diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/batch_op_contract_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/batch_op_contract_test.go
index 88715cfc4..455b4782c 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/batch_op_contract_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/batch_op_contract_test.go
@@ -444,12 +444,7 @@ func TestBatchOp_ErrorEquivalence(t *testing.T) {
 				t, tc.shortcut,
 				append([]string{"--url", testURL, "--dry-run"}, tc.args...),
 			)
-			if standaloneErr == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("standalone Validate accepted bad input — expected error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(standaloneErr.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("standalone error = %q, want substring %q", standaloneErr.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, standaloneErr, tc.wantContains)
 
 			// Batch path: translate the matching sub-op. The translator wraps
 			// the inner error with "operations[i] (<shortcut>): " — assert the
@@ -463,17 +458,12 @@ func TestBatchOp_ErrorEquivalence(t *testing.T) {
 				"input":    subInput,
 			}
 			_, batchErr := translateBatchOp(rawOp, testToken, 0)
-			if batchErr == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("batch translator accepted bad input — expected error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(batchErr.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("batch error = %q, want substring %q (operations[i] prefix is fine)", batchErr.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			batchVE := requireValidation(t, batchErr, tc.wantContains)
 			// And the wrap context must include the sub-op index + shortcut
 			// name so error reports stay actionable in multi-op batches.
 			wrapHint := "operations[0] (" + tc.subShortcut + "):"
-			if !strings.Contains(batchErr.Error(), wrapHint) {
-				t.Errorf("batch error %q missing context prefix %q", batchErr.Error(), wrapHint)
+			if !strings.Contains(batchVE.Message, wrapHint) {
+				t.Errorf("batch error %q missing context prefix %q", batchVE.Message, wrapHint)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -529,12 +519,7 @@ func TestBatchOp_RejectsWrongScalarType(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			rawOp := map[string]interface{}{"shortcut": tc.subShortcut, "input": subInput}
 			_, err := translateBatchOp(rawOp, testToken, 0)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("translateBatchOp accepted wrong-typed field; want error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want substring %q", err.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.wantContains)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -592,12 +577,7 @@ func TestBatchOp_GuardsBeyondCobra(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			rawOp := map[string]interface{}{"shortcut": tc.subShortcut, "input": subInput}
 			_, err := translateBatchOp(rawOp, testToken, 0)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("translateBatchOp accepted bad input; want error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want substring %q", err.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.wantContains)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -728,12 +708,7 @@ func TestBatchOp_RejectsBadSubOpInput(t *testing.T) {
 				"input":    subInput,
 			}
 			_, err := translateBatchOp(rawOp, testToken, 0)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("translator accepted bad input — expected error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want substring %q", err.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.wantContains)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -794,12 +769,7 @@ func TestBatchOp_SchemaValidatesSubOps(t *testing.T) {
 				"input":    subInput,
 			}
 			_, err := translateBatchOp(rawOp, testToken, 0)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("translator accepted schema-violating sub-op — expected error containing %q", tc.wantContains)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tc.wantContains) {
-				t.Errorf("error = %q, want substring %q", err.Error(), tc.wantContains)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.wantContains)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_guard_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_guard_test.go
index 29a47815c..583aec823 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_guard_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_guard_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,10 @@
 package sheets
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/cmdutil"
 	_ "github.com/larksuite/cli/internal/vfs/localfileio"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/shortcuts/common"
@@ -37,18 +35,9 @@ func TestGuardCSVValueIsNotFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Bare value naming an existing file → guarded with a fix-it hint.
 	err := guardCSVValueIsNotFilePath(newCSVGuardRuntime("data.csv"))
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected guard error when --csv names an existing file")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "existing file") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "@data.csv") {
-		t.Errorf("error should flag the file and suggest @data.csv, got: %v", err)
-	}
-	if p, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err); !ok || p.Category != errs.CategoryValidation || p.Subtype != errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument {
-		t.Errorf("problem = %+v, want validation/invalid_argument", p)
-	}
-	var ve *errs.ValidationError
-	if !errors.As(err, &ve) {
-		t.Fatalf("guard error = %T, want *errs.ValidationError", err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "existing file")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "@data.csv") {
+		t.Errorf("message should suggest @data.csv, got: %q", ve.Message)
 	}
 	if ve.Param != "--csv" {
 		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --csv", ve.Param)
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_range_alias_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_range_alias_test.go
index e4157c22b..114aa1eb7 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_range_alias_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/csv_put_range_alias_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package sheets
 
 import (
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -44,12 +43,7 @@ func TestCsvPutInput_RejectsStartCellAndRangeTogether(t *testing.T) {
 		"range":      "A1:H17",
 	})
 	_, err := csvPutInput(fv, "tok", "sid", "")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("csvPutInput accepted both start-cell and range; want mutual-exclusion error")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "--start-cell and --range are mutually exclusive") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want it to mention start-cell/range mutual exclusion", err.Error())
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "--start-cell and --range are mutually exclusive")
 }
 
 // With neither --start-cell nor --range explicitly set, csvPutInput rejects the
@@ -61,12 +55,7 @@ func TestCsvPutInput_RejectsStartCellAndRangeTogether(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCsvPutInput_RequiresStartCellOrRange(t *testing.T) {
 	fv := newMapFlagViewForCommand("+csv-put", map[string]interface{}{"csv": "a,b"})
 	_, err := csvPutInput(fv, "tok", "sid", "")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("csvPutInput accepted missing start-cell/range; want a required-flag error")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "--start-cell or --range is required") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want it to mention '--start-cell or --range is required'", err.Error())
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "--start-cell or --range is required")
 }
 
