diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 9f47427..5248118 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   listSessions,
   syncSessions,
 } from "./commands/sessions.js";
-import { fetchServiceList, fetchServices } from "./commands/services.js";
+import { fetchServices } from "./commands/services.js";
 import { handleCompatCommand } from "./compat.js";
 import {
   completionsArgs,
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@ cli.command("services", {
   alias: globalAlias,
   output: servicesOutput,
   async run({ args, options }) {
-    if (args.serviceId === "list" && !options.search) return fetchServiceList();
-    return fetchServices({
+    const result = await fetchServices({
       search: options.search,
       serviceId: args.serviceId === "list" ? undefined : args.serviceId,
     });
+    return Array.isArray(result) ? { services: result } : result;
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/src/schemas.ts b/src/schemas.ts
index a812040..192e4f0 100644
--- a/src/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/schemas.ts
@@ -329,9 +329,11 @@ export const servicesOptions = z.object({
   search: z.string().optional().describe("Search by name, description, tags, or category"),
 });
 
-export const servicesOutput = z.union([z.array(serviceOutput), serviceDetailOutput]);
+export const servicesListOutput = z.object({
+  services: z.array(serviceOutput),
+});
 
-export const servicesListOutput = z.array(serviceOutput);
+export const servicesOutput = z.union([servicesListOutput, serviceDetailOutput]);
 
 export const completionsArgs = z.object({
   shell: z.enum(["bash", "elvish", "fish", "powershell", "zsh"]).optional(),
diff --git a/test/cli-describe.test.ts b/test/cli-describe.test.ts
index 5f6c9c4..5da532d 100644
--- a/test/cli-describe.test.ts
+++ b/test/cli-describe.test.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,21 @@ describe("generated CLI metadata", () => {
       browser: false,
     });
   });
+
+  it("returns services wrapped in an object for services command schema", async () => {
+    const output = await walletCli(["services", "--schema", "--format", "json"]);
+    const schema = JSON.parse(output) as {
+      output: { anyOf?: { properties?: { services?: unknown } }[] };
+    };
+    expect(schema.output.anyOf?.[0]?.properties).toHaveProperty("services");
+  });
+
+  it("returns services list wrapped in an object when executed with --format json", async () => {
+    const output = await walletCli(["services", "--format", "json"]);
+    const json = JSON.parse(output) as { services?: unknown };
+    expect(json).toHaveProperty("services");
+    expect(Array.isArray(json.services)).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
 
 async function walletCli(args: string[]) {