diff --git a/src/__tests__/empty-output.test.ts b/src/__tests__/empty-output.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..feb01bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/empty-output.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describeEmptyMachineOutput } from '@doist/cli-core/testing'
+import { Command } from 'commander'
+import { vi } from 'vitest'
+
+vi.mock('../lib/auth.js', () => ({
+    getApiToken: async () => 'test-token',
+    getBaseUrl: async () => 'https://test.outline.com',
+    getOAuthClientId: async () => undefined,
+    getTokenSource: async () => 'config' as const,
+    saveConfig: vi.fn(),
+    clearConfig: vi.fn(),
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../lib/api.js', () => ({
+    apiRequest: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: [], pagination: undefined }),
+}))
+
+describeEmptyMachineOutput('ol document list', {
+    setup: () => {},
+    run: async (extraArgs) => {
+        const { registerDocumentCommand } = await import('../commands/document.js')
+        const program = new Command()
+        program.exitOverride()
+        registerDocumentCommand(program)
+        await program.parseAsync(['node', 'ol', 'document', 'list', ...extraArgs])
+    },
+    humanMessage: 'No documents found.',
+})
diff --git a/src/__tests__/spinner.test.ts b/src/__tests__/spinner.test.ts
index 7ce9c77..889db0a 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/spinner.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/spinner.test.ts
@@ -79,4 +79,24 @@ describe('spinner wiring', () => {
         process.argv = ['node', 'ol', 'auth', 'status', '--no-spinner']
         expect((await loadIsDisabled())()).toBe(true)
     })
+
+    it('disables when --progress-jsonl is in argv', async () => {
+        process.argv = ['node', 'ol', 'search', 'foo', '--progress-jsonl']
+        expect((await loadIsDisabled())()).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('disables when --progress-jsonl=path is in argv', async () => {
+        process.argv = ['node', 'ol', 'search', 'foo', '--progress-jsonl=/tmp/p.jsonl']
+        expect((await loadIsDisabled())()).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('disables when --verbose is in argv', async () => {
+        process.argv = ['node', 'ol', 'search', 'foo', '--verbose']
+        expect((await loadIsDisabled())()).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    it('disables when -v short flag is in argv', async () => {
+        process.argv = ['node', 'ol', 'search', 'foo', '-v']
+        expect((await loadIsDisabled())()).toBe(true)
+    })
 })
diff --git a/src/commands/document.ts b/src/commands/document.ts
index dce30ed..d3404ee 100644
--- a/src/commands/document.ts
+++ b/src/commands/document.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ export function registerDocumentCommand(program: Command): void {
 
             const { data, pagination } = await apiRequest<Document[]>('documents.list', body)
 
-            outputList(data, formatDoc, essentialKeys, getOutputOptions(opts), pagination)
+            outputList(
+                data,
+                formatDoc,
+                essentialKeys,
+                getOutputOptions(opts),
+                pagination,
+                'No documents found.',
+            )
         })
 
     doc.command('get <id>')
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index e908b71..45d253f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ program
     .version('0.1.0')
     .description('CLI for the Outline wiki/knowledge base API')
     .option('--no-spinner', 'Disable loading animations')
+    .option('--accessible', 'Render output in screen-reader-friendly mode')
     .addHelpText(
         'after',
         `
diff --git a/src/lib/global-args.ts b/src/lib/global-args.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7e55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/global-args.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { createAccessibleGate, createGlobalArgsStore, createSpinnerGate } from '@doist/cli-core'
+
+const store = createGlobalArgsStore()
+
+export const getGlobalArgs = store.get
+export const resetGlobalArgs = store.reset
+
+export const isAccessible = createAccessibleGate({
+    envVar: 'OL_ACCESSIBLE',
+    getArgs: store.get,
+})
+
+export const shouldDisableSpinner = createSpinnerGate({
+    envVar: 'OL_SPINNER',
+    getArgs: store.get,
+})
diff --git a/src/lib/output.ts b/src/lib/output.ts
index 54e4a64..c0a90c6 100644
--- a/src/lib/output.ts
+++ b/src/lib/output.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import { formatJson, formatNdjson } from '@doist/cli-core'
+import { formatJson, formatNdjson, printEmpty, type ViewOptions } from '@doist/cli-core'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import type { Pagination } from './api.js'
 
-interface OutputOptions {
-    json?: boolean
-    ndjson?: boolean
+export type OutputOptions = ViewOptions & {
     full?: boolean
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +39,13 @@ export function outputList<T extends object>(
     essentialKeys?: (keyof T)[],
     opts: OutputOptions = {},
     pagination?: Pagination,
+    emptyMessage?: string,
 ): void {
+    if (items.length === 0 && emptyMessage !== undefined) {
+        printEmpty({ options: opts, message: emptyMessage })
+        return
+    }
+
     const project = (item: T) => (opts.full || !essentialKeys ? item : pick(item, essentialKeys))
 
     if (opts.ndjson) {
diff --git a/src/lib/spinner.ts b/src/lib/spinner.ts
index bc7fee7..08d89ff 100644
--- a/src/lib/spinner.ts
+++ b/src/lib/spinner.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,8 @@
 import { createSpinner } from '@doist/cli-core'
+import { shouldDisableSpinner } from './global-args.js'
 
 export type { SpinnerColor, SpinnerOptions } from '@doist/cli-core'
 
-function shouldDisableSpinner(): boolean {
-    if (process.env.OL_SPINNER === 'false') return true
-    if (process.env.CI && process.env.CI !== 'false') return true
-
-    const args = process.argv
-    if (args.includes('--json') || args.includes('--ndjson') || args.includes('--no-spinner')) {
-        return true
-    }
-
-    return false
-}
-
 const spinner = createSpinner({ isDisabled: shouldDisableSpinner })
 
 export const { LoadingSpinner, withSpinner, startEarlySpinner, stopEarlySpinner } = spinner