diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index 40217c8..2ade744 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ mycoder "Implement a React component that displays a list of items"
 # Run with a prompt from a file
 mycoder -f prompt.txt
 
+# Combine file input with interactive prompts
+mycoder -f prompt.txt -i
+
 # Disable user prompts for fully automated sessions
 mycoder --userPrompt false "Generate a basic Express.js server"
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/$default.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/$default.ts
index 2b9cfe0..5ecaadb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/$default.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/$default.ts
@@ -231,6 +231,12 @@ export async function executePrompt(
   );
 }
 
+type PromptSource = {
+  type: 'user' | 'file';
+  source: string;
+  content: string;
+};
+
 export const command: CommandModule<SharedOptions, DefaultArgs> = {
   command: '* [prompt]',
   describe: 'Execute a prompt or start interactive mode',
@@ -244,21 +250,50 @@ export const command: CommandModule<SharedOptions, DefaultArgs> = {
     // Get configuration for model provider and name
     const argvConfig = getConfigFromArgv(argv);
     const config = await loadConfig(argvConfig);
-    let prompt: string | undefined;
 
+    // Initialize prompt variable
+    const prompts: PromptSource[] = [];
+
+    // If prompt is specified, use it as inline prompt
+    if (argv.prompt) {
+      prompts.push({
+        type: 'user',
+        source: 'command line',
+        content: argv.prompt,
+      });
+    }
     // If promptFile is specified, read from file
     if (argv.file) {
-      prompt = await fs.readFile(argv.file, 'utf-8');
+      prompts.push({
+        type: 'file',
+        source: argv.file,
+        content: await fs.readFile(argv.file, 'utf-8'),
+      });
     }
-
     // If interactive mode
     if (argv.interactive) {
-      prompt = await userPrompt(
-        "Type your request below or 'help' for usage information. Use Ctrl+C to exit.",
-      );
-    } else if (!prompt) {
-      // Use command line prompt if provided
-      prompt = argv.prompt;
+      // If we already have file content, let the user know
+      const promptMessage =
+        (prompts.length > 0
+          ? 'Add additional instructions'
+          : 'Enter your request') +
+        " below or 'help' for usage information. Use Ctrl+C to exit.";
+      const interactiveContent = await userPrompt(promptMessage);
+
+      prompts.push({
+        type: 'user',
+        source: 'interactive',
+        content: interactiveContent,
+      });
+    }
+
+    let prompt = '';
+    for (const promptSource of prompts) {
+      if (promptSource.type === 'user') {
+        prompt += `--- ${promptSource.source} ---\n\n${promptSource.content}\n\n`;
+      } else if (promptSource.type === 'file') {
+        prompt += `--- contents of ${promptSource.source} ---\n\n${promptSource.content}\n\n`;
+      }
     }
 
     if (!prompt) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/options.ts b/packages/cli/src/options.ts
index e0627c4..11b1a8c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/options.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/options.ts
@@ -52,13 +52,14 @@ export const sharedOptions = {
     type: 'boolean',
     alias: 'i',
     description:
-      'Run in interactive mode, asking for prompts and enabling corrections during execution (use Ctrl+M to send corrections)',
+      'Run in interactive mode, asking for prompts and enabling corrections during execution (use Ctrl+M to send corrections). Can be combined with -f/--file to append interactive input to file content.',
     default: false,
   } as const,
   file: {
     type: 'string',
     alias: 'f',
-    description: 'Read prompt from a file',
+    description:
+      'Read prompt from a file (can be combined with -i/--interactive)',
   } as const,
   tokenUsage: {
     type: 'boolean',