diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 31d3aac..bb8a9c4 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1535,6 +1535,7 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "directories",
  "libc",
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/picloud-cli/Cargo.toml
index 10f0757..85ad27b 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ reqwest = { workspace = true, features = ["json"] }
 serde.workspace = true
 serde_json.workspace = true
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
+chrono = { workspace = true }
 clap = { version = "4", features = ["derive"] }
 toml = "0.8"
 directories = "5"
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/client.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/client.rs
index da24696..ad6938b 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/client.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
-use picloud_shared::{App, AppId, AppRole, ExecutionLog, InstanceRole, Script};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use picloud_shared::{
+    AdminUserId, ApiKeyId, App, AppId, AppRole, ExecutionLog, InstanceRole, Scope, Script,
+};
 use reqwest::{header, Method, RequestBuilder, StatusCode};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_json::Value;
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ impl Client {
         })
     }
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)] // used by the trailing-slash unit test below.
     pub fn url(&self) -> &str {
         &self.url
     }
@@ -97,6 +101,42 @@ impl Client {
         decode(resp).await
     }
 
+    /// `GET /api/v1/admin/scripts` — every script the caller can see
+    /// (server filters by membership for `Member`). Lets `pic scripts ls`
+    /// (no `--app`) collapse what used to be an N+1 per-app walk into a
+    /// single request that can't be partially-broken by a concurrent app
+    /// delete.
+    pub async fn scripts_list_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<Script>> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::GET, "/api/v1/admin/scripts")
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode(resp).await
+    }
+
+    /// `DELETE /api/v1/admin/apps/{id_or_slug}` with optional `?force=true`.
+    /// Server requires `AppAdmin` capability; without `force`, returns
+    /// 409 if the app still has scripts.
+    pub async fn apps_delete(&self, ident: &str, force: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        let path = if force {
+            format!("/api/v1/admin/apps/{ident}?force=true")
+        } else {
+            format!("/api/v1/admin/apps/{ident}")
+        };
+        let resp = self.request(Method::DELETE, &path).send().await?;
+        decode_status(resp).await
+    }
+
+    /// `DELETE /api/v1/admin/scripts/{id}` — requires `AppAdmin` on the
+    /// owning app (stricter than the edit endpoints, by design).
+    pub async fn scripts_delete(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::DELETE, &format!("/api/v1/admin/scripts/{id}"))
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode_status(resp).await
+    }
+
     /// `POST /api/v1/admin/scripts`
     pub async fn scripts_create(&self, body: &CreateScriptBody<'_>) -> Result<Script> {
         let resp = self
@@ -167,6 +207,68 @@ impl Client {
             .await?;
         decode(resp).await
     }
+
+    /// `POST /api/v1/admin/auth/logout` — best-effort: server returns
+    /// 204 whether or not the token matched a live session, so we just
+    /// fire and discard the body. Caller still wipes the local creds.
+    pub async fn auth_logout(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::POST, "/api/v1/admin/auth/logout")
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode_status(resp).await
+    }
+
+    /// `GET /api/v1/admin/api-keys` — caller's keys only (server filters
+    /// by user_id, no cross-user enumeration).
+    pub async fn apikeys_list(&self) -> Result<Vec<ApiKeyDto>> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::GET, "/api/v1/admin/api-keys")
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode(resp).await
+    }
+
+    /// `POST /api/v1/admin/api-keys` — `raw_token` is in the response
+    /// **once** and never appears in `GET /api-keys` afterward.
+    pub async fn apikeys_mint(&self, body: &MintApiKeyBody<'_>) -> Result<MintApiKeyResponseDto> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::POST, "/api/v1/admin/api-keys")
+            .json(body)
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode(resp).await
+    }
+
+    /// `DELETE /api/v1/admin/api-keys/{id}` — 404 covers both "doesn't
+    /// exist" and "not yours" (server flattens to avoid enumeration).
+    pub async fn apikeys_delete(&self, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        let resp = self
+            .request(Method::DELETE, &format!("/api/v1/admin/api-keys/{id}"))
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+        decode_status(resp).await
+    }
+}
+
+/// `POST /api/v1/admin/auth/login` — sits outside the `Client` because
+/// it runs before any token exists. Mirrors the dashboard's login.ts
+/// wire shape (see `manager-core/src/auth_api.rs:49-60`).
+pub async fn auth_login(url: &str, username: &str, password: &str) -> Result<LoginResponseDto> {
+    let http = reqwest::Client::builder()
+        .user_agent(concat!("pic/", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
+        .build()
+        .context("building HTTP client")?;
+    let body = LoginRequestBody { username, password };
+    let resp = http
+        .post(format!(
+            "{}/api/v1/admin/auth/login",
+            url.trim_end_matches('/')
+        ))
+        .json(&body)
+        .send()
+        .await?;
+    decode(resp).await
 }
 
 // ---------- DTOs (CLI-local, wire-shape-matched) ----------
@@ -216,6 +318,63 @@ struct UpdateScriptBody<'a> {
     source: &'a str,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+struct LoginRequestBody<'a> {
+    username: &'a str,
+    password: &'a str,
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct LoginResponseDto {
+    pub user: LoginUserDto,
+    pub token: String,
+    pub expires_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct LoginUserDto {
+    pub id: AdminUserId,
+    pub username: String,
+    pub instance_role: InstanceRole,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub email: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize)]
+pub struct MintApiKeyBody<'a> {
+    pub name: &'a str,
+    pub scopes: &'a [Scope],
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub app_id: Option<AppId>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub expires_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+}
+
+/// Fresh-mint response. The `raw_token` field is the one and only
+/// chance to capture the bearer string; subsequent `GET /api-keys`
+/// returns the `ApiKeyDto` portion without it.
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct MintApiKeyResponseDto {
+    #[serde(flatten)]
+    pub key: ApiKeyDto,
+    pub raw_token: String,
+}
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ApiKeyDto {
+    pub id: ApiKeyId,
+    pub prefix: String,
+    pub name: String,
+    pub scopes: Vec<Scope>,
+    pub app_id: Option<AppId>,
+    pub expires_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub last_used_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ExecuteResponse {
@@ -265,6 +424,15 @@ async fn decode<T: for<'de> Deserialize<'de>>(resp: reqwest::Response) -> Result
     Err(server_error(resp).await)
 }
 
