diff --git a/internal/cli/blog.go b/internal/cli/blog.go
index 81772cc..f0c1e1c 100644
--- a/internal/cli/blog.go
+++ b/internal/cli/blog.go
@@ -139,24 +139,15 @@ func newBlogShowCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 // blogNotFound builds the exit-3 error for a missing slug, with a did-you-mean
-// hint when the gallery has a plausible neighbor. A failing suggestion fetch
-// never masks the original not-found. Mirrors soulNotFound.
+// hint when the gallery has a plausible neighbor. The entity is a "post" but it
+// is listed under the `blog` command. See notFoundWithSuggestion.
 func blogNotFound(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client, slug string) error {
-	hint := "Run: positronick blog list"
-	if posts, err := client.Posts(ctx, ""); err == nil {
-		slugs := make([]string, len(posts))
-		for i, post := range posts {
-			slugs[i] = post.Slug
-		}
-		if match := closestSlug(slug, slugs); match == slug {
-			// The list knows the slug but the detail fetch 404'd: an older server,
-			// not a typo — say so rather than suggesting the input back.
-			hint = "the server lists this post but could not return its details — positronick.com may be running an older API"
-		} else if match != "" {
-			hint = fmt.Sprintf("did you mean %q? %s", match, hint)
-		}
+	posts, err := client.Posts(ctx, "")
+	slugs := make([]string, len(posts))
+	for i, post := range posts {
+		slugs[i] = post.Slug
 	}
-	return output.NotFoundError(fmt.Sprintf("post %q not found", slug), hint)
+	return notFoundWithSuggestion("post", "blog", slug, slugs, err)
 }
 
 func renderBlogDetail(p *output.Printer, post *api.Post) {
diff --git a/internal/cli/listing.go b/internal/cli/listing.go
index 2979d6c..d680fd0 100644
--- a/internal/cli/listing.go
+++ b/internal/cli/listing.go
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func listingNotFound(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client, listingType, slug
 	for i, l := range listings {
 		slugs[i] = l.Slug
 	}
-	return notFoundWithSuggestion(listingType, slug, slugs, err)
+	return notFoundWithSuggestion(listingType, listingType, slug, slugs, err)
 }
 
 // renderListingDetail prints the human field view. For loops it also renders
diff --git a/internal/cli/read.go b/internal/cli/read.go
index 76d1582..c73a821 100644
--- a/internal/cli/read.go
+++ b/internal/cli/read.go
@@ -117,14 +117,17 @@ func applyLimit[T any](items []T, limit int) []T {
 }
 
 // notFoundWithSuggestion builds the exit-3 error for a slug the detail endpoint
-// 404'd on, shared by `soul show` and `listing show`. When the catalog list
-// holds a plausible neighbor it appends a did-you-mean hint; when the list
-// holds the exact slug, the detail miss means the server is older than this CLI
-// (no JSON detail endpoint yet), so it says that instead of suggesting the input
-// back. A failing catalog fetch (fetchErr != nil) is ignored so it never masks
-// the original not-found — the caller passes the fetch result verbatim.
-func notFoundWithSuggestion(noun, slug string, catalog []string, fetchErr error) error {
-	hint := fmt.Sprintf("Run: positronick %s list", noun)
+// 404'd on, shared by `soul show`, `listing show`, and `blog show`. noun names
+// the entity in the message ("soul"/"post"); listCmd is the subcommand in the
+// "Run: positronick <cmd> list" hint — usually equal to noun, but `blog show`
+// lists "post" entities under the `blog` command. When the catalog list holds a
+// plausible neighbor it appends a did-you-mean hint; when the list holds the
+// exact slug, the detail miss means the server is older than this CLI (no JSON
+// detail endpoint yet), so it says that instead of suggesting the input back. A
+// failing catalog fetch (fetchErr != nil) is ignored so it never masks the
+// original not-found — the caller passes the fetch result verbatim.
+func notFoundWithSuggestion(noun, listCmd, slug string, catalog []string, fetchErr error) error {
+	hint := fmt.Sprintf("Run: positronick %s list", listCmd)
 	if fetchErr == nil {
 		if match := closestSlug(slug, catalog); match == slug {
 			hint = "the server lists this " + noun + " but could not return its details — positronick.com may be running an older API"
diff --git a/internal/cli/soul.go b/internal/cli/soul.go
index 1938dbb..a91998e 100644
--- a/internal/cli/soul.go
+++ b/internal/cli/soul.go
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func soulNotFound(ctx context.Context, client *api.Client, slug string) error {
 	for i, s := range souls {
 		slugs[i] = s.Slug
 	}
-	return notFoundWithSuggestion("soul", slug, slugs, err)
+	return notFoundWithSuggestion("soul", "soul", slug, slugs, err)
 }
 
 func renderSoulDetail(p *output.Printer, s *api.Soul) {