diff --git a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
index 54e60a505a3..9e832317331 100644
--- a/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/tooling/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ pub(crate) struct NargoConfig {
 enum NargoCommand {
     Backend(backend_cmd::BackendCommand),
     Check(check_cmd::CheckCommand),
+    #[command(hide = true)] // Hidden while the feature has not been extensively tested
     Fmt(fmt_cmd::FormatCommand),
     CodegenVerifier(codegen_verifier_cmd::CodegenVerifierCommand),
     #[command(alias = "build")]