diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/src/cli.ts b/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/src/cli.ts
index 4bc771bd..c3f1458a 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ if (invoked) {
       if (!knownShorts.has(flag)) rejectFlag(`-${flag}`)
     }
   }
+  // Every declared portal option takes a value; only the built-in help and
+  // version flags are switches. Bunli drops a bare known option before schema
+  // validation, so an optional filter disappears or a default is used instead.
+  // Check after unknown flags so negative tokens keep their existing error.
+  for (let i = 1; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const token = argv[i]
+    if (token === "--") break
+    if (!token.startsWith("-") || token.includes("=")) continue
+    const name = token.replace(/^-+/, "")
+    const isOption = token.startsWith("--")
+      ? options[name] !== undefined
+      : Object.values(options).some((o) => o?.short === name)
+    if (!isOption) continue
+    const next = argv[i + 1]
+    if (next === undefined || next.startsWith("-")) {
+      writeError(`option ${token} requires a value`, "BAD_ARG")
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 await cli.run()
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts b/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79427a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobbank-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { afterAll, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "portal-missing-values-"));
+const preload = join(dir, "deny-fetch.ts");
+writeFileSync(preload, `globalThis.fetch = async (input, init) => {
+  throw new Error("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT " + JSON.stringify({ url: String(input), body: init?.body }));
+};`);
+afterAll(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+async function cli(args: string[]) {
+  const proc = Bun.spawn([
+    process.execPath, "run", "--preload", preload,
+    join(import.meta.dir, "../src/cli.ts"), ...args,
+  ], { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
+    new Response(proc.stdout).text(), new Response(proc.stderr).text(), proc.exited,
+  ]);
+  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+}
+
+// These are the documented flags sent to the actual CLI, rather than values
+// fed directly to its schema. The preload records and denies every fetch so a
+// silently dropped filter is observable without contacting the portal.
+const missingValueCases: string[][] = [
+  ["search", "--key", "python", "--remote"],
+  ["search", "--key", "python", "--type"],
+  ["search", "--key", "python", "--company"],
+  ["search", "--key", "python", "--since", "--limit", "5"],
+];
+for (const args of missingValueCases) {
+  test(`missing option value: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+    expect(result.stderr).not.toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("BAD_ARG");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).error).toContain("requires a value");
+  });
+}
+
+const valuedCases: Array<[string[], string]> = [
+  [["search", "--key", "python", "--remote", "helt"], "fjernarbejde=helt"],
+  [["search", "--key=python", "--type=3,6"], "cvtype=3&cvtype=6"],
+];
+for (const [args, value] of valuedCases) {
+  test(`valued options still reach the request: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(value);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("API_ERROR");
+  });
+}
+
+test("built-in short help remains a switch", async () => {
+  const result = await cli(["search", "-h"]);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/src/cli.ts b/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/src/cli.ts
index 47910e98..cbb6e358 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ if (invoked) {
       if (!knownShorts.has(flag)) rejectFlag(`-${flag}`)
     }
   }
+  // Every declared portal option takes a value; only the built-in help and
+  // version flags are switches. Bunli drops a bare known option before schema
+  // validation, so an optional filter disappears or a default is used instead.
+  // Check after unknown flags so negative tokens keep their existing error.
+  for (let i = 1; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const token = argv[i]
+    if (token === "--") break
+    if (!token.startsWith("-") || token.includes("=")) continue
+    const name = token.replace(/^-+/, "")
+    const isOption = token.startsWith("--")
+      ? options[name] !== undefined
+      : Object.values(options).some((o) => o?.short === name)
+    if (!isOption) continue
+    const next = argv[i + 1]
+    if (next === undefined || next.startsWith("-")) {
+      writeError(`option ${token} requires a value`, "BAD_ARG")
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 await cli.run()
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts b/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3de35ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobdanmark-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { afterAll, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "portal-missing-values-"));
+const preload = join(dir, "deny-fetch.ts");
+writeFileSync(preload, `globalThis.fetch = async (input, init) => {
+  throw new Error("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT " + JSON.stringify({ url: String(input), body: init?.body }));
+};`);
+afterAll(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+async function cli(args: string[]) {
+  const proc = Bun.spawn([
+    process.execPath, "run", "--preload", preload,
+    join(import.meta.dir, "../src/cli.ts"), ...args,
+  ], { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
+    new Response(proc.stdout).text(), new Response(proc.stderr).text(), proc.exited,
+  ]);
+  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+}
+
+// These are the documented flags sent to the actual CLI, rather than values
+// fed directly to its schema. The preload records and denies every fetch so a
+// silently dropped filter is observable without contacting the portal.
