diff --git a/defaultActions_test.go b/defaultActions_test.go
index 0ed25717..be760165 100644
--- a/defaultActions_test.go
+++ b/defaultActions_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestActionFlags(t *testing.T) {
 
 	cmd.Flag("alpha").Changed = true
 	a := actionFlags(cmd).Invoke(Context{Value: "-a"})
-	assertEqual(t, ActionValuesDescribed("b", "", "h", "help for this command").Tag("flags").NoSpace('b', 'h').Invoke(Context{}).Prefix("-a"), a)
+	assertEqual(t, ActionValuesDescribed("b", "", "h", "help for this command").Tag("shorthand flags").NoSpace('b', 'h').Invoke(Context{}).Prefix("-a"), a)
 }
 
 func TestActionExecCommandEnv(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/example-nonposix/cmd/root_test.go b/example-nonposix/cmd/root_test.go
index 1f03a5d2..066591be 100644
--- a/example-nonposix/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/example-nonposix/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestInterspersed(t *testing.T) {
 				"-delim-slash", "OptargDelimiter '/'",
 			).NoSpace('.').
 				Style(style.Yellow).
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("-delim-colon:d1", "positional1", "-d").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues())
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 				Usage("OptargDelimiter '/'"))
 
 		s.Run("-c").
-			Expect(carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
-				"-c", "CountN",
-				"-count", "CountN").
-				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+			Expect(carapace.Batch(
+				carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
+					"-c", "CountN",
+				).Tag("shorthand flags"),
+				carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
+					"-count", "CountN",
+				).Tag("longhand flags"),
+			).ToA().
+				NoSpace('.'))
 	})
 }
 
@@ -68,11 +72,15 @@ func TestNargs(t *testing.T) {
 				Usage("Nargs"))
 
 		s.Run("--nargs-any", "na2", "-c").
-			Expect(carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
-				"-c", "CountN",
-				"-count", "CountN").
-				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+			Expect(carapace.Batch(
+				carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
+					"-c", "CountN",
+				).Tag("shorthand flags"),
+				carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
+					"-count", "CountN",
+				).Tag("longhand flags"),
+			).ToA().
+				NoSpace('.'))
 
 		s.Run("--nargs-any", "na1", "na2", "").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues("na3").
@@ -99,6 +107,6 @@ func TestNargs(t *testing.T) {
 				"--nargs-two", "Nargs").
 				Style(style.Magenta).
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/example/cmd/action_test.go b/example/cmd/action_test.go
index 4e80ec68..3e288319 100644
--- a/example/cmd/action_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/action_test.go
@@ -212,15 +212,19 @@ func TestDash(t *testing.T) {
 				Usage("action [pos1] [pos2] [--] [dashAny]..."))
 
 		s.Run("action", "--", "-").
-			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
-				"--embedded-bool", "embedded bool flag", style.Default,
-				"--embedded-optarg", "embedded optarg flag", style.Yellow,
-				"--embedded-string", "embedded string flag", style.Blue,
-				"-h", "help for embedded", style.Default,
-				"--help", "help for embedded", style.Default).
+			Expect(carapace.Batch(
+				carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
+					"-h", "help for embedded", style.Default,
+				).Tag("shorthand flags"),
+				carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
+					"--embedded-bool", "embedded bool flag", style.Default,
+					"--embedded-optarg", "embedded optarg flag", style.Yellow,
+					"--embedded-string", "embedded string flag", style.Blue,
+					"--help", "help for embedded", style.Default,
+				).Tag("longhand flags"),
+			).ToA().
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Usage("action [pos1] [pos2] [--] [dashAny]...").
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Usage("action [pos1] [pos2] [--] [dashAny]..."))
 
