Entry Point

Source: src/main.tsx (4,683 lines) and src/entrypoints/cli.tsx

Bootstrap Flow

CLI Entry (src/entrypoints/cli.tsx)

The outermost entry point handles:

• --version — Print version and exit immediately
• --dump-system-prompt — Output system prompt for debugging
• MCP server mode — Start as an MCP server
• Daemon worker mode — Run as a background daemon
• Default — Proceed to full application bootstrap

Main Entry (src/main.tsx)

The main entry point (4,683 lines) orchestrates:

1. CLI Argument Parsing

Uses Commander.js to define the command-line interface with options for:

• Model selection
• Permission modes
• Session resume
• Output format
• Feature flag overrides

2. Service Initialization

• Telemetry — Analytics and error reporting setup
• Authentication — API key or OAuth token validation
• Configuration — Load settings from ~/.claude/
• Feature Flags — Evaluate build-time and runtime flags

3. REPL Launch

The interactive Read-Eval-Print Loop is launched via src/replLauncher.tsx, which initializes the React/Ink rendering tree and enters the interactive mode.

4. Command Execution

If a specific command is provided (e.g., claude commit), the command registry (src/commands.ts) resolves and executes it directly without entering the REPL.

Other Entry Points