diff --git a/apps/cli/README.md b/apps/cli/README.md
index e6a33247ca..4172eca836 100644
--- a/apps/cli/README.md
+++ b/apps/cli/README.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ Symlink the source-running launcher onto your PATH; it resolves the checkout thr
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/bin/dsh" ~/.local/bin/dsh
 ```
 
-`pnpm run demo:tui` runs the same entry from the repo root. The built form (`lib/bin.js`, via `pnpm run build`) boots the same config under plain Node.
+`pnpm run dsh` runs the same entry from the repo root and forwards arguments directly, for example `pnpm run dsh -p "task"`. The built form (`lib/bin.js`, via `pnpm run build`) boots the same config under plain Node.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ff149b80a..a925ea3ec9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
     "constraints": "tsx scripts/check-workspace-constraints.ts",
     "doc-sync": "tsx scripts/run-gates.ts doc-sync",
     "hygiene": "pnpm run knip && pnpm run publint && pnpm run constraints && pnpm run verify-package-invariants && pnpm run verify-built-package-invariants && pnpm run verify-cordis-config && pnpm run verify-node-next-types && pnpm run verify-runtime-closure",
+    "dsh": "node --import tsx apps/cli/src/bin.ts",
     "demo:headless": "node --import tsx packages/examples/cli-demo/src/bin.ts --config examples/headless-agent/cordis.yml",
     "demo:tui": "node --import tsx apps/cli/src/bin.ts",
     "demo:code-mode": "node scripts/demo-code-mode.mjs",