 // csvPutWriteRangeFromInput surfaces the real paste footprint so agents can see
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/execute_paths_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/execute_paths_test.go
index f8193bb27..2147f7bec 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/execute_paths_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/execute_paths_test.go
@@ -47,19 +47,16 @@ func TestExecute_WorkbookInfo_ToolError(t *testing.T) {
 			"data": map[string]interface{}{},
 		},
 	}
-	stdout, stderr, err := func() (string, string, error) {
+	_, _, err := func() (string, string, error) {
 		parent, stdout, stderr, reg := newTestRig(t, WorkbookInfo)
 		reg.Register(stub)
 		parent.SetArgs([]string{"+workbook-info", "--url", testURL})
 		err := parent.Execute()
 		return stdout.String(), stderr.String(), err
 	}()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected non-zero code to surface as error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "1310201") && !strings.Contains(combined, "not found") {
-		t.Errorf("expected error code in envelope; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	p := requireProblem(t, err, errs.CategoryAPI, errs.SubtypeServerError, "")
+	if !strings.Contains(p.Message, "1310201") && !strings.Contains(p.Message, "not found") {
+		t.Errorf("expected error code or message in problem; got message=%q", p.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -113,18 +110,9 @@ func TestExecute_WikiURLWrongObjType(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	out, err := runShortcutWithStubs(t, WorkbookInfo,
+	_, err := runShortcutWithStubs(t, WorkbookInfo,
 		[]string{"--url", "https://example.feishu.cn/wiki/wikTestNODE"}, getNode)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("want error for non-sheet wiki node; out=%s", out)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "obj_type") {
-		t.Fatalf("error = %v, want mention of obj_type", err)
-	}
-	var ve *errs.ValidationError
-	if !errors.As(err, &ve) {
-		t.Fatalf("wrong-obj_type error = %T, want *errs.ValidationError", err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "obj_type")
 }
 
 // TestExecute_WikiURLIncompleteNode treats an incomplete get_node response
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema.go b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema.go
index 4fce37408..ccdbc7b08 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 )
 
 // ─── --print-schema runtime introspection ─────────────────────────────
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func printFlagSchemaFor(command string) func(flagName string) ([]byte, error) {
 		}
 		entry, ok := idx.Flags[command]
 		if !ok || len(entry) == 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no JSON Schema registered for %s", command)
+			return nil, errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, "no JSON Schema registered for %s", command)
 		}
 		if flagName == "" {
 			flags := make([]string, 0, len(entry))
@@ -112,7 +114,9 @@ func printFlagSchemaFor(command string) func(flagName string) ([]byte, error) {
 				flags = append(flags, f)
 			}
 			sort.Strings(flags)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no JSON Schema registered for %s --%s; available: %v", command, flagName, flags)
+			return nil, errs.NewValidationError(errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument,
+				"no JSON Schema registered for %s --%s; available: %v", command, flagName, flags).
+				WithParam("--flag-name")
 		}
 		// Reformat for readability — schema files store compact JSON.
 		var pretty interface{}
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_test.go
index 0310e0374..433320322 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_test.go
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ func TestPrintFlagSchema_NamedFlagReturnsSchemaSubtree(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPrintFlagSchema_UnknownFlagListsAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	_, err := printFlagSchemaFor("+chart-create")("does-not-exist")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected error for unknown flag, got nil")
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "+chart-create")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "properties") {
+		t.Errorf("message should list available flags; got %q", ve.Message)
 	}
-	msg := err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(msg, "+chart-create") || !strings.Contains(msg, "properties") {
-		t.Errorf("error should mention shortcut + available flags; got %q", msg)
+	if ve.Param != "--flag-name" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --flag-name", ve.Param)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_validate_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_validate_test.go
index 79e38991a..388b949e1 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_validate_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/flag_schema_validate_test.go
@@ -478,11 +478,9 @@ func TestValidateInputAgainstSchema_RealSchema(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	err := validateInputAgainstSchema(fv, bad)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected enum violation, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "summarize_by") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "not in enum") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want summarize_by + enum hint", err.Error())
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "summarize_by")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "not in enum") {
+		t.Errorf("error = %q, want enum hint", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -499,11 +497,9 @@ func TestValidateInputAgainstSchema_RealMinItems(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	err := validateInputAgainstSchema(fv, bad)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected minItems violation for empty values, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "values") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "minimum is 1") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want values + minimum-is-1 hint", err.Error())
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "values")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "minimum is 1") {
+		t.Errorf("error = %q, want minimum-is-1 hint", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -520,11 +516,9 @@ func TestValidateInputAgainstSchema_RealMinimum(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	err := validateInputAgainstSchema(fv, bad)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected minimum violation for row:-1, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "row") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "below minimum") {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want row + below-minimum hint", err.Error())
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "row")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "below minimum") {
+		t.Errorf("error = %q, want below-minimum hint", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -554,11 +548,9 @@ func TestValidateInputAgainstSchema_RealAdditionalProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	err := validateInputAgainstSchema(fv, bad)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected additionalProperties violation, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "collapse") || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), `expected type "string"`) {
-		t.Errorf("error = %q, want collapse + string-type hint", err.Error())
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "collapse")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, `expected type "string"`) {
+		t.Errorf("error = %q, want string-type hint", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -597,17 +589,14 @@ func TestValidateValueAgainstSchema_PrintSchemaHint(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	fv := mapFlagView{command: "+cells-set"}
 	err := validateValueAgainstSchema(fv, "cells", "not-an-array")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected schema validation error for wrong --cells shape")
-	}
-	msg := err.Error()
 	// Underlying shape error is preserved (substring callers still match).
-	if !strings.Contains(msg, `expected type "array"`) {
-		t.Errorf("want underlying shape error preserved; got %q", msg)
-	}
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, `expected type "array"`)
 	// And the actionable --print-schema hint is appended with the exact
 	// command + flag, so a copy-paste fetches the schema for this pair.
-	if !strings.Contains(msg, "lark-cli sheets +cells-set --print-schema --flag-name cells") {
-		t.Errorf("want --print-schema hint with command+flag; got %q", msg)
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "lark-cli sheets +cells-set --print-schema --flag-name cells") {
+		t.Errorf("want --print-schema hint with command+flag; got %q", ve.Message)
+	}
+	if ve.Param != "--cells" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --cells", ve.Param)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/helpers_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/helpers_test.go
index 5c3dbd0dd..e17149a21 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/helpers_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/helpers_test.go
@@ -81,6 +81,53 @@ func runShortcutWithStubs(t *testing.T, sc common.Shortcut, args []string, stubs
 	return stdout.String(), err
 }
 
