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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Is there an intended way to pass  modifed or added arguments from a parent parser to a one or more subparsers when using the `with_annotated` decorator?","articleBody":"# Question / Feature Request\n\nIs there an intended way to modify, add, or pass arguments from a parent parser to a subparser when using the `with_annotated` decorator?\n\nWith the `with_argparse` approach this is straightforward because you have access to the full namespace.\n\nExample:\n\n```python\nclass App(Cmd):\n\n    @with_annotated(subcommand_to=parent)\n    def do_sub(...) -\u003e None:\n        ...  # use possibly modified parent_argument here\n\n    @with_annotated(base_command=True)\n    def do_parent(parent_argument: ...) -\u003e None:\n        ...  # possibly modify parent_argument here\n```\n\nI would like to use `parent_argument` (defined on the parent parser) in `do_sub` either as an argument *hidden* from the subparser or by accessing the full namespace of the parser.\n\nIs `ns_provider` intended for this use case? If so I cannot see how.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/neoniobium","@type":"Person","name":"neoniobium"},"datePublished":"2026-06-10T15:12:06.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":2},"url":"https://github.com/1690/cmd2/issues/1690"}