diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d9d2e2..e140f02 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Commands can return one of two types:
 
 - string
-- { status: "ok" | "error", output: string }
+- { error: string }
 
 ## Fonts
 
diff --git a/nose/bin/load.ts b/nose/bin/load.ts
index f49c9ff..41ecad7 100644
--- a/nose/bin/load.ts
+++ b/nose/bin/load.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export default function (project: string) {
         state.project = project
     }
 
-    return state?.project ? `loaded ${project}` : { status: "error", output: `failed to load ${project}` }
+    return state?.project ? `loaded ${project}` : { error: `failed to load ${project}` }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nose/bin/ls.ts b/nose/bin/ls.ts
index dc599a9..e017c42 100644
--- a/nose/bin/ls.ts
+++ b/nose/bin/ls.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import { appPath } from "@/webapp"
 
 export default function () {
     const state = Thread.getStore()
-    if (!state) return { status: "error", output: "no state" }
+    if (!state) return { error: "no state" }
 
     const project = state.project
-    if (!project) return { status: "error", output: "no project loaded" }
+    if (!project) return { error: "no project loaded" }
 
     const root = appPath(project)
-    if (!root) return { status: "error", output: "error loading project" }
+    if (!root) return { error: "error loading project" }
 
     let files: string[] = []
 
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ export default function () {
         files = files.filter(file => file.endsWith(`${project}.ts`) || file.endsWith(`${project}.tsx`))
     }
 
-    return `* project: ${project}\n` + files.join(" ")
+    return files.join(" ")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nose/bin/project.ts b/nose/bin/project.ts
index 89f0487..4997fb1 100644
--- a/nose/bin/project.ts
+++ b/nose/bin/project.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { Thread } from "@/shell"
 
 export default function () {
-    return Thread.getStore()?.project || "none"
+    const state = Thread.getStore()
+    if (!state) return { error: "no state" }
+
+    return state?.project || "none"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/shell.ts b/src/shell.ts
index afc4843..ab78bb5 100644
--- a/src/shell.ts
+++ b/src/shell.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ async function exec(cmd: string, args: string[]): Promise<["ok" | "error", strin
     if (typeof output === "string") {
         return ["ok", output]
     } else if (typeof output === "object") {
-        return [output.status || "ok", output.output]
+        if (output.error) {
+            return ["error", output.error]
+        } else {
+            return ["ok", JSON.stringify(output)]
+        }
     } else {
         return ["ok", String(output)]
     }