diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9400b0..5d3feb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,12 +49,17 @@ ghr [OPTIONS] --repo <REPO>
 | Clone | `-c` | `--clone <URL[:REF]>` | Clone repository with optional branch/tag/commit |
 | Download | `-d` | `--download <VERSION>` | Download specific version (or "latest") |
 | Filter | `-f` | `--filter <FILTERS>` | Filter assets by comma-separated patterns |
-| Output Dir | `-o` | `--output-dir <PATH>` | Save downloads to specified directory |
 | Info | `-i` | `--info <VERSIONS>` | Show info about specific versions (comma-separated) |
 | Number | `-n` | `--num <NUM>` | Number of releases to list (default: 1) |
 | Concurrency | `-j` | `--concurrency <NUM>` | Maximum number of concurrent downloads (default: 5) |
 | Verbose | `-v` | `--verbose` | Increase verbosity (-v, -vv for more detail) |
 
+### Positional Arguments
+
+| Argument | Description |
+|----------|-------------|
+| `[DIRECTORY]` | Directory for downloads or clone destination |
+
 ## Examples
 
 ### List Latest Release
@@ -72,17 +77,21 @@ ghr -r owner/repo -n 5
 ### Download Latest Release
 
 ```bash
-# Download all assets from latest release
+# Download all assets from latest release to current directory
 ghr -r owner/repo -d latest
 
 # Download to specific directory
-ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -o ./downloads
+ghr -r owner/repo -d latest ./downloads
 ```
 
 ### Download Specific Version
 
 ```bash
+# Download to current directory
 ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.2.3
+
+# Download to specific directory
+ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.2.3 ./releases
 ```
 
 ### Download with Filtering
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ ghr -r owner/private-repo -d latest
 ```yaml
 - name: Download release asset
   run: |
-    ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -f "linux,amd64" -o ./bin
+    ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -f "linux,amd64" ./bin
 ```
 
 #### GitLab CI
@@ -205,13 +214,13 @@ ghr -r owner/private-repo -d latest
 ```yaml
 download_release:
   script:
-    - ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.0.0 -t $GITHUB_TOKEN -o ./artifacts
+    - ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.0.0 -t $GITHUB_TOKEN ./artifacts
 ```
 
 #### Jenkins
 
 ```groovy
-sh 'ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -T /var/jenkins/.github_token'
+sh 'ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -T /var/jenkins/.github_token ./bin'
 ```
 
 ## Authentication
@@ -290,7 +299,7 @@ ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -vv
 
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
-ghr -r mycompany/app -d latest -f "linux,amd64" -o /tmp
+ghr -r mycompany/app -d latest -f "linux,amd64" /tmp
 sudo dpkg -i /tmp/app_*_amd64.deb
 ```
 
@@ -299,7 +308,7 @@ sudo dpkg -i /tmp/app_*_amd64.deb
 ```bash
 #!/bin/bash
 for platform in linux darwin windows; do
-  ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.0.0 -f "$platform" -o "./dist/$platform"
+  ghr -r owner/repo -d v1.0.0 -f "$platform" "./dist/$platform"
 done
 ```
 
@@ -312,7 +321,7 @@ latest=$(ghr -r owner/repo -n 1 2>&1 | grep "Tag:" | awk '{print $2}')
 
 if [ "$latest" != "$current_version" ]; then
   echo "New version available: $latest"
-  ghr -r owner/repo -d latest -o ./updates
+  ghr -r owner/repo -d latest ./updates
 fi
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index acd0cf5..6cca904 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use clap::{ArgAction, Parser};
-use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 /// CLI arguments
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -37,10 +36,6 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 's', long = "search")]
     pub search: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Directory to save downloaded assets (defaults to current directory)
-    #[arg(short = 'o', long = "output-dir")]
-    pub output_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
-
     /// Show information about a specific version, multiple versions can be separated by commas.
     #[arg(short = 'i', long = "info")]
     pub info: Option<String>,
@@ -61,8 +56,10 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[arg(short = 'c', long = "clone", value_name = "URL[:REF]")]
     pub clone: Option<String>,
 
-    /// Local directory for cloned repository (defaults to repository name)
-    #[arg(value_name = "DIRECTORY", requires = "clone")]
+    /// Directory for operation (clone destination or download location)
+    /// - For clone: defaults to repository name
+    /// - For download: defaults to current directory
+    #[arg(value_name = "DIRECTORY")]
     pub directory: Option<String>,
 
     #[arg(short = 'v', long = "verbose", action = ArgAction::Count)]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 60c3ccf..0390814 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -158,15 +158,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         };
 
         // Create output directory if specified
-        if let Some(output_dir) = &cli.output_dir {
-            fs::create_dir_all(output_dir).map_err(|e| {
-                format!(
-                    "Failed to create output directory '{}': {}",
-                    output_dir.display(),
-                    e
-                )
-            })?;
-            jinfo!("Saving assets to: {}", output_dir.display());
+        if let Some(directory) = &cli.directory {
+            fs::create_dir_all(directory)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create output directory '{}': {}", directory, e))?;
+            jinfo!("Saving assets to: {}", directory);
         }
 
         // Collect assets to download with filtering
@@ -197,8 +192,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             let size = asset.size;
 
             // Construct output path
-            let output_path = if let Some(output_dir) = &cli.output_dir {
-                output_dir.join(name)
+            let output_path = if let Some(directory) = &cli.directory {
+                PathBuf::from(directory).join(name)
             } else {
                 PathBuf::from(name)
             };