diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/log/list.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/log/list.ts
index 6efb60c7c..be33afb80 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/log/list.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/log/list.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ async function resolveLogListTarget(
     const { traceId, org } = await resolveTraceOrg(
       parsed,
       context.cwd,
+      "log list",
       traceUsageHint(),
     );
     return {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/span/list.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/span/list.ts
index 136a393ba..14de6173b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/span/list.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/span/list.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ async function resolveSpanListTarget(
     const resolved = await resolveTraceOrgProject(
       parsed,
       context.cwd,
+      "span list",
       traceUsageHint(),
     );
     return { mode: "trace", ...resolved };
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/span/view.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/span/view.ts
index c26967fa4..712621950 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/span/view.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/span/view.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ async function resolveSpanViewInput(
   const { traceId, org, project } = await resolveTraceOrgProject(
     traceTarget,
     context.cwd,
+    "span view",
     usageHint(),
   );
   // Span IDs are unique only within a trace, so recovery scopes its fuzzy
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/logs.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/logs.ts
index cc6f1edbb..e3506cabe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/logs.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/logs.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ async function resolveTraceLogsTarget(
   const { traceId, org } = await resolveTraceOrg(
     parsed,
     context.cwd,
+    "trace logs",
     usageHint(),
   );
   return {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/view.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/view.ts
index bba353485..d886b21d2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/view.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/trace/view.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ async function resolveTraceViewInput(
   const target = await resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(
     parsed,
     context.cwd,
+    "trace view",
     usageHint(),
   );
   return {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/lib/trace-target.ts b/packages/cli/src/lib/trace-target.ts
index 79e845d16..652f7964f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/lib/trace-target.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/lib/trace-target.ts
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ const log = logger.withTag("trace-target");
 
 /** Match `[<prefix>]<trail>` in usageHint — captures bracket content + trailing placeholder */
 const USAGE_TARGET_RE = /\[.*\]<[^>]+>/;
-const SENTRY_COMMAND_PREFIX_RE = /^sentry\s+/;
-const USAGE_ARGUMENT_START_RE = /\s+(?:\[|<)/;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Types
@@ -354,14 +352,6 @@ export function warnIfNormalized(parsed: ParsedTraceTarget, tag: string): void {
 // Resolution — org + project
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-function commandNameFromUsageHint(usageHint: string): string {
-  const withoutPrefix = usageHint.replace(SENTRY_COMMAND_PREFIX_RE, "");
-  const targetIndex = withoutPrefix.search(USAGE_ARGUMENT_START_RE);
-  return targetIndex === -1
-    ? withoutPrefix
-    : withoutPrefix.slice(0, targetIndex);
-}
-
 /**
  * Resolve a parsed trace target to org + optional project.
  *
@@ -374,6 +364,7 @@ function commandNameFromUsageHint(usageHint: string): string {
 export async function resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(
   parsed: ParsedTraceTarget,
   cwd: string,
+  commandName: string,
   usageHint: string,
 ): Promise<ResolvedTraceOrgProject | ResolvedTraceOrg> {
   if (parsed.type === "org-scoped") {
@@ -384,12 +375,12 @@ export async function resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(
     const resolved = await resolveOrgOptionalTarget(
       parsed,
       cwd,
-      commandNameFromUsageHint(usageHint),
+      commandName,
       usageHint,
     );
     return { traceId: parsed.traceId, ...resolved };
   }
-  return await resolveTraceOrgProject(parsed, cwd, usageHint);
+  return await resolveTraceOrgProject(parsed, cwd, commandName, usageHint);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -404,6 +395,7 @@ export async function resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(
 export async function resolveTraceOrgProject(
   parsed: ParsedTraceTarget,
   cwd: string,
+  commandName: string,
   usageHint: string,
 ): Promise<ResolvedTraceOrgProject> {
   switch (parsed.type) {
@@ -417,7 +409,12 @@ export async function resolveTraceOrgProject(
 
     case "project-search":
       // resolveProjectBoundTarget (called inside) sets telemetry context.
-      return await resolveProjectSearchTarget(parsed, cwd, usageHint);
+      return await resolveProjectSearchTarget(
+        parsed,
+        cwd,
+        commandName,
+        usageHint,
+      );
 
