What is zcf?

ZCF, short for Zero-Config Code Flow, is a setup tool that configures Claude Code and similar AI coding assistants with a single command. The idea is to skip the manual configuration steps that normally come with setting up an AI coding environment: connecting API keys, installing workflows, and wiring up auxiliary tools. Running one command opens an interactive menu where you can choose what to install, or you can pass flags to automate the whole process without any prompts. The tool handles several pieces at once. It installs workflow templates that AI agents follow when writing code, sets up API routing so you can point Claude Code at third-party relay services instead of billing directly through Anthropic, and configures MCP (a protocol for connecting AI models to external tools). It also supports switching the interface language, with English and Chinese both available. A significant portion of the README is sponsor listings. Several commercial API relay services, which let you use Claude or other AI models at discounted rates by going through a middleman, sponsor this project and are listed with referral links and discount codes. This is worth noting because the project is partly designed to make it easier to connect Claude Code to those relay services. The project has a Telegram group for community support and a documentation site with more detail on available commands and workflow options. This tool is for developers who already use Claude Code or similar AI coding tools and want a faster way to configure them, particularly when using third-party API providers. It is a developer utility, not an end-user application.