[DOCS] Non-interactive mode: how to suppress reading CLAUDE.md ?
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 17, 2025 by pchalasani Closed Jan 10, 2026
Documentation Type
Missing documentation (feature not documented)
Documentation Location
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Section/Topic
cli options for non-interactive mode
Current Documentation
Sometimes I want to use claude non-interactive mode for quick questions, and would like to suppress reading CLAUDE.md to get a quicker response. E.g. if I run claude -p "what is 3+4?" is there some cli arg I can add that disables reading CLAUDE.md. I tried for example
claude -p --model haiku --system-prompt "be helpful and do NOT read ANY CLAUDE.md file"
but it still reads it.
What's Wrong or Missing?
The docs don't mention how CLAUDE.md is handled in non-interactive mode, or how to control that behavior.
Suggested Improvement
Docs should make this clear.
Impact
High - Prevents users from using a feature
Additional Context
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