diff --git a/internal/style/styles.go b/internal/style/styles.go
index bd55ae6..85c8b50 100644
--- a/internal/style/styles.go
+++ b/internal/style/styles.go
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ var (
 	TitleStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(PrimaryColor).Bold(true)
 	TextStyle  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(TextColor)
 	HelpStyle  = lipgloss.NewStyle().Align(lipgloss.Center).Foreground(AccentColor)
+	ErrorStyle = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("1")).Bold(true) // Red color for errors
 )
diff --git a/pkg/repl/executor.go b/pkg/repl/executor.go
index ff254f4..2789bec 100644
--- a/pkg/repl/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/repl/executor.go
@@ -21,14 +21,70 @@ func execute(input string) (string, error) {
 		return ReplTitle, nil
 	}
 
+	if input == "status" {
+		return executePMCommand("survey status")
+	}
+
 	if after, ok := strings.CutPrefix(input, "pm"); ok {
 		return executePMCommand(after)
 	}
 	return executeShellCommand(input)
 }
 
+// shellSplit splits input respecting quoted strings and escapes
+// similar to how a shell would parse arguments
+func shellSplit(input string) []string {
+	var args []string
+	var current strings.Builder
+	var inQuote rune
+	var escaped bool
+
+	for _, ch := range input {
+		if escaped {
+			current.WriteRune(ch)
+			escaped = false
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if ch == '\\' {
+			escaped = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if inQuote != 0 {
+			if ch == inQuote {
+				inQuote = 0
+				continue
+			}
+			current.WriteRune(ch)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if ch == '"' || ch == '\'' {
+			inQuote = ch
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if ch == ' ' || ch == '\t' {
+			if current.Len() > 0 {
+				args = append(args, current.String())
+				current.Reset()
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		current.WriteRune(ch)
+	}
+
+	if current.Len() > 0 {
+		args = append(args, current.String())
+	}
+
+	return args
+}
+
 func executeShellCommand(input string) (string, error) {
-	parts := strings.Fields(input)
+	parts := shellSplit(input)
 	if len(parts) == 0 {
 		return "", nil
 	}
@@ -39,7 +95,7 @@ func executeShellCommand(input string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func executePMCommand(input string) (string, error) {
-	parts := strings.Fields(input)
+	parts := shellSplit(input)
 	if len(parts) == 0 {
 		return "", nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/repl/repl.go b/pkg/repl/repl.go
index ee63736..bfc825b 100644
--- a/pkg/repl/repl.go
+++ b/pkg/repl/repl.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ type ValidationFeedback = models.ValidationFeedback
 
 const (
 	ReplHelp = `Type 'pm help' for available PM commands.
-Type 'pm status' to check task progress.
-You can also run shell commands directly. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to leave.`
+You can also run shell commands directly. Type 'exit' or 'quit' to leave.
+Type 'status' to check task progress.`
 
 	ReplTitle = "Welcome to Project Management CLI! " + ReplHelp
 )
@@ -144,8 +144,19 @@ func (r *REPL) Run(ctx context.Context, config app.Config) error {
 		// Add the input to the history for future navigation.
 		history = append(history, input)
 
-		output, _ := execute(input)                 // Ignore errors for now, gives better ux
-		fmt.Println(style.TextStyle.Render(output)) // Print the output of the command in a styled format.
+		output, err := execute(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Show command output (even on error) in normal text style
+			if output != "" {
+				fmt.Println(style.TextStyle.Render(output))
+			}
+			// Show error message in red if no output was captured
+			if output == "" {
+				fmt.Println(style.ErrorStyle.Render(err.Error()))
+			}
+		} else if output != "" {
+			fmt.Println(style.TextStyle.Render(output))
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/repl/suggestions.go b/pkg/repl/suggestions.go
index 360791d..e66fbc4 100644
--- a/pkg/repl/suggestions.go
+++ b/pkg/repl/suggestions.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 // rootSuggestions is a list of prompt suggestions for root-level commands.
 var rootSuggestions = []prompt.Suggest{
 	{Text: "pm", Description: "Project Management System"},
+	{Text: "status", Description: "Show task status"},
 	{Text: "exit", Description: "Exit pm CLI"},
 	{Text: "help", Description: "Show help information"},
 	{Text: "title", Description: "Print the welcome title"},
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ var createFlags = []prompt.Suggest{
 	{Text: "--desc", Description: "Issue description"},
 	{Text: "--status", Description: "Issue status (open, closed, in_progress)"},
 	{Text: "--type", Description: "Issue type (bug, feature, task)"},
-	{Text: "--priority", Description: "Issue priority (0-5)"},
+	{Text: "--priority", Description: "Issue priority (0-4)"},
+	{Text: "--assignee", Description: "Issue assignee"},
 }
 
 // updateFlags is a list of prompt suggestions for the update command flags.
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@ var updateFlags = []prompt.Suggest{
 	{Text: "--desc", Description: "New issue description"},
 	{Text: "--status", Description: "New issue status (open, closed, in_progress)"},
 	{Text: "--type", Description: "New issue type (bug, feature, task)"},
-	{Text: "--priority", Description: "New issue priority (0-5)"},
+	{Text: "--priority", Description: "New issue priority (0-4)"},
+	{Text: "--assignee", Description: "New issue assignee"},
 }
 
 // listFlags is a list of prompt suggestions for the list command flags.
@@ -56,8 +59,9 @@ var listFlags = []prompt.Suggest{
 	{Text: "--desc", Description: "Filter by description"},
 	{Text: "--status", Description: "Filter by status (open, closed, in_progress)"},
 	{Text: "--type", Description: "Filter by type (bug, feature, task)"},
-	{Text: "--priority", Description: "Filter by priority (0-5)"},
+	{Text: "--priority", Description: "Filter by priority (0-4)"},
 	{Text: "--limit", Description: "Limit number of results"},
+	{Text: "--assignee", Description: "Filter by assignee"},
 }
 
 var deleteFlags = []prompt.Suggest{
@@ -81,18 +85,19 @@ var statusValues = []prompt.Suggest{
 
 // typeValues is a list of prompt suggestions for issue types
 var typeValues = []prompt.Suggest{
+	{Text: "task", Description: "Task issue type"},
 	{Text: "bug", Description: "Bug issue type"},
 	{Text: "feature", Description: "Feature issue type"},
-	{Text: "task", Description: "Task issue type"},
+	{Text: "chore", Description: "Chore issue type"},
 }
 
 // priorityValues is a list of prompt suggestions for issue priority levels
 var priorityValues = []prompt.Suggest{
-	{Text: "0", Description: "Lowest priority"},
+	{Text: "0", Description: "Irrelevant"},
 	{Text: "1", Description: "Low priority"},
-	{Text: "2", Description: "Medium-low priority"},
-	{Text: "3", Description: "Medium priority"},
-	{Text: "4", Description: "High priority"},
+	{Text: "2", Description: "Normal priority"},
+	{Text: "3", Description: "High priority"},
+	{Text: "4", Description: "Critical priority"},
 }
 
 // isIDCommand maps command names to a boolean indicating whether they expect an issue ID as an argument.