diff --git a/src/cmd/init.rs b/src/cmd/init.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aaf6403a9468da37da98e8bcd2c7380be31b063..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/cmd/init.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-use std::path::Path;
-
-pub fn run(root: &Path, name: &str, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    crate::db::init(root, name)?;
-
-    if json {
-        println!(
-            "{}",
-            serde_json::json!({"success": true, "project": name, "bound_path": root})
-        );
-    } else {
-        let c = crate::color::stderr_theme();
-        eprintln!("{}info:{} initialized project '{name}'", c.blue, c.reset);
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/cmd/mod.rs b/src/cmd/mod.rs
index 26b3b2e0be8e3dd80c8f59bb55929fd657531d31..1a6aafe17db5a45b0932b824ee131b9d43c0c9cb 100644
--- a/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ mod dep;
 mod done;
 mod export;
 mod import;
-mod init;
 mod label;
 mod list;
 mod log;
 mod next;
-mod projects;
+mod project;
 mod ready;
 mod reopen;
 mod rm;
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ mod stats;
 pub mod sync;
 mod tidy;
 mod update;
-mod r#use;
 
 use crate::cli::{Cli, Command};
 use crate::db;
@@ -35,12 +33,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(cli: &Cli) -> Result<()> {
     }
 
     match &cli.command {
-        Command::Init { name } => {
-            let root = std::env::current_dir()?;
-            init::run(&root, name, cli.json)
-        }
-        Command::Use { name } => r#use::run(name, cli.json),
-        Command::Projects => projects::run(cli.json),
+        Command::Project { action } => project::run(action, cli.json),
         Command::Create {
             title,
             priority,
diff --git a/src/cmd/project.rs b/src/cmd/project.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..78556b5e1967d2b9e737039880d709ce3c993225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/project.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use crate::cli::ProjectAction;
+
+pub fn run(action: &ProjectAction, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
+
+    match action {
+        ProjectAction::Init { name } => init(&cwd, name, json),
+        ProjectAction::Bind { name } => bind(&cwd, name, json),
+        ProjectAction::Unbind => unbind(&cwd, json),
+        ProjectAction::Delete { name } => delete(name, json),
+        ProjectAction::List => list(json),
+    }
+}
+
+fn init(cwd: &Path, name: &str, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    crate::db::init(cwd, name)?;
+
+    if json {
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            serde_json::json!({"success": true, "project": name, "bound_path": cwd})
+        );
+    } else {
+        let c = crate::color::stderr_theme();
+        eprintln!("{}info:{} initialized project '{name}'", c.blue, c.reset);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn bind(cwd: &Path, name: &str, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    crate::db::use_project(cwd, name)?;
+
+    if json {
+        println!(
+            "{}",
+            serde_json::json!({"success": true, "project": name, "bound_path": cwd})
+        );
+    } else {
+        let c = crate::color::stdout_theme();
+        println!("{}bound{} {} -> {name}", c.green, c.reset, cwd.display());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn unbind(cwd: &Path, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    crate::db::unbind_project(cwd)?;
+
+    if json {
+        println!("{}", serde_json::json!({"success": true}));
+    } else {
+        let c = crate::color::stderr_theme();
+        eprintln!("{}info:{} unbound {}", c.blue, c.reset, cwd.display());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn delete(name: &str, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    crate::db::delete_project(name)?;
+
+    if json {
+        println!("{}", serde_json::json!({"success": true, "project": name}));
+    } else {
+        let c = crate::color::stderr_theme();
+        eprintln!("{}info:{} deleted project '{name}'", c.blue, c.reset);
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn list(json: bool) -> Result<()> {
+    let projects = crate::db::list_projects()?;
+
+    if json {
+        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&projects)?);
+    } else {
+        for project in projects {
+            println!("{project}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/projects.rs b/src/cmd/projects.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e3090a62c90e2dcfd0557bf8d9bf25449fe1f4c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/cmd/projects.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-
-pub fn run(json: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let projects = crate::db::list_projects()?;
-
-    if json {
-        println!("{}", serde_json::to_string(&projects)?);
-    } else {
-        for project in projects {
-            println!("{project}");
-        }
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}
diff --git a/src/cmd/sync.rs b/src/cmd/sync.rs
index 48e8400fb90db61498ce9424fce4c390b2eb27d5..059a8b00f485411f92f35386597d3df8d1419a7b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/sync.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/sync.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub async fn exchange(store: &db::Store, mut wormhole: Wormhole) -> Result<SyncR
             if my_project_id != project_id {
                 let _ = wormhole.close().await;
                 bail!(
-                    "project identity mismatch: local '{}' ({}) vs peer '{}' ({}). If this is the same logical project, remove the accidentally initted local copy and bootstrap with 'td sync' instead of running 'td init' on both machines",
+                    "project identity mismatch: local '{}' ({}) vs peer '{}' ({}). If this is the same logical project, remove the accidentally initted local copy and bootstrap with 'td sync' instead of running 'td project init <project>' on both machines",
                     my_project_name,
                     my_project_id,
                     project_name,
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ async fn bootstrap_exchange(
         SyncHandshake::Bootstrap { .. } => {
             let _ = wormhole.close().await;
             bail!(
-                "both peers are in bootstrap mode. Run 'td init <project>' on one machine first, then run 'td sync' on the other"
+                "both peers are in bootstrap mode. Run 'td project init <project>' on one machine first, then run 'td sync' on the other"
             );
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/cmd/use.rs b/src/cmd/use.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index daa586214745112b24fc49cdf5363ee915a6a663..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/cmd/use.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-use anyhow::Result;
-
-pub fn run(name: &str, json: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let cwd = std::env::current_dir()?;
-    crate::db::use_project(&cwd, name)?;
-
-    if json {
-        println!(
-            "{}",
-            serde_json::json!({"success": true, "project": name, "bound_path": cwd})
-        );
-    } else {
-        let c = crate::color::stdout_theme();
-        println!("{}bound{} {} -> {name}", c.green, c.reset, cwd.display());
-    }
-
-    Ok(())
-}