Quick Start

This guide will help you get started with GLM Coding Plan in minutes—from subscribing to using GLM models in officially supported tools and products.

Getting Started

1. Register or Login

   • Access Z.AI Open Platform, Register or Login.
2. Subscribe to GLM Coding Plan

   After logging in, navigate to the GLM Coding Plan to select your preferred subscription plan.

3. Obtain API Key

   After subscribing,

   Individual Plan users can create an API Key under Individual Coding Plan > Plan Overview.

   Team Plan members can obtain their API Key under Team Coding Plan > My Plan. The Team Plan Key is not interchangeable with other Z.AI’s API Keys. To use your Team Plan quota, make sure to use the Team Plan Key.

   Safeguard your API Key by keeping it confidential and avoiding hard-coding it in your code.

4. Connect a Coding Tool

   The GLM Coding Plan is strictly limited to use within officially supported tools and products. Click a tool below to open its configuration guide:

   Claude Code

   Roo Code

   Kilo Code

   Cline

   OpenCode

   OpenClaw

   Crush

   Goose

   Cursor

   Other Tools
5. Endpoint Guide

   GLM Coding Plan supports both the Anthropic and OpenAI protocols. Make sure to configure the correct Base URL:

   Protocol	Base URL
   Anthropic Messages	https://api.z.ai/api/anthropic
   OpenAI Chat Completions	https://api.z.ai/api/coding/paas/v4

6. Start Coding

   Once configured, you can begin coding with the GLM model!

   Conversational Programming

   # Using natural language commands in Claude Code
   Please create a React component containing a user login form
   

   Code Debugging

   # Describe the issue encountered
   My API request returns a 404 error. Please help me check the code.
   

   Code Optimization

   # Code optimization
   This function performs poorly. Please optimize it for me.
   

Advanced Features

Vision MCP Server (Coding Plan Exclusive)

All users can utilize the Vision MCP Server, which employs the flagship vision reasoning model GLM-4.6V to comprehend and analyze image content.

• Analyze UI design mockups and generate corresponding code
• Understand flowcharts and architecture diagrams
• Extract text and information from screenshots

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the Vision MCP Server documentation.

Web Search MCP Server (Coding Plan Exclusive)

All users can utilize the Web Search MCP Server to access the latest technical information.

• Search for the latest technical documentation and API changes
• Obtain the latest information on open-source projects
• Find solutions and best practices

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the Web Search MCP Server documentation.

Web Reader MCP Server (Coding Plan Exclusive)

All users can utilize the Web Reader MCP Server to fetch full webpage content and extract structured data.

• Fetch complete webpage content including text, and links
• Extract structured data such as title, body, and metadata
• Remote HTTP-based MCP service, no local installation required

For detailed usage instructions, refer to the Web Reader MCP Server documentation.