 		s.Run("action", "--", "--").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
@@ -230,7 +234,7 @@ func TestDash(t *testing.T) {
 				"--help", "help for embedded", style.Default).
 				NoSpace('.').
 				Usage("action [pos1] [pos2] [--] [dashAny]...").
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("action", "--", "embeddedP1", "--embedded-optarg=").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues("eo1", "eo2", "eo3").
diff --git a/example/cmd/chain_test.go b/example/cmd/chain_test.go
index c36d161b..a273058b 100644
--- a/example/cmd/chain_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/chain_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestShorthandChain(t *testing.T) {
 				"v", style.Blue,
 			).Prefix("-b").
 				NoSpace('c', 'o').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("chain", "-bc").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValues(
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestShorthandChain(t *testing.T) {
 				"v", style.Blue,
 			).Prefix("-bc").
 				NoSpace('c', 'o').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("chain", "-bcc").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValues(
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestShorthandChain(t *testing.T) {
 				"v", style.Blue,
 			).Prefix("-bcc").
 				NoSpace('c', 'o').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("chain", "-bcco").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValues(
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestShorthandChain(t *testing.T) {
 				"v", style.Blue,
 			).Prefix("-bcco").
 				NoSpace('c').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("chain", "-bcco", "").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues(
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ func TestShorthandChain(t *testing.T) {
 				"o", style.Yellow,
 			).Prefix("-c").
 				NoSpace('c', 'o').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("shorthand flags"))
 	})
 }
diff --git a/example/cmd/interspersed_test.go b/example/cmd/interspersed_test.go
index d8a37bbe..1b848859 100644
--- a/example/cmd/interspersed_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/interspersed_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestInterspersed(t *testing.T) {
 			).
 				StyleR(&style.Carapace.FlagArg).
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("interspersed", "--bool", "--s").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestInterspersed(t *testing.T) {
 			).
 				StyleR(&style.Carapace.FlagArg).
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("interspersed", "--bool", "").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues(
diff --git a/example/cmd/modifier_test.go b/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
index b9c3406d..97d35c38 100644
--- a/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/modifier_test.go
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestSplit(t *testing.T) {
 				Suffix(" ").
 				NoSpace('*').
 				Usage("Split()").
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("modifier", "--split", "pos1 --bool=").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValues(
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func TestSplitP(t *testing.T) {
 			).NoSpace('*').
 				Prefix("pos1>subdir/file1.txt ").
 				Suffix(" ").
-				Tag("flags").
+				Tag("longhand flags").
 				Usage("SplitP()"))
 
 		s.Run("modifier", "--splitp", "pos1 1>").
diff --git a/example/cmd/root_test.go b/example/cmd/root_test.go
index be6f72ed..8f2f74b0 100644
--- a/example/cmd/root_test.go
+++ b/example/cmd/root_test.go
@@ -96,21 +96,25 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 			).Tag("main commands"))
 
 		s.Run("-").
-			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
-				"--chdir", "change work directory", style.Blue,
-				"-C", "change work directory", style.Blue,
-				"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-				"-a", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-				"-h", "help for example", style.Default,
-				"--help", "help for example", style.Default,
-				"--persistentFlag", "Help message for persistentFlag", style.Yellow,
-				"--persistentFlag2", "Help message for persistentFlag2", style.Blue,
-				"-p", "Help message for persistentFlag", style.Yellow,
-				"--toggle", "Help message for toggle", style.Default,
-				"-t", "Help message for toggle", style.Default,
-				"-v", "version for example", style.Default,
-				"--version", "version for example", style.Default,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			Expect(carapace.Batch(
+				carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
+					"-C", "change work directory", style.Blue,
+					"-a", "multiflag", style.Blue,
+					"-h", "help for example", style.Default,
+					"-p", "Help message for persistentFlag", style.Yellow,
+					"-t", "Help message for toggle", style.Default,
+					"-v", "version for example", style.Default,
+				).Tag("shorthand flags"),
+				carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
+					"--chdir", "change work directory", style.Blue,
+					"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
+					"--help", "help for example", style.Default,
+					"--persistentFlag", "Help message for persistentFlag", style.Yellow,
+					"--persistentFlag2", "Help message for persistentFlag2", style.Blue,
+					"--toggle", "Help message for toggle", style.Default,
+					"--version", "version for example", style.Default,
+				).Tag("longhand flags"),
+			).ToA().NoSpace('.'))
 