+/// Like `decode` but for endpoints whose 2xx response has no body
+/// (204 No Content) — DELETE handlers, logout.
+async fn decode_status(resp: reqwest::Response) -> Result<()> {
+    if resp.status().is_success() {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    Err(server_error(resp).await)
+}
+
 async fn server_error(resp: reqwest::Response) -> anyhow::Error {
     let status = resp.status();
     let body = resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/api_keys.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/api_keys.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..779e1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/api_keys.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+//! `pic api-keys` — long-lived bearer-key management.
+//!
+//! Server semantics (mirrored from `manager-core/src/api_keys_api.rs`):
+//!   * `raw_token` is returned **once** on mint and never again.
+//!   * `app_id` (optional `--app`) binds the key to one app; instance
+//!     scopes (`instance:*`) are rejected when `--app` is also set.
+//!   * `scopes` is a `text[]` in the wire form (`script:read`, …).
+
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use picloud_shared::Scope;
+
+use crate::client::{Client, MintApiKeyBody};
+use crate::config;
+use crate::output::{KvBlock, OutputMode, Table};
+
+pub async fn mint(
+    name: &str,
+    scope_strs: &[String],
+    app_ident: Option<&str>,
+    expires: Option<&str>,
+    mode: OutputMode,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+
+    let scopes = parse_scopes(scope_strs)?;
+    let expires_at = expires.map(parse_expires).transpose()?;
+    let app_id = match app_ident {
+        Some(ident) => Some(client.apps_get(ident).await?.app.id),
+        None => None,
+    };
+
+    let body = MintApiKeyBody {
+        name,
+        scopes: &scopes,
+        app_id,
+        expires_at,
+    };
+    let resp = client.apikeys_mint(&body).await?;
+
+    let mut block = KvBlock::new();
+    block
+        .field("id", resp.key.id.to_string())
+        .field("name", resp.key.name.clone())
+        .field("prefix", resp.key.prefix.clone())
+        .field(
+            "scopes",
+            resp.key
+                .scopes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|s| s.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(","),
+        )
+        .field(
+            "app_id",
+            resp.key
+                .app_id
+                .map(|a| a.to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+        )
+        .field(
+            "expires_at",
+            resp.key
+                .expires_at
+                .map(|t| t.to_rfc3339())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+        )
+        .field("token", resp.raw_token.clone());
+    block.print(mode);
+    if matches!(mode, OutputMode::Tsv) {
+        // The token row is human-easy-to-miss in a wall of metadata;
+        // call it out exactly once on the human path. Skip on JSON
+        // since machine consumers don't need the nudge.
+        eprintln!("Save this token — it will not be shown again.");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn ls(mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+    let keys = client.apikeys_list().await?;
+    let mut table = Table::new([
+        "id",
+        "name",
+        "prefix",
+        "scopes",
+        "app_id",
+        "expires_at",
+        "last_used_at",
+        "created_at",
+    ]);
+    for k in keys {
+        table.row([
+            k.id.to_string(),
+            k.name,
+            k.prefix,
+            k.scopes
+                .iter()
+                .map(|s| s.as_str())
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                .join(","),
+            k.app_id
+                .map(|a| a.to_string())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+            k.expires_at
+                .map(|t| t.to_rfc3339())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+            k.last_used_at
+                .map(|t| t.to_rfc3339())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+            k.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
+        ]);
+    }
+    table.print(mode);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub async fn rm(id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+    client.apikeys_delete(id).await?;
+    println!("Revoked api-key {id}");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn parse_scopes(raw: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<Scope>> {
+    if raw.is_empty() {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "at least one `--scope` is required (e.g. --scope script:read)"
+        ));
+    }
+    raw.iter()
+        .map(|s| Scope::from_wire(s).ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("unknown scope: {s}")))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// `--expires` accepts either RFC 3339 (`2026-12-31T23:59:59Z`) or a
+/// shorthand `<N>d` / `<N>h` / `<N>m` (days / hours / minutes from now).
+/// Shorthand wins for the common "key good for 30 days" case; full
+/// RFC 3339 keeps the door open for precise cutoffs.
+fn parse_expires(raw: &str) -> Result<DateTime<Utc>> {
+    if let Some(spec) = raw.strip_suffix('d') {
+        let days: i64 = spec.parse().map_err(|_| anyhow!("bad days: {raw}"))?;
+        return Ok(Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::days(days));
+    }
+    if let Some(spec) = raw.strip_suffix('h') {
+        let hours: i64 = spec.parse().map_err(|_| anyhow!("bad hours: {raw}"))?;
+        return Ok(Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::hours(hours));
+    }
+    if let Some(spec) = raw.strip_suffix('m') {
+        let mins: i64 = spec.parse().map_err(|_| anyhow!("bad minutes: {raw}"))?;
+        return Ok(Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::minutes(mins));
+    }
+    DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339(raw)
+        .map(|d| d.with_timezone(&Utc))
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("expected RFC 3339 or `<N>d/h/m`, got {raw:?}: {e}"))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_scopes_accepts_wire_form() {
+        let scopes = parse_scopes(&["script:read".into(), "log:read".into()]).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(scopes, vec![Scope::ScriptRead, Scope::LogRead]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_scopes_rejects_empty() {
+        let err = parse_scopes(&[]).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("at least one"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_scopes_rejects_unknown() {
+        let err = parse_scopes(&["script:nope".into()]).unwrap_err();
+        assert!(format!("{err}").contains("unknown scope"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_expires_days_shorthand() {
+        let d = parse_expires("7d").unwrap();
+        let diff = (d - Utc::now()).num_days();
+        assert!((6..=7).contains(&diff), "got {diff}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_expires_rfc3339_passes_through() {
+        let d = parse_expires("2030-01-01T00:00:00Z").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(d.timestamp(), 1893456000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_expires_garbage_errors() {
+        assert!(parse_expires("tomorrow").is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/apps.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/apps.rs
index c484ab5..34d6f5c 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/apps.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/apps.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-//! `pic apps ls` and `pic apps create`.
+//! `pic apps` subcommands: `ls`, `create`, `show`, `delete`.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
+use picloud_shared::AppRole;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, CreateAppBody};
-use crate::config::load;
-use crate::output::Table;
+use crate::config;
+use crate::output::{KvBlock, OutputMode, Table};
 
