diff --git a/nomos-cli/src/cmds/chat/mod.rs b/nomos-cli/src/cmds/chat/mod.rs
index d9a114d3..5242c191 100644
--- a/nomos-cli/src/cmds/chat/mod.rs
+++ b/nomos-cli/src/cmds/chat/mod.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ pub struct NomosChat {
     /// The node to connect to to fetch blocks and blobs
     #[clap(long)]
     pub node: Url,
+    /// Author for non interactive message formation
+    #[clap(long, requires("message"))]
+    pub author: Option<String>,
+    /// Message for non interactive message formation
+    #[clap(long, requires("author"))]
+    pub message: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub struct App {
@@ -86,12 +92,6 @@ impl NomosChat {
             <NetworkService<Libp2p> as ServiceData>::Settings,
         >(std::fs::File::open(&self.network_config)?)?;
         let da_protocol = self.da_protocol.clone();
-        // setup terminal
-        enable_raw_mode()?;
-        let mut stdout = io::stdout();
-        execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture)?;
-        let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
-        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
 
         let node_addr = Some(self.node.clone());
 
@@ -125,6 +125,21 @@ impl NomosChat {
             .wait_finished()
         });
 
+        if let Some(author) = self.author.as_ref() {
+            let message = self
+                .message
+                .as_ref()
+                .expect("Should be available if author is set");
+            return run_once(author, message, payload_sender);
+        }
+
+        // setup terminal
+        enable_raw_mode()?;
+        let mut stdout = io::stdout();
+        execute!(stdout, EnterAlternateScreen, EnableMouseCapture)?;
+        let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(stdout);
+        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend)?;
+
         let app = App {
             input: Input::default(),
             username: None,
@@ -154,6 +169,24 @@ impl NomosChat {
     }
 }
 
+fn run_once(
+    author: &str,
+    message: &str,
+    payload_sender: UnboundedSender<Box<[u8]>>,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    payload_sender.send(
+        wire::serialize(&ChatMessage {
+            author: author.to_string(),
+            message: message.to_string(),
+            _nonce: rand::random(),
+        })
+        .unwrap()
+        .into(),
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn run_app<B: Backend>(terminal: &mut Terminal<B>, mut app: App) {
     let (message_tx, message_rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
     let node = app.node.clone();
diff --git a/nomos-cli/src/cmds/disseminate/mod.rs b/nomos-cli/src/cmds/disseminate/mod.rs
index 8e560fee..fe8ebc6d 100644
--- a/nomos-cli/src/cmds/disseminate/mod.rs
+++ b/nomos-cli/src/cmds/disseminate/mod.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 #[derive(Args, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Disseminate {
     // TODO: accept bytes
-    #[clap(short, long)]
+    #[clap(short, long, required_unless_present("file"))]
     pub data: Option<String>,
     /// Path to the network config file
     #[clap(short, long)]
@@ -44,15 +44,15 @@ impl Disseminate {
             <NetworkService<Libp2p> as ServiceData>::Settings,
         >(std::fs::File::open(&self.network_config)?)?;
         let (status_updates, rx) = std::sync::mpsc::channel();
-        let bytes: Box<[u8]> = match (&self.data, &self.file) {
-            (Some(data), None) => data.clone().as_bytes().into(),
-            (None, Some(file_path)) => {
-                let file_bytes = std::fs::read(file_path)?;
-                file_bytes.into_boxed_slice()
-            }
-            (Some(_), Some(_)) => return Err("Cannot specify both data and file".into()),
-            (None, None) => return Err("Either data or file must be specified".into()),
+
+        let bytes: Box<[u8]> = if let Some(data) = &self.data {
+            data.clone().as_bytes().into()
+        } else {
+            let file_path = self.file.as_ref().unwrap();
+            let file_bytes = std::fs::read(file_path)?;
+            file_bytes.into_boxed_slice()
         };
+
         let timeout = Duration::from_secs(self.timeout);
         let da_protocol = self.da_protocol.clone();
         let node_addr = self.node_addr.clone();