diff --git a/src/ci_orchestrator/__main__.py b/src/ci_orchestrator/__main__.py
index b149674..acaf56f 100644
--- a/src/ci_orchestrator/__main__.py
+++ b/src/ci_orchestrator/__main__.py
@@ -58,4 +58,6 @@ cli.add_command(vmware)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
-    cli()
+    # prog_name="ci" matches the shell alias, so `--help` reads naturally and
+    # shell completion uses the _CI_COMPLETE env var (see scripts/install-ci-alias.sh).
+    cli(prog_name="ci")