claude --bare

Minimal mode: skip auto-discovery of hooks, skills, plugins, MCP and CLAUDE.md.

Example

claude -p --bare "query"

Source: Claude Code CLI reference, checked 2026-10-24.

More flags

  • --tools: Restrict which built-in tools Claude can use.
  • --ide: Connect to your IDE on startup.
  • --chrome: Enable Chrome browser integration.

All CLI flags

Remember the flag next time

/cards has a flip-card deck for every Claude Code CLI flag.

Get /cards