diff --git a/.talismanrc b/.talismanrc
index f2f60dd..2557289 100644
--- a/.talismanrc
+++ b/.talismanrc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fileignoreconfig:
     - "'SECRET=hunter2'"
     - "formFieldKey"
 - filename: test/integration/projects-create.test.ts
-  checksum: 6985ba0adee092fcf3dd4a432614298839deba0bef2867bc3bc8d6747946dc66
+  checksum: 0161c3bba176134df0bc1a3a29cda4e1c0b143afbee202c110cdfed19b08d8e0
 - filename: test/fixtures/README.md
   checksum: d801c84c8b7d7f38f967573e9a3a70da4405b7cbcbf10d2a6e5be3d65fb3daa1
   allowed_patterns:
@@ -330,13 +330,13 @@ fileignoreconfig:
     - "-p, --password"
     - "-u, --username"
 - filename: test/integration/environments-create.test.ts
-  checksum: 898d30a1a16339ffd0e495eb1b22ea7c08b947c9012ad17a3dc61c905b07a091
+  checksum: 1b87f454b1534bf0b73ebb52cdaf9af231beb57d5746e521a4504edad819c89a
 - filename: src/commands/launch/variables/list.test.ts
   checksum: 87ccb762f4931326fc50bca1c01aeb4a16d552e4dfa141d00370fdfafa4363be
 - filename: src/commands/launch/variables/set.test.ts
   checksum: a6fc222527e946aee1c0015e3961bc3dff13aabec40c2162e7d2d3f2bb2d2cde
 - filename: src/commands/launch/variables/unset.test.ts
-  checksum: 709e849b1ef834bdc433936438110ff3f79b8cc0e7bec0f505c56ffd4f67bd8b
+  checksum: e732a3f563dea1f788293d108f678fc80c9dad7af1d482f0fd50b35e9a6f51e8
 - filename: src/commands/launch/variables/unset.ts
   checksum: b25c2b1547a1ed5b216c57b26bc18744ad04746e01efcc40e9469d1a5e472537
 - filename: src/environments/environment.errors.test.ts
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: src/stacks/stacks.api.ts
   checksum: d59622ca6411b93d5469a1895b08ccde4b9cd83fbb909c82076ea70d74b5e1e4
 - filename: src/variables/variable.chooser.ts
-  checksum: 15a6b8a1a974c8d0396ac18d8c9d39c8bc9f70efbf41ce0eef79180ce16b2f04
+  checksum: c776a4184eb1819055622784bc6f3342b67bc1babdca0cdbbe72a4a871cc2498
 - filename: src/variables/variable.create.test.ts
-  checksum: 908f39b56943d8bc343b93057f83cff1b718ecdc0bcbff5ed9b759c010b4029d
+  checksum: c888e2a4aca9c6855c79d743368387aeb0ab5db907beca8bef1113bc05a5260d
 - filename: src/variables/variable.dotenv.test.ts
   checksum: c3d5e33189736bb42b7c4fac7375cf0307681b34feca4830b49331f55a130f78
 - filename: src/variables/variable.dotenv.ts
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: src/variables/variable.page.test.ts
   checksum: 9a4e63c0dbfd35b499149a98ce5642787097e9491746b4b874b2eda88f1d2b50
 - filename: src/variables/variable.parse.test.ts
-  checksum: d620d89c4b5cafb80dcf696f430c8fa4e696dfc744f814bcdd74324243010460
+  checksum: af1ca4483e3771a346d9e068ffd39cad3e297149c3327f26b5e5e9e8a6a921e0
 - filename: src/variables/variable.parse.ts
   checksum: 87be9f454ce0ffb48ff5729ccd3c1b105ce9f1030b32278c3359555b983c2142
 - filename: src/variables/variable.presenter.test.ts
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: src/variables/variable.presenter.ts
   checksum: ee8e4dcf75ad7e849d1e8e64ce6a6549d13fc62dc9aa322d96eb2e725d629db5
 - filename: src/variables/variable.set.test.ts
-  checksum: df7d36ff83d1489301afad5418ebe76338adb7bcad51d1e738f989362be46903
+  checksum: e9b6a1bab4165ead293ca33aa921550cf8e46dd6821d0718f33856685b5542be
 - filename: src/variables/variable.sources.test.ts
   checksum: 63ad95e998cbc6d33fabe4ce76797e8788b17abec3833b4fed2360eab01a6f79
 - filename: src/variables/variable.sources.ts
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: src/variables/variable.summary.ts
   checksum: 0da287557a5c4280074d1a26aeff4f7d95b205e4266ff47c18b62665134f5bdc
 - filename: src/variables/variable.unset.test.ts
-  checksum: d449ba8483eeb932c155b2b210ce2088785d0961680eaa3efd036553c46579e2
+  checksum: 8797c7aa2960fc0328d5cab8cfdddf674ac624ace95f79338520851a2c7b732a
 - filename: src/variables/variable.unset.ts
-  checksum: 0d21f5878aa1f05dcafc864dd7dcb23e3155d3d24b97e248e62ad9bf5bcd7745
+  checksum: 4050a023edd3c6db1507eb2d0f2815d8c0c03622b2810b4977a8fba6e83818fe
 - filename: src/variables/variable.values.test.ts
   checksum: 56725066fdabce3afea373c70bee10a6db4c1409e3a8f6f1e7f191ea6e602419
 - filename: src/variables/variable.values.ts
@@ -410,5 +410,5 @@ fileignoreconfig:
 - filename: test/integration/variables-list.test.ts
   checksum: 5ea6a0fcd331496ca19773e90dab81e09eb5290b8f22a1880bffc7916f3778b2
 - filename: test/integration/variables-set-unset.test.ts
-  checksum: cafc4eed5f80fe9763cb9362acce9ba51663da7a615abf683b23545f5342b913
+  checksum: 7af9dde4711849d0908d0de54347055a7c2a8d8920f9fcc0b24382b02bceaed9
 version: "1.0"
diff --git a/src/commands/launch/variables/unset.test.ts b/src/commands/launch/variables/unset.test.ts
index e30aa84..5677540 100644
--- a/src/commands/launch/variables/unset.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/launch/variables/unset.test.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ describe('launch:variables:unset', () => {
     await command.run();
 