-pub async fn ls() -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+pub async fn ls(mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
     let apps = client.apps_list().await?;
     let mut table = Table::new(["slug", "name", "my_role", "created_at"]);
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ pub async fn ls() -> Result<()> {
             app.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
         ]);
     }
-    table.print();
+    table.print(mode);
     Ok(())
 }
 
 pub async fn create(slug: &str, name: Option<&str>, description: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
     let body = CreateAppBody {
         slug,
@@ -38,3 +39,46 @@ pub async fn create(slug: &str, name: Option<&str>, description: Option<&str>) -
     println!("Created app {}", app.slug);
     Ok(())
 }
+
+/// `pic apps show <slug>` — single-app inspect using the lookup
+/// endpoint, which carries `my_role` for the caller (the `ls` endpoint
+/// doesn't).
+pub async fn show(ident: &str, mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+    let lookup = client.apps_get(ident).await?;
+    let mut block = KvBlock::new();
+    block
+        .field("id", lookup.app.id.to_string())
+        .field("slug", lookup.app.slug.clone())
+        .field("name", lookup.app.name.clone())
+        .field(
+            "description",
+            lookup.app.description.clone().unwrap_or_else(|| "-".into()),
+        )
+        .field("my_role", role_label(lookup.my_role.as_ref()))
+        .field("created_at", lookup.app.created_at.to_rfc3339())
+        .field("updated_at", lookup.app.updated_at.to_rfc3339());
+    block.print(mode);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// `pic apps delete <slug> [--force]`. Without `--force` the server
+/// returns 409 if the app still owns scripts — surface that as a
+/// useful error rather than swallowing.
+pub async fn delete(ident: &str, force: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+    client.apps_delete(ident, force).await?;
+    println!("Deleted app {ident}");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn role_label(role: Option<&AppRole>) -> String {
+    // Use the wire form so the CLI label matches what the dashboard
+    // shows and what the membership APIs accept.
+    match role {
+        Some(r) => r.as_str().to_string(),
+        None => "-".into(),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/login.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/login.rs
index 40698a7..cbde247 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/login.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/login.rs
@@ -1,46 +1,118 @@
-//! `pic login` — interactively (or via PICLOUD_URL/PICLOUD_TOKEN env
-//! shortcut for non-interactive contexts like CI and integration tests)
-//! capture the URL + bearer token, validate against `/auth/me`, save.
+//! `pic login` — primary auth entry point.
+//!
+//! Two flows:
+//!   * **username + password** (default, interactive): POST
+//!     `/api/v1/admin/auth/login` with the credentials and persist the
+//!     returned session token. Mirrors the dashboard's login form.
+//!   * **paste-a-token** (`--token <T>`, or `PICLOUD_TOKEN` env): skip
+//!     the credential exchange and persist a bearer string directly.
+//!     Used by CI and by anyone using a long-lived API key minted via
+//!     `pic api-keys mint`. Validated against `/auth/me` before save.
+//!
+//! `--url <U>` (or `PICLOUD_URL`) overrides the URL prompt non-interactively.
 
 use std::io::{self, BufRead, Write};
 
-use anyhow::Result;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use picloud_shared::InstanceRole;
 
-use crate::client::Client;
+use crate::client::{self, Client};
 use crate::config::{save, Credentials};
 
 const DEFAULT_URL: &str = "http://localhost:8000";
 
