diff --git a/commands/init.md b/commands/init.md
index f1eefba..1b54809 100644
--- a/commands/init.md
+++ b/commands/init.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: Manually initialize or reload research context for sigint
 version: 0.1.0
-argument-hint: [--full] [--topic <topic>]
+argument-hint: "[--full] [--topic <topic>]"
 allowed-tools: Bash, Glob, Grep, Read, Write
 ---
 
diff --git a/commands/issues.md b/commands/issues.md
index 9a0ddbb..1fa6b5f 100644
--- a/commands/issues.md
+++ b/commands/issues.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: Create GitHub issues from research findings as atomic deliverables
 version: 0.2.0
-argument-hint: [--repo <owner/repo>] [--dry-run] [--labels <list>]
+argument-hint: "[--repo <owner/repo>] [--dry-run] [--labels <list>]"
 allowed-tools: Read, Write, Bash, Grep, Glob, Agent, TeamCreate, TeamDelete, SendMessage, TaskCreate, TaskUpdate, TaskList, TaskGet, AskUserQuestion, ToolSearch, mcp__github__issue_write, mcp__github__issue_read
 ---
 
diff --git a/commands/status.md b/commands/status.md
index 472a453..619010e 100644
--- a/commands/status.md
+++ b/commands/status.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 description: Show current research session state and progress
 version: 0.1.0
-argument-hint: [--verbose]
+argument-hint: "[--verbose]"
 allowed-tools: Glob, Grep, Read
 ---