diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5d8c5ad9..65ebf2e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
   "author": "Salesforce",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/oclif/plugin-command-snapshot/issues",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@oclif/core": "^3.20.0",
+    "@oclif/core": "3.21.0",
     "@types/lodash.difference": "^4.5.9",
     "chalk": "^5.3.0",
+    "globby": "^14.0.1",
     "just-diff": "^5.2.0",
     "lodash.difference": "^4.5.0",
     "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
diff --git a/src/commands/schema/compare.ts b/src/commands/schema/compare.ts
index d3cc0a5a..7f77647e 100644
--- a/src/commands/schema/compare.ts
+++ b/src/commands/schema/compare.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import * as semver from 'semver'
 import {Schema} from 'ts-json-schema-generator'
 
 import SnapshotCommand from '../../snapshot-command.js'
-import {getKeyNameFromFilename} from '../../util.js'
-import {SchemaGenerator, Schemas, getAllFiles} from './generate.js'
+import {GLOB_PATTERNS, getAllFiles, getKeyNameFromFilename} from '../../util.js'
+import {SchemaGenerator, Schemas} from './generate.js'
 
 export type SchemaComparison = Array<{op: Operation; path: (number | string)[]; value: unknown}>
 
@@ -32,6 +32,25 @@ export default class SchemaCompare extends SnapshotCommand {
   }
 
   public async run(): Promise<SchemaComparison> {
+    const strategy =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string' ? 'pattern' : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.strategy
+    const commandsDir =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string'
+        ? this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands
+        : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.target
+    const commandGlobs =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string'
+        ? GLOB_PATTERNS
+        : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.globPatterns
+
+    if (strategy === 'single') {
+      this.error('This command is not supported for single command CLIs')
+    }
+
+    if (strategy === 'explicit') {
+      this.error('This command is not supported for explicit command discovery')
+    }
+
     const {flags} = await this.parse(SchemaCompare)
 
     try {
@@ -42,7 +61,8 @@ export default class SchemaCompare extends SnapshotCommand {
     }
 
     const existingSchema = this.readExistingSchema(flags.filepath)
-    const latestSchema = await this.generateLatestSchema()
+    const generator = new SchemaGenerator({base: this, commandGlobs, commandsDir})
+    const latestSchema = await generator.generate()
     this.debug('existingSchema', existingSchema)
     this.debug('latestSchema', latestSchema)
     const changes = diff(latestSchema, existingSchema)
@@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ export default class SchemaCompare extends SnapshotCommand {
     }
 
     this.log()
-    const bin = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'bin\\dev.cmd' : 'bin/dev'
+    const bin = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'bin\\dev.cmd' : 'bin/dev.js'
     this.log(
       'If intended, please update the schema file(s) and run again:',
       chalk.bold(`${bin} ${toConfiguredId('schema:generate', this.config)}`),
@@ -122,11 +142,6 @@ export default class SchemaCompare extends SnapshotCommand {
     return changes
   }
 
-  private async generateLatestSchema(): Promise<Schemas> {
-    const generator = new SchemaGenerator(this)
-    return generator.generate()
-  }
-
   private readExistingSchema(filePath: string): Schemas {
     const contents = fs.readdirSync(filePath)
     const folderIsVersioned = contents.every((c) => semver.valid(c))
diff --git a/src/commands/schema/generate.ts b/src/commands/schema/generate.ts
index 6887b557..14ad88a0 100644
--- a/src/commands/schema/generate.ts
+++ b/src/commands/schema/generate.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import {Flags} from '@oclif/core'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
+import {globbySync} from 'globby'
 import * as fs from 'node:fs'
 import * as path from 'node:path'
 import {Schema, createGenerator} from 'ts-json-schema-generator'
 
 import SnapshotCommand from '../../snapshot-command.js'
-import {getSchemaFileName} from '../../util.js'
+import {GLOB_PATTERNS, getAllFiles, getSchemaFileName} from '../../util.js'
 
 export type SchemasMap = {
   [key: string]: Schema
@@ -15,32 +16,26 @@ export type Schemas = {commands: SchemasMap; hooks: SchemasMap}
 
 export type GenerateResponse = string[]
 