+// requireProblem asserts err carries a typed errs.Problem with the given
+// category and (optional) subtype, and that its message contains msgContains
+// (skip the message check by passing ""). Returns the Problem so callers can
+// drill into the typed envelope's category-specific fields (e.g. cast to
+// *errs.ValidationError to read .Param / .Params / .Cause).
+//
+// Replaces the older "strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), ...)" pattern
+// across sheets tests: substring on a rendered envelope was brittle (any
+// message tweak silently broke it) and didn't verify that the typed contract —
+// category / subtype / cause preservation — held. Per coding guideline
+// "Error-path tests must assert typed metadata via errs.ProblemOf
+// (category / subtype / param) and cause preservation, not message substrings
+// alone."
+func requireProblem(t *testing.T, err error, wantCategory errs.Category, wantSubtype errs.Subtype, msgContains string) *errs.Problem {
+	t.Helper()
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	p, ok := errs.ProblemOf(err)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("expected typed error carrying errs.Problem, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+	if p.Category != wantCategory {
+		t.Errorf("category = %q, want %q (err=%v)", p.Category, wantCategory, err)
+	}
+	if wantSubtype != "" && p.Subtype != wantSubtype {
+		t.Errorf("subtype = %q, want %q (err=%v)", p.Subtype, wantSubtype, err)
+	}
+	if msgContains != "" && !strings.Contains(p.Message, msgContains) {
+		t.Errorf("message = %q, want containing %q", p.Message, msgContains)
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
+// requireValidation is shorthand for the most common case: a typed
+// CategoryValidation error with SubtypeInvalidArgument. Returns the
+// *errs.ValidationError so callers can also assert on .Param / .Params / .Cause.
+func requireValidation(t *testing.T, err error, msgContains string) *errs.ValidationError {
+	t.Helper()
+	requireProblem(t, err, errs.CategoryValidation, errs.SubtypeInvalidArgument, msgContains)
+	var ve *errs.ValidationError
+	if !errors.As(err, &ve) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected *errs.ValidationError, got %T: %v", err, err)
+	}
+	return ve
+}
+
 func TestSheetHelpersValidationMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_batch_update_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_batch_update_test.go
index e122c1355..56e2c5e2b 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_batch_update_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_batch_update_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package sheets
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -166,18 +165,16 @@ func TestCellsBatchClear_Guards(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	// sheetless range → prefix guard (shared with the dropdown fan-outs).
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsBatchClear, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsBatchClear, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--ranges", `["A1:A10"]`,
 		"--yes",
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must include a sheet prefix") {
-		t.Errorf("expected sheet-prefix guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "must include a sheet prefix")
 
 	// missing --yes → confirmation_required (high-risk-write).
-	stdout, stderr, err = runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsBatchClear, []string{
+	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsBatchClear, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--ranges", `["sheet1!A1:A10"]`,
 	})
@@ -268,38 +265,32 @@ func TestBatchUpdate_ValidationGuards(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
 	// dropdown-update with sheetless range
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--ranges", `["A2:A5"]`,
 		"--options", `["a"]`,
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must include a sheet prefix") {
-		t.Errorf("expected sheet-prefix guard for +dropdown-update; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "must include a sheet prefix")
 
 	// batch-update with empty operations
-	stdout, stderr, err = runShortcutCapturingErr(t, BatchUpdate, []string{
+	_, _, err = runShortcutCapturingErr(t, BatchUpdate, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--operations", `[]`,
 		"--yes",
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "non-empty JSON array") {
-		t.Errorf("expected empty-operations guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "non-empty JSON array")
 