     expect(inquired).toEqual([
-      { type: 'confirm', name: 'confirm', message: 'Are you sure you want to remove API_KEY from "staging"?', default: false },
+      { type: 'confirm', name: 'confirm', message: 'Are you sure you want to remove the variable API_KEY from the "staging" environment?', default: false },
     ]);
     expect(calls).toEqual(['get', 'patch']);
     expect(updates).toEqual([{ ...SCOPE, unset: ['API_KEY'] }]);
-    expect(lines).toEqual(['✔ API_KEY removed from staging.']);
+    expect(lines).toEqual(['✔ Variable API_KEY removed from the "staging" environment.']);
     expect(lines.join('')).not.toContain('never-printed-value');
   });
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ describe('launch:variables:unset', () => {
 
     expect(inquired).toEqual([]);
     expect(calls).toEqual(['get', 'patch']);
-    expect(lines).toEqual(['✔ API_KEY removed from staging.']);
+    expect(lines).toEqual(['✔ Variable API_KEY removed from the "staging" environment.']);
   });
 
   it('says the variables were not removed and exits 3 without writing when the user declines', async () => {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe('launch:variables:unset', () => {
     expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(UsageError);
     expect(error.exitCode).toBe(2);
     expect(error.message).toBe(
-      'Are you sure you want to remove API_KEY from "staging"? Pass --yes to confirm without an interactive terminal.',
+      'Are you sure you want to remove the variable API_KEY from the "staging" environment? Pass --yes to confirm without an interactive terminal.',
     );
     expect(inquired).toEqual([]);
     expect(updates).toEqual([]);
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.chooser.ts b/src/variables/variable.chooser.ts
index 054514e..8702d1c 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.chooser.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.chooser.ts
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ export interface ChooserPrompt {
 
 export const STACK_CHOICE = 'Import variables from a stack';
 export const FILE_CHOICE = 'Import variables from a dotenv file';
-export const TYPED_CHOICE = 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs';
+export const TYPED_CHOICE = 'Manually add custom variables';
 export const SKIP_CHOICE = 'Skip adding environment variables';
 const FILE_QUESTION = 'Path to the dotenv file';
-const TYPED_QUESTION = 'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces';
-const TYPED_LABEL = '--var';
+export const TYPED_QUESTION =
+  'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")';
+const TYPED_LABEL = 'manual entry';
 