-pub async fn run() -> Result<()> {
-    let (url, token) = collect_credentials()?;
-    let client = Client::new(&url, &token)?;
-    let me = client.auth_me().await?;
+pub async fn run(url_arg: Option<&str>, token_arg: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
+    let url = resolve_url(url_arg)?;
+    let token_from_env = std::env::var("PICLOUD_TOKEN")
+        .ok()
+        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+    let bearer_token = token_arg.map(str::to_string).or(token_from_env);
+
+    let (token, username, role) = match bearer_token {
+        Some(t) => login_with_bearer(&url, &t).await?,
+        None => login_with_password(&url).await?,
+    };
+
     let creds = Credentials {
-        url: client.url().to_string(),
+        url: url.clone(),
         token,
-        username: me.username.clone(),
+        username: username.clone(),
     };
     save(&creds)?;
     println!(
-        "Logged in as {} ({}) at {}",
-        me.username,
-        instance_role_label(&me.instance_role),
-        creds.url
+        "Logged in as {username} ({}) at {url}",
+        instance_role_label(&role)
     );
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn collect_credentials() -> Result<(String, String)> {
-    // Non-interactive shortcut: both vars set → use as-is. Used by the
-    // integration test and any CI flow that wants to skip the prompts.
-    if let (Ok(url), Ok(tok)) = (std::env::var("PICLOUD_URL"), std::env::var("PICLOUD_TOKEN")) {
-        if !url.is_empty() && !tok.is_empty() {
-            return Ok((url, tok));
+async fn login_with_password(url: &str) -> Result<(String, String, InstanceRole)> {
+    let username = prompt_line("Username: ")?;
+    if username.is_empty() {
+        anyhow::bail!("username is required");
+    }
+    let password = read_password()?;
+    let resp = client::auth_login(url, &username, &password).await?;
+    Ok((resp.token, resp.user.username, resp.user.instance_role))
+}
+
+/// Read a password without echoing it where possible. Falls back to a
+/// plain stdin read when no controlling terminal is attached — CI
+/// systems and `cargo test`'s piped stdin both land here, and dying
+/// outright would block scripted use entirely. The fallback is louder
+/// (visible characters), but it's that or no functioning login.
+fn read_password() -> Result<String> {
+    match rpassword::prompt_password("Password: ") {
+        Ok(p) => Ok(p),
+        Err(_) => {
+            eprint!("Password: ");
+            io::stderr().flush()?;
+            let mut buf = String::new();
+            io::stdin()
+                .lock()
+                .read_line(&mut buf)
+                .context("reading password from stdin")?;
+            Ok(buf.trim_end_matches(['\r', '\n']).to_string())
         }
     }
-    let url = prompt_with_default("PiCloud URL", DEFAULT_URL)?;
-    let token = rpassword::prompt_password("API token: ")?;
-    Ok((url, token))
+}
+
+/// Bearer-token path: validate against `/auth/me` so a typo doesn't get
+/// persisted, then trust the username the server reports rather than
+/// whatever the user typed (which they didn't type at all in this mode).
+async fn login_with_bearer(url: &str, token: &str) -> Result<(String, String, InstanceRole)> {
+    let client = Client::new(url, token)?;
+    let me = client.auth_me().await?;
+    Ok((token.to_string(), me.username, me.instance_role))
+}
+
+fn instance_role_label(role: &InstanceRole) -> &'static str {
+    match role {
+        InstanceRole::Owner => "owner",
+        InstanceRole::Admin => "admin",
+        InstanceRole::Member => "member",
+    }
+}
+
+fn resolve_url(url_arg: Option<&str>) -> Result<String> {
+    if let Some(u) = url_arg {
+        return Ok(u.trim_end_matches('/').to_string());
+    }
+    if let Ok(env_url) = std::env::var("PICLOUD_URL") {
+        if !env_url.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(env_url.trim_end_matches('/').to_string());
+        }
+    }
+    let typed = prompt_with_default("PiCloud URL", DEFAULT_URL)?;
+    Ok(typed.trim_end_matches('/').to_string())
+}
+
+fn prompt_line(label: &str) -> Result<String> {
+    print!("{label}");
+    io::stdout().flush()?;
+    let mut buf = String::new();
+    io::stdin().lock().read_line(&mut buf)?;
+    Ok(buf.trim().to_string())
 }
 
 fn prompt_with_default(label: &str, default: &str) -> Result<String> {
@@ -55,12 +127,3 @@ fn prompt_with_default(label: &str, default: &str) -> Result<String> {
         trimmed.to_string()
     })
 }
-
-fn instance_role_label(role: &picloud_shared::InstanceRole) -> &'static str {
-    use picloud_shared::InstanceRole as R;
-    match role {
-        R::Owner => "owner",
-        R::Admin => "admin",
-        R::Member => "member",
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logout.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logout.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23d1028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logout.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//! `pic logout` — revoke the saved session server-side, then wipe the
+//! local credentials file.
+//!
+//! Idempotent: if the file doesn't exist or the server already forgot
+//! the session, we still succeed. The point is leaving the user in a
+//! clean "no token" state, not enforcing that a session existed.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+use crate::client::Client;
+use crate::config;
+
+pub async fn run() -> Result<()> {
+    // Load before delete so we have a token to POST /logout with; if
+    // there's no creds file there's also nothing to revoke server-side.
+    let creds = config::load().ok();
+
+    if let Some(creds) = creds {
+        let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+        // Best-effort: a 4xx (token already invalid) or network error
+        // shouldn't block the local wipe. The whole point of logout is
+        // leaving no credentials on disk.
+        let _ = client.auth_logout().await;
+    }
+
+    config::delete()?;
+    println!("Logged out");
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logs.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logs.rs
index f1bce36..91a0893 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logs.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/logs.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,48 @@
 //! `pic logs <script-id>` — print recent execution log rows.
+//!
+//! In TSV mode emits a header + truncated-summary rows (`pic logs` was
+//! previously headerless — inconsistent with `apps ls` / `scripts ls`).
+//! In JSON mode emits the raw `ExecutionLog` array (no truncation),
+//! letting `jq` consumers see request/response bodies in full.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use picloud_shared::ExecutionStatus;
+use picloud_shared::{ExecutionLog, ExecutionStatus};
 
 use crate::client::Client;
-use crate::config::load;
+use crate::config;
+use crate::output::{OutputMode, Table};
 
