diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
index 30e8951..f4483cf 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -86,6 +86,17 @@ func init() {
 				Name:    "auth-token",
 				Sources: cli.EnvVars("ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN"),
 			},
+			&cli.IntFlag{
+				Name:  "max-retries",
+				Usage: "Maximum number of retries for failed API requests (0 to disable)",
+				Value: 3,
+				Validator: func(n int) error {
+					if n < 0 || n > 10 {
+						return fmt.Errorf("max-retries must be between 0 and 10")
+					}
+					return nil
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
 			{
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cmdutil.go b/pkg/cmd/cmdutil.go
index 1c34fe6..326e982 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cmdutil.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cmdutil.go
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ func getDefaultRequestOptions(cmd *cli.Command) []option.RequestOption {
 		opts = append(opts, option.WithBaseURL(baseURL))
 	}
 
+	// Configure max retries (SDK defaults to 2, 0 disables retry)
+	if maxRetries := cmd.Int("max-retries"); maxRetries >= 0 {
+		opts = append(opts, option.WithMaxRetries(int(maxRetries)))
+	}
+
 	return opts
 }