+const missingValueCases: string[][] = [
+  ["search", "--category"],
+  ["search", "--municipality"],
+  ["search", "--jobtitle-id"],
+  ["search", "--region", "--limit", "5"],
+];
+for (const args of missingValueCases) {
+  test(`missing option value: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+    expect(result.stderr).not.toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("BAD_ARG");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).error).toContain("requires a value");
+  });
+}
+
+const valuedCases: Array<[string[], string]> = [
+  [["search", "--municipality", "Odense"], "Odense"],
+  [["search", "--category=3"], "category"],
+];
+for (const [args, value] of valuedCases) {
+  test(`valued options still reach the request: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(value);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("API_ERROR");
+  });
+}
+
+test("built-in short help remains a switch", async () => {
+  const result = await cli(["search", "-h"]);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/src/cli.ts b/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/src/cli.ts
index e496c078..9b7779be 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,26 @@ if (invoked) {
       if (!knownShorts.has(flag)) rejectFlag(`-${flag}`)
     }
   }
+  // Every declared portal option takes a value; only the built-in help and
+  // version flags are switches. Bunli drops a bare known option before schema
+  // validation, so an optional filter disappears or a default is used instead.
+  // Check after unknown flags so negative tokens keep their existing error.
+  for (let i = 1; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const token = argv[i]
+    if (token === "--") break
+    if (!token.startsWith("-") || token.includes("=")) continue
+    const name = token.replace(/^-+/, "")
+    const isOption = token.startsWith("--")
+      ? options[name] !== undefined
+      : Object.values(options).some((o) => o?.short === name)
+    if (!isOption) continue
+    const next = argv[i + 1]
+    if (next === undefined || next.startsWith("-")) {
+      writeError(`option ${token} requires a value`, "BAD_ARG")
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 await cli.run()
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts b/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33b322a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobindex-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { afterAll, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "portal-missing-values-"));
+const preload = join(dir, "deny-fetch.ts");
+writeFileSync(preload, `globalThis.fetch = async (input, init) => {
+  throw new Error("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT " + JSON.stringify({ url: String(input), body: init?.body }));
+};`);
+afterAll(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+async function cli(args: string[]) {
+  const proc = Bun.spawn([
+    process.execPath, "run", "--preload", preload,
+    join(import.meta.dir, "../src/cli.ts"), ...args,
+  ], { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
+    new Response(proc.stdout).text(), new Response(proc.stderr).text(), proc.exited,
+  ]);
+  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+}
+
+// These are the documented flags sent to the actual CLI, rather than values
+// fed directly to its schema. The preload records and denies every fetch so a
+// silently dropped filter is observable without contacting the portal.
+const missingValueCases: string[][] = [
+  ["search", "--query", "python", "--sort"],
+  ["search", "--query", "python", "--page"],
+  ["search", "--query", "python", "--jobage", "--limit", "5"],
+  ["search", "-q"],
+];
+for (const args of missingValueCases) {
+  test(`missing option value: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+    expect(result.stderr).not.toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("BAD_ARG");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).error).toContain("requires a value");
+  });
+}
+
+const valuedCases: Array<[string[], string]> = [
+  [["search", "-q", "python", "--sort", "date"], "sort=date"],
+  [["search", "--query=-python", "--page=2"], "q=-python"],
+];
+for (const [args, value] of valuedCases) {
+  test(`valued options still reach the request: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(value);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("API_ERROR");
+  });
+}
+
+test("built-in short help remains a switch", async () => {
+  const result = await cli(["search", "-h"]);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/src/cli.ts b/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/src/cli.ts
index 3f69b3ae..2abd40c2 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,26 @@ if (invoked) {
       if (!knownShorts.has(flag)) rejectFlag(`-${flag}`)
     }
   }
+  // Every declared portal option takes a value; only the built-in help and
+  // version flags are switches. Bunli drops a bare known option before schema
+  // validation, so an optional filter disappears or a default is used instead.
