Quickstart
From zero to a working proxy in five steps: get a key, install it, verify it's protecting your traffic, and move on to your platform's guide.
1. Get your key
Start with a free trial or activate a paid license. A license is required: without a valid activation, TigerMole blocks traffic instead of forwarding an unmasked request.
2. Install TigerMole
On Windows, download the graphical installer and follow the wizard. On Linux, install the package and run the TigerMole wizard.
Windows
TigerMole-Setup-X.X.X.exe
Linux / Debian
sudo dpkg -i tigermole-proxy-X.X.X-amd64.deb
tigermole-proxy install
3. Configure Claude Code
The installer can configure ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL for you. For a manual setup, run:
tigermole-proxy configure
4. Check the state
After activating your license, verify that the proxy is listening and masking is active:
tigermole-proxy status
tigermole-proxy doctor
The expected result includes the local proxy at 127.0.0.1:9800, an active license and detected Claude Code configuration.
5. Next step
Open the platform guide for checksum verification, upgrades and a clean uninstall.