diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 6fd227c..8c76a6b 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Platform bridges: `gh` (GitHub), `glab` (GitLab), REST API (Gitea/Forgejo).
 
 ## Key Commands
 ```bash
-make test                           # Run all 282 tests
+make test                           # Run all 284 tests
 make install                        # Install system-wide (/usr/local)
 git issue create "title" -l bug     # Create issue with label
 git issue ls --format full          # List issues with metadata
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5314fa9..a635dfa 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Thanks for your interest in contributing! This project welcomes contributions fr
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/remenoscodes/git-native-issue.git
 cd git-native-issue
-make test    # Run all 282 tests
+make test    # Run all 284 tests
 ```
 
 ## Development Setup
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ff9409..928041e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ the deliverable that makes ecosystem adoption possible.
 make test
 ```
 
-282 tests: core (77), bridge (37), merge/fsck (21), QoL (22), validation (36), quality (59), edge cases (13), comment sync (8), concurrency (9).
+284 tests: core (79), bridge (37), merge/fsck (21), QoL (22), validation (36), quality (59), edge cases (13), comment sync (8), concurrency (9).
 
 ## Performance Notes
 
diff --git a/bin/git-issue-comment b/bin/git-issue-comment
index bf821d1..5bd97d2 100755
--- a/bin/git-issue-comment
+++ b/bin/git-issue-comment
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ usage() {
 usage: git issue comment <issue-id> -m <message>
 
 Options:
-   -m, --message <text>   Comment text (required)
+   -m, --message <text>   Comment text; use multiple times for paragraphs
    -h, --help             Show this help
 EOF
 	exit 1
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ do
 	case "$1" in
 		-m|--message)
 			test $# -ge 2 || { echo "error: -m requires a value" >&2; exit 1; }
-			message="$2"
+			if test -n "$message"
+			then
+				message="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$message" "$2")"
+			else
+				message="$2"
+			fi
 			shift 2
 			;;
 		-h|--help)
diff --git a/bin/git-issue-create b/bin/git-issue-create
index fe90f5a..7556a07 100755
--- a/bin/git-issue-create
+++ b/bin/git-issue-create
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ usage() {
 usage: git issue create [options] <title>
 
 Options:
-   -m, --message <text>    Issue description (body)
+   -m, --message <text>    Issue description (body); use multiple times for paragraphs
    -l, --label <label>     Add a label (can be repeated)
    -a, --assignee <email>  Assign to someone
    -p, --priority <level>  Set priority (low, medium, high, critical)
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ do
 	case "$1" in
 		-m|--message)
 			test $# -ge 2 || { echo "error: -m requires a value" >&2; exit 1; }
-			body="$2"
+			if test -n "$body"
+			then
+				body="$(printf '%s\n\n%s' "$body" "$2")"
+			else
+				body="$2"
+			fi
 			shift 2
 			;;
 		-l|--label)
diff --git a/t/test-issue.sh b/t/test-issue.sh
index 64c8560..f08e95f 100755
--- a/t/test-issue.sh
+++ b/t/test-issue.sh
@@ -204,6 +204,24 @@ case "$body" in
 		;;
 esac
 
+# ============================================================
+# TEST: create with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body
+# ============================================================
+run_test
+setup_repo
+git issue create "Multi-paragraph issue" -m "First paragraph" -m "Second paragraph" >/dev/null
+ref="$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' refs/issues/ | head -1)"
+root="$(git rev-list --max-parents=0 "$ref")"
+body="$(git log -1 --format='%b' "$root" | sed '/^[A-Z][A-Za-z-]*: /d')"
+case "$body" in
+	*"First paragraph"*"Second paragraph"*)
+		pass "create with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body"
+		;;
+	*)
+		fail "create with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body" "got: '$body'"
+		;;
+esac
+
 # ============================================================
 # TEST: create with priority
 # ============================================================
@@ -766,6 +784,25 @@ else
 	fail "three comments create correct 4-commit chain" "got $total commits"
 fi
 
+# ============================================================
+# TEST: comment with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body
+# ============================================================
+run_test
+setup_repo
+out="$(git issue create "Comment paragraph test" 2>&1)"
+id="$(printf '%s' "$out" | sed 's/Created issue //')"
+git issue comment "$id" -m "First paragraph" -m "Second paragraph" >/dev/null
+ref="$(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname)' refs/issues/ | head -1)"
+full="$(git log -1 --format='%B' "$ref")"
+case "$full" in
+	*"First paragraph"*"Second paragraph"*)
+		pass "comment with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body"
+		;;
+	*)
+		fail "comment with multiple -m flags builds multi-paragraph body" "got: '$full'"
+		;;
+esac
+
 # ============================================================
 # TEST: state --state custom value
 # ============================================================