 	// dropdown-update with non-array --options (object instead) → array guard
 	// (now via schema validator at parseJSONFlag time)
-	stdout, stderr, err = runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
+	_, _, err = runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--ranges", `["sheet1!A1:A2"]`,
 		"--options", `{"not":"array"}`,
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), `expected type "array"`) {
-		t.Errorf("expected JSON array guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, `expected type "array"`)
 }
 
 // TestValidateDropdownRanges_RejectsMalformedRange locks the up-front sheet!range
@@ -322,15 +313,13 @@ func TestValidateDropdownRanges_RejectsMalformedRange(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownUpdate, []string{
 				"--url", testURL,
 				"--ranges", tc.ranges,
 				"--options", `["a"]`,
 				"--dry-run",
 			})
-			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tc.want) {
-				t.Errorf("ranges=%s: expected error containing %q; got=%s|%s|%v", tc.ranges, tc.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -419,18 +408,13 @@ func TestBatchUpdate_TranslatorRejects(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, BatchUpdate, []string{
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, BatchUpdate, []string{
 				"--url", testURL,
 				"--operations", tc.opsJSON,
 				"--yes",
 				"--dry-run",
 			})
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q; got stdout=%s stderr=%s", tc.wantMatch, stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tc.wantMatch) {
-				t.Errorf("expected error containing %q; got: %s | %s | %v", tc.wantMatch, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tc.wantMatch)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_dataframe_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_dataframe_test.go
index a119187cc..155f2bcfd 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_dataframe_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_dataframe_test.go
@@ -239,12 +239,7 @@ func TestReadDataframeBytes_RejectsSecondStdinConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 	rctx.MarkStdinConsumed()
 
 	_, err := readDataframeBytes(rctx, "-")
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("err is nil; want stdin-already-consumed validation error")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "stdin (-) can only be used by one flag") {
-		t.Fatalf("err = %q, want it to flag the stdin-already-consumed conflict", err.Error())
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "stdin (-) can only be used by one flag")
 }
 
 // TestDataframe_EncodeRoundTrip checks --dataframe-out's encoder against its
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_object_crud_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_object_crud_test.go
index 222c11699..b6306e6f0 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_object_crud_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_object_crud_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/shortcuts/common"
 )
 
@@ -472,24 +473,18 @@ func TestPivotCreate_SheetSelectorSemantics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("both set is rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
+		_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
 			"--url", testURL,
 			"--target-sheet-id", testSheetID,
 			"--target-sheet-name", "Sheet1",
 			"--properties", `{"rows":[{"field":"A"}]}`,
 			"--source", "Sheet1!A1:F1000",
 		})
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected CLI to reject both --target-sheet-id and --target-sheet-name set; stderr=%s", stderr)
-		}
-		combined := stderr + err.Error()
-		if !strings.Contains(combined, "mutually exclusive") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to say 'mutually exclusive'; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-		}
+		ve := requireValidation(t, err, "mutually exclusive")
 		// 错误信息必须用真实的 flag 名（target-*），否则模型按消息提示去
 		// 改 --sheet-id 还是错的。
-		if !strings.Contains(combined, "--target-sheet-id") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to quote --target-sheet-id flag name; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
+		if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "--target-sheet-id") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error to quote --target-sheet-id flag name; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -519,7 +514,7 @@ func TestPivotCreate_TargetPositionRangeMutex(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("both non-default values rejected", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
+		_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
 			"--url", testURL,
 			"--target-sheet-id", testSheetID,
 			"--properties", `{"rows":[{"field":"A"}]}`,
@@ -527,15 +522,9 @@ func TestPivotCreate_TargetPositionRangeMutex(t *testing.T) {
 			"--target-position", "B5",
 			"--range", "F1",
 		})
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected CLI to reject --target-position with --range; stderr=%s", stderr)
-		}
-		combined := stderr + err.Error()
-		if !strings.Contains(combined, "mutually exclusive") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to say 'mutually exclusive'; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(combined, "--target-position") || !strings.Contains(combined, "--range") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to quote both --target-position and --range; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
+		ve := requireValidation(t, err, "mutually exclusive")
+		if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "--target-position") || !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "--range") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error to quote both --target-position and --range; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 		}
 	})
 
