. That made it #16 among AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### CC Switch vs LiteLLM: how do they compare?

CC Switch and LiteLLM are both tracked by Devtoolwatch. CC Switch has 150.6k GitHub stars and LiteLLM has 62.5k. LiteLLM is an open source AI gateway and Python SDK that calls 100+ LLM providers through one OpenAI-format interface. [LiteLLM review](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/litellm/)

### CC Switch vs OpenCode: how do they compare?

CC Switch and OpenCode are both tracked by Devtoolwatch as AI coding agents. CC Switch has 150.6k GitHub stars and OpenCode has 223.6k. OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent that helps you write and run code in a terminal, desktop app, or IDE extension. [OpenCode review](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/opencode/)

### What are the best alternatives to CC Switch?

Other AI coding agents on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: Cindy (#1), OpenMausBot (#2), Orca (#3), OpenBot (#4), Agent Reach (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

### What is CC Switch?

CC Switch is a cross-platform desktop all-in-one manager for AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode. It switches API providers and manages MCP, Skills, and prompts without manual config file edits.

### What does CC Switch do?

CC Switch handles provider configuration, local routing, MCP, Skills, sessions, and usage statistics for supported coding tools. It writes provider settings into each tool's config and syncs shared resources to them.

### How do I use CC Switch for Claude Code?

CC Switch lets you pick a provider card for Claude Code to switch providers. You can add several official Claude accounts in the authorization center and bind one to each card. To use accounts side by side, open a terminal from a card, and that terminal stays on the card's account.

### Is CC Switch safe with my Claude login?

CC Switch signs in to Claude accounts through Claude Code's official login flow. The tokens stay in the local Claude Code. CC Switch does not upload, refresh, or log out these tokens. The README says ccswitch.io is the only official website.

### Does CC Switch work with the Claude Code VS Code extension?

CC Switch's release notes mention a fix for the Claude Code VS Code extension when it runs through a Responses upstream. This suggests the extension can use CC Switch's routing.

## Sources

1. [farion1231/cc-switch on GitHub](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch)
2. [CC Switch README](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/blob/main/README.md)
3. [CC Switch website](https://ccswitch.io)
4. [Release v4.0.24 (Nov 1, 2026)](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/releases/tag/v4.0.24)
5. [Release v4.0.23 (Oct 31, 2026)](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/releases/tag/v4.0.23)
6. [Release v4.0.22 (Oct 30, 2026)](https://github.com/farion1231/cc-switch/releases/tag/v4.0.22)
7. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)