diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index 8b01b2a1d..911a109d6 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -2407,6 +2407,7 @@ func NewCLI() *cobra.Command {
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("nowordwrap", false, "Don't wrap words to the next line automatically")
 	runCmd.Flags().String("format", "", "Response format (e.g. json)")
 	runCmd.Flags().String("runner", "", "Runner to use for manifest list selection (mlx, ggml, llamacpp)")
+	runCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("runner")
 	runCmd.Flags().String("think", "", "Enable thinking mode: true/false or high/medium/low for supported models")
 	runCmd.Flags().Lookup("think").NoOptDefVal = "true"
 	runCmd.Flags().Bool("hidethinking", false, "Hide thinking output (if provided)")