diff --git a/backend/cli.py b/backend/cli.py
index eef097a..6625cea 100644
--- a/backend/cli.py
+++ b/backend/cli.py
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ def _has_successful_results(results: list) -> bool:
 
 def _should_enter_post_render_loop(config: dict, interrupted: bool, results: list) -> bool:
     """Open the post-render rerender flow on explicit config or partial interrupt recovery."""
+    # The post-render loop is interactive (prompt_toolkit); never enter it
+    # without a real terminal or it crashes with OSError [Errno 22].
+    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
+        return False
     return bool(config.get("post_render_review", False) or (interrupted and _has_successful_results(results)))
 
 
@@ -669,7 +673,7 @@ def _transcribe_progress(pct, msg):
     print(f"\n  [4/4] Exporting {len(clips)} clips{_ai_label} to {output_dir}/")
     results = []
     t0 = time.time()
-    _skip_review = not config.get("review_each_clip", False)
+    _skip_review = not config.get("review_each_clip", False) or not sys.stdin.isatty()
     interrupted = False
 
     try:
@@ -1167,6 +1171,13 @@ def _find_moment_with_claude(description: str, segments: list, existing_clips: l
 
 def _review_clips(clips: list, segments: list, energy_scores: list | None, config: dict) -> list:
     """Interactive clip review — user can select/deselect, ask for more, or find specific moments."""
+    # Non-interactive (piped/scripted/no TTY): skip the picker and render all
+    # suggested clips. The picker uses prompt_toolkit, which raises
+    # OSError [Errno 22] when stdin isn't a real terminal.
+    if not sys.stdin.isatty():
+        print(f"\n         Non-interactive run — rendering all {len(clips)} suggested clips.")
+        return clips
+
     import questionary
     from questionary import Style
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_output_dir.py b/tests/test_cli_output_dir.py
index e6300bc..66f58b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_output_dir.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_output_dir.py
@@ -75,14 +75,25 @@ def test_has_successful_results_false_without_outputs(self):
         )
 
     def test_should_enter_post_render_loop_when_interrupted_with_completed_results(self):
-        should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
-            config={"post_render_review": False},
-            interrupted=True,
-            results=[{"output_path": "/tmp/clip.mp4"}],
-        )
+        with mock.patch("sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=True):
+            should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
+                config={"post_render_review": False},
+                interrupted=True,
+                results=[{"output_path": "/tmp/clip.mp4"}],
+            )
 
         self.assertTrue(should_enter)
 
+    def test_should_not_enter_post_render_loop_without_tty(self):
+        with mock.patch("sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=False):
+            should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
+                config={"post_render_review": True},
+                interrupted=True,
+                results=[{"output_path": "/tmp/clip.mp4"}],
+            )
+
+        self.assertFalse(should_enter)
+
     def test_should_not_enter_post_render_loop_when_interrupted_without_completed_results(self):
         should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
             config={"post_render_review": False},
@@ -93,11 +104,12 @@ def test_should_not_enter_post_render_loop_when_interrupted_without_completed_re
         self.assertFalse(should_enter)
 
     def test_should_enter_post_render_loop_when_config_enabled(self):
-        should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
-            config={"post_render_review": True},
-            interrupted=False,
-            results=[],
-        )
+        with mock.patch("sys.stdin.isatty", return_value=True):
+            should_enter = cli_mod._should_enter_post_render_loop(
+                config={"post_render_review": True},
+                interrupted=False,
+                results=[],
+            )
 
         self.assertTrue(should_enter)