diff --git a/src/commands/internal/dev/npm-link-or-shim.ts b/src/commands/internal/dev/npm-link-or-shim.ts
index 7da82a7cd84..9a34768e610 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/dev/npm-link-or-shim.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/dev/npm-link-or-shim.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default class InternalDevNpmLinkOrShimCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["internal dev npm-link-or-shim [--repo-root <path>]"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> internal dev npm-link-or-shim"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     "repo-root": Flags.string({ description: "Repository root to expose", hidden: true }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/dns/fix-coredns.ts b/src/commands/internal/dns/fix-coredns.ts
index 3dbf06681db..30bb9b84f62 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/dns/fix-coredns.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/dns/fix-coredns.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../lib/cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runFixCoreDns } from "../../../lib/actions/dns";
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default class InternalDnsFixCoreDnsCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     gatewayName: Args.string({ description: "OpenShell gateway name", required: false }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/dns/setup-proxy.ts b/src/commands/internal/dns/setup-proxy.ts
index f5ffc072c58..b4b91e463f3 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/dns/setup-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/dns/setup-proxy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../lib/cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runSetupDnsProxy } from "../../../lib/actions/dns";
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default class InternalDnsSetupProxyCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: Args.string({ description: "Sandbox name", required: true }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/installer/normalize-env.ts b/src/commands/internal/installer/normalize-env.ts
index 482186b22ce..a7c2fb3ae79 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/installer/normalize-env.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/installer/normalize-env.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default class InternalInstallerNormalizeEnvCommand extends NemoClawComman
   static usage = ["internal installer normalize-env [--json]"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> internal installer normalize-env --provider cloud --json"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Print normalized values as JSON" }),
     "install-ref": Flags.string({ description: "NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_REF value" }),
     "install-tag": Flags.string({ description: "NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_TAG value" }),
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ export default class InternalInstallerNormalizeEnvCommand extends NemoClawComman
       NEMOCLAW_PROVIDER: flags.provider ?? process.env.NEMOCLAW_PROVIDER,
     });
 
-    if (flags.json) console.log(JSON.stringify(normalized, null, 2));
+    if (flags.json) this.logJson(normalized);
     else console.log(`ref=${normalized.installRef} provider=${normalized.provider.normalized ?? ""}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/installer/plan.ts b/src/commands/internal/installer/plan.ts
index 5b96c7d6ec0..ece5c17ecfc 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/installer/plan.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/installer/plan.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default class InternalInstallerPlanCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["internal installer plan [--json]"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> internal installer plan --json --provider nim --install-ref v0.1.0"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Print the installer plan as JSON" }),
     "install-ref": Flags.string({ description: "Install ref override" }),
     "install-tag": Flags.string({ description: "Install tag fallback" }),
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ export default class InternalInstallerPlanCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
       stampedVersion: flags["stamped-version"],
     });
 
-    if (flags.json) console.log(JSON.stringify(plan, null, 2));
+    if (flags.json) this.logJson(plan);
     else console.log(`Installer plan: ref '${plan.installRef}', version '${plan.installerVersion}'`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/installer/resolve-release-tag.ts b/src/commands/internal/installer/resolve-release-tag.ts
index ca3fefb08e4..c4c270af6ea 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/installer/resolve-release-tag.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/installer/resolve-release-tag.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export default class InternalInstallerResolveReleaseTagCommand extends NemoClawC
   static usage = ["internal installer resolve-release-tag [--json]"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> internal installer resolve-release-tag --install-ref v0.1.0"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Print the resolved ref as JSON" }),
     "install-ref": Flags.string({ description: "NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_REF value" }),
     "install-tag": Flags.string({ description: "NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_TAG value" }),
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export default class InternalInstallerResolveReleaseTagCommand extends NemoClawC
       NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_TAG: flags["install-tag"] ?? process.env.NEMOCLAW_INSTALL_TAG,
     });
 
