diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index cc92a978..731b3cc8 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@ func init() {
 	extension.Register(rootCmd)
 	account.Register(rootCmd, func(commandName string) (*account.ServiceContainer, error) {
 		if commandName == "login" || commandName == "logout" {
-			return &account.ServiceContainer{
-				AccountClient: nil,
-			}, nil
+			return &account.ServiceContainer{AccountClient: nil}, nil
 		}
+
 		client, err := accountApi.NewApi(rootCmd.Context())
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		return &account.ServiceContainer{
-			AccountClient: client,
-		}, nil
+
+		return &account.ServiceContainer{AccountClient: client}, nil
 	})
+
+	applyCommandShortcuts(rootCmd)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/shortcut.go b/cmd/shortcut.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35d289f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/shortcut.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func applyCommandShortcuts(root *cobra.Command) {
+	assignAliases(root)
+}
+
+func assignAliases(parent *cobra.Command) {
+	children := parent.Commands()
+	used := map[string]struct{}{}
+
+	for _, child := range children {
+		for _, alias := range child.Aliases {
+			used[alias] = struct{}{}
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, child := range children {
+		for _, candidate := range aliasCandidates(child.Name()) {
+			if candidate == "" || candidate == child.Name() {
+				continue
+			}
+			if contains(child.Aliases, candidate) {
+				used[candidate] = struct{}{}
+				break
+			}
+			if _, exists := used[candidate]; exists {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			child.Aliases = append(child.Aliases, candidate)
+			used[candidate] = struct{}{}
+			break
+		}
+
+		assignAliases(child)
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(values []string, wanted string) bool {
+	for _, value := range values {
+		if value == wanted {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func aliasCandidates(name string) []string {
+	parts := strings.FieldsFunc(strings.ToLower(name), func(r rune) bool {
+		return !unicode.IsLetter(r) && !unicode.IsNumber(r)
+	})
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	compact := strings.Join(parts, "")
+	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
+	candidates := make([]string, 0, len(compact)+1)
+
+	if len(parts) > 1 {
+		initials := make([]byte, 0, len(parts))
+		for _, part := range parts {
+			initials = append(initials, part[0])
+		}
+		candidate := string(initials)
+		seen[candidate] = struct{}{}
+		candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
+	}
+
+	for i := 1; i <= len(compact); i++ {
+		candidate := compact[:i]
+		if _, exists := seen[candidate]; exists {
+			continue
+		}
+		seen[candidate] = struct{}{}
+		candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
+	}
+
+	return candidates
+}
diff --git a/cmd/shortcut_test.go b/cmd/shortcut_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21fe3349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/shortcut_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package cmd
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestRootCommandShortcuts(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		args []string
+		want string
+	}{
+		{args: []string{"p"}, want: "project"},
+		{args: []string{"e"}, want: "extension"},
+		{args: []string{"a"}, want: "account"},
+		{args: []string{"p", "e", "l"}, want: "list"},
+		{args: []string{"p", "co"}, want: "config"},
+		{args: []string{"p", "cc"}, want: "clear-cache"},
+		{args: []string{"p", "aw"}, want: "admin-watch"},
+		{args: []string{"e", "gv"}, want: "get-version"},
+		{args: []string{"a", "p", "e", "i", "p"}, want: "pull"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		command, _, err := rootCmd.Find(tt.args)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%v) returned error: %v", tt.args, err)
+		}
+		if command == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%v) returned no command", tt.args)
+		}
+		if command.Name() != tt.want {
+			t.Fatalf("Find(%v) resolved to %q, want %q", tt.args, command.Name(), tt.want)
+		}
+	}
+}