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Manage multiple agents with agent view Claude Code CLI · in the page agent-view …, not a `-p` value. Claude Code rejects `--bg` combined with `-p` or `--print` before any session is created, because `--print` never starts the interactive session that `claude agents` attaches to.… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …e --bg` silently creating an unattachable session when combined with `--print`/`-p`; the conflicting flags are now rejected up front * Fixed the workflow progress view dropping the earliest agents f… CLI reference Claude Code CLI · in the page cli-reference …h `--agent` to run a specific subagent. Cannot be combined with `-p`/`--print`; see the [error reference](/docs/en/errors#command-line-errors)… Desktop application Claude Code CLI · in the page desktop …| | `--print`, `--output-format` | Not available. Desktop is interactive only.… Claude Desktop on Linux (beta) Claude Code CLI · in the page desktop-linux …s.claude.ai/claude-desktop/apt/stable/dists/stable/main/binary-$(dpkg --print-architecture)/Packages" | grep '^Filename: pool/main/c/claude-desktop/claude-desktop_' | sort -V | tail -n 1 | cut -d' ' -… Error reference Claude Code CLI · in the page errors …date) | | `--bg and --print conflict`… Glossary Claude Code CLI · in the page glossary …prompt and exits without an interactive prompt, invoked with `-p` or `--print`. Used for CI, scripts, and piping. The run is still saved as a resumable session unless you pass `--no-session-persistenc… Run Claude Code programmatically Claude Code CLI · in the page headless …ion](/docs/en/agent-sdk/overview). ## Basic usage Add the `-p` (or `--print`) flag to any `claude` command to run it non-interactively. Not every [CLI option](/docs/en/cli-reference) combines with `… Model configuration Claude Code CLI · in the page model-config …ort` runs at the cap instead. In interactive sessions and plain-text `--print` runs, a warning names the requested and applied levels; with `json` or `stream-json` output or in background agents, the… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/authorization …wser runs on a different machine, forward the callback port to it; `--print-handoff` (below) prints a ready-made `portForwardCmd`. </Warning> <Note> Redirect URIs must match your registration *… CLI client Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/cli …pector/authorization) for the full flow, the web-to-CLI handoff, and `--print-handoff`. ## Recipes ### Verify a server in CI ```bash theme={null} set -euo pipefail # Fail the build if the server c… Configuration and flags Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/configuration …ed-auth-only`, `--relogin`, `--wait-for-auth`, `--list-stored-auth`, `--print-handoff` | ## Environment variables Environment variables split the same way as flag… Web client Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/web …ame> ## Deep links A driver (a script, a CI harness, or the CLI's [`--print-handoff`](/docs/2026-07-28/tools/inspector/authorization#handing-off-from-the-web-client-to-the-cli)) can reach a *connect… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/tools/inspector/authorization …wser runs on a different machine, forward the callback port to it; `--print-handoff` (below) prints a ready-made `portForwardCmd`. </Warning> <Note> Redirect URIs must match your registration *… CLI client Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/tools/inspector/cli …pector/authorization) for the full flow, the web-to-CLI handoff, and `--print-handoff`. ## Recipes ### Verify a server in CI ```bash theme={null} set -euo pipefail # Fail the build if the server c… Configuration and flags Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/tools/inspector/configuration …ed-auth-only`, `--relogin`, `--wait-for-auth`, `--list-stored-auth`, `--print-handoff` | ## Environment variables Environment variables split the same way as flag… Web client Model Context Protocol · in the page docs/draft/tools/inspector/web …ame> ## Deep links A driver (a script, a CI harness, or the CLI's [`--print-handoff`](/docs/draft/tools/inspector/authorization#handing-off-from-the-web-client-to-the-cli)) can reach a *connected* I…