diff --git a/core/startos/src/registry/package/add.rs b/core/startos/src/registry/package/add.rs
index 146f96334..0ea3ae980 100644
--- a/core/startos/src/registry/package/add.rs
+++ b/core/startos/src/registry/package/add.rs
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ pub struct RemovePackageParams {
     pub id: PackageId,
     pub version: VersionString,
     #[ts(skip)]
+    #[arg(skip)]
     #[serde(rename = "__auth_signer")]
-    pub signer: AnyVerifyingKey,
+    pub signer: Option<AnyVerifyingKey>,
 }
 
 pub async fn remove_package(
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ pub async fn remove_package(
     }: RemovePackageParams,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let peek = ctx.db.peek().await;
+    let signer =
+        signer.ok_or_else(|| Error::new(eyre!("missing signer"), ErrorKind::InvalidRequest))?;
     let signer_guid = peek.as_index().as_signers().get_signer(&signer)?;
 
     ctx.db
diff --git a/core/startos/src/registry/package/mod.rs b/core/startos/src/registry/package/mod.rs
index 4419b4d19..621e040f4 100644
--- a/core/startos/src/registry/package/mod.rs
+++ b/core/startos/src/registry/package/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn package_api<C: Context>() -> ParentHandler<C> {
         .subcommand(
             "remove",
             from_fn_async(add::remove_package)
+                .with_metadata("get_signer", Value::Bool(true))
                 .no_display()
                 .with_about("Remove package from registry index")
                 .with_call_remote::<CliContext>(),