-pub async fn run(script_id: &str, limit: u32) -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+pub async fn run(script_id: &str, limit: u32, mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
     let entries = client.logs_list(script_id, limit).await?;
-    for e in entries {
-        let summary = summarize(&e.response_body, &e.script_logs);
-        println!(
-            "{}\t{}\t{}",
-            e.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
-            status_label(&e.status),
-            truncate(&summary, 120),
-        );
+    match mode {
+        OutputMode::Tsv => render_tsv(&entries),
+        OutputMode::Json => render_json(&entries),
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn render_tsv(entries: &[ExecutionLog]) {
+    let mut table = Table::new(["created_at", "status", "summary"]);
+    for e in entries {
+        let summary = summarize(&e.response_body, &e.script_logs);
+        table.row([
+            e.created_at.to_rfc3339(),
+            status_label(&e.status).to_string(),
+            truncate(&summary, 120),
+        ]);
+    }
+    table.print(OutputMode::Tsv);
+}
+
+fn render_json(entries: &[ExecutionLog]) {
+    // Pretty for human jq-piping; consumers that want compact can pipe
+    // through `jq -c`.
+    let s = serde_json::to_string_pretty(entries).unwrap_or_else(|_| "[]".to_string());
+    println!("{s}");
+}
+
 fn status_label(s: &ExecutionStatus) -> &'static str {
     match s {
         ExecutionStatus::Success => "success",
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/mod.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/mod.rs
index d8d8e2a..666957a 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+pub mod api_keys;
 pub mod apps;
 pub mod login;
+pub mod logout;
 pub mod logs;
 pub mod scripts;
 pub mod whoami;
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/scripts.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/scripts.rs
index cff5d6f..8906c0f 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/scripts.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/scripts.rs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
-//! `pic scripts ls | deploy | invoke`.
+//! `pic scripts ls | deploy | invoke | delete`.
 
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use picloud_shared::AppId;
 use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, CreateScriptBody};
-use crate::config::load;
-use crate::output::Table;
+use crate::config;
+use crate::output::{OutputMode, Table};
 
-pub async fn ls(app: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+pub async fn ls(app: Option<&str>, mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
 
     let mut table = Table::new(["id", "app_slug", "name", "version", "updated_at"]);
@@ -29,24 +31,29 @@ pub async fn ls(app: Option<&str>) -> Result<()> {
             ]);
         }
     } else {
-        // No filter → walk every accessible app. One request per app is
-        // fine at MVP scale (handful of apps); a bulk endpoint can come
-        // later if the count grows.
-        let apps = client.apps_list().await?;
-        for a in apps {
-            let scripts = client.scripts_list_by_app(&a.slug).await?;
-            for s in scripts {
-                table.row([
-                    s.id.to_string(),
-                    a.slug.clone(),
-                    s.name,
-                    s.version.to_string(),
-                    s.updated_at.to_rfc3339(),
-                ]);
-            }
+        // No filter → use the single `GET /admin/scripts` call. Server
+        // filters by membership for `Member`; for `Admin`/`Owner` it
+        // returns every script. Two requests total (apps + scripts) run
+        // in parallel; the per-app walk we used to do here aborted on
+        // the first 404 when another caller deleted an app mid-listing,
+        // and was the entire reason a 5× retry existed in the tests.
+        let (apps, scripts) = tokio::try_join!(client.apps_list(), client.scripts_list_all())?;
+        let slug_by_id: HashMap<AppId, String> = apps.into_iter().map(|a| (a.id, a.slug)).collect();
+        for s in scripts {
+            let app_slug = slug_by_id
+                .get(&s.app_id)
+                .cloned()
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "-".to_string());
+            table.row([
+                s.id.to_string(),
+                app_slug,
+                s.name,
+                s.version.to_string(),
+                s.updated_at.to_rfc3339(),
+            ]);
         }
     }
-    table.print();
+    table.print(mode);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +63,7 @@ pub async fn deploy(
     name_override: Option<&str>,
     description: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
 
     let source =
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@ pub async fn deploy(
 }
 
 pub async fn invoke(id: &str, body_arg: Option<&str>, headers: &[(String, String)]) -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
 
     let body = parse_body_arg(body_arg)?;
@@ -115,6 +122,18 @@ pub async fn invoke(id: &str, body_arg: Option<&str>, headers: &[(String, String
     }
 }
 
+/// `pic scripts delete <id>`. Requires `AppAdmin` on the owning app
+/// server-side, which is stricter than the edit endpoints — Editor
+/// can deploy/update but not destroy. Surfaces that as a 403 with the
+/// usual role hint.
+pub async fn delete(id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
+    let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
+    client.scripts_delete(id).await?;
+    println!("Deleted script {id}");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn parse_body_arg(arg: Option<&str>) -> Result<Value> {
     match arg {
         None => Ok(Value::Object(serde_json::Map::new())),
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/whoami.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/whoami.rs
index 70cdf83..f5d76d1 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/whoami.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/cmds/whoami.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,34 @@
 //! `pic whoami` — re-validates the saved token by hitting `/auth/me`
 //! every time. Cached username in the credentials file is for
 //! display-only contexts; this command is the source of truth.
+//!
+//! TSV output uses `KvBlock` (aligned `key: value` rows), JSON output
+//! is a flat object — both downstream-friendly without the user having
+//! to parse a headerless tab-line.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
+use picloud_shared::InstanceRole;
 
 use crate::client::Client;
-use crate::config::load;
+use crate::config;
+use crate::output::{KvBlock, OutputMode};
 
-pub async fn run() -> Result<()> {
-    let creds = load()?;
+pub async fn run(mode: OutputMode) -> Result<()> {
+    let creds = config::resolve()?;
     let client = Client::from_creds(&creds)?;
     let me = client.auth_me().await?;
     let role = match me.instance_role {
-        picloud_shared::InstanceRole::Owner => "owner",
-        picloud_shared::InstanceRole::Admin => "admin",
-        picloud_shared::InstanceRole::Member => "member",
+        InstanceRole::Owner => "owner",
+        InstanceRole::Admin => "admin",
+        InstanceRole::Member => "member",
     };
     let email = me.email.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
-    println!("{}\t{role}\t{email}\t{}", me.username, creds.url);
+    let mut block = KvBlock::new();
+    block
+        .field("username", me.username)
+        .field("role", role)
+        .field("email", email)
+        .field("url", creds.url.clone());
+    block.print(mode);
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/config.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/config.rs
index d78304a..f7705bf 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/config.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,41 @@ pub fn load() -> Result<Credentials> {
     toml::from_str(&body).with_context(|| format!("failed to parse {}", path.display()))
 }
 
