diff --git a/app/Commands/DefaultCommand.php b/app/Commands/DefaultCommand.php
index c93598da..6a8fcfcf 100644
--- a/app/Commands/DefaultCommand.php
+++ b/app/Commands/DefaultCommand.php
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 namespace App\Commands;
 
+use App\Actions\FixCode;
+use App\Factories\ConfigurationFactory;
 use LaravelZero\Framework\Commands\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Throwable;
 
 class DefaultCommand extends Command
 {
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ protected function configure()
                     new InputOption('cache-file', '', InputArgument::OPTIONAL, 'The path to the cache file'),
                     new InputOption('parallel', 'p', InputOption::VALUE_NONE, 'Runs the linter in parallel (Experimental)'),
                     new InputOption('max-processes', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'The number of processes to spawn when using parallel execution'),
+                    new InputOption('stdin-filename', null, InputOption::VALUE_REQUIRED, 'Provide file path context for stdin input'),
                 ],
             );
     }
@@ -62,8 +66,68 @@ protected function configure()
      */
     public function handle($fixCode, $elaborateSummary)
     {
+        if ($this->hasStdinInput()) {
+            return $this->fixStdinInput($fixCode);
+        }
+
         [$totalFiles, $changes] = $fixCode->execute();
 
         return $elaborateSummary->execute($totalFiles, $changes);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Fix the code sent to Pint on stdin and output to stdout.
+     *
+     * The stdin-filename option provides file path context. If the path matches
+     * exclusion rules, the original code is returned unchanged. Falls back to
+     * 'stdin.php' if not provided.
+     */
+    protected function fixStdinInput(FixCode $fixCode): int
+    {
+        $contextPath = $this->option('stdin-filename') ?: 'stdin.php';
+
+        if ($this->option('stdin-filename') && ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded($contextPath)) {
+            fwrite(STDOUT, stream_get_contents(STDIN));
+
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        }
+
+        $tempFile = sys_get_temp_dir().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'pint_stdin_'.uniqid().'.php';
+
+        $this->input->setArgument('path', [$tempFile]);
+        $this->input->setOption('format', 'json');
+
+        try {
+            file_put_contents($tempFile, stream_get_contents(STDIN));
+            $fixCode->execute();
+            fwrite(STDOUT, file_get_contents($tempFile));
+
+            return self::SUCCESS;
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            fwrite(STDERR, "pint: error processing {$contextPath}: {$e->getMessage()}\n");
+
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        } finally {
+            if (file_exists($tempFile)) {
+                @unlink($tempFile);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if there is input available on stdin.
+     *
+     * Stdin mode is triggered by either:
+     * - Passing '-' as path (transformed to '__STDIN_PLACEHOLDER__' in pint:56-61)
+     * - Providing the --stdin-filename option
+     */
+    protected function hasStdinInput(): bool
+    {
+        $paths = $this->argument('path');
+
+        $hasStdinPlaceholder = ! empty($paths) && $paths[0] === '__STDIN_PLACEHOLDER__';
+        $hasStdinFilename = ! empty($this->option('stdin-filename'));
+
+        return $hasStdinPlaceholder || $hasStdinFilename;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Factories/ConfigurationFactory.php b/app/Factories/ConfigurationFactory.php
index 4c9b0ec9..eea16dfd 100644
--- a/app/Factories/ConfigurationFactory.php
+++ b/app/Factories/ConfigurationFactory.php
@@ -76,4 +76,62 @@ public static function finder()
 
