diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 6879d4b..6946c54 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ program
   .command("new")
   .argument("<branch>", "branch name")
   .argument("[prompt]", "initial prompt for Claude")
+  .option("-p, --print <prompt>", "run Claude in non-interactive mode with -p")
   .description("Create a new session and launch Claude")
-  .action(async (branch: string, prompt?: string) => {
+  .action(async (branch: string, prompt: string | undefined, opts: { print?: string }) => {
     const root = await git.repoRoot()
     const worktreeAbs = join(homedir(), '.sandlot', basename(root), branch)
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ program
       created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
     })
 
-    await vm.claude(worktreeAbs, prompt)
+    await vm.claude(worktreeAbs, { prompt, print: opts.print })
   })
 
 // ── sandlot list ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/vm.ts b/src/vm.ts
index e1ee86a..e409a5d 100644
--- a/src/vm.ts
+++ b/src/vm.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export async function status(): Promise<"running" | "stopped" | "missing"> {
 }
 
 /** Launch claude in the container at the given workdir. */
-export async function claude(workdir: string, prompt?: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function claude(workdir: string, opts?: { prompt?: string; print?: string }): Promise<void> {
   const cwd = containerPath(workdir)
   const systemPrompt = [
     "You are running inside a sandlot container (Apple Container, ubuntu:24.04).",
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ export async function claude(workdir: string, prompt?: string): Promise<void> {
   ].join("\n")
 
   const args = ["container", "exec", "-it", "--user", USER, "--workdir", cwd, CONTAINER_NAME, CLAUDE_BIN, "--dangerously-skip-permissions", "--model", "claude-opus-4-6", "--append-system-prompt", systemPrompt]
-  if (prompt) args.push(prompt)
+  if (opts?.print) args.push("-p", opts.print)
+  else if (opts?.prompt) args.push(opts.prompt)
   const proc = Bun.spawn(args, { stdin: "inherit", stdout: "inherit", stderr: "inherit" })
   await proc.exited
 }