-    if (flags.json) console.log(JSON.stringify({ installRef }, null, 2));
+    if (flags.json) this.logJson({ installRef });
     else console.log(installRef);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/classify-shim.ts b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/classify-shim.ts
index 38312ce9938..2b59619b25c 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/classify-shim.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/classify-shim.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@ export default class InternalUninstallClassifyShimCommand extends NemoClawComman
     path: Args.string({ description: "Shim path to classify", required: true }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Print classification as JSON" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
     const { args, flags } = await this.parse(InternalUninstallClassifyShimCommand);
     const classification = classifyShimPath(args.path);
-    if (flags.json) console.log(JSON.stringify(classification, null, 2));
+    if (flags.json) this.logJson(classification);
     else console.log(`${classification.kind}: ${classification.reason}`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/plan.ts b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/plan.ts
index 72b99d5e3dd..a118f19a95f 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/plan.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/plan.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default class InternalUninstallPlanCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["internal uninstall plan [--json] [--delete-models] [--keep-openshell]"];
   static examples = [`${CLI_NAME} internal uninstall plan --json --yes`];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Print the uninstall plan as JSON" }),
     yes: Flags.boolean({ description: "Accepted for parity with run-plan; ignored while planning" }),
     "delete-models": Flags.boolean({ description: `Plan removal of ${CLI_DISPLAY_NAME}-pulled Ollama models` }),
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ export default class InternalUninstallPlanCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
       gatewayName: flags.gateway,
       keepOpenShell: flags["keep-openshell"] ?? false,
     });
-    if (flags.json) console.log(JSON.stringify(plan, null, 2));
+    if (flags.json) this.logJson(plan);
     else console.log(`Uninstall plan: ${plan.steps.length} steps for gateway '${plan.gatewayName}'`);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/run-plan.ts b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/run-plan.ts
index b3f1b58056e..e0336141ebd 100644
--- a/src/commands/internal/uninstall/run-plan.ts
+++ b/src/commands/internal/uninstall/run-plan.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export default class InternalUninstallRunPlanCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["internal uninstall run-plan [--yes] [--keep-openshell] [--delete-models]"];
   static examples = [`${CLI_NAME} internal uninstall run-plan --yes`];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     yes: Flags.boolean({ description: "Skip the confirmation prompt" }),
     "keep-openshell": Flags.boolean({ description: "Leave the openshell binary installed" }),
     "delete-models": Flags.boolean({ description: `Remove ${CLI_DISPLAY_NAME}-pulled Ollama models` }),
diff --git a/src/lib/cli/oclif-command-metadata.test.ts b/src/lib/cli/oclif-command-metadata.test.ts
index a906ceedd23..a97ea23400d 100644
--- a/src/lib/cli/oclif-command-metadata.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cli/oclif-command-metadata.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 import { Config as OclifConfig } from "@oclif/core";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
+type OclifCommandClass = {
+  flags?: Record<string, unknown>;
+};
+
 function extendsNemoClawCommand(commandClass: unknown): boolean {
   if (typeof commandClass !== "function") return false;
   let current = Object.getPrototypeOf(commandClass) as { name?: string } | null;
@@ -14,6 +18,14 @@ function extendsNemoClawCommand(commandClass: unknown): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
+function commandOwnsHelpFlag(commandClass: unknown): boolean {
+  return (
+    typeof commandClass === "function" &&
+    Object.hasOwn(commandClass as OclifCommandClass, "flags") &&
+    Object.hasOwn((commandClass as OclifCommandClass).flags ?? {}, "help")
+  );
+}
+
 describe("oclif command metadata", () => {
   it("keeps discovered commands on the shared NemoClaw oclif base", async () => {
     const config = await OclifConfig.load(process.cwd());
@@ -27,6 +39,18 @@ describe("oclif command metadata", () => {
     expect(nonConforming).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("keeps the help flag centralized on the shared base command", async () => {
+    const config = await OclifConfig.load(process.cwd());
+    const duplicatedHelpFlags: string[] = [];
+
+    for (const command of config.commands) {
+      const commandClass = await command.load();
+      if (commandOwnsHelpFlag(commandClass)) duplicatedHelpFlags.push(command.id);
+    }
+
+    expect(duplicatedHelpFlags).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("keeps public discovered commands documented in oclif statics", async () => {
     const config = await OclifConfig.load(process.cwd());
     const publicCommands = config.commands.filter((command) => command.hidden !== true);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/credentials.ts b/src/lib/commands/credentials.ts
index be26a172e4d..35e7d763b4f 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/credentials.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/credentials.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { printCredentialsUsage } from "./credentials/common";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export default class CredentialsCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     "<%= config.bin %> credentials reset nvidia-prod --yes",
   ];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/credentials/list.ts b/src/lib/commands/credentials/list.ts
index b1f3ac6fdd6..43594f5da05 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/credentials/list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/credentials/list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { CLI_NAME } from "../../cli/branding";
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default class CredentialsListCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["credentials list"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> credentials list"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/credentials/reset.ts b/src/lib/commands/credentials/reset.ts
index 25c2f32cacc..42e0571f0b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/credentials/reset.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/credentials/reset.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export default class CredentialsResetCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     yes: Flags.boolean({ char: "y", description: "Skip the confirmation prompt" }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/debug.ts b/src/lib/commands/debug.ts
index 52c743d0a9e..49765575c97 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/debug.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/debug.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ export default class DebugCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     "<%= config.bin %> debug --output /tmp/nemoclaw-debug.tar.gz",
   ];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     quick: Flags.boolean({ char: "q", description: "Only collect minimal diagnostics" }),
     output: Flags.string({ char: "o", description: "Write a tarball to FILE" }),
     sandbox: Flags.string({ description: "Target sandbox name" }),
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/deploy.ts b/src/lib/commands/deploy.ts
index 51c1706d173..bad518b689b 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/deploy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runDeployAction } from "../actions/global";
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default class DeployCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/deprecated/start.ts b/src/lib/commands/deprecated/start.ts
index e0d4f75efa7..c6c4c2b0dd3 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/deprecated/start.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/deprecated/start.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { CLI_NAME } from "../../cli/branding";
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default class DeprecatedStartCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["start"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> start"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/deprecated/stop.ts b/src/lib/commands/deprecated/stop.ts
index 272ef927a21..d04a3da460f 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/deprecated/stop.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/deprecated/stop.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { CLI_NAME } from "../../cli/branding";
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default class DeprecatedStopCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["stop"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> stop"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/gateway-token.ts b/src/lib/commands/gateway-token.ts
index 3a602d0127f..13826c22bcb 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/gateway-token.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/gateway-token.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ export default class GatewayTokenCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     quiet: Flags.boolean({ char: "q", description: "Suppress the stderr security warning" }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/onboard/common.ts b/src/lib/commands/onboard/common.ts
index 9b78fb21083..d4c3044bbaa 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/onboard/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/onboard/common.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ export type OnboardFlags = {
 
