diff --git a/packages/cli-uwf/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli-uwf/src/cli.ts
index 9002cc1..1f128ef 100755
--- a/packages/cli-uwf/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-uwf/src/cli.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
 import { cmdWorkflowList, cmdWorkflowPut, cmdWorkflowShow } from "./commands/workflow.js";
 import { cmdSetup, cmdSetupInteractive } from "./commands/setup.js";
 import {
-  cmdCasCat,
   cmdCasGet,
   cmdCasHas,
   cmdCasPut,
@@ -185,24 +184,13 @@ const cas = program.command("cas").description("Content-addressable storage oper
 
 cas
   .command("get")
-  .description("Read a CAS node as JSON")
+  .description("Read a CAS node (type + payload; use --timestamp to include timestamp)")
   .argument("<hash>", "CAS hash (13 char)")
-  .action((hash: string) => {
+  .option("--timestamp", "Include timestamp in output")
+  .action((hash: string, opts: { timestamp?: boolean }) => {
     const storageRoot = resolveStorageRoot();
     runAction(async () => {
-      writeOutput(await cmdCasGet(storageRoot, hash));
-    });
-  });
-
-cas
-  .command("cat")
-  .description("Output a CAS node (--payload for payload only)")
-  .argument("<hash>", "CAS hash (13 char)")
-  .option("--payload", "Output only the payload")
-  .action((hash: string, opts: { payload?: boolean }) => {
-    const storageRoot = resolveStorageRoot();
-    runAction(async () => {
-      writeOutput(await cmdCasCat(storageRoot, hash, opts));
+      writeOutput(await cmdCasGet(storageRoot, hash, opts));
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/cli-uwf/src/commands/cas.ts b/packages/cli-uwf/src/commands/cas.ts
index 934da7a..a580dc5 100644
--- a/packages/cli-uwf/src/commands/cas.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-uwf/src/commands/cas.ts
@@ -28,26 +28,18 @@ function readJsonArg(fileOrInline: string): unknown {
 export async function cmdCasGet(
   storageRoot: string,
   hash: string,
+  opts: { timestamp?: boolean },
 ): Promise<unknown> {
   const store = openStore(storageRoot);
   const node = store.get(hash);
   if (node === null) {
     throw new Error(`Node not found: ${hash}`);
   }
-  return node;
-}
-
-export async function cmdCasCat(
-  storageRoot: string,
-  hash: string,
-  opts: { payload?: boolean },
-): Promise<unknown> {
-  const store = openStore(storageRoot);
-  const node = store.get(hash);
-  if (node === null) {
-    throw new Error(`Node not found: ${hash}`);
+  if (opts.timestamp) {
+    return node;
   }
-  return opts.payload ? node.payload : node;
+  const { timestamp: _, ...rest } = node as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return rest;
 }
 
 export async function cmdCasPut(