@@ -568,35 +557,27 @@ func TestPivotCreate_SchemaValidates(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("rejects wrong type for rows", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
+		_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
 			"--url", testURL,
 			"--properties", `{"rows":"not-an-array"}`,
 			"--source", "Sheet1!A1:F1000",
 			"--dry-run",
 		})
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected schema validator to reject rows=string; stderr=%s", stderr)
-		}
-		combined := stderr + err.Error()
-		if !strings.Contains(combined, "rows") || !strings.Contains(combined, "array") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to mention rows/array; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
+		ve := requireValidation(t, err, "rows")
+		if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "array") {
+			t.Errorf("expected error to mention array; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("rejects out-of-enum summarize_by", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
+		_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, PivotCreate, []string{
 			"--url", testURL,
 			"--properties", `{"values":[{"field":"A","summarize_by":"BOGUS"}]}`,
 			"--source", "Sheet1!A1:F1000",
 			"--dry-run",
 		})
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected schema validator to reject summarize_by=BOGUS; stderr=%s", stderr)
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(stderr+err.Error(), "summarize_by") {
-			t.Errorf("expected error to mention summarize_by; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-		}
+		requireValidation(t, err, "summarize_by")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("schema-conformant input is accepted", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -630,14 +611,8 @@ func TestObjectCreate_RequiresSheetSelector(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, tt.args)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected CLI to reject empty sheet selector for +%s-create; stderr=%s", tt.name, stderr)
-			}
-			combined := stderr + err.Error()
-			if !strings.Contains(combined, "specify at least one of --sheet-id or --sheet-name") {
-				t.Errorf("expected 'specify at least one of --sheet-id or --sheet-name'; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, tt.args)
+			requireValidation(t, err, "specify at least one of --sheet-id or --sheet-name")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -648,19 +623,13 @@ func TestObjectCreate_RequiresSheetSelector(t *testing.T) {
 // +sparkline-list, before any server call goes out.
 func TestSparklineUpdate_MissingSparklineID(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, SparklineUpdate, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, SparklineUpdate, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID, "--group-id", "grpA",
 		"--properties", `{"sparklines":[{"source":"Sheet1!A1:A10"}]}`,
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected CLI to reject missing sparkline_id; stderr=%s", stderr)
-	}
-	combined := stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "missing sparkline_id") {
-		t.Errorf("expected error to mention missing sparkline_id; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "+sparkline-list") {
-		t.Errorf("expected error to point at +sparkline-list; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "missing sparkline_id")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "+sparkline-list") {
+		t.Errorf("expected error to point at +sparkline-list; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -729,12 +698,7 @@ func TestCondFormatAttrs_ShapeMatchesRuleType(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, tt.args)
 			if tt.wantErr {
-				if err == nil {
-					t.Fatalf("expected rejection; stderr=%s", stderr)
-				}
-				if combined := stderr + err.Error(); tt.wantMsg != "" && !strings.Contains(combined, tt.wantMsg) {
-					t.Errorf("expected error to mention %q; got=%s|%v", tt.wantMsg, stderr, err)
-				}
+				requireValidation(t, err, tt.wantMsg)
 				return
 			}
 			if err != nil {
@@ -851,18 +815,13 @@ func TestCondFormatAttrsRequired_MatchesSchemaOneOf(t *testing.T) {
 // create still mandates one of --image / --image-token / --image-uri.
 func TestFloatImageCreate_RequiresImageSource(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, FloatImageCreate, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, FloatImageCreate, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--image-name", "x.png",
 		"--position-row", "0", "--position-col", "A",
 		"--size-width", "10", "--size-height", "10",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected CLI to require an image source on create; stderr=%s", stderr)
-	}
-	if combined := stderr + err.Error(); !strings.Contains(combined, "one of --image, --image-token, or --image-uri is required") {
-		t.Errorf("expected error to require an image source; got=%s|%v", stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "one of --image, --image-token, or --image-uri is required")
 }
 
 // TestObjectDelete_AllHighRisk asserts every delete shortcut blocks
@@ -885,14 +844,8 @@ func TestObjectDelete_AllHighRisk(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, tt.args)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected confirmation_required; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-			if !strings.Contains(combined, "confirmation_required") && !strings.Contains(combined, "requires confirmation") {
-				t.Errorf("expected confirmation gate; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, tt.args)
+			requireProblem(t, err, errs.CategoryConfirmation, errs.SubtypeConfirmationRequired, "")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_range_operations_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_range_operations_test.go
index 0c85bbb66..c2d573fb6 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_range_operations_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_range_operations_test.go
@@ -287,16 +287,11 @@ func TestRangeSort_RejectsMalformedKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, RangeSort, []string{
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, RangeSort, []string{
 				"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 				"--range", "A1:E10", "--sort-keys", c.keys, "--dry-run",
 			})
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), c.want) {
-				t.Errorf("want substring %q in error; got stdout=%s stderr=%s err=%v", c.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, c.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -349,13 +344,8 @@ func TestResize_TypeAndSizeGuards(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %q; got=%s|%s|%v", tt.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_read_data_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_read_data_test.go
index 6408526cc..ab2a35230 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_read_data_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_read_data_test.go
@@ -81,15 +81,12 @@ func TestReadDataShortcuts_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 // every other get_cell_ranges wrapper uses.
 func TestDropdownGet_RequiresSheetSelector(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownGet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownGet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--range", "A2:A100", "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "sheet-id") && !strings.Contains(combined, "sheet-name") {
-		t.Errorf("expected --sheet-id/--sheet-name guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "sheet-id") && !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "sheet-name") {
+		t.Errorf("expected --sheet-id/--sheet-name guard; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -109,15 +106,10 @@ func TestReadData_RequiresRange(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, c.sc, []string{
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, c.sc, []string{
 				"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID, "--range", "  ", "--dry-run",
 			})
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "--range is required") {
-				t.Errorf("expected --range guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, "--range is required")
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_search_replace_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_search_replace_test.go
index 7e58abee3..56bf81803 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_search_replace_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_search_replace_test.go
@@ -89,14 +89,17 @@ func TestSearchReplaceShortcuts_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCellsReplace_RequireFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	// --replace not passed at all (vs empty string) should error.
+	// --replace not passed at all (vs empty string) should error. This trips
+	// cobra's required-flag gate before our Validate hook runs, so the error
+	// is cobra's plain `required flag(s) "replacement" not set` rather than a
+	// typed *errs.ValidationError — keep this assertion as a substring check.
 	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsReplace, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID, "--find", "foo", "--dry-run",
 	})
 	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error when --replace omitted; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
+		t.Fatalf("expected error when --replacement omitted; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "replace") {
-		t.Errorf("expected message about --replace; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "replacement") {
+		t.Errorf("expected message about --replacement; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_sheet_structure_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_sheet_structure_test.go
index 827f33e75..18787926f 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_sheet_structure_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_sheet_structure_test.go
@@ -198,13 +198,8 @@ func TestDimRange_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DimHide, tt.args)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %q substring; got=%s|%s|%v", tt.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DimHide, tt.args)
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -269,16 +264,11 @@ func TestDimMove_Column(t *testing.T) {
 // column (or vice versa) is rejected at Validate.
 func TestDimMove_MismatchedDimension(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DimMove, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DimMove, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--source-range", "1:3", "--target", "H", "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must match --source-range") {
-		t.Errorf("expected dimension-mismatch guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "must match --source-range")
 }
 
