diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf79dd8..3244211 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ Overall, the way it works:
 - The provided handlers are attached to each command, grouped and attached to the rootCmd
 
 Influenced by some of the ideas behind [restish](https://rest.sh/) it uses the following extensions as of now:
-- `x-cli-aliases`: A list of strings which would be used as the alternate names for:
-  - Operations: If set, will prefer the first of the list otherwise the `operationId`. Will use the rest as cobra aliases
-  - Request Body: Same preference as above but would a default of `climate-data` as the name of the param if not set
+- `x-cli-aliases`: A list of strings which would be used as the alternate names for an operation
 - `x-cli-group`: A string to allow grouping subcommands together. All operations in the same group would become subcommands in that group name
 - `x-cli-hidden`: A boolean to hide the operation from the CLI menu. Same behaviour as a cobra command hide: it's present and expects a handler
 - `x-cli-ignored`: A boolean to tell climate to omit the operation completely
+- `x-cli-name`: A string to specify a differnt name. Applies to operations and request bodies as of now
 
 Given an OpenAPI spec in `api.yaml`:
 
diff --git a/api.yaml b/api.yaml
index c4b1b6e..0c07826 100644
--- a/api.yaml
+++ b/api.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ paths:
     get:
       operationId: AddGet
       summary: Adds two numbers
+      x-cli-name: add-get
       x-cli-group: ops
       x-cli-aliases:
-        - add-get
         - ag
 
       parameters:
@@ -31,16 +31,15 @@ paths:
     post:
       operationId: AddPost
       summary: Adds two numbers via POST
+      x-cli-name: add-post
       x-cli-group: ops
       x-cli-aliases:
-        - add-post
         - ap
 
       requestBody:
         description: The numebers map
         required: true
-        x-cli-aliases:
-          - nmap
+        x-cli-name: nmap
         content:
           application/json:
             schema:
@@ -49,8 +48,7 @@ paths:
     get:
       operationId: HealthCheck
       summary: Returns Ok if all is well
-      x-cli-aliases:
-        - ping
+      x-cli-name: ping
   "/meta":
     get:
       operationId: GetMeta
diff --git a/lib.go b/lib.go
index 82dad44..0567978 100644
--- a/lib.go
+++ b/lib.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type extensions struct {
 	aliases []string
 	group   string
 	ignored bool
+	name    string
 }
 
 func parseExtensions(exts *orderedmap.Map[string, *yaml.Node]) (*extensions, error) {
@@ -71,6 +72,8 @@ func parseExtensions(exts *orderedmap.Map[string, *yaml.Node]) (*extensions, err
 			ex.group = opts.(string)
 		case "x-cli-ignored":
 			ex.ignored = opts.(bool)
+		case "x-cli-name":
+			ex.name = opts.(string)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -138,8 +141,8 @@ func addRequestBody(cmd *cobra.Command, op *v3.Operation, handlerData *HandlerDa
 		}
 
 		paramName := "climate-data"
-		if aliases := bExts.aliases; len(aliases) > 0 {
-			paramName = aliases[0]
+		if altName := bExts.name; altName != "" {
+			paramName = altName
 		}
 
 		// TODO: Handle all the different MIME types and schemas from body.Content
@@ -210,6 +213,7 @@ func BootstrapV3(rootCmd *cobra.Command, model libopenapi.DocumentModel[v3.Docum
 			}
 
 			cmd.Hidden = exts.hidden
+			cmd.Aliases = exts.aliases
 			cmd.Short = op.Description
 			if op.Summary != "" {
 				cmd.Short = op.Summary
@@ -219,11 +223,9 @@ func BootstrapV3(rootCmd *cobra.Command, model libopenapi.DocumentModel[v3.Docum
 				handler(opts, args, hData)
 			}
 
-			// TODO: hammock on better ways to handle aliases, prefers the first one as of now
 			cmd.Use = op.OperationId // default
-			if aliases := exts.aliases; len(exts.aliases) > 0 {
-				cmd.Use = aliases[0]
-				cmd.Aliases = aliases
+			if altName := exts.name; altName != "" {
+				cmd.Use = altName
 			}
 
 			if g := exts.group; g != "" {
diff --git a/lib_test.go b/lib_test.go
index 9d0b4bc..6cf70fc 100644
--- a/lib_test.go
+++ b/lib_test.go
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ func TestBootstrapV3(t *testing.T) {
 		"calc/ops/add-get": {
 			"Use":     "add-get",
 			"Short":   "Adds two numbers",
-			"Aliases": []string{"add-get", "ag"},
+			"Aliases": []string{"ag"},
 		},
 		"calc/ops/add-post": {
 			"Use":     "add-post",
 			"Short":   "Adds two numbers via POST",
-			"Aliases": []string{"add-post", "ap"},
+			"Aliases": []string{"ap"},
 		},
 		"calc/ping": {
 			"Use":     "ping",
 			"Short":   "Returns Ok if all is well",
-			"Aliases": []string{"ping"},
+			"Aliases": noAlias,
 		},
 	}