diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 8510092..cf442cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dmtrctl"
-version = "2.0.1"
+version = "2.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4aa1471..df7206b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dmtrctl"
-version = "2.0.2"
+version = "2.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/demeter-run/cli"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/src/ports/format.rs b/src/ports/format.rs
index 9fd4556..35cfbd2 100644
--- a/src/ports/format.rs
+++ b/src/ports/format.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,31 @@ use comfy_table::presets::UTF8_FULL;
 use comfy_table::{ContentArrangement, Table};
 use dmtri::demeter::ops::v1alpha::Resource;
 use miette::IntoDiagnostic;
+use serde::Serialize;
+
+#[derive(clap::ValueEnum, Clone, Default, Debug, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum OutputFormat {
+    #[default]
+    Table,
+    Json,
+}
+
+impl OutputFormat {
+    pub fn pretty_print(&self, resources: Vec<Resource>) {
+        match self {
+            OutputFormat::Table => pretty_print_resource_table(resources),
+            OutputFormat::Json => pretty_print_resource_json(resources),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn pretty_print_single(&self, resource: &Resource) {
+        match self {
+            OutputFormat::Table => pretty_print_resource_detail_table(resource),
+            OutputFormat::Json => pretty_print_resource_detail_json(resource),
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 pub fn pretty_print_resource_table(resources: Vec<Resource>) {
     let mut table = Table::new();
@@ -26,17 +51,78 @@ pub fn pretty_print_resource_table(resources: Vec<Resource>) {
     println!("{table}");
 }
 
-pub fn pretty_print_resouce_detail_table(resources: Vec<Resource>) -> miette::Result<()> {
-    let mut table = Table::new();
+pub fn pretty_print_resource_json(resources: Vec<Resource>) {
+    let mut collector = vec![];
+    for resource in resources {
+        collector.push(serde_json::Map::from_iter(vec![
+            ("id".to_string(), serde_json::Value::from(resource.id)),
+            ("name".to_string(), serde_json::Value::from(resource.name)),
+            ("kind".to_string(), serde_json::Value::from(resource.kind)),
+            (
+                "created_at".to_string(),
+                serde_json::Value::from(resource.created_at),
+            ),
+            (
+                "spec".to_string(),
+                serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&resource.spec).unwrap(),
+            ),
+            (
+                "annotations".to_string(),
+                serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(
+                    &resource.annotations.unwrap_or_default(),
+                )
+                .unwrap(),
+            ),
+        ]))
+    }
+    println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&collector).unwrap());
+}
+
+pub fn pretty_print_resource_detail_json(resource: &Resource) {
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        serde_json::to_string_pretty(
+            &(serde_json::Map::from_iter(vec![
+                (
+                    "id".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::from(resource.id.clone())
+                ),
+                (
+                    "name".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::from(resource.name.clone())
+                ),
+                (
+                    "kind".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::from(resource.kind.clone())
+                ),
+                (
+                    "created_at".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::Value::from(resource.created_at.clone()),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "spec".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(&resource.spec).unwrap(),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "annotations".to_string(),
+                    serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(
+                        &resource.annotations.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+                    )
+                    .unwrap(),
+                ),
+            ]))
+        )
+        .unwrap()
+    );
+}
 
-    let Some(first_resource) = resources.first() else {
-        return Ok(());
-    };
+pub fn pretty_print_resource_detail_table(resource: &Resource) {
+    let mut table = Table::new();
 
     let annotations = serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(
-        &first_resource.annotations.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
+        &resource.annotations.clone().unwrap_or_default(),
     )
-    .into_diagnostic()?;
+    .unwrap();
     let mut annotations_headers: Vec<String> = annotations
         .as_array()
         .unwrap()
@@ -53,29 +139,25 @@ pub fn pretty_print_resouce_detail_table(resources: Vec<Resource>) -> miette::Re
         .set_content_arrangement(ContentArrangement::Dynamic)
         .set_header(headers);
 
-    for resource in resources {
-        let mut values: Vec<String> = vec![resource.name];
-
-        if let Some(annotations) = resource.annotations {
-            let annotations: serde_json::Value =
-                serde_json::from_str(&annotations).into_diagnostic()?;
-
-            for value in annotations.as_array().unwrap().iter() {
-                values.push(
-                    value
-                        .get("value")
-                        .unwrap()
-                        .as_str()
-                        .unwrap_or_default()
-                        .into(),
-                );
-            }
-        }
+    let mut values: Vec<String> = vec![resource.name.clone()];
+
+    if let Some(annotations) = &resource.annotations {
+        let annotations: serde_json::Value =
+            serde_json::from_str(annotations).into_diagnostic().unwrap();
 
-        table.add_row(values);
+        for value in annotations.as_array().unwrap().iter() {
+            values.push(
+                value
+                    .get("value")
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .as_str()
+                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .into(),
+            );
+        }
     }
 
-    println!("{table}");
+    table.add_row(values);
 
-    Ok(())
+    println!("{table}");
 }
diff --git a/src/ports/list.rs b/src/ports/list.rs
index 20fac9a..b49a8d2 100644
--- a/src/ports/list.rs
+++ b/src/ports/list.rs
@@ -2,15 +2,18 @@ use clap::Parser;
 
 use crate::{
     context::extract_context_data,
-    rpc::{self},
+    rpc,
 };
 
-use super::format::pretty_print_resource_table;
+use super::format::OutputFormat;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-pub struct Args {}
+pub struct Args {
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t, value_enum)]
+    pub output: OutputFormat,
+}
 
-pub async fn run(cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
+pub async fn run(args: Args, cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
     let _ctx = cli
         .context
         .as_ref()
@@ -24,7 +27,6 @@ pub async fn run(cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    pretty_print_resource_table(response);
-
+    args.output.pretty_print(response);
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/ports/mod.rs b/src/ports/mod.rs
index c0b1751..97d74ab 100644
--- a/src/ports/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ports/mod.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
 
 pub async fn run(args: Args, cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
     match args.command {
-        Commands::List(_) => list::run(cli).await,
+        Commands::List(x) => list::run(x, cli).await,
         Commands::Show(x) => show::run(x, cli).await,
         Commands::Create(x) => create::run(x, cli).await,
         Commands::Delete(x) => delete::run(x, cli).await,
diff --git a/src/ports/show.rs b/src/ports/show.rs
index 35c2abe..c2cefee 100644
--- a/src/ports/show.rs
+++ b/src/ports/show.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ use clap::Parser;
 
 use crate::{context::extract_context_data, rpc};
 
-use super::format::pretty_print_resouce_detail_table;
+use super::format::OutputFormat;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 pub struct Args {
     /// the resource uuid
     id: String,
+
+    #[clap(short, long, default_value_t, value_enum)]
+    pub output: OutputFormat,
 }
 
 pub async fn run(args: Args, cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ pub async fn run(args: Args, cli: &crate::Cli) -> miette::Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    pretty_print_resouce_detail_table(resouces)?;
+    let response = resouces.first().unwrap();
+    args.output.pretty_print_single(response);
     Ok(())
 }