diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1185df5e..afee52a7 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ bd create "Issue title" -t bug|feature|task -p 0-4 -d "Description" --json
 # Create with explicit ID (for parallel workers)
 bd create "Issue title" --id worker1-100 -p 1 --json
 
-# Create with labels
+# Create with labels (--labels or --label work)
 bd create "Issue title" -t bug -p 1 -l bug,critical --json
+bd create "Issue title" -t bug -p 1 --label bug,critical --json
 
 # Examples with special characters (all require quoting):
 bd create "Fix: auth doesn't validate tokens" -t bug -p 1 --json
diff --git a/cmd/bd/create.go b/cmd/bd/create.go
index e37a340c..8ac409ef 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/create.go
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		assignee, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("assignee")
 
 		labels, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("labels")
+		labelAlias, _ := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice("label")
+		if len(labelAlias) > 0 {
+			labels = append(labels, labelAlias...)
+		}
 		if len(labels) == 0 && tmpl != nil && len(tmpl.Labels) > 0 {
 			labels = tmpl.Labels
 		}
@@ -375,6 +379,8 @@ func init() {
 	createCmd.Flags().StringP("type", "t", "task", "Issue type (bug|feature|task|epic|chore)")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringP("assignee", "a", "", "Assignee")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringSliceP("labels", "l", []string{}, "Labels (comma-separated)")
+	createCmd.Flags().StringSlice("label", []string{}, "Alias for --labels")
+	_ = createCmd.Flags().MarkHidden("label")
 	createCmd.Flags().String("id", "", "Explicit issue ID (e.g., 'bd-42' for partitioning)")
 	createCmd.Flags().String("parent", "", "Parent issue ID for hierarchical child (e.g., 'bd-a3f8e9')")
 	createCmd.Flags().String("external-ref", "", "External reference (e.g., 'gh-9', 'jira-ABC')")