From 312e39b8c03d462edfba72a227bb0272954c04d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:23:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify claude output handling

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 README.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

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@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ You can also use a personal WhatsApp Web session (QR login) via `--provider web`
 }
 ```
 
+### Claude CLI integration
+
+- When `command[0]` is `claude`, set `claudeOutputFormat` to `"text"`, `"json"`, or `"stream-json"` and warelay will inject `--output-format` and `-p/--print` automatically.
+- For `"json"`/`"stream-json"`, warelay now parses Claude's JSON payload and sends just the text content to WhatsApp while keeping the full JSON in logs for debugging.
+- If you omit `claudeOutputFormat`, warelay leaves your args untouched (useful for custom Claude flags).
+
 ### Simple text echo
 ```json5
 {