diff --git a/src/Semantic/Api/Symbols.hs b/src/Semantic/Api/Symbols.hs
index a514d9851..1926e6c63 100644
--- a/src/Semantic/Api/Symbols.hs
+++ b/src/Semantic/Api/Symbols.hs
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ legacyParseSymbols blobs = Legacy.ParseTreeSymbolResponse <$> distributeFoldMap
       , symbolSpan = converting #? span
       }
 
-parseSymbolsBuilder :: (Member Distribute sig, ParseEffects sig m, Traversable t) => t Blob -> m Builder
-parseSymbolsBuilder blobs = parseSymbols blobs >>= serialize JSON
+parseSymbolsBuilder :: (Member Distribute sig, ParseEffects sig m, Traversable t) => Format ParseTreeSymbolResponse -> t Blob -> m Builder
+parseSymbolsBuilder format blobs = parseSymbols blobs >>= serialize format
 
 parseSymbols :: (Member Distribute sig, ParseEffects sig m, Traversable t) => t Blob -> m ParseTreeSymbolResponse
 parseSymbols blobs = ParseTreeSymbolResponse . V.fromList . toList <$> distributeFor blobs go
diff --git a/src/Semantic/CLI.hs b/src/Semantic/CLI.hs
index 52a97b8a0..c2b076b3c 100644
--- a/src/Semantic/CLI.hs
+++ b/src/Semantic/CLI.hs
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ parseCommand = command "parse" (info parseArgumentsParser (progDesc "Generate pa
       renderer <- flag  (parseTermBuilder TermSExpression) (parseTermBuilder TermSExpression) (long "sexpression" <> help "Output s-expression parse trees (default)")
               <|> flag'                                    (parseTermBuilder TermJSONTree)    (long "json"        <> help "Output JSON parse trees")
               <|> flag'                                    (parseTermBuilder TermJSONGraph)   (long "json-graph"  <> help "Output JSON adjacency list")
-              <|> flag'                                    parseSymbolsBuilder                (long "symbols"     <> help "Output JSON symbol list")
+              <|> flag'                                    (parseSymbolsBuilder JSON)         (long "symbols"       <> help "Output JSON symbol list")
+              <|> flag'                                    (parseSymbolsBuilder JSON)         (long "json-symbols"  <> help "Output JSON symbol list")
+              <|> flag'                                    (parseSymbolsBuilder Proto)        (long "proto-symbols" <> help "Output JSON symbol list")
               <|> flag'                                    (parseTermBuilder TermDotGraph)    (long "dot"         <> help "Output DOT graph parse trees")
               <|> flag'                                    (parseTermBuilder TermShow)        (long "show"        <> help "Output using the Show instance (debug only, format subject to change without notice)")
               <|> flag'                                    (parseTermBuilder TermQuiet)       (long "quiet"       <> help "Don't produce output, but show timing stats")