+/// Resolution order used by every non-login command:
+///   1. If both `PICLOUD_URL` and `PICLOUD_TOKEN` are set (and non-empty),
+///      use them directly. Matches gcloud/aws/kubectl semantics — env
+///      wins so CI never accidentally reads a developer's stale file.
+///   2. Otherwise fall back to the on-disk credentials file.
+///
+/// Username is best-effort: env mode has no way to know the real one
+/// (no round-trip to `/auth/me`), so it shows as `"-"` in `whoami`
+/// output. Callers that need the canonical username re-fetch via
+/// `Client::auth_me`.
+pub fn resolve() -> Result<Credentials> {
+    if let (Ok(url), Ok(token)) = (std::env::var("PICLOUD_URL"), std::env::var("PICLOUD_TOKEN")) {
+        if !url.is_empty() && !token.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(Credentials {
+                url,
+                token,
+                username: "-".to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    load()
+}
+
+/// Delete the on-disk credentials file. Idempotent — silently succeeds
+/// if the file is already gone (the user already logged out, or never
+/// logged in to begin with).
+pub fn delete() -> Result<()> {
+    let path = credentials_path()?;
+    match fs::remove_file(&path) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) => Err(err).with_context(|| format!("removing {}", path.display())),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn save(creds: &Credentials) -> Result<()> {
     let path = credentials_path()?;
     if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/main.rs
index a9c39ac..d84975e 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -14,17 +14,31 @@ mod cmds;
 mod config;
 mod output;
 
+use crate::output::OutputMode;
+
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(name = "pic", version, about = "PiCloud command-line client")]
 struct Cli {
+    /// Output format for `ls` / `show` / `whoami` / `logs` commands.
+    /// TSV stays pipe-friendly; JSON is `jq`-ready.
+    #[arg(long, value_enum, global = true, default_value_t = OutputMode::Tsv)]
+    output: OutputMode,
+
     #[command(subcommand)]
     cmd: Cmd,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum Cmd {
-    /// Save URL + bearer token to `~/.picloud/credentials`.
-    Login,
+    /// Authenticate with the server. Default flow prompts for username
+    /// + password and saves the returned session token; `--token` skips
+    ///   the password exchange and persists a bearer string directly (use
+    ///   this for long-lived API keys minted via `pic api-keys mint`).
+    Login(LoginArgs),
+
+    /// Revoke the saved session server-side and delete the local
+    /// credentials file. Idempotent.
+    Logout,
 
     /// Print the principal the saved token resolves to.
     Whoami,
@@ -41,8 +55,35 @@ enum Cmd {
         cmd: ScriptsCmd,
     },
 
+    /// Long-lived bearer API key management.
+    #[command(name = "api-keys")]
+    ApiKeys {
+        #[command(subcommand)]
+        cmd: ApiKeysCmd,
+    },
+
     /// Tail recent execution logs for a script.
     Logs(LogsArgs),
+
+    /// Top-level alias for `pic scripts invoke <id>`.
+    Invoke(InvokeArgs),
+
+    /// Top-level alias for `pic scripts deploy <file> --app <slug>`.
+    Deploy(DeployArgs),
+}
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+struct LoginArgs {
+    /// Override the URL prompt non-interactively. Also reads
+    /// `PICLOUD_URL`.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    url: Option<String>,
+
+    /// Skip the username + password exchange and persist this bearer
+    /// directly (validated against `/auth/me` first). Also reads
+    /// `PICLOUD_TOKEN`.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    token: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
@@ -58,12 +99,23 @@ enum AppsCmd {
         #[arg(long)]
         description: Option<String>,
     },
+
+    /// Show a single app, including the caller's role in it.
+    Show { ident: String },
+
+    /// Delete an app. Without `--force`, the server rejects if the app
+    /// still owns scripts.
+    Delete {
+        ident: String,
+        #[arg(long)]
+        force: bool,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Subcommand)]
 enum ScriptsCmd {
-    /// List scripts. With `--app`, scoped to one app; without,
-    /// iterates over every app the caller can see.
+    /// List scripts. With `--app`, scoped to one app; without, one
+    /// `GET /admin/scripts` for everything the caller can see.
     Ls {
         #[arg(long)]
         app: Option<String>,
@@ -71,25 +123,59 @@ enum ScriptsCmd {
 
     /// Upload a `.rhai` file. Patches the existing script with the
     /// matching name in `--app` if one exists, otherwise creates it.
-    Deploy {
-        file: PathBuf,
-        #[arg(long)]
-        app: String,
-        #[arg(long)]
-        name: Option<String>,
-        #[arg(long)]
-        description: Option<String>,
-    },
+    Deploy(DeployArgs),
 