 		s.Run("--").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
@@ -121,27 +125,27 @@ func TestRoot(t *testing.T) {
 				"--persistentFlag2", "Help message for persistentFlag2", style.Blue,
 				"--toggle", "Help message for toggle", style.Default,
 				"--version", "version for example", style.Default,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			).NoSpace('.').Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("--a").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
 				"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			).NoSpace('.').Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("--array").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
 				"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			).NoSpace('.').Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("--array", "", "--a").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
 				"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			).NoSpace('.').Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("-a", "", "--a").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
 				"--array", "multiflag", style.Blue,
-			).NoSpace('.').Tag("flags"))
+			).NoSpace('.').Tag("longhand flags"))
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internalActions.go b/internalActions.go
index f363f24e..5469db55 100644
--- a/internalActions.go
+++ b/internalActions.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func actionFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) Action {
 		isShorthandSeries := flagSet.IsShorthandSeries(c.Value)
 
 		nospace := make([]rune, 0)
-		vals := make([]string, 0)
+		batch := Batch()
 		flagSet.VisitAll(func(f *pflagfork.Flag) {
 			switch {
 			case f.Hidden && !env.Hidden():
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func actionFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) Action {
 							return // abort shorthand flag series if a previous one is not bool or count and requires an argument (no default value)
 						}
 					}
-					vals = append(vals, f.Shorthand, f.Usage, f.Style())
+					batch = append(batch, ActionStyledValuesDescribed(f.Shorthand, f.Usage, f.Style()).Tag("shorthand flags"))
 					if f.IsOptarg() {
 						nospace = append(nospace, []rune(f.Shorthand)[0])
 					}
@@ -111,25 +111,25 @@ func actionFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) Action {
 			} else {
 				switch f.Mode() {
 				case pflagfork.NameAsShorthand:
-					vals = append(vals, "-"+f.Name, f.Usage, f.Style())
+					batch = append(batch, ActionStyledValuesDescribed("-"+f.Name, f.Usage, f.Style()).Tag("longhand flags"))
 				case pflagfork.Default:
-					vals = append(vals, "--"+f.Name, f.Usage, f.Style())
+					batch = append(batch, ActionStyledValuesDescribed("--"+f.Name, f.Usage, f.Style()).Tag("longhand flags"))
 				}
 
 				if f.Shorthand != "" && f.ShorthandDeprecated == "" {
-					vals = append(vals, "-"+f.Shorthand, f.Usage, f.Style())
+					batch = append(batch, ActionStyledValuesDescribed("-"+f.Shorthand, f.Usage, f.Style()).Tag("shorthand flags"))
 				}
 			}
 		})
 
 		if isShorthandSeries {
 			if len(nospace) > 0 {
-				return ActionStyledValuesDescribed(vals...).Prefix(c.Value).NoSpace(nospace...)
+				return batch.ToA().Prefix(c.Value).NoSpace(nospace...)
 			}
-			return ActionStyledValuesDescribed(vals...).Prefix(c.Value)
+			return batch.ToA().Prefix(c.Value)
 		}
-		return ActionStyledValuesDescribed(vals...).MultiParts(".") // multiparts completion for flags grouped with `.`
-	}).Tag("flags")
+		return batch.ToA().MultiParts(".") // multiparts completion for flags grouped with `.`
+	})
 }
 
 func initHelpCompletion(cmd *cobra.Command) {
diff --git a/pkg/sandbox/sandbox_test.go b/pkg/sandbox/sandbox_test.go
index 85231c6c..8d3d21d8 100644
--- a/pkg/sandbox/sandbox_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sandbox/sandbox_test.go
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ func TestPreRun(t *testing.T) {
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValuesDescribed(
 				"--root", "root flag").
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("--root", "sub", "--").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionStyledValuesDescribed(
 				"--help", "help for sub", style.Default,
 				"--sub", "sub flag", style.Blue).
 				NoSpace('.').
-				Tag("flags"))
+				Tag("longhand flags"))
 
 		s.Run("--root", "sub", "--sub", "").
 			Expect(carapace.ActionValues("true").