diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 71943b8..2ce3f23 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ program
 
 program
   .command('read <id>')
-  .description('Read a note by ID')
+  .description('Read a note by ID (shown in search/recent output)')
   .action(async (id: string) => {
     try {
       const noteId = parseInt(id, 10);
diff --git a/src/formatter.ts b/src/formatter.ts
index 4bff8ce..137d5e5 100644
--- a/src/formatter.ts
+++ b/src/formatter.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ export function formatNote(note: IndexedNote, showBody = false): string {
   const lockSuffix = note.isLocked ? chalk.red(' 🔒') : '';
   lines.push(titlePrefix + chalk.bold.cyan(note.title || 'Untitled') + lockSuffix);
 
-  // Folder
-  lines.push(chalk.dim(`📁 ${note.folder}`));
+  // Folder and ID
+  lines.push(chalk.dim(`📁 ${note.folder} | ID: ${note.id}`));
 
   // Snippet
   if (note.snippet) {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export function formatSearchResult(
   const highlightedTitle = highlightMatches(result.title || 'Untitled', query);
   lines.push(chalk.green('▶ ') + titlePrefix + chalk.bold.cyan(highlightedTitle) + lockSuffix);
 
-  // Folder
-  lines.push(chalk.dim(`  📁 ${result.folder}`));
+  // Folder and ID
+  lines.push(chalk.dim(`  📁 ${result.folder} | ID: ${result.id}`));
 
   // Highlighted snippet
   if (result.snippet) {