diff --git a/chatmastermind/main.py b/chatmastermind/main.py
index 0d68779..15e8208 100755
--- a/chatmastermind/main.py
+++ b/chatmastermind/main.py
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     # 'ask' command parser
     ask_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('ask', parents=[tag_parser],
-                                          help="Ask a question.")
+                                          help="Ask a question.",
+                                          aliases=['a'])
     ask_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=ask_cmd)
     ask_cmd_parser.add_argument('-q', '--question', nargs='+', help='Question to ask',
                                 required=True)
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     # 'hist' command parser
     hist_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('hist', parents=[tag_parser],
-                                           help="Print chat history.")
+                                           help="Print chat history.",
+                                           aliases=['h'])
     hist_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=hist_cmd)
     hist_cmd_parser.add_argument('-d', '--dump', help="Print chat history as Python structure",
                                  action='store_true')
@@ -191,14 +193,17 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     # 'tag' command parser
     tag_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('tag',
-                                          help="Manage tags.")
+                                          help="Manage tags.",
+                                          aliases=['t'])
     tag_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=tag_cmd)
-    tag_cmd_parser.add_argument('-l', '--list', help="List all tags and their frequency",
-                                action='store_true')
+    tag_group = tag_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    tag_group.add_argument('-l', '--list', help="List all tags and their frequency",
+                           action='store_true')
 
     # 'config' command parser
     config_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('config',
-                                             help="Manage configuration")
+                                             help="Manage configuration",
+                                             aliases=['c'])
     config_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=config_cmd)
     config_group = config_cmd_parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
     config_group.add_argument('-l', '--list-models', help="List all available models",
@@ -209,7 +214,8 @@ def create_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
 
     # 'print' command parser
     print_cmd_parser = cmdparser.add_parser('print',
-                                            help="Print files.")
+                                            help="Print files.",
+                                            aliases=['p'])
     print_cmd_parser.set_defaults(func=print_cmd)
     print_cmd_parser.add_argument('-f', '--file', help='File to print', required=True)
     print_cmd_parser.add_argument('-S', '--only-source-code', help='Print only source code',
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index 0cfd1fd..3634740 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -219,9 +219,9 @@ class TestCreateParser(unittest.TestCase):
             parser = create_parser()
             self.assertIsInstance(parser, argparse.ArgumentParser)
             mock_add_subparsers.assert_called_once_with(dest='command', title='commands', description='supported commands', required=True)
-            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('ask', parents=ANY, help=ANY)
-            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('hist', parents=ANY, help=ANY)
-            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('tag', help=ANY)
-            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('config', help=ANY)
-            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('print', help=ANY)
+            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('ask', parents=ANY, help=ANY, aliases=ANY)
+            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('hist', parents=ANY, help=ANY, aliases=ANY)
+            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('tag', help=ANY, aliases=ANY)
+            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('config', help=ANY, aliases=ANY)
+            mock_cmdparser.add_parser.assert_any_call('print', help=ANY, aliases=ANY)
             self.assertTrue('.config.yaml' in parser.get_default('config'))