Bring your Own Key to access Claude Sonnet 4 & Opus 4 Models
How do I get access to Claude 4 Sonnet API tokens?
Anyone else notice Claude Sonnet 4.5 writing way too much lately? Here’s how I fixed it.
[BUG] Sonnet 4.5 not found in Claude Code
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BYOK (Anthropic Key) Support Added!
You can now bring your own Anthropic API key to access Claude 4 models in Cascade:
- Claude Sonnet 4 & Claude Sonnet 4 (Thinking)
- Claude Opus 4 & Claude Opus 4 (Thinking)
To enable: Go to "provide API keys" → input your Anthropic key → reload Windsurf window.
Available now for Free and Pro users!
See full changelog: https://windsurf.com/changelog
Lately, Claude Sonnet 4.5 kept generating tons of stuff I didn’t ask for (extra docs, summaries, JSON plans, etc.) It looked smart but was actually useless i did not need it and on top of that it burned through my credits fast.
What fixed it: I went to Settings then General then “What personal preferences should Claude consider in responses?” and added a short note asking for concise answers, only what I request.
"Keep responses concise and focused. Provide only what I explicitly request."
"Avoid generating extra documents, summaries, or plans unless I specifically ask for them."
Now it’s back to normal, focused, shorter, and way cheaper in tokens. Curious if others saw the same overproduction issue or if it was just me?
Been trying out the new Claude Sonnet 4.5 coding agent in GitHub Copilot. Honestly? It’s incredibly good fast at coding, nails fixes, feels like cheating sometimes.
But it has this one hilarious quirk: every tiny request, even a one-line bug fix, and it’s like, “Sure, here’s your code... oh, and also a comprehensive summary document in Markdown.” and this happens several times in one session so the .md files keep piling up quick.
So you end up with perfect code and a project report you never asked for. Not a dealbreaker, just funny that "best coding model in the world" also moonlights as your unsolicited technical writer.