 export function buildOnboardFlags(): Record<string, any> {
   return {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     "non-interactive": Flags.boolean({ description: "Run without interactive prompts" }),
     resume: Flags.boolean({
       description: "Resume an interrupted onboarding session",
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/common.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/common.ts
index 884d748bab2..d31036783aa 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/common.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,5 @@ export const channelMutationArgs = {
 };
 
 export const channelMutationFlags = {
-  help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   "dry-run": Flags.boolean({ description: "Preview the change without applying it" }),
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/list.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/list.ts
index 76eb74cf175..33ac658cfbc 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/channels/list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { listSandboxChannels } from "../../../actions/sandbox/policy-channel";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export default class SandboxChannelsListCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/get.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/get.ts
index f94388bf27e..9898502fcaf 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/get.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/get.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default class SandboxConfigGetCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     key: Flags.string({ description: "Dotpath to read from the sanitized config" }),
     format: Flags.string({
       description: "Output format",
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/set.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/set.ts
index 830d0528f6d..55a870de646 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/set.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/config/set.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export default class SandboxConfigSetCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     key: Flags.string({ description: "Dotpath to update in the config" }),
     value: Flags.string({ description: "Value to write; JSON values are parsed when possible" }),
     restart: Flags.boolean({ description: "Signal the sandbox agent process to reload after writing" }),
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/connect.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/connect.ts
index 76eb7e6d45f..aad97fb966b 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/connect.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/connect.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default class ConnectCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: Args.string({ name: "sandbox", description: "Sandbox name", required: true }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     "probe-only": Flags.boolean({ description: "Recover and check the sandbox without opening SSH" }),
     "dangerously-skip-permissions": Flags.boolean({ hidden: true }),
   };
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/doctor.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/doctor.ts
index 914af1e47a9..ed9defa7c99 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/doctor.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/doctor.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default class SandboxDoctorCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     json: Flags.boolean({ description: "Emit machine-readable JSON diagnostics" }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/common.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/common.ts
index c46fdf94bb3..62576d023c2 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/common.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ export const hostAliasAddArgs = {
 };
 
 export const hostAliasMutationFlags = {
-  help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   "dry-run": Flags.boolean({ description: "Preview the JSON patch without applying it" }),
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/list.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/list.ts
index e6aec22687a..3208978242d 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/hosts/list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { getHostsRuntimeBridge, hostAliasSandboxArgs } from "./common";
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ export default class HostsListCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> sandbox hosts list alpha"];
   static args = hostAliasSandboxArgs;
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/logs.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/logs.ts
index ba984d9b4d4..f525ec9bee0 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/logs.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/logs.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export default class SandboxLogsCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     follow: Flags.boolean({ description: "Follow logs until interrupted" }),
     tail: Flags.integer({
       char: "n",
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/common.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/common.ts
index de948b50e01..72b0a3f0575 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/common.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/common.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export function appendCommonPolicyFlags(
 export const policyMutationArgs = { sandboxName: sandboxNameArg, preset: presetArg };
 
