diff --git a/src/ohmyapi/cli.py b/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
index a97355f..6479fe8 100644
--- a/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
+++ b/src/ohmyapi/cli.py
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ from ohmyapi.core import scaffolding, runtime
 from pathlib import Path
 
 app = typer.Typer(help="OhMyAPI — Django-flavored FastAPI scaffolding with tightly integrated TortoiseORM.")
-banner = """OhMyAPI Shell | Project: {project_name}"""
+banner = """OhMyAPI Shell | Project: {project_name}
+Find your loaded project singleton via identifier: `p`
+"""
 
 
 @app.command()
@@ -46,16 +48,14 @@ def shell(root: str = "."):
     try:
         from IPython import start_ipython
         shell_vars = {
-            "settings": project.settings,
-            "project": Path(project_path).resolve(),
+            "p": project,
         }
         from traitlets.config.loader import Config
         c = Config()
         c.TerminalIPythonApp.display_banner = True
-        c.TerminalInteractiveShell.banner1 = banner.format(**{
+        c.TerminalInteractiveShell.banner2 = banner.format(**{
             "project_name": f"{f'{project.settings.PROJECT_NAME} ' if getattr(project.settings, 'PROJECT_NAME', '') else ''}[{Path(project_path).resolve()}]",
         })
-        c.TerminalInteractiveShell.banner2 = " "
         start_ipython(argv=[], user_ns=shell_vars, config=c)
     except ImportError:
         typer.echo("IPython is not installed. Falling back to built-in Python shell.")