Context: I’m using my own OpenAI API key but no key for Anthropic. I’m also a paying Cursor Pro user. Problem: Whenever I try to use Claude, it tells me I’m using my own API key, and there’s an auth error. [Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 10.08.16]

Anthropic Claude Auth Error

jeankaddour (Jean) September 24, 2024, 9:17am 2

Update: re-logging into my cursor account from the cursor settings tab has solved it.

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