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CAAM — Coding Agent Account Manager

Core Problem: You hit rate limits on your $200/mo Claude Max subscription. Browser OAuth takes 30-60 seconds. CAAM swaps accounts in ~50ms.

Don't re-learn the command surface here. caam --help (and per-subcommand --help) self-describes every command and flag; the full catalog also lives in COMMANDS.md. This skill carries the operating doctrine: how to seed the vault, when to rotate vs cooldown, and how CAAM fits the agent fleet.

How It Works (why it's safe)

Each AI CLI stores OAuth tokens in plain files (e.g. ~/.claude.json, ~/.codex/auth.json, ~/.gemini/oauth_credentials.json). CAAM backs them up to a local vault and restores them on activate. No daemons, no databases, no network calls — just cp with extra steps. Vault layout: VAULT.md.

Supported tools: Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI (each on its own subscription).

Quick Start — Seeding the Vault

# Install
curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dicklesworthstone/coding_agent_account_manager/main/install.sh?$(date +%s)" | bash

# Backup current account
caam backup claude [email protected]

# Clear, login with another account, backup that too
caam clear claude
claude  # /login with [email protected]
caam backup claude [email protected]

# Switch instantly forever
caam activate claude [email protected]   # ~50ms, no browser

A profile must be backed up once before it can ever be activated. Seed every account you own up front — mid-rate-limit is the wrong time to discover an empty vault.

Daily Operations

The four moves that cover almost every session:

caam status                    # which profile is active per tool (content-hash matched)
caam activate claude --auto    # rotation picks best profile (health, recency, cooldowns)
caam cooldown set claude       # mark current profile rate-limited (60min default); rotation skips it
caam next claude               # preview what rotation would select, without switching

Zero-Friction Aliases

# Add to .bashrc/.zshrc
alias claude='caam run claude --'
alias codex='caam run codex --'
alias gemini='caam run gemini --'

# Now these auto-failover on rate limits
claude "explain this code"

Project Associations

Link profiles to directories so work and personal accounts never cross:

cd ~/projects/work-app
caam project set claude [email protected]
caam activate claude            # in this directory, auto-uses [email protected]

Rotation Doctrine

• Hit a rate limit → `caam cooldown set <tool>` BEFORE switching. Rotation can only skip profiles it knows are burned. Switching without marking the cooldown sends the next --auto right back into the limited account.
• Prefer `--auto` over hand-picking once ≥2 profiles exist — the default smart algorithm weighs cooldown, health, recency, and jitter. (round_robin/random exist; details in COMMANDS.md.)
• Check `caam status` after any activate — content-hash matching tells you what is actually live, not what you intended.
• The interactive dashboard is caam tui (blocks the terminal — keybindings self-described in-app). Agents should stick to the non-interactive commands above.

Flywheel Integration

References

Validation

caam --version                          # verify installation
caam status                             # check all profiles
caam activate claude --auto && caam status   # test switch