 // TestParseA1Range covers parser edge cases directly.
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_style_alias_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_style_alias_test.go
index a9f473ee0..d0db6c327 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_style_alias_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_style_alias_test.go
@@ -58,12 +58,7 @@ func TestNormalizeCellStyleAliases(t *testing.T) {
 			"horizontal_alignment": "left",
 		}
 		err := normalizeCellStyleAliases(style, "cell_styles[0]")
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected conflict error, got nil")
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "conflicts with horizontal_alignment") {
-			t.Errorf("error should name the conflict: %v", err)
-		}
+		requireValidation(t, err, "conflicts with horizontal_alignment")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("no shorthand leaves the map untouched", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -142,12 +137,7 @@ func TestNormalizeTypedCellsStyleAliases(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 		err := normalizeTypedCellsStyleAliases(cells, "--cells")
-		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected conflict error, got nil")
-		}
-		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "--cells[0][0].cell_styles") {
-			t.Errorf("error should carry the cell path: %v", err)
-		}
+		requireValidation(t, err, "--cells[0][0].cell_styles")
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_table_io_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_table_io_test.go
index ab0fdafee..d387fc4e4 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_table_io_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_table_io_test.go
@@ -285,9 +285,7 @@ func TestTablePut_PayloadValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
 			_, err := parseTablePutPayload(stubFlagView{"sheets": tt.json})
-			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("want error containing %q, got %v", tt.want, err)
-			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -392,18 +390,13 @@ func TestTablePut_DryRunWithStyles(t *testing.T) {
 // doesn't match the payload sheet is rejected at Validate, before any write.
 func TestTablePut_StylesNameMismatchRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, TablePut, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, TablePut, []string{
 		"--url", testURL,
 		"--sheets", `{"sheets":[{"name":"数据","columns":["a"],"data":[["x"]]}]}`,
 		"--styles", `{"styles":[{"name":"其他","cell_styles":[{"range":"A1","font_weight":"bold"}]}]}`,
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error; got nil. stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must match") {
-		t.Errorf("error should flag the name mismatch; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "must match")
 }
 
 // TestTablePut_ExecuteWithStyles drives the full write + visual-ops path: the
@@ -469,13 +462,8 @@ func TestTablePut_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, TablePut, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; got nil. stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("error missing %q; got=%s|%s|%v", tt.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, TablePut, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -692,13 +680,8 @@ func TestWorkbookCreate_TypedMutualExclusion(t *testing.T) {
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, tc.args)
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected mutual-exclusion error; got nil (stderr=%s)", stderr)
-			}
-			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "mutually exclusive") {
-				t.Errorf("want 'mutually exclusive' error; got %v", err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, tc.args)
+			requireValidation(t, err, "mutually exclusive")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -708,13 +691,8 @@ func TestWorkbookCreate_TypedMutualExclusion(t *testing.T) {
 // through to creating an empty workbook.
 func TestWorkbookCreate_EmptySheetsErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, []string{"--title", "X", "--sheets", ""})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error for empty --sheets; got nil (stderr=%s)", stderr)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "empty") {
-		t.Errorf("want 'empty' error; got %v", err)
-	}
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, []string{"--title", "X", "--sheets", ""})
+	requireValidation(t, err, "empty")
 }
 
 // TestWorkbookCreate_TypedAdoptsDefaultSheet covers the one-step typed create:
@@ -897,9 +875,7 @@ func TestTablePut_HeaderAndMode(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTablePut_BadModeRejected(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	_, err := parseTablePutPayload(stubFlagView{"sheets": `{"sheets":[{"name":"S","mode":"upsert","columns":["a"],"data":[]}]}`})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "invalid") {
-		t.Errorf("mode \"upsert\" should be rejected, got %v", err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "invalid")
 }
 