 export const policyMutationFlags = {
-  help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   yes: Flags.boolean({ char: "y", description: "Skip the confirmation prompt" }),
   force: Flags.boolean({ description: "Skip the confirmation prompt" }),
   "dry-run": Flags.boolean({ description: "Preview without applying" }),
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/list.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/list.ts
index b68fb7b1c49..ac41c088c37 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/policy/list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { listSandboxPolicies } from "../../../actions/sandbox/policy-channel";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export default class SandboxPolicyListCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share.ts
index 6f808eb9d57..4cef668cacd 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { printShareUsageAndExit } from "../../share-command";
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ export default class ShareCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/mount.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/mount.ts
index e00f4db57f2..b3ab243d2da 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/mount.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/mount.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runShareMount } from "../../../share-command";
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export default class ShareMountCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/status.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/status.ts
index 910dfbaecad..de1f6dea999 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/status.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runShareStatus } from "../../../share-command";
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default class ShareStatusCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/unmount.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/unmount.ts
index 174cf7691ad..89d6293c3be 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/unmount.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/share/unmount.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { runShareUnmount } from "../../../share-command";
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default class ShareUnmountCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/down.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/down.ts
index 925036223fe..92d3c865565 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/down.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/down.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export default class ShieldsDownCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["<name> [--timeout 5m] [--reason <text>] [--policy permissive]"];
   static args = { sandboxName: sandboxNameArg };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     timeout: shieldsTimeoutDurationFlag({ description: "Duration before shields are restored" }),
     reason: Flags.string({ description: "Reason for lowering shields" }),
     policy: Flags.string({ description: "Policy to apply while shields are down" }),
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/status.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/status.ts
index df6efa089be..902a3779cd2 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/status.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import * as shields from "../../../shields";
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export default class ShieldsStatusCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["<name>"];
   static args = { sandboxName: sandboxNameArg };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/up.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/up.ts
index e3d8464f7ad..0333fb263b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/up.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/shields/up.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import * as shields from "../../../shields";
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export default class ShieldsUpCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["<name>"];
   static args = { sandboxName: sandboxNameArg };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/skill/install.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/skill/install.ts
index 10d8796941c..07fa15cb50c 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/skill/install.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/skill/install.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { getSkillInstallRuntimeBridge } from "./common";
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default class SkillInstallCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/create.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/create.ts
index 19c5091eda0..50aa4bf3013 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/create.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/create.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export default class SnapshotCreateCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     name: Flags.string({ description: "Optional snapshot label" }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/list.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/list.ts
index e5f602df822..0fb2a723f88 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/list.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/list.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { getSnapshotRuntimeBridge, sandboxNameArg } from "./common";
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default class SnapshotListCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/restore.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/restore.ts
index 20dafa08afa..e216aaa0601 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/restore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/snapshot/restore.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export default class SnapshotRestoreCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
     to: Flags.string({ description: "Restore into another sandbox" }),
   };
 
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/status.ts b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/status.ts
index aaa21c61bac..dd93c40ada8 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sandbox/status.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sandbox/status.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { showSandboxStatus } from "../../actions/sandbox/status";
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export default class SandboxStatusCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: sandboxNameArg,
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/tunnel/start.ts b/src/lib/commands/tunnel/start.ts
index bc5d1d4517d..8db431c0ab8 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/tunnel/start.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/tunnel/start.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { startAll } from "../../tunnel/services";
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export default class TunnelStartCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["tunnel start"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> tunnel start"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/tunnel/stop.ts b/src/lib/commands/tunnel/stop.ts
index cf02729f531..5f0ee529e09 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/tunnel/stop.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/tunnel/stop.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { stopAll } from "../../tunnel/services";
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ export default class TunnelStopCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["tunnel stop"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> tunnel stop"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/uninstall.ts b/src/lib/commands/uninstall.ts
index b2d662bf58b..9dfe41c2e1f 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/uninstall.ts
+++ b/src/lib/commands/uninstall.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 
-import { Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "../cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
 
 import { getVersion } from "../core/version";
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export default class UninstallCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
   static usage = ["uninstall [flags]"];
   static examples = ["<%= config.bin %> uninstall --yes"];
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/src/lib/recover-cli-command.ts b/src/lib/recover-cli-command.ts
index b974fc3a746..419c741e8b8 100644
--- a/src/lib/recover-cli-command.ts
+++ b/src/lib/recover-cli-command.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
+import { Args } from "@oclif/core";
 
 import { connectSandbox } from "./actions/sandbox/connect";
 import { NemoClawCommand } from "./cli/nemoclaw-oclif-command";
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ export default class RecoverCliCommand extends NemoClawCommand {
     sandboxName: Args.string({ name: "sandbox", description: "Sandbox name", required: true }),
   };
   static flags = {
-    help: Flags.help({ char: "h" }),
   };
 
   public async run(): Promise<void> {