diff --git a/documentation/docs/api-reference/cli.md b/documentation/docs/api-reference/cli.md
index d8983090..9427e391 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/api-reference/cli.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/api-reference/cli.md
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ Options:
 
 - `--user-id, -u TEXT`: User ID for authorization flows
 
+- `--response-only, -ro`: Return only the JSON payload response without metadata
+
 **Example Output:**
 
 - Session and Request IDs displayed in panel header
@@ -229,6 +231,9 @@ agentcore invoke '{"prompt": "Secure request"}' --bearer-token eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1N
 
 # Invoke local agent
 agentcore invoke '{"prompt": "Test locally"}' --local
+
+# Invoke with response-only flag (returns only the JSON payload)
+agentcore invoke '{"prompt": "Get raw response"}' --response-only
 ```
 
 ### Check Status
diff --git a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
index 2d752da4..ab4fd4df 100644
--- a/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
+++ b/src/bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit/cli/runtime/commands.py
@@ -602,10 +602,11 @@ def _show_invoke_info_panel(agent_name: str, invoke_result=None, config=None):
     )
 
 
-def _show_success_response(content):
+def _show_success_response(content, response_only=False):
     """Show success response content below panel."""
     if content:
-        console.print("\n[bold]Response:[/bold]")
+        if not response_only:
+            console.print("\n[bold]Response:[/bold]")
         console.print(content)
 
 
@@ -670,6 +671,9 @@ def invoke(
         help="Custom headers (format: 'Header1:value,Header2:value2'). "
         "Headers will be auto-prefixed with 'X-Amzn-Bedrock-AgentCore-Runtime-Custom-' if not already present.",
     ),
+    response_only: Optional[bool] = typer.Option(
+        False, "--response-only", "-ro", help="Return only the JSON payload response without metadata"
+    ),
 ):
     """Invoke Bedrock AgentCore endpoint."""
     config_path = Path.cwd() / ".bedrock_agentcore.yaml"
@@ -725,7 +729,12 @@ def invoke(
             custom_headers=custom_headers,
         )
         agent_display = config.name if config else (agent or "unknown")
-        _show_invoke_info_panel(agent_display, result, config)
+        
+        # Show info panel only if response_only is False
+        if not response_only:
+            _show_invoke_info_panel(agent_display, result, config)
+        
+        # Process response content
         if result.response != {}:
             content = result.response
             if isinstance(content, dict) and "response" in content:
@@ -752,7 +761,9 @@ def invoke(
                         content = parsed
                 except (json.JSONDecodeError, TypeError):
                     pass
-            _show_success_response(content)
+            
+            # Display the content with or without formatting based on response_only flag
+            _show_success_response(content, response_only)
 
     except FileNotFoundError:
         _show_configuration_not_found_panel()
diff --git a/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py b/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
index 4407570a..114b7cf1 100644
--- a/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/cli/runtime/test_commands.py
@@ -3087,3 +3087,74 @@ def test_invoke_with_headers_local_mode(self, tmp_path):
                 assert call_args.kwargs["custom_headers"] == expected_headers
             finally:
                 os.chdir(original_cwd)
+                
+    def test_invoke_with_response_only_flag(self, tmp_path):
+        """Test invoke command with response_only flag."""
+        config_file = tmp_path / ".bedrock_agentcore.yaml"
+        config_content = """
+default_agent: test-agent
+agents:
+  test-agent:
+    name: test-agent
+    entrypoint: test.py
+"""
+        config_file.write_text(config_content.strip())
+
+        with (
+            patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands.load_config") as mock_load_config,
+            patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands.invoke_bedrock_agentcore") as mock_invoke,
+            patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands.console.print") as mock_print,
+            patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands._show_invoke_info_panel") as mock_show_panel,
+            patch("bedrock_agentcore_starter_toolkit.cli.runtime.commands._show_success_response") as mock_show_response,
+        ):
+            # Mock project config and agent config
+            mock_project_config = Mock()
+            mock_agent_config = Mock()
+            mock_agent_config.authorizer_configuration = None
+            mock_project_config.get_agent_config.return_value = mock_agent_config
+            mock_load_config.return_value = mock_project_config
+
+            # Create a response with nested structure
+            mock_result = Mock()
+            mock_result.response = {"response": "This is the raw response"}
+            mock_result.session_id = "test-session"
+            mock_invoke.return_value = mock_result
+
+            original_cwd = Path.cwd()
+            os.chdir(tmp_path)
+
+            try:
+                # Test with response_only flag
+                result = self.runner.invoke(
+                    app, ["invoke", '{"message": "hello"}', "--response-only"]
+                )
+
+                assert result.exit_code == 0
+                
+                # Verify response_only was passed to invoke_bedrock_agentcore
+                call_args = mock_invoke.call_args
+                
+                # Verify the info panel was not shown when response_only is True
+                mock_show_panel.assert_not_called()
+                mock_show_response.assert_not_called()
+                
+                # Verify console.print was called directly with the content
+                mock_print.assert_any_call("This is the raw response")
+                
+                # Test without response_only flag
+                mock_show_panel.reset_mock()
+                mock_show_response.reset_mock()
+                mock_print.reset_mock()
+                
+                result = self.runner.invoke(
+                    app, ["invoke", '{"message": "hello"}']
+                )
+                
+                assert result.exit_code == 0
+                
+                # Verify the info panel was shown when response_only is False
+                mock_show_panel.assert_called_once()
+                mock_show_response.assert_called_once()
+                
+            finally:
+                os.chdir(original_cwd)