+  // Check after unknown flags so negative tokens keep their existing error.
+  for (let i = 1; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    const token = argv[i]
+    if (token === "--") break
+    if (!token.startsWith("-") || token.includes("=")) continue
+    const name = token.replace(/^-+/, "")
+    const isOption = token.startsWith("--")
+      ? options[name] !== undefined
+      : Object.values(options).some((o) => o?.short === name)
+    if (!isOption) continue
+    const next = argv[i + 1]
+    if (next === undefined || next.startsWith("-")) {
+      writeError(`option ${token} requires a value`, "BAD_ARG")
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
 await cli.run()
diff --git a/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts b/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbb003b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.agents/skills/jobnet-search/cli/tests/missing-option-values.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import { afterAll, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "portal-missing-values-"));
+const preload = join(dir, "deny-fetch.ts");
+writeFileSync(preload, `globalThis.fetch = async (input, init) => {
+  throw new Error("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT " + JSON.stringify({ url: String(input), body: init?.body }));
+};`);
+afterAll(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+async function cli(args: string[]) {
+  const proc = Bun.spawn([
+    process.execPath, "run", "--preload", preload,
+    join(import.meta.dir, "../src/cli.ts"), ...args,
+  ], { stdout: "pipe", stderr: "pipe" });
+  const [stdout, stderr, exitCode] = await Promise.all([
+    new Response(proc.stdout).text(), new Response(proc.stderr).text(), proc.exited,
+  ]);
+  return { stdout, stderr, exitCode };
+}
+
+// These are the documented flags sent to the actual CLI, rather than values
+// fed directly to its schema. The preload records and denies every fetch so a
+// silently dropped filter is observable without contacting the portal.
+const missingValueCases: string[][] = [
+  ["search", "--per-page"],
+  ["search", "--postal-code", "5000", "--radius"],
+  ["search", "--region"],
+  ["search", "--work-hours", "--limit", "5"],
+];
+for (const args of missingValueCases) {
+  test(`missing option value: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stdout).toBe("");
+    expect(result.stderr).not.toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("BAD_ARG");
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).error).toContain("requires a value");
+  });
+}
+
+const valuedCases: Array<[string[], string]> = [
+  [["search", "--region", "Nordjylland"], "regions=Nordjylland"],
+  [["search", "--postal-code=5000", "--radius=25"], "kmRadius=25"],
+];
+for (const [args, value] of valuedCases) {
+  test(`valued options still reach the request: ${args.join(" ")}`, async () => {
+    const result = await cli(args);
+    expect(result.exitCode).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain("FIXTURE_FETCH_ATTEMPT");
+    expect(result.stderr).toContain(value);
+    expect(JSON.parse(result.stderr).code).toBe("API_ERROR");
+  });
+}
+
+test("built-in short help remains a switch", async () => {
+  const result = await cli(["search", "-h"]);
+  expect(result.exitCode).toBe(0);
+  expect(result.stderr).toBe("");
+});
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78f0e01e..7614ffe1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ per-file diff commands.
   the fixed set it is; parsing `apply.md`'s example list was deliberately not done, since a
   parser keyed on prose wording is the next thing to go stale. Reported by Holo-Eter.
 
+- **Danish portal CLIs reject missing option values** (#573) - value-taking flags followed by another option now fail before search dispatch instead of treating the next flag as the value.
+
 - **`/expand` and `/setup` now append behavioral findings to sections `02-behavioral-profile.md`
   actually has** (`.claude/commands/expand.md` Step 5, `.claude/commands/setup.md` Step A7,
   `tests/test_expand_command.py`, `tests/test_setup_command.py`) - both told the model to add