diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b02aa9..990905e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ npm install @pensar/ci
 ## Usage
 
 ```bash
-# Run a security pentest
+# Run a security pentest (full scan, all endpoints)
 pensar pentest --project <project-id>
 
+# Run a quick pentest (highest-risk endpoints only, ~15 mins)
+pensar pentest --project <project-id> --quick
+
 # Check pentest status
 pensar status <scan-id>
 ```
@@ -24,7 +27,8 @@ pensar status <scan-id>
 | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `-p, --project`     | Project ID (or set `PENSAR_PROJECT_ID`)                                     |
 | `-b, --branch`      | Branch to pentest                                                           |
-| `-l, --level`       | Pentest level: `priority` or `full`                                         |
+| `-l, --level`       | Pentest level: `priority` or `full` (default: `full`)                       |
+| `--quick`           | Shorthand for `--level priority`. Tests highest-risk endpoints only (~15 mins) |
 | `-e, --environment` | Target environment: `dev`, `staging`, or `production`                       |
 | `-c, --commit`      | Commit SHA (auto-detected from CI env vars, or set `PENSAR_COMMIT_SHA`)     |
 | `-s, --severity`    | Minimum severity threshold to error on (or set `PENSAR_ERROR_SEVERITY_THRESHOLD`) |
diff --git a/src/bin/index.ts b/src/bin/index.ts
index bea8ed8..36b2880 100755
--- a/src/bin/index.ts
+++ b/src/bin/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ program
   )
   .option("-b, --branch <branch>", "Branch to pentest")
   .option("-l, --level <level>", "Pentest level: priority or full", "full")
+  .option("--quick", "Run a quick pentest (highest-risk endpoints only, ~15 mins). Shorthand for --level priority")
   .option("--no-wait", "Don't wait for pentest to complete")
   .option("-e, --environment <env>", "Environment: dev, staging, or production")
   .option(
@@ -44,11 +45,15 @@ program
         process.exit(1);
       }
 
+      const scanLevel: "priority" | "full" = options.quick
+        ? "priority"
+        : (options.level as "priority" | "full");
+
       const result = await CI.runScan({
         projectId: options.project,
         repoId: options.repoId ? parseInt(options.repoId, 10) : undefined,
         branch: options.branch,
-        scanLevel: options.level as "priority" | "full",
+        scanLevel,
         wait: options.wait,
         environment: options.environment as Environment | undefined,
         errorSeverityThreshold: severityThreshold,