     /// POST to `/api/v1/execute/{id}`. Body via `--body @path`,
     /// `--body @-` for stdin, or inline JSON.
-    Invoke {
-        id: String,
+    Invoke(InvokeArgs),
+
+    /// Delete a script. Requires AppAdmin on the owning app.
+    Delete { id: String },
+}
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+struct DeployArgs {
+    file: PathBuf,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    app: String,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    name: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    description: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Args)]
+struct InvokeArgs {
+    id: String,
+    #[arg(long)]
+    body: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(short = 'H', long = "header", value_parser = client::parse_kv_header)]
+    headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum ApiKeysCmd {
+    /// Mint a new long-lived bearer key. Token printed exactly once.
+    Mint {
+        name: String,
+        /// Repeat for multiple scopes: `--scope script:read --scope log:read`.
+        #[arg(long = "scope", required = true)]
+        scopes: Vec<String>,
+        /// Bind the key to a single app (slug or id). Rejects
+        /// `instance:*` scopes when set.
         #[arg(long)]
-        body: Option<String>,
-        #[arg(short = 'H', long = "header", value_parser = client::parse_kv_header)]
-        headers: Vec<(String, String)>,
+        app: Option<String>,
+        /// Absolute RFC 3339 (`2026-12-31T23:59:59Z`) or shorthand
+        /// `<N>d`/`<N>h`/`<N>m`.
+        #[arg(long)]
+        expires: Option<String>,
     },
+
+    /// List the caller's keys (no `raw_token` after mint).
+    Ls,
+
+    /// Revoke a key by id.
+    Rm { id: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Args)]
@@ -102,10 +188,12 @@ struct LogsArgs {
 #[tokio::main(flavor = "current_thread")]
 async fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let cli = Cli::parse();
+    let mode = cli.output;
     let result = match cli.cmd {
-        Cmd::Login => cmds::login::run().await,
-        Cmd::Whoami => cmds::whoami::run().await,
-        Cmd::Apps { cmd: AppsCmd::Ls } => cmds::apps::ls().await,
+        Cmd::Login(args) => cmds::login::run(args.url.as_deref(), args.token.as_deref()).await,
+        Cmd::Logout => cmds::logout::run().await,
+        Cmd::Whoami => cmds::whoami::run(mode).await,
+        Cmd::Apps { cmd: AppsCmd::Ls } => cmds::apps::ls(mode).await,
         Cmd::Apps {
             cmd:
                 AppsCmd::Create {
@@ -114,22 +202,60 @@ async fn main() -> ExitCode {
                     description,
                 },
         } => cmds::apps::create(&slug, name.as_deref(), description.as_deref()).await,
+        Cmd::Apps {
+            cmd: AppsCmd::Show { ident },
+        } => cmds::apps::show(&ident, mode).await,
+        Cmd::Apps {
+            cmd: AppsCmd::Delete { ident, force },
+        } => cmds::apps::delete(&ident, force).await,
         Cmd::Scripts {
             cmd: ScriptsCmd::Ls { app },
-        } => cmds::scripts::ls(app.as_deref()).await,
+        } => cmds::scripts::ls(app.as_deref(), mode).await,
         Cmd::Scripts {
+            cmd: ScriptsCmd::Deploy(args),
+        } => {
+            cmds::scripts::deploy(
+                &args.file,
+                &args.app,
+                args.name.as_deref(),
+                args.description.as_deref(),
+            )
+            .await
+        }
+        Cmd::Scripts {
+            cmd: ScriptsCmd::Invoke(args),
+        } => cmds::scripts::invoke(&args.id, args.body.as_deref(), &args.headers).await,
+        Cmd::Scripts {
+            cmd: ScriptsCmd::Delete { id },
+        } => cmds::scripts::delete(&id).await,
+        Cmd::ApiKeys {
             cmd:
-                ScriptsCmd::Deploy {
-                    file,
-                    app,
+                ApiKeysCmd::Mint {
                     name,
-                    description,
+                    scopes,
+                    app,
+                    expires,
                 },
-        } => cmds::scripts::deploy(&file, &app, name.as_deref(), description.as_deref()).await,
-        Cmd::Scripts {
-            cmd: ScriptsCmd::Invoke { id, body, headers },
-        } => cmds::scripts::invoke(&id, body.as_deref(), &headers).await,
-        Cmd::Logs(LogsArgs { script_id, limit }) => cmds::logs::run(&script_id, limit).await,
+        } => cmds::api_keys::mint(&name, &scopes, app.as_deref(), expires.as_deref(), mode).await,
+        Cmd::ApiKeys {
+            cmd: ApiKeysCmd::Ls,
+        } => cmds::api_keys::ls(mode).await,
+        Cmd::ApiKeys {
+            cmd: ApiKeysCmd::Rm { id },
+        } => cmds::api_keys::rm(&id).await,
+        Cmd::Logs(LogsArgs { script_id, limit }) => cmds::logs::run(&script_id, limit, mode).await,
+        Cmd::Invoke(args) => {
+            cmds::scripts::invoke(&args.id, args.body.as_deref(), &args.headers).await
+        }
+        Cmd::Deploy(args) => {
+            cmds::scripts::deploy(
+                &args.file,
+                &args.app,
+                args.name.as_deref(),
+                args.description.as_deref(),
+            )
+            .await
+        }
     };
 
     match result {
diff --git a/crates/picloud-cli/src/output.rs b/crates/picloud-cli/src/output.rs
index 17e89ff..5e0d234 100644
--- a/crates/picloud-cli/src/output.rs
+++ b/crates/picloud-cli/src/output.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,34 @@
-//! Tab-separated table writer + error formatting.
+//! Output rendering for the CLI.
 //!
-//! Aligned columns are nice for humans but `\t`-separated stays
-//! pipe-friendly: `pic apps ls | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}'` works without
-//! parsing box-drawing.
+//! Two formats:
+//!   * **TSV** (default): aligned columns separated by `\t`. Stays
+//!     pipe-friendly — `pic apps ls | awk -F'\t' '{print $1}'` works
+//!     without parsing box-drawing.
+//!   * **JSON**: array of `{column: value, …}` objects (for tables) or
+//!     a flat object (for single-row `show`/`whoami`). Designed to be
+//!     `jq`-friendly without escaping the table column names.
+//!
+//! Mode is set globally by the top-level `--output` flag and threaded
+//! through every command. Single-row commands (`whoami`, `apps show`)
+//! use `KvBlock`; everything plural uses `Table`.
 
