# Why does the WebStorm IDE keeps asking for Claude account with subscription? Can we have free account to participate? Please help **URL:** \ **Category:** Spec-Driven Development with Coding Agents\ **Tags:** project\ **Created:** [April 18, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602 "2026-04-18T01:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kamesh\_Gottumukkala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kamesh\_Gottumukkala](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Kamesh_Gottumukkala)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/1 "2026-04-18T01:08:59Z")
I am trying to learn the SDD and following the instructions. But in vidoe 6, “Creating the Constitution” , I tried to open Claude from WebStorm IDE and it keeps asking me for login method to Claude. I thought we can use all free versions to learn this topic. can anyone please help me, as to how to avoid that prompt and use Claude free version? ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/original/3X/0/e/0eab91c8a8f563b0498a66da9366ab89a8b87e05.png) ---
**Author:** ![lukmanaj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/lukmanaj/32/161609_2.png) [@lukmanaj](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/lukmanaj)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/2 "2026-04-18T13:47:08Z")
Hi, Welcome to the community. Claude code is subscription-based, so you need a subscription to use claude code. If you need a free version, you may need to use another coding agent, e.g. gemini-cli has a free version. You could also use any other IDE of your choice. The course was designed to be agent-agnostic. ---
**Author:** ![Mashrur\_Mia\_Sa\_ad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/mashrur_mia_sa_ad/32/136170_2.png) [@Mashrur\_Mia\_Sa\_ad](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Mashrur_Mia_Sa_ad)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/3 "2026-04-20T06:44:57Z")
> [@lukmanaj](#): > > The course was designed to be agent-agnostic. isn’t AskUserQuestion a claude-code tool? ---
**Author:** ![lukmanaj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/lukmanaj/32/161609_2.png) [@lukmanaj](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/lukmanaj)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:45am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/4 "2026-04-20T08:45:30Z")
You’re right. It’s a Claude code tool. But Gemini cli also has the ask user tool. That’s why the course is designed to work with any coding agent and any IDE. You just need to find the equivalent tools in your choice coding environment. ---
**Author:** ![Jesus\_Martos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@Jesus\_Martos](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Jesus_Martos)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/5 "2026-05-16T22:24:40Z")
You can modify the prompt to be used by a different model. For example: Prompt for Claude: Important: You _must_ use your AskUserQuestion tool, grouped on these 3, before writing to disk. Prompt for Gemini-cli: Important: Do not write these files or output the code blocks yet. First, generate a structured list of questions or options grouped for these 3 files, present them to me, and PAUSE. Wait for my response and confirmation before you proceed with generating the file contents. ---
**Author:** ![lesly.zerna](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/lesly.zerna/32/47465_2.png) [@lesly.zerna](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/lesly.zerna)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/why-does-the-webstorm-ide-keeps-asking-for-claude-account-with-subscription-can-we-have-free-account-to-participate-please-help/891602/6 "2026-06-11T23:59:00Z")