         return $finder;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Check if a file path should be excluded based on finder rules.
+     */
+    public static function isPathExcluded(string $filePath): bool
+    {
+        $localConfiguration = resolve(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class);
+        $basePath = getcwd();
+
+        $relativePath = str_starts_with($filePath, $basePath)
+            ? substr($filePath, strlen($basePath) + 1)
+            : $filePath;
+
+        $relativePath = str_replace('\\', '/', $relativePath);
+        $fileName = basename($filePath);
+
+        foreach (static::$notName as $pattern) {
+            if (fnmatch($pattern, $fileName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach (static::$exclude as $excludedFolder) {
+            $excludedFolder = str_replace('\\', '/', $excludedFolder);
+            if (str_starts_with($relativePath, $excludedFolder.'/') || $relativePath === $excludedFolder) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        $finderConfig = $localConfiguration->finder();
+
+        if (isset($finderConfig['notName'])) {
+            foreach ((array) $finderConfig['notName'] as $pattern) {
+                if (fnmatch($pattern, $fileName)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isset($finderConfig['exclude'])) {
+            foreach ((array) $finderConfig['exclude'] as $excludedFolder) {
+                $excludedFolder = str_replace('\\', '/', $excludedFolder);
+                if (str_starts_with($relativePath, $excludedFolder.'/') || $relativePath === $excludedFolder) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (isset($finderConfig['notPath'])) {
+            foreach ((array) $finderConfig['notPath'] as $pattern) {
+                if (fnmatch($pattern, $relativePath)) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/pint b/pint
index 47c00be5..466b6b21 100755
--- a/pint
+++ b/pint
@@ -40,6 +40,27 @@ $app = require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap/app.php';
 
 $kernel = $app->make(Illuminate\Contracts\Console\Kernel::class);
 