     case "org-scoped":
       throw new ContextError("Specific project", usageHint, [
@@ -450,14 +447,12 @@ export async function resolveTraceOrgProject(
 async function resolveProjectSearchTarget(
   parsed: Extract<ParsedTraceTarget, { type: "project-search" }>,
   cwd: string,
+  commandName: string,
   usageHint: string,
 ): Promise<ResolvedTraceOrgProject> {
-  const target = await resolveProjectBoundTarget(
-    parsed,
-    cwd,
-    commandNameFromUsageHint(usageHint),
-    { usageHint },
-  );
+  const target = await resolveProjectBoundTarget(parsed, cwd, commandName, {
+    usageHint,
+  });
   return {
     traceId: parsed.traceId,
     org: target.org,
@@ -480,6 +475,7 @@ async function resolveProjectSearchTarget(
 export async function resolveTraceOrg(
   parsed: ParsedTraceTarget,
   cwd: string,
+  commandName: string,
   usageHint: string,
 ): Promise<ResolvedTraceOrg> {
   switch (parsed.type) {
@@ -495,7 +491,7 @@ export async function resolveTraceOrg(
       const org = await resolveOrgOnlyTarget(
         parsed,
         cwd,
-        commandNameFromUsageHint(usageHint),
+        commandName,
         usageHint,
       );
       return { traceId: parsed.traceId, org };
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/commands/log/list.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/commands/log/list.test.ts
index 5748b6cb2..693948881 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/commands/log/list.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/commands/log/list.test.ts
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ describe("listCommand.func — trace mode", () => {
         traceId: TRACE_ID,
       }),
       "/tmp",
+      "log list",
       expect.any(String),
     );
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/lib/trace-target.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/lib/trace-target.test.ts
index 2ac3d92da..37694d042 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/lib/trace-target.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/lib/trace-target.test.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ vi.mock("../../src/lib/region.js", async (importOriginal) => {
 
 // oxlint-disable-next-line sentry-cli/no-namespace-import -- needed for spyOn mocking
 import * as apiClient from "../../src/lib/api-client.js";
+import { getAppIdentity, setAppIdentity } from "../../src/lib/app-identity.js";
 import {
   ContextError,
   ResolutionError,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../src/lib/trace-target.js";
 
 const VALID_TRACE_ID = "aaaa1111bbbb2222cccc3333dddd4444";
+const defaultIdentity = getAppIdentity();
 
 /** The target {@link parseTraceTargetInput} parses `args` into. */
 function parsedTraceTarget(
@@ -216,6 +218,7 @@ describe("trace target resolution", () => {
     const resolved = await resolveTraceOrg(
       parsed,
       "/tmp",
+      "trace logs",
       "sentry trace logs [<org>/[<project>/]]<trace-id>",
     );
 
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ describe("trace target resolution", () => {
     const usageHint = "sentry span view [<org>/<project>/]<span-id>";
 
     try {
-      await resolveTraceOrgProject(parsed, "/tmp", usageHint);
+      await resolveTraceOrgProject(parsed, "/tmp", "span view", usageHint);
       expect.unreachable("should have thrown");
     } catch (error) {
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(ResolutionError);
@@ -248,13 +251,64 @@ describe("trace target resolution", () => {
     const usageHint = "sentry trace view [<org>/<project>/]<trace-id>";
 
     try {
-      await resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(parsed, "/tmp", usageHint);
+      await resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject(
+        parsed,
+        "/tmp",
+        "trace view",
+        usageHint,
+      );
       expect.unreachable("should have thrown");
     } catch (error) {
       expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(ResolutionError);
       expect((error as ResolutionError).hint).toBe(usageHint);
     }
   });
+
+  describe("under another program name", () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      setAppIdentity({ name: "sentry-mcp", packageName: "@sentry/mcp-server" });
+      findProjectsBySlugSpy.mockResolvedValue({
+        projects: [
+          { id: "1", slug: "frontend", name: "Frontend", orgSlug: "org-a" },
+          { id: "2", slug: "frontend", name: "Frontend", orgSlug: "org-b" },
+        ],
+        orgs: [
+          { slug: "org-a", name: "Org A" },
+          { slug: "org-b", name: "Org B" },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      setAppIdentity(defaultIdentity);
+    });
+
+    test.each([
+      ["log list", resolveTraceOrg],
+      ["span list", resolveTraceOrgProject],
+      ["trace view", resolveTraceOrgOptionalProject],
+    ])(
+      "an ambiguous project names the program once in %s suggestions",
+      async (commandName, resolve) => {
+        const parsed = parsedTraceTarget(
+          ["frontend", VALID_TRACE_ID],
+          "sentry trace view <target> <trace-id>",
+        );
+
+        const error = await resolve(
+          parsed,
+          "/tmp",
+          commandName,
+          `sentry-mcp ${commandName} [<org>/<project>/]<trace-id>`,
+        ).catch((caught: unknown) => caught);
+
+        expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(ResolutionError);
+        const message = (error as ResolutionError).message;
+        expect(message).toContain(`sentry-mcp ${commandName} org-a/frontend`);
+        expect(message).not.toContain("sentry-mcp sentry-mcp");
+      },
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe("parseTraceTargetInput", () => {