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 
+use clap::ValueEnum;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, ValueEnum)]
+#[clap(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum OutputMode {
+    #[default]
+    Tsv,
+    Json,
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Table — list views (`apps ls`, `scripts ls`, `logs`)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 pub struct Table {
     headers: Vec<String>,
     rows: Vec<Vec<String>>,
@@ -32,7 +55,7 @@ impl Table {
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn render(&self) -> String {
+    pub fn render_tsv(&self) -> String {
         let mut widths: Vec<usize> = self.headers.iter().map(String::len).collect();
         for row in &self.rows {
             for (i, cell) in row.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -52,8 +75,36 @@ impl Table {
         out
     }
 
-    pub fn print(&self) {
-        let s = self.render();
+    /// JSON form: `[{header: cell, …}, …]`. Cells go in as strings even
+    /// when they happen to look like numbers — the CLI doesn't carry
+    /// type information all the way through (e.g., `version` is already
+    /// `to_string`'d at the call site). Consumers that need typed
+    /// numbers should parse `jq -r '.[].version|tonumber'`.
+    pub fn render_json(&self) -> String {
+        let arr: Vec<Value> = self
+            .rows
+            .iter()
+            .map(|row| {
+                let mut obj = Map::new();
+                for (i, header) in self.headers.iter().enumerate() {
+                    let cell = row.get(i).cloned().unwrap_or_default();
+                    obj.insert(header.clone(), Value::String(cell));
+                }
+                Value::Object(obj)
+            })
+            .collect();
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&Value::Array(arr)).unwrap_or_else(|_| "[]".to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn print(&self, mode: OutputMode) {
+        let s = match mode {
+            OutputMode::Tsv => self.render_tsv(),
+            OutputMode::Json => {
+                let mut s = self.render_json();
+                s.push('\n');
+                s
+            }
+        };
         // Best-effort write — broken pipe from `| head` etc. shouldn't
         // surface as an error.
         let _ = io::stdout().write_all(s.as_bytes());
@@ -78,26 +129,124 @@ fn write_row(out: &mut String, row: &[String], widths: &[usize]) {
     out.push('\n');
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// KvBlock — single-row views (`whoami`, `apps show`)
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/// One row's worth of fields, rendered as aligned `key: value` lines in
+/// TSV mode (one line per field — easier on the eye than a 1-row table)
+/// or a flat JSON object.
+pub struct KvBlock {
+    fields: Vec<(String, String)>,
+}
+
+impl KvBlock {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self { fields: Vec::new() }
+    }
+
+    pub fn field(&mut self, key: impl Into<String>, value: impl Into<String>) -> &mut Self {
+        self.fields.push((key.into(), value.into()));
+        self
+    }
+
+    pub fn render_tsv(&self) -> String {
+        let key_width = self.fields.iter().map(|(k, _)| k.len()).max().unwrap_or(0);
+        let mut out = String::new();
+        for (k, v) in &self.fields {
+            out.push_str(k);
+            for _ in k.len()..key_width {
+                out.push(' ');
+            }
+            out.push('\t');
+            out.push_str(v);
+            out.push('\n');
+        }
+        out
+    }
+
+    pub fn render_json(&self) -> String {
+        let mut obj = Map::new();
+        for (k, v) in &self.fields {
+            obj.insert(k.clone(), Value::String(v.clone()));
+        }
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(&Value::Object(obj)).unwrap_or_else(|_| "{}".to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn print(&self, mode: OutputMode) {
+        let s = match mode {
+            OutputMode::Tsv => self.render_tsv(),
+            OutputMode::Json => {
+                let mut s = self.render_json();
+                s.push('\n');
+                s
+            }
+        };
+        let _ = io::stdout().write_all(s.as_bytes());
+    }
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Errors
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 pub fn print_error(err: &anyhow::Error) {
     let mut stderr = io::stderr();
     let _ = writeln!(stderr, "error: {err:#}");
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tests
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn table_aligns_columns() {
+    fn table_aligns_columns_tsv() {
         let mut t = Table::new(["slug", "name"]);
         t.row(["a", "Alpha"]).row(["bravo", "B"]);
-        let out = t.render();
+        let out = t.render_tsv();
         assert_eq!(out, "slug \tname\na    \tAlpha\nbravo\tB\n");
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn table_empty_rows() {
+    fn table_empty_rows_tsv() {
         let t = Table::new(["a", "b"]);
-        assert_eq!(t.render(), "a\tb\n");
+        assert_eq!(t.render_tsv(), "a\tb\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn table_render_json_is_array_of_objects() {
+        let mut t = Table::new(["slug", "name"]);
+        t.row(["a", "Alpha"]).row(["bravo", "B"]);
+        let raw = t.render_json();
+        let v: Value = serde_json::from_str(&raw).expect("valid JSON");
+        let arr = v.as_array().expect("array");
+        assert_eq!(arr.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(arr[0]["slug"], "a");
+        assert_eq!(arr[0]["name"], "Alpha");
+        assert_eq!(arr[1]["slug"], "bravo");
+        assert_eq!(arr[1]["name"], "B");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn kv_block_tsv_aligns_keys() {
+        let mut b = KvBlock::new();
+        b.field("username", "admin").field("role", "owner");
+        let out = b.render_tsv();
+        // username (8 chars) defines the key width.
+        assert_eq!(out, "username\tadmin\nrole    \towner\n");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn kv_block_json_is_flat_object() {
+        let mut b = KvBlock::new();
+        b.field("username", "admin").field("role", "owner");
+        let raw = b.render_json();
+        let v: Value = serde_json::from_str(&raw).expect("valid JSON");
+        assert_eq!(v["username"], "admin");
+        assert_eq!(v["role"], "owner");
     }
 }