fix: use ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN consistently in all output messages, bump v0.9.6

Author: 1bcMax

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.9.6 (2026-03-26)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **Login prompt fix**: Use `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` instead of `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` to prevent Claude Code from showing login prompt when launched via `brcc start` (thanks @0xCheetah1, #2)
+- Consistent env var in all output messages (proxy-only mode, error fallback)
+
 ## 0.9.5 (2026-03-25)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@blockrun/cc",
-  "version": "0.9.5",
+  "version": "0.9.6",
   "description": "Run Claude Code with any model — no rate limits, no account locks, no phone verification. Pay per use with USDC.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {

src/commands/start.ts

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ function launchServer(
         );
         console.log(
           chalk.bold(
-            `  export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-brcc-proxy-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-00000000000000`
+            `  export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=x402-proxy-handles-auth`
           )
         );
         console.log(`\nThen run ${chalk.bold('claude')} in another terminal.`);
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function launchServer(
         );
         console.log(
           chalk.bold(
-            `  export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-brcc-proxy-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-00000000000000`
+            `  export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=x402-proxy-handles-auth`
           )
         );
         console.log(`\nThen run ${chalk.bold('claude')} in another terminal.`);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ function launchServer(
       );
       console.log(
         chalk.bold(
-          `  export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-brcc-proxy-00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000-00000000000000`
+          `  export ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN=x402-proxy-handles-auth`
         )
       );
       console.log(`\nThen run ${chalk.bold('claude')} in another terminal.`);