diff --git a/honcho-cli/README.md b/honcho-cli/README.md
index 9cb8e767..3da2c7ec 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/README.md
+++ b/honcho-cli/README.md
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ Per-command scoping (workspace / peer / session) is handled via `-w` / `-p` / `-
 |---------|-------------|
 | `honcho session list` | List sessions in the workspace |
 | `honcho session inspect <id>` | Peers, message count, summaries, config |
-| `honcho session messages <id>` | Recent messages |
 | `honcho session context <id>` | What an agent would see |
 | `honcho session summaries <id>` | Short + long summaries |
 | `honcho session peers <id>` / `add-peers` / `remove-peers` | Peer management |
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
index 6c9e9bb9..754452ab 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/commands/session.py
@@ -110,48 +110,6 @@ def inspect(
         _handle_error(e, "session", sid)
 
 
-@app.command()
-def messages(
-    session_id: Optional[str] = typer.Argument(None, help="Session ID (uses default if omitted)"),
-    last: int = typer.Option(20, "--last", help="Number of recent messages"),
-    reverse: bool = typer.Option(False, "--reverse", help="Reverse order (oldest first)"),
-    workspace: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--workspace", "-w", help="Override workspace ID"),
-    session: Optional[str] = typer.Option(None, "--session", "-s", help="Override session ID"),
-    json_output: bool = typer.Option(False, "--json", help="Force JSON output"),
-) -> None:
-    """List recent messages in a session."""
-    from honcho_cli.common import handle_cmd_flags
-    from honcho_cli.main import get_client
-
-    handle_cmd_flags(json_output=json_output, workspace=workspace, session=session)
-    sid = _get_session_id(session_id)
-    client, config = get_client()
-    sess = client.session(sid)
-
-    try:
-        # SDK returns most-recent-first. Default case (newest N) only needs
-        # the first page. --reverse (oldest N) still walks all pages until
-        # the SDK accepts order=asc on session.messages().
-        if not reverse:
-            msgs = sess.messages().items[:last]
-        else:
-            msgs = list(sess.messages())[-last:]
-
-        items = [
-            {
-                "id": m.id,
-                "peer_id": m.peer_id,
-                "content": m.content[:300],
-                "token_count": m.token_count,
-                "created_at": str(m.created_at),
-            }
-            for m in msgs
-        ]
-        print_result(items, columns=["id", "peer_id", "content", "created_at"], title=f"Messages ({sid})")
-    except Exception as e:
-        _handle_error(e, "session", sid)
-
-
 @app.command()
 def context(
     session_id: Optional[str] = typer.Argument(None, help="Session ID (uses default if omitted)"),
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-debug.md b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-debug.md
index 547d6163..31ce2203 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-debug.md
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-debug.md
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ honcho session context <session_id> --json
 honcho session summaries <session_id> --json
 
 # Check message history
-honcho session messages <session_id> --last 50 --json
+honcho message list <session_id> --last 50 --json
 ```
 
 ### Dialectic giving bad answers?
diff --git a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-inspect.md b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-inspect.md
index dd1fb878..14c0cb94 100644
--- a/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-inspect.md
+++ b/honcho-cli/src/honcho_cli/skills/honcho-inspect.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ honcho conclusion search "topic" --observer <peer_id> --json
 
 ```bash
 honcho session inspect <session_id> --json
-honcho session messages <session_id> --last 20 --json
+honcho message list <session_id> --last 20 --json
 honcho session context <session_id> --json
 honcho session summaries <session_id> --json
 ```