-export function getAllFiles(dirPath: string, ext: string, allFiles: string[] = []): string[] {
-  let files: string[] = []
-  try {
-    files = fs.readdirSync(dirPath)
-  } catch {}
-
-  for (const file of files) {
-    const fPath = path.join(dirPath, file)
-    if (fs.statSync(fPath).isDirectory()) {
-      allFiles = getAllFiles(fPath, ext, allFiles)
-    } else if (file.endsWith(ext)) {
-      allFiles.push(fPath)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return allFiles
+type SchemaGenerateOptions = {
+  base: SnapshotCommand
+  commandGlobs?: string[]
+  commandsDir?: string
+  ignoreVoid?: boolean
 }
 
 export class SchemaGenerator {
+  private base: SnapshotCommand
   private classToId: Record<string, string> = {}
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-useless-constructor
-  constructor(
-    private base: SnapshotCommand,
-    private ignoreVoid = true,
-  ) {}
+  private commandGlobs: string[]
+  private commandsDir: string | undefined
+  private ignoreVoid: boolean
+
+  constructor(options: SchemaGenerateOptions) {
+    this.base = options.base
+    this.ignoreVoid = options.ignoreVoid ?? true
+    this.commandsDir = options.commandsDir
+    this.commandGlobs = options.commandGlobs ?? GLOB_PATTERNS
+  }
 
   public async generate(): Promise<Schemas> {
     for (const cmd of this.base.commands) {
@@ -102,7 +97,12 @@ export class SchemaGenerator {
   }
 
   private getAllCmdFiles(): string[] {
-    const {rootDir} = this.getDirs()
+    const {outDir, rootDir} = this.getDirs()
+    if (this.commandsDir) {
+      const commandsSrcDir = path.resolve(this.base.config.root, this.commandsDir).replace(outDir, rootDir)
+      return globbySync(this.commandGlobs, {absolute: true, cwd: commandsSrcDir})
+    }
+
     return getAllFiles(path.join(rootDir, 'commands'), '.ts')
   }
 
@@ -217,8 +217,27 @@ export default class SchemaGenerate extends SnapshotCommand {
   }
 
   public async run(): Promise<GenerateResponse> {
+    const strategy =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string' ? 'pattern' : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.strategy
+    const commandsDir =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string'
+        ? this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands
+        : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.target
+    const commandGlobs =
+      typeof this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands === 'string'
+        ? GLOB_PATTERNS
+        : this.config.pjson.oclif?.commands?.globPatterns
+
+    if (strategy === 'single') {
+      this.error('This command is not supported for single command CLIs')
+    }
+
+    if (strategy === 'explicit') {
+      this.error('This command is not supported for explicit command discovery')
+    }
+
     const {flags} = await this.parse(SchemaGenerate)
-    const generator = new SchemaGenerator(this, flags.ignorevoid)
+    const generator = new SchemaGenerator({base: this, commandGlobs, commandsDir, ignoreVoid: flags.ignorevoid})
 
     const schemas = await generator.generate()
 
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 792da68d..f16dfe79 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs'
+import path from 'node:path'
+
 /**
  * Get the file name for a given command ID replacing "-" with "__" and ":" with "-"
  * @param cmdId - command ID
@@ -15,3 +18,24 @@ export const getSchemaFileName = (cmdId: string): string => {
  */
 export const getKeyNameFromFilename = (file: string): string =>
   file.replaceAll('-', ':').replaceAll('__', '-').replace('.json', '')
+
+export const getAllFiles = (dirPath: string, ext: string, allFiles: string[] = []): string[] =>
+  safeReadDirSync(dirPath)
+    .flatMap((f) =>
+      f.isDirectory() ? getAllFiles(path.join(dirPath, f.name), ext, allFiles) : path.join(dirPath, f.name),
+    )
+    .filter((f) => f.endsWith(ext))
+
+const safeReadDirSync = (dirPath: string): fs.Dirent[] => {
+  try {
+    // TODO: use recursive option when available in Node 20
+    return fs.readdirSync(dirPath, {withFileTypes: true})
+  } catch {
+    return []
+  }
+}
+
+export const GLOB_PATTERNS = [
+  '**/*.+(js|cjs|mjs|ts|tsx|mts|cts)',
+  '!**/*.+(d.ts|test.ts|test.js|spec.ts|spec.js|d.mts|d.cts)?(x)',
+]
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea9d011f..c86b58d2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1311,6 +1311,39 @@
     node-gyp "^8.2.0"
     read-package-json-fast "^2.0.1"
 
