diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 881a3ee..6d7b1f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ config.toml
 cookies.json
 dist/
 .DS_Store
+parasocial
diff --git a/cmd/parasocial/main.go b/cmd/parasocial/main.go
index 2557ec3..97ea30e 100644
--- a/cmd/parasocial/main.go
+++ b/cmd/parasocial/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -16,10 +17,13 @@ import (
 
 // main sets up process cancellation and reports fatal startup errors to stderr.
 func main() {
+	daemon := flag.Bool("daemon", false, "run as daemon without interactive TUI")
+	flag.Parse()
+
 	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	defer stop()
 
-	if err := app.Run(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := app.Run(ctx, *daemon); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 53abbb1..0cf6ee6 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Run loads configuration and starts the terminal UI.
-func Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+func Run(ctx context.Context, daemon bool) error {
 	cfg, err := config.LoadDefault()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if daemon {
+		return tui.RunDaemon(ctx, tui.Options{Streamers: cfg.Streamers})
+	}
 	return tui.Run(ctx, tui.Options{Streamers: cfg.Streamers})
 }
diff --git a/internal/tui/daemon.go b/internal/tui/daemon.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88dc2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/daemon.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// RunDaemon starts the daemon mode which just logs everything instead of UI.
+func RunDaemon(ctx context.Context, options Options) error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	rt := newRuntime(ctx, options)
+	state := options.AuthState
+	if state == nil {
+		var err error
+		state, err = rt.reuseAuth()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	if state == nil {
+		fmt.Println("Starting authentication...")
+		authChan := make(chan AuthUpdate)
+		rt.startAuth(authChan)
+
+		var authErr error
+		for authMsg := range authChan {
+			if authMsg.Line != "" {
+				fmt.Println(authMsg.Line)
+			}
+			if authMsg.Done {
+				if authMsg.Err != nil {
+					authErr = authMsg.Err
+				} else if authMsg.State != nil {
+					state = authMsg.State
+				}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		if authErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("authentication failed: %w", authErr)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Authentication complete.")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Starting streamer resolution...")
+	streamerChan := make(chan StreamerUpdate)
+	rt.startResolve(state, streamerChan)
+
+	for streamerMsg := range streamerChan {
+		if streamerMsg.Done {
+			break
+		}
+		if streamerMsg.Err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error: %v\n", streamerMsg.Err)
+		}
+		if streamerMsg.IRC != nil {
+			if message, ok := formatIRCChatLine(streamerMsg.IRC.Line); ok {
+				fmt.Printf("[IRC] %s: %s\n", streamerMsg.IRC.Login, message)
+			}
+		}
+		if streamerMsg.Miner != nil {
+			line := strings.TrimSpace(streamerMsg.Miner.Line)
+			if line != "" {
+				fmt.Printf("[Miner] %s: %s\n", streamerMsg.Miner.Login, line)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}