diff --git a/ziti/cmd/edge/root.go b/ziti/cmd/edge/root.go
index b3beb2aee..d488a170e 100644
--- a/ziti/cmd/edge/root.go
+++ b/ziti/cmd/edge/root.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ var ExtraEdgeCommands []func(p common.OptionsProvider) *cobra.Command
 
 // NewCmdEdge creates a command object for the "controller" command
 func NewCmdEdge(out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := util.NewEmptyParentCmd("edge", "Interact with Ziti Edge Components")
+	cmd := util.NewEmptyParentCmd("edge", "Manage the Edge components of a Ziti network using the Ziti Edge REST API")
 	populateEdgeCommands(out, errOut, cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/ziti/cmd/fabric/root.go b/ziti/cmd/fabric/root.go
index 8775a39ba..ec26a7335 100644
--- a/ziti/cmd/fabric/root.go
+++ b/ziti/cmd/fabric/root.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 // NewFabricCmd creates a command object for the fabric command
 func NewFabricCmd(p common.OptionsProvider) *cobra.Command {
-	fabricCmd := util.NewEmptyParentCmd("fabric", "Interact with Ziti Fabric Components")
+	fabricCmd := util.NewEmptyParentCmd("fabric", "Manage the Fabric components of a Ziti network using the Ziti Fabric REST and WebSocket APIs")
 
 	fabricCmd.AddCommand(newAddIdentityCmd(p), newRemoveIdentityCmd(p))
 	fabricCmd.AddCommand(newCreateCommand(p), newListCmd(p), newUpdateCommand(p), newDeleteCmd(p))