diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e95e22e..ff0512ee 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
 
 - **Compaction UI**: Simplified collapsed compaction indicator to show warning-colored text with token count instead of styled banner. Removed redundant success message after compaction. ([#108](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/issues/108))
 
+### Fixed
+
+- **Print mode error handling**: `-p` flag now outputs error messages and exits with code 1 when requests fail, instead of silently producing no output.
+
 ### Added
 
+- **`authHeader` option in models.json**: Custom providers can set `"authHeader": true` to automatically add `Authorization: Bearer <apiKey>` header. Useful for providers that require explicit auth headers. ([#81](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/issues/81))
 - **`--append-system-prompt` Flag**: Append additional text or file contents to the system prompt. Supports both inline text and file paths. Complements `--system-prompt` for layering custom instructions without replacing the base system prompt. ([#114](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/114) by [@markusylisiurunen](https://github.com/markusylisiurunen))
 - **Thinking Block Toggle**: Added `Ctrl+T` shortcut to toggle visibility of LLM thinking blocks. When toggled off, shows a static "Thinking..." label instead of full content. Useful for reducing visual clutter during long conversations. ([#113](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/pull/113) by [@markusylisiurunen](https://github.com/markusylisiurunen))
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
index 12c80360..7f764ac1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/main.ts
@@ -817,7 +817,15 @@ async function runSingleShotMode(
 	if (mode === "text") {
 		const lastMessage = agent.state.messages[agent.state.messages.length - 1];
 		if (lastMessage.role === "assistant") {
-			for (const content of lastMessage.content) {
+			const assistantMsg = lastMessage as AssistantMessage;
+
+			// Check for error/aborted and output error message
+			if (assistantMsg.stopReason === "error" || assistantMsg.stopReason === "aborted") {
+				console.error(assistantMsg.errorMessage || `Request ${assistantMsg.stopReason}`);
+				process.exit(1);
+			}
+
+			for (const content of assistantMsg.content) {
 				if (content.type === "text") {
 					console.log(content.text);
 				}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/model-config.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/model-config.ts
index b5265028..abbebdb1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/model-config.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/model-config.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const ProviderConfigSchema = Type.Object({
 		]),
 	),
 	headers: Type.Optional(Type.Record(Type.String(), Type.String())),
+	authHeader: Type.Optional(Type.Boolean()),
 	models: Type.Array(ModelDefinitionSchema),
 });
 
@@ -177,9 +178,17 @@ function parseModels(config: ModelsConfig): Model<Api>[] {
 			}
 
 			// Merge headers: provider headers are base, model headers override
-			const headers =
+			let headers =
 				providerConfig.headers || modelDef.headers ? { ...providerConfig.headers, ...modelDef.headers } : undefined;
 
+			// If authHeader is true, add Authorization header with resolved API key
+			if (providerConfig.authHeader) {
+				const resolvedKey = resolveApiKey(providerConfig.apiKey);
+				if (resolvedKey) {
+					headers = { ...headers, Authorization: `Bearer ${resolvedKey}` };
+				}
+			}
+
 			models.push({
 				id: modelDef.id,
 				name: modelDef.name,