diff --git a/cmd/workflow.go b/cmd/workflow.go
index a80a849c95..3c96fcdee5 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow.go
@@ -2,58 +2,144 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	e "github.com/cloudposse/atmos/internal/exec"
-	"github.com/cloudposse/atmos/internal/tui/utils"
 	"github.com/cloudposse/atmos/pkg/schema"
+	"github.com/cloudposse/atmos/pkg/ui/markdown"
 	u "github.com/cloudposse/atmos/pkg/utils"
 )
 
+// ErrorMessage represents a structured error message
+type ErrorMessage struct {
+	Title      string
+	Details    string
+	Suggestion string
+}
+
+// String returns the markdown representation of the error message
+func (e ErrorMessage) String() string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("# ❌ %s\n\n", e.Title))
+
+	if e.Details != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("## Details\n%s\n\n", e.Details))
+	}
+
+	if e.Suggestion != "" {
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("## Suggestion\n%s\n\n", e.Suggestion))
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+// renderError renders an error message using the markdown renderer
+func renderError(msg ErrorMessage) error {
+	renderer, err := markdown.NewRenderer(
+		markdown.WithWidth(80),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create markdown renderer: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rendered, err := renderer.Render(msg.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render error message: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Print(rendered)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // workflowCmd executes a workflow
 var workflowCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "workflow",
 	Short: "Execute a workflow",
 	Long:  `This command executes a workflow: atmos workflow <name> --file <file>`,
 	Example: "atmos workflow\n" +
-		"atmos workflow <name> -f <file>\n" +
-		"atmos workflow <name> -f <file> -s <stack>\n" +
-		"atmos workflow <name> -f <file> -from-step <step-name>\n\n" +
+		"atmos workflow <name> --file <file>\n" +
+		"atmos workflow <name> --file <file> --stack <stack>\n" +
+		"atmos workflow <name> --file <file> --from-step <step-name>\n\n" +
 		"To resume the workflow from this step, run:\n" +
-		"atmos workflow deploy-infra -f workflow1 -from-step deploy-vpc\n\n" +
+		"atmos workflow deploy-infra --file workflow1 --from-step deploy-vpc\n\n" +
 		"For more details refer to https://atmos.tools/cli/commands/workflow/",
 	FParseErrWhitelist: struct{ UnknownFlags bool }{UnknownFlags: false},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
-		// If the first arg is "list", show a clear error message
-		if len(args) > 0 && args[0] == "list" {
-			errorMsg := "# Error! Invalid command.\n\n" +
-				"## Usage\n" +
-				"`atmos workflow <name> --file <file>`\n\n" +
-				"Run `atmos workflow --help` for more information."
-
-			rendered, err := utils.RenderMarkdown(errorMsg, "dark")
+		// If no arguments are provided, start the workflow UI
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			err := e.ExecuteWorkflowCmd(cmd, args)
 			if err != nil {
-				fmt.Println(errorMsg) // Fallback to plain text if rendering fails
-			} else {
-				fmt.Print(rendered)
+				u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
 			}
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Check if the workflow name is "list" (invalid command)
+		if args[0] == "list" {
+			err := renderError(ErrorMessage{
+				Title:      "Invalid Command",
+				Details:    "The command `atmos workflow list` is not valid.",
+				Suggestion: "Use `atmos workflow --file <file>` to execute a workflow, or run `atmos workflow` without arguments to use the interactive UI.",
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Get the --file flag value
+		workflowFile, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("file")
+		if workflowFile == "" {
+			err := renderError(ErrorMessage{
+				Title:      "Missing Required Flag",
+				Details:    "The `--file` flag is required to specify a workflow manifest.",
+				Suggestion: "Example:\n`atmos workflow deploy-infra --file workflow1`",
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Execute the workflow command
 		err := e.ExecuteWorkflowCmd(cmd, args)
 		if err != nil {
-			u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+			// Format common error messages
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
+				err := renderError(ErrorMessage{
+					Title:      "Workflow File Not Found",
+					Details:    fmt.Sprintf("The workflow manifest file '%s' could not be found.", workflowFile),
+					Suggestion: "Check if the file exists in the workflows directory and the path is correct.",
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+				}
+			} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not have the") {
+				err := renderError(ErrorMessage{
+					Title:      "Invalid Workflow",
+					Details:    err.Error(),
+					Suggestion: fmt.Sprintf("Check the available workflows in '%s' and make sure you're using the correct workflow name.", workflowFile),
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				// For other errors, use the standard error handler
+				u.LogErrorAndExit(schema.CliConfiguration{}, err)
+			}
+			return
 		}
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
 	workflowCmd.DisableFlagParsing = false
-	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("file", "f", "", "atmos workflow <name> -f <file>")
-	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("dry-run", false, "atmos workflow <name> -f <file> --dry-run")
-	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("stack", "s", "", "atmos workflow <name> -f <file> -s <stack>")
-	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().String("from-step", "", "atmos workflow <name> -f <file> -from-step <step-name>")
+	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("file", "f", "", "atmos workflow <name> --file <file>")
+	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("dry-run", false, "atmos workflow <name> --file <file> --dry-run")
+	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("stack", "s", "", "atmos workflow <name> --file <file> --stack <stack>")
+	workflowCmd.PersistentFlags().String("from-step", "", "atmos workflow <name> --file <file> --from-step <step-name>")
 
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(workflowCmd)
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 84aab497b0..dd51b59e49 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.1
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
+	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a
 	github.com/open-policy-agent/opa v0.70.0
 	github.com/otiai10/copy v1.14.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
@@ -194,7 +195,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/muesli/ansi v0.0.0-20230316100256-276c6243b2f6 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/cancelreader v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/reflow v0.3.0 // indirect
-	github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.3-0.20240618155329-98d742f6907a // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/oklog/run v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect