Fact · Dictation in your apps
If an API key or a third-party provider is set up, it takes precedence over a claude.ai sign-in, so Claude Code's docs say to remove it and restart before /voice can work.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“it takes precedence over a claude.ai sign-in, so remove it and restart Claude Code”
Voice dictation (Claude Code documentation), Anthropic, Anthropic, 2026, Troubleshooting.
Open the original- What it measures
- The docs name ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN, an apiKeyHelper setting and third-party providers as the settings that take precedence.
- What it does not show
- The docs say what happens when these are in use, not how to find them. Check your shell environment and your settings file before you assume none is set.