diff --git a/internal/agent/options.go b/internal/agent/options.go
index 72f8f05..1465fed 100644
--- a/internal/agent/options.go
+++ b/internal/agent/options.go
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ func buildOptions(cfg *config.Config, opts Options) ([]claude.Option, error) {
 		claude.WithMaxTurns(cfg.Agent.MaxTurns),
 		claude.WithPermissionMode(cfg.Agent.PermissionMode),
 		claude.WithAllowedTools(allowedToolPattern...),
+		// Required by recent versions of the claude CLI when combined
+		// with --print and --output-format=stream-json — without it the
+		// subprocess exits immediately with "requires --verbose". The
+		// SDK passes through cfg.Verbose to the subprocess's --verbose
+		// flag; archy always wants this so we hardcode true.
+		claude.WithVerbose(true),
 	}
 	if opts.CLIPath != "" {
 		out = append(out, claude.WithCLIPath(opts.CLIPath))
diff --git a/internal/agent/options_test.go b/internal/agent/options_test.go
index add8a9a..bd01a07 100644
--- a/internal/agent/options_test.go
+++ b/internal/agent/options_test.go
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ func TestBuildOptions_IncludesModelMaxTurnsPermission(t *testing.T) {
 		User:            testIdentity(),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	// 4 base options (model, max-turns, permission, allowed-tools) + 1 archy MCP server = 5.
-	// External MCPs in baseline config = 0.
-	assert.Equal(t, 5, applyOpts(t, opts))
+	// 5 base options (model, max-turns, permission, allowed-tools,
+	// verbose) + 1 archy MCP server = 6. External MCPs in baseline
+	// config = 0.
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, applyOpts(t, opts))
 }
 
 func TestBuildOptions_RegistersExternalEnabledMCPServer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestBuildOptions_RegistersExternalEnabledMCPServer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	opts, err := buildOptions(cfg, Options{ArchyBinaryPath: "/fake/archy", User: testIdentity()})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 6, applyOpts(t, opts), "5 base/archy + 1 external")
+	assert.Equal(t, 7, applyOpts(t, opts), "6 base/archy + 1 external")
 }
 
 func TestBuildOptions_SkipsDisabledExternalMCPServer(t *testing.T) {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func TestBuildOptions_SkipsDisabledExternalMCPServer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	opts, err := buildOptions(cfg, Options{ArchyBinaryPath: "/fake/archy", User: testIdentity()})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, 5, applyOpts(t, opts))
+	assert.Equal(t, 6, applyOpts(t, opts))
 }
 
 func TestBuildOptions_ExternalServerBadScheme(t *testing.T) {