diff --git a/bin/failproofai.mjs b/bin/failproofai.mjs
index 2f9c45e4..bab67911 100755
--- a/bin/failproofai.mjs
+++ b/bin/failproofai.mjs
@@ -24,8 +24,19 @@ if (!process.env.FAILPROOFAI_PACKAGE_ROOT) {
   );
 }
 
+if (!process.env.FAILPROOFAI_DIST_PATH) {
+  process.env.FAILPROOFAI_DIST_PATH = resolve(
+    dirname(realpathSync(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url))),
+    "..",
+    "dist"
+  );
+}
+
 const args = process.argv.slice(2);
 
+// Normalize 'p' → 'policies' (shorthand alias)
+if (args[0] === "p") args[0] = "policies";
+
 // --help / -h  (only when not inside a subcommand that handles its own --help)
 const SUBCOMMANDS = ["policies"];
 if ((args.includes("--help") || args.includes("-h")) && !SUBCOMMANDS.includes(args[0])) {
@@ -38,7 +49,7 @@ USAGE
 COMMANDS
   (no args)                      Launch the policy dashboard
 
-  policies                       List all available policies and their status
+  policies, p                    List all available policies and their status
   policies --install, -i         Enable policies in Claude Code settings
     [names...]                     Specific policy names to enable
     --scope user|project|local     Config scope to write to (default: user)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5777048a..3e843ef5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "failproofai",
-  "version": "0.0.1-beta.9",
+  "version": "0.0.1-beta.10",
   "description": "Open-source hooks, policies, and project visualization for Claude Code & Agents SDK",
   "bin": {
     "failproofai": "./bin/failproofai.mjs"