diff --git a/comfy_cli/cmdline.py b/comfy_cli/cmdline.py
index 5d308b435..df264a3be 100644
--- a/comfy_cli/cmdline.py
+++ b/comfy_cli/cmdline.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def _refresh_node_id_cache() -> None:
         rprint(f"[yellow]Failed to update node id cache: {e}[/yellow]")
 
 
-@app.command(help="Update ComfyUI Environment [all|comfy|cli]")
+@app.command(help="Update ComfyUI Environment \\[all|comfy|cli]. To update custom nodes, use `comfy node update`.")
 @tracking.track_command()
 def update(
     target: str = typer.Argument(
@@ -1926,7 +1926,10 @@ def dependency():
     depComp.install_deps()
 
 
-@app.command(help="Download a standalone Python interpreter and dependencies based on an existing comfyui workspace")
+@app.command(
+    help="Download a standalone Python interpreter and dependencies based on an existing comfyui workspace. "
+    "This bundles an interpreter; it does not update ComfyUI or custom nodes."
+)
 @tracking.track_command()
 def standalone(
     cli_spec: Annotated[
@@ -2039,7 +2042,11 @@ def _warn_deprecated() -> None:
     "workflow": LazySubcommand(
         "comfy_cli.command.workflow", help="Slot-based editing of frontend-format ComfyUI workflows."
     ),
-    "manager": LazySubcommand("comfy_cli.command.custom_nodes", attr="manager_app", help="Manage ComfyUI-Manager."),
+    "manager": LazySubcommand(
+        "comfy_cli.command.custom_nodes",
+        attr="manager_app",
+        help="Enable/disable and configure ComfyUI-Manager (lifecycle, not updates).",
+    ),
     "pr-cache": LazySubcommand("comfy_cli.command.pr_command", help="Manage PR cache."),
     "code-search": LazySubcommand("comfy_cli.command.code_search", help="Search code across ComfyUI repositories."),
     "cs": LazySubcommand("comfy_cli.command.code_search", hidden=True),
diff --git a/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py b/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
index 48cb401ff..929403a1c 100644
--- a/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
+++ b/comfy_cli/command/custom_nodes/command.py
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ def update_node_id_cache():
 
 
 # `update, disable, enable, fix` allows `all` param
-@app.command(help="Update custom nodes or ComfyUI")
+@app.command(help="Update custom nodes or ComfyUI. To update ComfyUI itself or the CLI, use `comfy update`.")
 @tracking.track_command("node")
 def update(
     nodes: list[str] = typer.Argument(