+"@oclif/core@3.21.0":
+  version "3.21.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/core/-/core-3.21.0.tgz#a235704e66589c8c104ccd616d0a8f1f36cf693e"
+  integrity sha512-xR7qGPOWtOnYmdYocSn6oEh2oTQLsPOXoj3HYGpb26V3WulwF8Cm33WPnMsSISv4ben3Rtc5i59u9O5NnuG42g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/cli-progress" "^3.11.5"
+    ansi-escapes "^4.3.2"
+    ansi-styles "^4.3.0"
+    cardinal "^2.1.1"
+    chalk "^4.1.2"
+    clean-stack "^3.0.1"
+    cli-progress "^3.12.0"
+    color "^4.2.3"
+    debug "^4.3.4"
+    ejs "^3.1.9"
+    get-package-type "^0.1.0"
+    globby "^11.1.0"
+    hyperlinker "^1.0.0"
+    indent-string "^4.0.0"
+    is-wsl "^2.2.0"
+    js-yaml "^3.14.1"
+    natural-orderby "^2.0.3"
+    object-treeify "^1.1.33"
+    password-prompt "^1.1.3"
+    slice-ansi "^4.0.0"
+    string-width "^4.2.3"
+    strip-ansi "^6.0.1"
+    supports-color "^8.1.1"
+    supports-hyperlinks "^2.2.0"
+    widest-line "^3.1.0"
+    wordwrap "^1.0.0"
+    wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
+
 "@oclif/core@^2.15.0":
   version "2.15.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/core/-/core-2.15.0.tgz#f27797b30a77d13279fba88c1698fc34a0bd0d2a"
@@ -1345,7 +1378,7 @@
     wordwrap "^1.0.0"
     wrap-ansi "^7.0.0"
 
-"@oclif/core@^3.18.1", "@oclif/core@^3.19.2", "@oclif/core@^3.19.3", "@oclif/core@^3.20.0":
+"@oclif/core@^3.18.1", "@oclif/core@^3.19.2", "@oclif/core@^3.19.3":
   version "3.20.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@oclif/core/-/core-3.20.0.tgz#534458dc6e8c46d8f03906aaadaca079e16a6554"
   integrity sha512-8BajhglY8frYGAS1whAukeouFZUN9MgQoLfNXtScPVEAjPlaD2BbSIAYQH2yF2qb/iVvbj/1DwYS3gqicYOq1A==
@@ -1532,6 +1565,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sindresorhus/is/-/is-4.6.0.tgz#3c7c9c46e678feefe7a2e5bb609d3dbd665ffb3f"
   integrity sha512-t09vSN3MdfsyCHoFcTRCH/iUtG7OJ0CsjzB8cjAmKc/va/kIgeDI/TxsigdncE/4be734m0cvIYwNaV4i2XqAw==
 
+"@sindresorhus/merge-streams@^2.1.0":
+  version "2.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sindresorhus/merge-streams/-/merge-streams-2.2.1.tgz#82b5e1e135ef62ef8b522d6e7f43ad360a69f294"
+  integrity sha512-255V7MMIKw6aQ43Wbqp9HZ+VHn6acddERTLiiLnlcPLU9PdTq9Aijl12oklAgUEblLWye+vHLzmqBx6f2TGcZw==
+
 "@sinonjs/commons@^1.7.0":
   version "1.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-1.8.3.tgz#3802ddd21a50a949b6721ddd72da36e67e7f1b2d"
@@ -4105,7 +4143,7 @@ fast-glob@^3.2.9:
     merge2 "^1.3.0"
     micromatch "^4.0.4"
 
