diff --git a/claude_desktop/rootfs/usr/local/bin/claude-direct b/claude_desktop/rootfs/usr/local/bin/claude-direct
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b16e20c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/claude_desktop/rootfs/usr/local/bin/claude-direct
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+exec claude "$@"