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To use Claude Cowork with abliteration.ai, configure Claude Desktop’s third-party inference mode with inferenceProvider: gateway and inferenceGatewayBaseUrl: https://api.abliteration.ai. Once configured, every Cowork and Claude Code Desktop session routes through abliteration; Anthropic never sees prompts or completions. The same Claude Desktop binary runs both standard and 3P modes — the managed configuration profile activates 3P.
Requirements
| |
|---|
| OS | macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, Windows 10 or 11 (Virtual Machine Platform feature enabled) |
| App | Claude Desktop, downloaded from claude.com/download |
| Gateway endpoint | https://api.abliteration.ai |
| API key | An ak_... key from the console |
Configuration keys
Cowork reads its configuration once at launch. Quit and relaunch after any change.
| Key | Required | Value |
|---|
inferenceProvider | Yes | gateway |
inferenceGatewayBaseUrl | Yes | https://api.abliteration.ai |
inferenceGatewayApiKey | Yes | ak_YOUR_API_KEY |
inferenceGatewayAuthScheme | No | bearer (default) or x-api-key |
inferenceGatewayHeaders | No | JSON-string array of extra "Name: Value" headers (e.g. ["X-Org-Id: team1"]) |
inferenceModels | No | JSON-string array. Omit to auto-discover via GET /v1/models. |
Setup via the in-app UI
For a single device or to generate a profile for fleet rollout:
- Open Claude Desktop. Help → Troubleshooting → Enable Developer Mode.
- Developer → Configure third-party inference.
- Select
Gateway, enter the values from the table above, save.
- Use Export to write
.mobileconfig (macOS) or .reg (Windows) for distribution.
Setup via MDM
Push the same keys directly to the OS preference store.
macOS
Domain: com.anthropic.claudefordesktop. Deliver via Jamf, Kandji, Mosyle, or any MDM that supports App Configuration.
<key>inferenceProvider</key>
<string>gateway</string>
<key>inferenceGatewayBaseUrl</key>
<string>https://api.abliteration.ai</string>
<key>inferenceGatewayApiKey</key>
<string>ak_YOUR_API_KEY</string>
<string> containing a JSON array, not a native plist <array>:
<key>inferenceModels</key>
<string>["abliterated-model"]</string>
Windows
Registry path: HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude (per-user) or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude (machine-wide). Deliver via Group Policy, Intune, or any MDM that supports .reg files.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Claude]
"inferenceProvider"="gateway"
"inferenceGatewayBaseUrl"="https://api.abliteration.ai"
"inferenceGatewayApiKey"="ak_YOUR_API_KEY"
Authentication
| Scheme | Header sent |
|---|
bearer (default) | Authorization: Bearer ak_... |
x-api-key | x-api-key: ak_... |
/v1/messages. For environments that disallow static keys, point inferenceCredentialHelper at an executable that prints a short-lived credential to stdout (TTL via inferenceCredentialHelperTtlSec, default 3600 s).
Models
When inferenceModels is unset, Cowork populates the picker from GET /v1/models. Today that surfaces abliterated-model. To pin explicitly:
"inferenceModels": ["abliterated-model"]
Verifying the install
Launch Claude Desktop on a test machine. You should see:
- Cowork and Code tabs in the left navigation
- No Chat tab
- A Gateway sign-in option
If users see an error at launch, check that inferenceProvider is set and that the gateway key is valid. macOS console logs and Windows Event Viewer surface deeper errors.
Per-user policy
Cowork’s blanket usage caps (inferenceMaxTokensPerWindow, inferenceTokenWindowHours) apply per device. For per-user or per-team enforcement, issue a project-scoped key per user — policy rules attached to that key apply to every Cowork turn. Streaming policy metadata is delivered on every SSE frame; see streaming policy metadata.
Data handling
Inference traffic terminates at abliteration.ai — Anthropic never sees prompts, completions, or tool inputs. Telemetry to Anthropic is metadata only (token counts, error diagnostics) and can be disabled with disableEssentialTelemetry and disableNonessentialTelemetry. See security.
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