diff --git a/deploy/setup.sh b/deploy/setup.sh
index 34fc454..260cc79 100755
--- a/deploy/setup.sh
+++ b/deploy/setup.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ if ! command -v curl &> /dev/null; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Detect interactive vs piped mode
+INTERACTIVE=true
+if [ ! -t 0 ]; then
+  INTERACTIVE=false
+fi
+
 # Check for Docker
 DOCKER_INSTALLED=false
 if command -v docker &> /dev/null; then
@@ -68,13 +74,19 @@ echo "Data: SQLite database is stored in a Docker named volume."
 echo "      Use 'docker compose down -v' to DELETE the database."
 echo ""
 
-# Confirm
-echo -n "Continue? [Y/n]: "
-read -r CONFIRM
-CONFIRM=${CONFIRM:-Y}
-if [ "$CONFIRM" != "Y" ] && [ "$CONFIRM" != "y" ]; then
-  echo "Aborted."
-  exit 0
+# Confirm (skip in non-interactive/piped mode)
+if [ "$INTERACTIVE" = "true" ]; then
+  echo -n "Continue? [Y/n]: "
+  read -r CONFIRM
+  CONFIRM=${CONFIRM:-Y}
+  if [ "$CONFIRM" != "Y" ] && [ "$CONFIRM" != "y" ]; then
+    echo "Aborted."
+    exit 0
+  fi
+else
+  echo "(Running in non-interactive mode — proceeding automatically)"
+  echo "To interactively confirm, run: curl -sL ... | bash"
+  echo ""
 fi
 
 echo ""