What
New --hard-fail CLI flag causes Claude Code to exit immediately on certain errors rather than attempting recovery.
Usage
claude --hard-failDetails
- Useful for CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
- Ensures failures are detected rather than silently handled
Evidence
Detection at line 5582 (return process.argv.includes("--hard-fail"))
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.