-fast-glob@^3.3.0:
+fast-glob@^3.3.0, fast-glob@^3.3.2:
   version "3.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.3.2.tgz#a904501e57cfdd2ffcded45e99a54fef55e46129"
   integrity sha512-oX2ruAFQwf/Orj8m737Y5adxDQO0LAB7/S5MnxCdTNDd4p6BsyIVsv9JQsATbTSq8KHRpLwIHbVlUNatxd+1Ow==
@@ -4552,6 +4590,18 @@ globby@^13.1.2:
     merge2 "^1.4.1"
     slash "^4.0.0"
 
+globby@^14.0.1:
+  version "14.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/globby/-/globby-14.0.1.tgz#a1b44841aa7f4c6d8af2bc39951109d77301959b"
+  integrity sha512-jOMLD2Z7MAhyG8aJpNOpmziMOP4rPLcc95oQPKXBazW82z+CEgPFBQvEpRUa1KeIMUJo4Wsm+q6uzO/Q/4BksQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sindresorhus/merge-streams" "^2.1.0"
+    fast-glob "^3.3.2"
+    ignore "^5.2.4"
+    path-type "^5.0.0"
+    slash "^5.1.0"
+    unicorn-magic "^0.1.0"
+
 gopd@^1.0.1:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/gopd/-/gopd-1.0.1.tgz#29ff76de69dac7489b7c0918a5788e56477c332c"
@@ -6575,6 +6625,11 @@ path-type@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-type/-/path-type-4.0.0.tgz#84ed01c0a7ba380afe09d90a8c180dcd9d03043b"
   integrity sha512-gDKb8aZMDeD/tZWs9P6+q0J9Mwkdl6xMV8TjnGP3qJVJ06bdMgkbBlLU8IdfOsIsFz2BW1rNVT3XuNEl8zPAvw==
 
+path-type@^5.0.0:
+  version "5.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-type/-/path-type-5.0.0.tgz#14b01ed7aea7ddf9c7c3f46181d4d04f9c785bb8"
+  integrity sha512-5HviZNaZcfqP95rwpv+1HDgUamezbqdSYTyzjTvwtJSnIH+3vnbmWsItli8OFEndS984VT55M3jduxZbX351gg==
+
 pathval@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/pathval/-/pathval-1.1.1.tgz#8534e77a77ce7ac5a2512ea21e0fdb8fcf6c3d8d"
@@ -7179,6 +7234,11 @@ slash@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-4.0.0.tgz#2422372176c4c6c5addb5e2ada885af984b396a7"
   integrity sha512-3dOsAHXXUkQTpOYcoAxLIorMTp4gIQr5IW3iVb7A7lFIp0VHhnynm9izx6TssdrIcVIESAlVjtnO2K8bg+Coew==
 
+slash@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/slash/-/slash-5.1.0.tgz#be3adddcdf09ac38eebe8dcdc7b1a57a75b095ce"
+  integrity sha512-ZA6oR3T/pEyuqwMgAKT0/hAv8oAXckzbkmR0UkUosQ+Mc4RxGoJkRmwHgHufaenlyAgE1Mxgpdcrf75y6XcnDg==
+
 slice-ansi@^4.0.0:
   version "4.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/slice-ansi/-/slice-ansi-4.0.0.tgz#500e8dd0fd55b05815086255b3195adf2a45fe6b"
@@ -7764,6 +7824,11 @@ undici-types@~5.26.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/undici-types/-/undici-types-5.26.5.tgz#bcd539893d00b56e964fd2657a4866b221a65617"
   integrity sha512-JlCMO+ehdEIKqlFxk6IfVoAUVmgz7cU7zD/h9XZ0qzeosSHmUJVOzSQvvYSYWXkFXC+IfLKSIffhv0sVZup6pA==
 
+unicorn-magic@^0.1.0:
+  version "0.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicorn-magic/-/unicorn-magic-0.1.0.tgz#1bb9a51c823aaf9d73a8bfcd3d1a23dde94b0ce4"
+  integrity sha512-lRfVq8fE8gz6QMBuDM6a+LO3IAzTi05H6gCVaUpir2E1Rwpo4ZUog45KpNXKC/Mn3Yb9UDuHumeFTo9iV/D9FQ==
+
 unique-filename@^1.1.1:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unique-filename/-/unique-filename-1.1.1.tgz#1d69769369ada0583103a1e6ae87681b56573230"