diff --git a/features/project_cli_commands.feature b/features/project_cli_commands.feature
index be695a2f5..b6b48be2f 100644
--- a/features/project_cli_commands.feature
+++ b/features/project_cli_commands.feature
@@ -212,3 +212,10 @@ Feature: Project CLI command functions coverage
     When I invoke project-delete for "local/del-force" with yes and force
     Then the project cmd output should contain "deleted"
     And the project cmd should succeed
+
+  Scenario: delete command accepts -f short form for --force
+    Given a project "local/del-sf" is created in the commands DB
+    And a resource is linked to project "local/del-sf" in the commands DB
+    When I invoke project-delete for "local/del-sf" with yes and short force flag
+    Then the project cmd output should contain "deleted"
+    And the project cmd should succeed
diff --git a/features/steps/project_cli_commands_steps.py b/features/steps/project_cli_commands_steps.py
index 5bb2fac6c..2a4e4e44e 100644
--- a/features/steps/project_cli_commands_steps.py
+++ b/features/steps/project_cli_commands_steps.py
@@ -630,6 +630,27 @@ def step_invoke_delete_force(context: Any, name: str) -> None:
     _capture(context, delete, name=name, yes=True, force=True)
 
 
+@when('I invoke project-delete for "{name}" with yes and short force flag')
+def step_invoke_delete_short_force(context: Any, name: str) -> None:
+    """Invoke 'project delete' via CliRunner using the ``-f`` short flag.
+
+    This validates that the CLI argument parser correctly maps ``-f`` to
+    ``--force`` (not ``--format``), matching the specification.
+    """
+    from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+    from cleveragents.cli.commands.project import app as project_app
+
+    _patch_project_mod(context)
+    try:
+        cli_runner = CliRunner()
+        result = cli_runner.invoke(project_app, ["delete", name, "--yes", "-f"])
+        context._cmd_output = result.output
+        context._cmd_failed = result.exit_code != 0
+    finally:
+        _unpatch_project_mod()
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Then assertions
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/project.py b/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/project.py
index 174a9f620..fd06e4924 100644
--- a/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/project.py
+++ b/src/cleveragents/cli/commands/project.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Commands:
 - ``agents project unlink-resource <project> <resource>``
 - ``agents project list [--namespace NS] [REGEX]``
 - ``agents project show <project>``
-- ``agents project delete [--force] [--yes] <name>``
+- ``agents project delete [--force|-f] [--yes|-y] <name>``
 
 Legacy file-filter sub-app is preserved for backward compatibility.
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ def delete(
     ],
     force: Annotated[
         bool,
-        typer.Option("--force", help="Force delete even if resources are linked"),
+        typer.Option("--force", "-f", help="Force delete even if resources are linked"),
     ] = False,
     yes: Annotated[
         bool,
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ def delete(
     ] = False,
     output_format: Annotated[
         str,
-        typer.Option("--format", "-f", help=_FORMAT_HELP),
+        typer.Option("--format", help=_FORMAT_HELP),
     ] = "rich",
 ) -> None:
     """Delete a project from the registry."""