diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target-sandbox.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target-sandbox.test.ts
index 103a77c7b4..3a2af872db 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target-sandbox.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/execution-target-sandbox.test.ts
@@ -237,6 +237,48 @@ describe("sandbox adapter execution targets", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("preserves stdin when wrapping sandbox adapter commands for run-log streaming", async () => {
+    const rootDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-run-log-stdin-"));
+    cleanupDirs.push(rootDir);
+    const target: AdapterSandboxExecutionTarget = {
+      kind: "remote",
+      transport: "sandbox",
+      providerKey: "local-test",
+      remoteCwd: rootDir,
+      timeoutMs: 30_000,
+      streamRunLogs: true,
+      runner: createLocalSandboxRunner(),
+    };
+    const logsDir = path.posix.join(rootDir, ".paperclip-runtime", "bridge", "logs");
+    const runLogTail = createSandboxRunLogTailFactory({
+      runner: target.runner!,
+      remoteCwd: rootDir,
+      logsDir,
+      shellCommand: "bash",
+    }).create();
+    const events: Array<{ stream: "stdout" | "stderr"; chunk: string }> = [];
+
+    const result = await runAdapterExecutionTargetProcess(
+      "run-log-stdin",
+      target,
+      process.execPath,
+      ["-e", "process.stdin.setEncoding('utf8'); let s=''; process.stdin.on('data', c => s += c); process.stdin.on('end', () => process.stdout.write('stdin=' + s));"],
+      {
+        cwd: rootDir,
+        env: {},
+        stdin: "hello-through-wrapper",
+        timeoutSec: 5,
+        graceSec: 1,
+        runLogTail: { create: () => runLogTail },
+        onLog: async (stream, chunk) => { events.push({ stream, chunk }); },
+      },
+    );
+
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("stdin=hello-through-wrapper");
+    expect(combinedStream(events, "stdout")).toContain("stdin=hello-through-wrapper");
+  });
+
   it("creates the process session directories only in the launch exec, not in upfront makeDir execs", async () => {
     const rootDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "paperclip-process-session-makedir-"));
     cleanupDirs.push(rootDir);
diff --git a/packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/execute.ts b/packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/execute.ts
index ad1bdc253e..d0cbbe8140 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/claude-local/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
     resumeSessionId: string | null,
     attemptInstructionsFilePath: string | undefined,
   ) => {
-    const args = ["--print", "-", "--output-format", "stream-json", "--verbose"];
+    const args = ["--print", "--output-format", "stream-json", "--verbose"];
     if (resumeSessionId) args.push("--resume", resumeSessionId);
     args.push(...buildClaudeExecutionPermissionArgs({
       dangerouslySkipPermissions,
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/claude-local-execute.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/claude-local-execute.test.ts
index 2a1d9065d5..4280ef17a5 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/claude-local-execute.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/claude-local-execute.test.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ describe("claude execute", () => {
         onMeta: async () => {},
       });
       const captured = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(capturePath, "utf-8"));
+      expect(captured.argv).toContain("--print");
+      expect(captured.argv).not.toContain("-");
+      expect(captured.prompt).toContain("Do work.");
       expect(captured.argv).toContain("--append-system-prompt-file");
     } finally {
       restore();