diff --git a/crates/relicario-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/relicario-cli/src/main.rs
index ab59cdb..9ffd212 100644
--- a/crates/relicario-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/relicario-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -140,12 +140,13 @@ enum Commands {
     /// vault, falls back to `settings generator-defaults` for unspecified
     /// flags; outside a vault, uses built-in defaults (length 20, safe
     /// symbol set, 5 BIP39 words, space separator).
+    #[command(alias = "gen")]
     Generate {
-        #[arg(long)]
+        #[arg(short = 'l', long)]
         length: Option<u32>,
         #[arg(long)]
         bip39: bool,
-        #[arg(long)]
+        #[arg(short = 'w', long)]
         words: Option<u32>,
         #[arg(long)]
         symbols: Option<String>,