A lot of developers are doing this without realizing it: paying for Claude Pro/Max and separately buying Anthropic API credits for small automation work. For production systems, that split makes sense. For a PR review bot, release note generation, or a few scheduled AI workflows, it usually doesn't. A GitHub bot with 12 runs per day does not need enterprise AI infrastructure. Anthropic supports OAuth tokens for Claude Code workflows, which means some automation tools can authenticate using your existing Claude subscription instead of a separate API billing account. Starting June 15, Claude subscriptions also include separate monthly Agent SDK credits specifically for this kind of automation usage. What's included in your plan Anthropic is adding official Agent SDK credits to Claude subscriptions on June 15: Plan Monthly credit Pro $20 Max 5x $100 Max 20x $200 This covers Claude Agent SDK usage, the claude -p command, Claude Code GitHub Actions, and third-party apps authenticated through the Agent SDK.…