diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 1b01731..7494a02 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -96,28 +96,35 @@ program
     await vm.claude(join(root, session.worktree))
   })
 
-// ── sandlot rm <branch> ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+// ── sandlot close <branch> ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const closeAction = async (branch: string) => {
+  const root = await git.repoRoot()
+  const session = await state.getSession(root, branch)
+  const worktreeRel = session?.worktree ?? `.sandlot/${branch}`
+  const worktreeAbs = join(root, worktreeRel)
+
+  await git.removeWorktree(worktreeAbs, root)
+  console.log(`Removed worktree ${worktreeRel}/`)
+
+  await git.deleteLocalBranch(branch, root)
+  console.log(`Deleted local branch ${branch}`)
+
+  if (session) {
+    await state.removeSession(root, branch)
+  }
+}
 
 program
-  .command("rm")
+  .command("close")
   .argument("<branch>", "branch name")
   .description("Remove a worktree and clean up the session")
-  .action(async (branch: string) => {
-    const root = await git.repoRoot()
-    const session = await state.getSession(root, branch)
-    const worktreeRel = session?.worktree ?? `.sandlot/${branch}`
-    const worktreeAbs = join(root, worktreeRel)
+  .action(closeAction)
 
-    await git.removeWorktree(worktreeAbs, root)
-    console.log(`Removed worktree ${worktreeRel}/`)
-
-    await git.deleteLocalBranch(branch, root)
-    console.log(`Deleted local branch ${branch}`)
-
-    if (session) {
-      await state.removeSession(root, branch)
-    }
-  })
+program
+  .command("rm", { hidden: true })
+  .argument("<branch>", "branch name")
+  .action(closeAction)
 
 // ── sandlot vm ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────