 // TestTablePut_AppendEmptySheetWritesHeader: appending to an EMPTY sheet still
@@ -1210,17 +1186,11 @@ func TestTableGet_DuplicateHeaderRejected(t *testing.T) {
 		`[{"value":"amount"},{"value":"amount"}],`+
 		`[{"value":1},{"value":2}]`+
 		`]}]}`)
-	out, err := runShortcutWithStubs(t, TableGet,
+	_, err := runShortcutWithStubs(t, TableGet,
 		[]string{"--url", testURL, "--sheet-name", "S"}, structure, region, cells)
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error for duplicate header; got nil. out=%s", out)
-	}
-	combined := out + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "duplicate header column name") {
-		t.Errorf("error should flag duplicate header; got=%s", combined)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "--no-header") {
-		t.Errorf("error should hint about --no-header; got=%s", combined)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "duplicate header column name")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "--no-header") {
+		t.Errorf("error should hint about --no-header; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_import_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_import_test.go
index 84b1e8850..bdfebada7 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_import_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_import_test.go
@@ -66,10 +66,8 @@ func TestWorkbookImport_RejectsNonSheetFile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Validate runs before DryRun, so the pinned-sheet check rejects .docx up
 	// front and the error surfaces through the normal envelope/err path.
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookImport, []string{"--file", "./notes.docx", "--dry-run"})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "can only be imported") {
-		t.Errorf("expected .docx → sheet type-mismatch rejection; got stdout=%s stderr=%s err=%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookImport, []string{"--file", "./notes.docx", "--dry-run"})
+	requireValidation(t, err, "can only be imported")
 }
 
 // TestWorkbookImport_ExecuteCreatesSheet runs the full upload → create → poll
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_test.go
index 9d3807514..9445b7d1f 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_workbook_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/larksuite/cli/errs"
 	"github.com/larksuite/cli/shortcuts/common"
 )
 
@@ -227,14 +228,8 @@ func TestSheetMove_DryRunResolvePlaceholders(t *testing.T) {
 // high-risk-write — exit code 10 (confirmation_required) without --yes.
 func TestSheetDelete_HighRiskWriteRequiresYes(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, SheetDelete, []string{"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected confirmation_required error; got nil. stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "confirmation_required") && !strings.Contains(combined, "requires confirmation") {
-		t.Errorf("expected confirmation envelope; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, SheetDelete, []string{"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID})
+	requireProblem(t, err, errs.CategoryConfirmation, errs.SubtypeConfirmationRequired, "")
 }
 
 // TestWorkbook_Validation covers a few critical validation paths shared
@@ -248,6 +243,11 @@ func TestWorkbook_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 		sc      common.Shortcut
 		args    []string
 		wantMsg string
+		// cobraNative=true means the error originates from cobra's native
+		// flag parsing (e.g. required-flag enforcement) which is not wrapped
+		// into a typed errs.ValidationError, so the test falls back to a
+		// substring match on err.Error().
+		cobraNative bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name:    "+workbook-info needs --url or --spreadsheet-token",
@@ -256,10 +256,11 @@ func TestWorkbook_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 			wantMsg: "at least one of --url or --spreadsheet-token",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "+workbook-info rejects both url and token",
-			sc:      WorkbookInfo,
-			args:    []string{"--url", testURL, "--spreadsheet-token", testToken},
-			wantMsg: "mutually exclusive",
+			name:        "+workbook-info rejects both url and token",
+			sc:          WorkbookInfo,
+			args:        []string{"--url", testURL, "--spreadsheet-token", testToken},
+			wantMsg:     "mutually exclusive",
+			cobraNative: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "+sheet-delete needs sheet selector",
@@ -268,10 +269,11 @@ func TestWorkbook_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 			wantMsg: "at least one of --sheet-id or --sheet-name",
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "+sheet-create requires --title",
-			sc:      SheetCreate,
-			args:    []string{"--url", testURL},
-			wantMsg: "required flag(s) \"title\" not set",
+			name:        "+sheet-create requires --title",
+			sc:          SheetCreate,
+			args:        []string{"--url", testURL},
+			wantMsg:     "required flag(s) \"title\" not set",
+			cobraNative: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:    "+sheet-create row-count over cap",
@@ -283,14 +285,14 @@ func TestWorkbook_Validation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
-			if err == nil {
-				t.Fatalf("expected validation error; got nil. stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-			}
-			combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-			if !strings.Contains(combined, tt.wantMsg) {
-				t.Errorf("error message missing %q; got=%s", tt.wantMsg, combined)
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, tt.sc, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
+			if tt.cobraNative {
+				if err == nil || !strings.Contains(err.Error(), tt.wantMsg) {
+					t.Errorf("error message missing %q; got=%v", tt.wantMsg, err)
+				}
+				return
 			}
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.wantMsg)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -495,10 +497,8 @@ func TestWorkbookCreate_DataValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range cases {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
-			if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("expected %q; got=%s|%s|%v", tt.want, stdout, stderr, err)
-			}
+			_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookCreate, append(tt.args, "--dry-run"))
+			requireValidation(t, err, tt.want)
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -542,12 +542,10 @@ func TestWorkbookExport_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("csv requires --sheet-id", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
-		stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookExport, []string{
+		_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, WorkbookExport, []string{
 			"--url", testURL, "--file-extension", "csv", "--dry-run",
 		})
-		if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "--sheet-id is required") {
-			t.Errorf("expected sheet-id guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-		}
+		requireValidation(t, err, "--sheet-id is required")
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_write_cells_test.go b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_write_cells_test.go
index 3f5ca70f2..b450bb621 100644
--- a/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_write_cells_test.go
+++ b/shortcuts/sheets/lark_sheet_write_cells_test.go
@@ -242,18 +242,16 @@ func TestDropdownSet_HighlightTriState(t *testing.T) {
 // cycles the rest through a built-in palette).
 func TestDropdownSet_ColorsLongerThanOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A2:A4",
 		"--options", `["a","b"]`,
 		"--colors", `["#FFE699","#bff7d9","#ffb3b3"]`,
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected --colors length error, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "must not exceed dropdown source size") && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "must not exceed dropdown source size") {
-		t.Errorf("error message missing length-overflow hint:\nerr=%v\nstderr=%s", err, stderr)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "must not exceed dropdown source size")
+	if ve.Param != "--colors" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --colors", ve.Param)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ func TestDropdownSet_ListFromRange(t *testing.T) {
 // must be refused).
 func TestDropdownSet_ListFromRange_ColorsLongerThanCells(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "B2:B21",
 		"--source-range", "Sheet1!T1:T3",
@@ -327,11 +325,9 @@ func TestDropdownSet_ListFromRange_ColorsLongerThanCells(t *testing.T) {
 		"--highlight",
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected --colors length error, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "must not exceed dropdown source size") && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "must not exceed dropdown source size") {
-		t.Errorf("error message missing source-size hint:\nerr=%v\nstderr=%s", err, stderr)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "must not exceed dropdown source size")
+	if ve.Param != "--colors" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --colors", ve.Param)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -339,36 +335,26 @@ func TestDropdownSet_ListFromRange_ColorsLongerThanCells(t *testing.T) {
 // --source-range.
 func TestDropdownSet_XorBothSet(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "B2:B21",
 		"--options", `["a","b"]`,
 		"--source-range", "Sheet1!T1:T3",
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected XOR error, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "mutually exclusive") && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "mutually exclusive") {
-		t.Errorf("error message missing XOR hint:\nerr=%v\nstderr=%s", err, stderr)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "mutually exclusive")
 }
 
