🐛 Claude Code Headless

This skill runs Claude Code headlessly from scripts, enabling automated, non-interactive tasks with JSON output and session management.

QUICK INSTALL
npx playbooks add skill 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods --skill claude-code-headless

About Claude Code Headless

Built for debugging workflows, Claude Code Headless helps AI coding agents this skill runs claude code headlessly from scripts, enabling automated, non-interactive tasks with json output and session management.

The 18-word prompt provides structured debugging guidance — covering detailed methodology and consistent output formats. Install it in one command.

Use Cases

  • Systematically diagnosing production errors and crashes
  • Tracing memory leaks and performance bottlenecks
  • Debugging async race conditions and concurrency issues
  • Root-cause analysis with structured logging

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (18 words)

This skill runs Claude Code headlessly from scripts, enabling automated, non-interactive tasks with JSON output and session management.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Claude Code Headless?

Claude Code Headless is a free debugging skill for AI coding agents. This skill runs Claude Code headlessly from scripts, enabling automated, non-interactive tasks with JSON output and session management.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with debugging expertise.

How do I use Claude Code Headless with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill 0xdarkmatter/claude-mods --skill claude-code-headless in your terminal to install Claude Code Headless into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Claude Code Headless?

Claude Code Headless is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Claude Code Headless free to use?

Yes, Claude Code Headless is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/0xdarkmatter/claude-mods/tree/main/skills/claude-code-headless. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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