+/*
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Handle Stdin Mode
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+|
+| When using '-' to indicate stdin input (following Unix convention like
+| Black, cat, etc.), Symfony Console's ArgvInput parser fails because it
+| treats '-' as a malformed option. We work around this by replacing '-'
+| with a placeholder before the input is parsed. The DefaultCommand then
+| detects this placeholder to enable stdin mode.
+|
+*/
+
+if (isset($_SERVER['argv'])) {
+    $stdinIndex = array_search('-', $_SERVER['argv'], true);
+
+    if ($stdinIndex !== false) {
+        $_SERVER['argv'][$stdinIndex] = '__STDIN_PLACEHOLDER__';
+    }
+}
+
 $status = $kernel->handle(
     $input = new Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput,
     new Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StdinTest.php b/tests/Feature/StdinTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79061b88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/StdinTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Process;
+
+it('formats code from stdin', function (string $input, ?string $expected) {
+    $result = Process::input($input)
+        ->run('php pint - --stdin-filename=app/Test.php')
+        ->throw();
+
+    expect($result)
+        ->output()
+        ->toBe($expected ?? $input)
+        ->errorOutput()
+        ->toBe('');
+})->with([
+    'basic array and conditional' => [
+        <<<'PHP'
+        <?php
+        $array = array("a","b");
+        if($condition==true){
+            echo "test";
+        }
+        PHP
+        ,
+        <<<'PHP'
+        <?php
+
+        $array = ['a', 'b'];
+        if ($condition == true) {
+            echo 'test';
+        }
+
+        PHP
+        ,
+    ],
+    'class with method' => [
+        <<<'PHP'
+        <?php
+        class Test{
+        public function method(){
+        return array("key"=>"value");
+        }
+        }
+        PHP
+        ,
+        <<<'PHP'
+        <?php
+
+        class Test
+        {
+            public function method()
+            {
+                return ['key' => 'value'];
+            }
+        }
+
+        PHP
+        ,
+    ],
+    'already formatted code' => [
+        <<<'PHP'
+        <?php
+
+        class AlreadyFormatted
+        {
+            public function method()
+            {
+                return ['key' => 'value'];
+            }
+        }
+
+        PHP
+        ,
+        null,
+    ],
+]);
+
+it('formats code from stdin without filename', function () {
+    $input = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+    $array = array("a","b");
+    PHP;
+
+    $expected = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+
+    $array = ['a', 'b'];
+
+    PHP;
+
+    $result = Process::input($input)->run('php pint -')->throw();
+
+    expect($result)->output()->toBe($expected)->errorOutput()->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('uses stdin-filename for context', function () {
+    $input = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+    $array = array("test");
+    PHP;
+
+    $expected = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+
+    $array = ['test'];
+
+    PHP;
+
+    $result = Process::input($input)
+        ->run('php pint - --stdin-filename=app/Models/User.php')
+        ->throw();
+
+    expect($result)->output()->toBe($expected)->errorOutput()->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('formats code from stdin using only stdin-filename option', function () {
+    $input = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+    $array = array("foo","bar");
+    PHP;
+
+    $expected = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+
+    $array = ['foo', 'bar'];
+
+    PHP;
+
+    $result = Process::input($input)
+        ->run('php pint --stdin-filename=app/Models/Example.php')
+        ->throw();
+
+    expect($result)->output()->toBe($expected)->errorOutput()->toBe('');
+});
+
+it('skips formatting for excluded paths', function (string $filename) {
+    $input = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+    $array = array("foo","bar");
+    PHP;
+
+    $result = Process::input($input)
+        ->run("php pint --stdin-filename={$filename}")
+        ->throw();
+
+    expect($result)->output()->toBe($input)->errorOutput()->toBe('');
+})->with([
+    'blade files' => ['resources/views/welcome.blade.php'],
+    'storage folder' => ['storage/framework/views/compiled.php'],
+    'node_modules' => ['node_modules/package/index.php'],
+]);
+
+it('respects pint.json exclusion rules', function (string $filename, bool $shouldFormat) {
+    $input = <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+    $array = array("foo","bar");
+    PHP;
+
+    $expected = $shouldFormat ? <<<'PHP'
+    <?php
+
+    $array = ['foo', 'bar'];
+
+    PHP
+        : $input;
+
+    $result = Process::input($input)
+        ->path(base_path('tests/Fixtures/finder'))
+        ->run('php '.base_path('pint')." --stdin-filename={$filename}")
+        ->throw();
+
+    expect($result)->output()->toBe($expected)->errorOutput()->toBe('');
+})->with([
+    'excluded folder' => ['my-dir/SomeFile.php', false],
+    'excluded notName pattern' => ['src/test-my-file.php', false],
+    'excluded notPath pattern' => ['path/to/excluded-file.php', false],
+    'not excluded' => ['src/MyClass.php', true],
+]);
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Factories/ConfigurationFactoryTest.php b/tests/Unit/Factories/ConfigurationFactoryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48ee6caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Factories/ConfigurationFactoryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Factories\ConfigurationFactory;
+use App\Repositories\ConfigurationJsonRepository;
+
+it('returns false for non-excluded files', function () {
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository(null, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('src/MyClass.php'))->toBeFalse()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('app/Services/UserService.php'))->toBeFalse()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('tests/Unit/MyTest.php'))->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('excludes files matching default notName patterns', function () {
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository(null, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('resources/views/welcome.blade.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('app/User.blade.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('_ide_helper.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('_ide_helper_models.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('.phpstorm.meta.php'))->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('excludes files in default exclude folders', function () {
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository(null, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('node_modules/package/index.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('storage/logs/app.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('build/output.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('bootstrap/cache/services.php'))->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('excludes files based on pint.json exclude config', function () {
+    $configPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/Fixtures/finder/pint.json';
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository($configPath, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('my-dir/SomeFile.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('my-dir/nested/File.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('other-dir/File.php'))->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('excludes files matching pint.json notName patterns', function () {
+    $configPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/Fixtures/finder/pint.json';
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository($configPath, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('src/test-my-file.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('app/Models/foo-my-file.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('test-other-file.php'))->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('excludes files matching pint.json notPath patterns', function () {
+    $configPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/Fixtures/finder/pint.json';
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository($configPath, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('path/to/excluded-file.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('path/to/other-file.php'))->toBeFalse();
+});
+
+it('handles absolute paths correctly', function () {
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository(null, null));
+
+    $absolutePath = getcwd().DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'storage'.DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR.'app.php';
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded($absolutePath))->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('handles paths with backslashes on Windows', function () {
+    $configPath = dirname(__DIR__, 2).'/Fixtures/finder/pint.json';
+    app()->bind(ConfigurationJsonRepository::class, fn () => new ConfigurationJsonRepository($configPath, null));
+
+    expect(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('my-dir\\nested\\File.php'))->toBeTrue()
+        ->and(ConfigurationFactory::isPathExcluded('path\\to\\excluded-file.php'))->toBeTrue();
+});