Can Claude Subscriptions Be Used for Self-Hosted Agents?

e2_for_life · reddit · 2026-07-18

The post asks whether a self-built multi-agent system running on a VPS (similar to Hermes/OpenClaw) can continue using Claude Max subscription OAuth authorization instead of API keys.

The author is concerned about whether Anthropic has tightened restrictions on this usage and wants to confirm: if subscription access is still allowed for self-hosted agent setups, and if anyone has been flagged or banned for doing so.

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