diff --git a/apps/deckcraft-cli/src/main.rs b/apps/deckcraft-cli/src/main.rs
index 139b8e90..0c252fbe 100644
--- a/apps/deckcraft-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/deckcraft-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ fn describe(id: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), String> {
     if !answer.trim().is_empty() {
         outln!("Answers with {}.", answer.trim());
     }
-    let call = if params.iter().all(|p| p.optional) { c.id.to_string() } else { format!("'{}={{…}}'", c.id) };
+    let bare = params.is_empty() || params.iter().any(|p| params.iter().filter(|q| q.object == p.object).all(|q| q.optional));
+    let call = if bare { c.id.to_string() } else { format!("'{}={{…}}'", c.id) };
     outln!("\nRun it with: deckcraft-cli run --cmd {call}");
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/apps/deckcraft-cli/tests/cli.rs b/apps/deckcraft-cli/tests/cli.rs
index 4cb8c32e..3f1ed98b 100644
--- a/apps/deckcraft-cli/tests/cli.rs
+++ b/apps/deckcraft-cli/tests/cli.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ Run it with: deckcraft-cli run --cmd 'format.size={…}'
 #[test]
 fn describe_shows_alternative_sets_of_parameters() {
     assert!(stdout(&cli(&["describe", "slide.go"])).contains("Parameters:\n  either:\n    index\n  or:\n    id\n"));
+    let remove = stdout(&cli(&["describe", "animation.remove"]));
+    assert!(remove.contains("  or:\n    ids, optional  (all of the shapes' animations)\n"), "{remove}");
+    assert!(remove.ends_with("Run it with: deckcraft-cli run --cmd animation.remove\n") && !remove.contains("Note:"), "{remove}");
     assert!(stdout(&cli(&["describe", "shape.move"])).contains(
         "  either:
     dx, optional   pt (relative)
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/animation.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/animation.rs
index 8b6fe5a7..b7989a69 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/animation.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/animation.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             has_selection,
             add
         ),
-        cmd!("animation.remove", "Remove Animation", ["Animation Pane"], None, "{index} | {ids?} (all of the shapes' animations)", has_slide, remove),
+        cmd!("animation.remove", "Remove Animation", ["Animation Pane"], None, "{index} | {ids? (all of the shapes' animations)}", has_slide, remove),
         cmd!("animation.move", "Reorder Animation", ["Animations", "Timing"], None, "{index, to}", has_slide, move_anim),
         cmd!(
             "animation.timing",