 // TestDropdownSet_XorNeitherSet rejects passing neither --options nor
 // --source-range.
 func TestDropdownSet_XorNeitherSet(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	_, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, DropdownSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "B2:B21",
 		"--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected required-one error, got nil")
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(stderr, "one of --options") && !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "one of --options") {
-		t.Errorf("error message missing required-one hint:\nerr=%v\nstderr=%s", err, stderr)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "one of --options")
 }
 
 // TestCellsSetStyle_FlatFlags verifies that the 11 flat style flags +
@@ -401,30 +387,25 @@ func TestCellsSetStyle_FlatFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCellsSetStyle_RequiresAtLeastOneFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetStyle, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetStyle, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A1:B2", "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "at least one style flag") {
-		t.Errorf("expected style-flag guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
-	}
+	requireValidation(t, err, "at least one style flag")
 }
 
 func TestCellsSet_RequiresJSONArray(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A1", "--cells", `{"foo":"bar"}`, "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
 	// Schema validator fires first now: "--cells: expected type \"array\", got \"object\"".
 	// Either the schema phrasing or the legacy requireJSONArray phrasing is
 	// acceptable — both pin the same contract.
-	combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, `expected type "array"`) && !strings.Contains(combined, "must be a JSON array") {
-		t.Errorf("expected array-type guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, `expected type "array"`) && !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "must be a JSON array") {
+		t.Errorf("expected array-type guard; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -437,16 +418,13 @@ func TestCellsSet_RequiresJSONArray(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCellsSet_RejectsUnsupportedMentionType(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	cells := `[[{"rich_text":[{"type":"mention","text":"x","mention_type":6,"mention_token":"t"}]}]]`
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSet, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSet, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A1", "--cells", cells, "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected validation error; stdout=%s stderr=%s", stdout, stderr)
-	}
-	combined := stdout + stderr + err.Error()
-	if !strings.Contains(combined, "mention_type") || !strings.Contains(combined, "not in enum") {
-		t.Errorf("expected mention_type enum guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "mention_type")
+	if !strings.Contains(ve.Message, "not in enum") {
+		t.Errorf("expected enum guard; got message=%q", ve.Message)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -520,12 +498,13 @@ func TestCellsSetImage_DryRun(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestCellsSetImage_RangeMustBeSingleCell(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetImage, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetImage, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A1:B2", "--image", "./foo.png", "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must be exactly one cell") {
-		t.Errorf("expected single-cell guard; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "must be exactly one cell")
+	if ve.Param != "--range" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --range", ve.Param)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -534,12 +513,13 @@ func TestCellsSetImage_RangeMustBeSingleCell(t *testing.T) {
 // same way as a real run instead of printing a misleading success preview.
 func TestCellsSetImage_DryRunRejectsUnsafePath(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
-	stdout, stderr, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetImage, []string{
+	_, _, err := runShortcutCapturingErr(t, CellsSetImage, []string{
 		"--url", testURL, "--sheet-id", testSheetID,
 		"--range", "A1", "--image", "/etc/hosts", "--dry-run",
 	})
-	if err == nil || !strings.Contains(stdout+stderr+err.Error(), "must be a relative path") {
-		t.Errorf("expected unsafe-path guard during dry-run; got=%s|%s|%v", stdout, stderr, err)
+	ve := requireValidation(t, err, "must be a relative path")
+	if ve.Param != "--image" {
+		t.Errorf("param = %q, want --image", ve.Param)
 	}
 }