diff --git a/src/cli/coreBinaryCommands.ts b/src/cli/coreBinaryCommands.ts
index 3ea172746c..21ca05f242 100644
--- a/src/cli/coreBinaryCommands.ts
+++ b/src/cli/coreBinaryCommands.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { Logger } from "pino";
 import {
   directAnalysisOptionsFromCli,
   nativeOpenOptionFields,
+  snapshotSelectionOption,
 } from "./options.js";
 import type { CliInstance } from "./types.js";
 import { runCliJavaScriptApplicationAnalysis } from "./javascriptApplicationAnalysis.js";
@@ -38,11 +39,7 @@ const registerOverviewCommands = (
   runDirectAnalysis: DirectAnalysis["runDirectAnalysis"],
 ): void => {
   const overviewOptions = z.object({
-    snapshot: z
-      .string()
-      .min(1)
-      .optional()
-      .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+    snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
     ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
   });
   // `analyze` declares the JavaScript integrity policy for its JavaScript
@@ -179,11 +176,7 @@ const registerDecompileCommand = (
         .describe(
           "Ghidra source-file byte offset; mapped internally to an analysis address",
         ),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -266,11 +259,7 @@ const registerXrefsCommand = (
         .describe(
           "Address or symbol name; use --address=<value> for leading dashes",
         ),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -315,11 +304,7 @@ const registerTraceCommand = (
         .boolean()
         .default(false)
         .describe("Match the query with exact letter case"),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -365,11 +350,7 @@ const registerFunctionCommand = (
         .describe(
           "Procedure name or address; use --procedure=<value> for leading dashes",
         ),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -414,11 +395,7 @@ const registerInstructionsCommand = (
         .describe(
           "Procedure name or address; use --procedure=<value> for leading dashes",
         ),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -475,11 +452,7 @@ const registerSearchCommand = (
         .boolean()
         .default(false)
         .describe("Match the pattern with exact letter case"),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
diff --git a/src/cli/coreNativeCommands.ts b/src/cli/coreNativeCommands.ts
index 80d07187fd..1c60d2fee4 100644
--- a/src/cli/coreNativeCommands.ts
+++ b/src/cli/coreNativeCommands.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import type { Logger } from "pino";
 import {
   directAnalysisOptionsFromCli,
   nativeOpenOptionFields,
+  snapshotSelectionOption,
 } from "./options.js";
 import type { CliInstance } from "./types.js";
 
@@ -271,11 +272,9 @@ const registerNativeDispatchMetadataCommand = (
         .max(20_000)
         .default(5_000)
         .describe("Maximum symbol records to inspect"),
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load or update the local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption.describe(
+        "Load or update the local analysis snapshot",
+      ),
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: async ({ args, options }) =>
@@ -360,11 +359,7 @@ const registerNativeApiCommand = (
       address: z.string().describe("Procedure name or address"),
     }),
     options: z.object({
-      snapshot: z
-        .string()
-        .min(1)
-        .optional()
-        .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot"),
+      snapshot: snapshotSelectionOption,
       ...nativeOpenOptionFields,
     }),
     run: ({ args, options }) =>
diff --git a/src/cli/options.ts b/src/cli/options.ts
index fdee7cb2d9..9749cb5908 100644
--- a/src/cli/options.ts
+++ b/src/cli/options.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export const providerSelectionOption = analysisProviderSelectorSchema
     "Bind deep analysis to a provider ID or use deterministic auto selection",
   );
 
+/** Optional path to the local analysis snapshot loaded or updated by a command. */
+export const snapshotSelectionOption = z
+  .string()
+  .min(1)
+  .optional()
+  .describe("Load and update a local analysis snapshot");
+
 /** Explicit interpretation for headerless native executable formats. */
 export const formatSelectionOption = executableFormatHintSchema
   .optional()