| Category | Name | Code | Explanation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced | Max Turns (built-in) |
--max-turns
|
Limit maximum agentic turns |
|
| Advanced | Max Budget (built-in) |
--max-budget-usd
|
Maximum spend before stopping |
|
| Advanced | Allowed Tools (built-in) |
--allowedTools
|
Tools that execute without prompting |
|
| Advanced | Disallowed Tools (built-in) |
--disallowedTools
|
Tools removed from context |
|
| Advanced | System Prompt (built-in) |
--append-system-prompt
|
Append to the default system prompt |
|
| Advanced | Fallback Model (built-in) |
--fallback-model
|
Auto-fallback when primary model is overloaded |
|
| Flags | Chrome (built-in) |
--chrome
|
Enable browser integration |
|
| Flags | Debug (built-in) |
--debug
|
Enable debug logging |
|
| Flags | MCP Config (built-in) |
--mcp-config
|
Load MCP server configuration |
|
| Flags | Add Dir (built-in) |
--add-dir
|
Add additional working directory |
|
| Mode | Interactive (built-in) |
-
|
Interactive terminal mode with prompts (default, no flag needed) |
|
| Mode | Automated (built-in) |
--print
|
Non-interactive mode for automation |
|
| Model | Opus (built-in) |
--model opus
|
Most capable model for complex reasoning |
|
| Model | Sonnet (built-in) |
--model sonnet
|
Balanced performance and speed |
|
| Model | Haiku (built-in) |
--model haiku
|
Fastest model for simple tasks |
|
| Output | Streaming (built-in) |
--output-format stream-json
|
Stream JSON output for real-time parsing |
|
| Output | Partial Messages (built-in) |
--include-partial-messages
|
Include partial messages in streaming output |
|
| Output | Verbose (built-in) |
--verbose
|
Full turn-by-turn output |
|
| Output | Thinking (built-in) |
--thinking
|
Enable extended thinking mode |
|
| Permission | Default (built-in) |
--permission-mode default
|
Ask for permissions normally |
|
| Permission | Plan (built-in) |
--permission-mode plan
|
Read-only until plan is approved |
|
| Permission | YOLO (built-in) |
--dangerously-skip-permissions
|
Skip all permission prompts (use with caution) |
|
| Provider | Claude (built-in) |
claude
|
Anthropic Claude AI assistant CLI |
|
| Provider | Codex (built-in) |
codex
|
OpenAI Codex CLI |
|
| Provider | Gemini (built-in) |
gemini
|
Google Gemini CLI |
|
| Session | Continue Last (built-in) |
--continue
|
Continue from last conversation |
|
| Session | Resume (built-in) |
--resume
|
Resume a specific session by ID or name |
|