diff --git a/cli/main.py b/cli/main.py
index adda48fc..b0c9dcbb 100644
--- a/cli/main.py
+++ b/cli/main.py
@@ -907,7 +907,12 @@ def run_analysis():
     config["quick_think_llm"] = selections["shallow_thinker"]
     config["deep_think_llm"] = selections["deep_thinker"]
     config["backend_url"] = selections["backend_url"]
-    config["llm_provider"] = selections["llm_provider"].lower()
+    # claude-max uses OpenAI-compatible format via local proxy
+    if selections["llm_provider"].lower() == "claude-max":
+        config["llm_provider"] = "openai"
+        import os; os.environ.setdefault("OPENAI_API_KEY", "not-needed")
+    else:
+        config["llm_provider"] = selections["llm_provider"].lower()
     # Provider-specific thinking configuration
     config["google_thinking_level"] = selections.get("google_thinking_level")
     config["openai_reasoning_effort"] = selections.get("openai_reasoning_effort")
diff --git a/cli/utils.py b/cli/utils.py
index aa097fb5..c08f80b6 100644
--- a/cli/utils.py
+++ b/cli/utils.py
@@ -160,6 +160,10 @@ def select_shallow_thinking_agent(provider) -> str:
             ("GPT-OSS:latest (20B, local)", "gpt-oss:latest"),
             ("GLM-4.7-Flash:latest (30B, local)", "glm-4.7-flash:latest"),
         ],
+        "claude-max": [
+            ("Claude Haiku 4 - Fast (Max subscription)", "claude-haiku-4"),
+            ("Claude Sonnet 4 - Balanced (Max subscription)", "claude-sonnet-4"),
+        ],
     }
 
     choice = questionary.select(
@@ -228,6 +232,11 @@ def select_deep_thinking_agent(provider) -> str:
             ("GPT-OSS:latest (20B, local)", "gpt-oss:latest"),
             ("Qwen3:latest (8B, local)", "qwen3:latest"),
         ],
+        "claude-max": [
+            ("Claude Sonnet 4 - High-performance (Max subscription)", "claude-sonnet-4"),
+            ("Claude Haiku 4 - Fast (Max subscription)", "claude-haiku-4"),
+            ("Claude Opus 4 - Premium (Max subscription)", "claude-opus-4"),
+        ],
     }
 
     choice = questionary.select(
@@ -262,6 +271,7 @@ def select_llm_provider() -> tuple[str, str]:
         ("xAI", "https://api.x.ai/v1"),
         ("Openrouter", "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1"),
         ("Ollama", "http://localhost:11434/v1"),
+        ("Claude-Max", "http://localhost:3456/v1"),
     ]
     
     choice = questionary.select(
diff --git a/test_crypto.py b/test_crypto.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64213f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_crypto.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from tradingagents.graph.trading_graph import TradingAgentsGraph
+from tradingagents.default_config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import os
+
+load_dotenv()
+os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "not-needed"
+
+config = DEFAULT_CONFIG.copy()
+config["llm_provider"] = "openai"
+config["deep_think_llm"] = "claude-sonnet-4"
+config["quick_think_llm"] = "claude-sonnet-4"
+config["backend_url"] = "http://localhost:3456/v1"
+config["max_debate_rounds"] = 1
+config["max_risk_discuss_rounds"] = 1
+
+ta = TradingAgentsGraph(debug=True, config=config)
+
+_, decision = ta.propagate("BTC-USD", "2026-03-14")
+print("\n" + "="*60)
+print("TRADING DECISION:")
+print("="*60)
+print(decision)
diff --git a/tradingagents/default_config.py b/tradingagents/default_config.py
index ecf0dc29..5e187809 100644
--- a/tradingagents/default_config.py
+++ b/tradingagents/default_config.py
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
     ),
     # LLM settings
     "llm_provider": "openai",
-    "deep_think_llm": "gpt-5.2",
-    "quick_think_llm": "gpt-5-mini",
-    "backend_url": "https://api.openai.com/v1",
+    "deep_think_llm": "claude-sonnet-4",
+    "quick_think_llm": "claude-haiku-4",
+    "backend_url": "http://localhost:3456/v1",
     # Provider-specific thinking configuration
     "google_thinking_level": None,      # "high", "minimal", etc.
     "openai_reasoning_effort": None,    # "medium", "high", "low"