 async function askForFile(
   detected: string | undefined,
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.create.test.ts b/src/variables/variable.create.test.ts
index 5df4272..78f184e 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.create.test.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.create.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const SAVED_TOKEN = `cs-${randomUUID()}`;
 const STACK = 'Import variables from a stack';
 const SKIP = 'Skip adding environment variables';
 const FILE = 'Import variables from a dotenv file';
-const TYPED = 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs';
+const TYPED = 'Manually add custom variables';
 
 function fakes(options: { isTTY?: boolean; answers?: Record<string, unknown>; files?: Record<string, string> } = {}) {
   const files = options.files ?? {};
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
       answers: {
         'Add environment variables': [FILE, TYPED],
         'Path to the dotenv file': 'a.env',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'API_URL="sk live secret" N=2',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'API_URL="sk live secret" N=2',
       },
     });
 
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
       { key: 'F', value: '1' },
       { key: 'N', value: '2' },
     ]);
-    expect(printed.join('\n')).toContain('API_URL overridden by --var');
+    expect(printed.join('\n')).toContain('API_URL overridden by manual entry');
+    expect(printed.join('\n')).not.toContain('--var');
     expect(printed.join('\n')).not.toContain('sk live secret');
   });
 
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
     const { services, io, asked } = fakes({
       answers: {
         'Add environment variables': [TYPED],
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'API_KEY',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'API_KEY',
         'Value for API_KEY': 's3cret',
       },
     });
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
 
   it('echoes the typed keys with masked values and never a value', async () => {
     const { services, io, printed } = fakes({
-      answers: { 'Add environment variables': [TYPED], 'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'A=never-printed-value' },
+      answers: { 'Add environment variables': [TYPED], 'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'A=never-printed-value' },
     });
 
     await variablesForCreate(NONE, services, io);
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
     );
 
     const malformed = fakes({
-      answers: { 'Add environment variables': [TYPED], 'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'A="oops' },
+      answers: { 'Add environment variables': [TYPED], 'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'A="oops' },
     });
 
     await expect(variablesForCreate(NONE, malformed.services, malformed.io)).rejects.toThrow(
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
         'Add environment variables': [STACK, TYPED],
         Stack: '0',
         'Delivery token': '0',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'EXTRA=1',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'EXTRA=1',
       },
     });
 
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ describe('variable create', () => {
       'Add environment variables',
       'Stack',
       'Delivery token',
-      'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces',
+      'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")',
     ]);
     expect(variables.map((variable) => variable.key)).toEqual([
       'CONTENTSTACK_API_HOST',
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.parse.test.ts b/src/variables/variable.parse.test.ts
index e4604e2..668ad3c 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.parse.test.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.parse.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { UsageError } from '../core/errors';
+import { TYPED_QUESTION } from './variable.chooser';
 import { parseAssignment, splitLine } from './variable.parse';
 
 describe('variable parse', () => {
@@ -80,4 +81,14 @@ describe('variable parse split line', () => {
     expect(() => splitLine(line)).toThrow(UsageError);
     expect(() => splitLine(line)).toThrow('The line has an opening quote with no closing quote.');
   });
+
+  it('reads the example in the manual entry question as three pairs, one per separator and one quoted', () => {
+    const example = /\(Ex: (.+)\)$/.exec(TYPED_QUESTION)?.[1] ?? '';
+
+    expect(splitLine(example).map(parseAssignment)).toEqual([
+      { key: 'KEY1', value: 'value1' },
+      { key: 'KEY2', value: 'value2' },
+      { key: 'KEY3', value: 'value with spaces' },
+    ]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.set.test.ts b/src/variables/variable.set.test.ts
index f73ae54..f642f33 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.set.test.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.set.test.ts
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe('default variable io', () => {
   describe('asking which sources to use', () => {
     const STACK = 'Import variables from a stack';
     const FILE = 'Import variables from a dotenv file';
-    const TYPED = 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs';
+    const TYPED = 'Manually add custom variables';
 
     it('offers the three sources, with no Skip, on a terminal when no source flag was given', async () => {
       const { setter, asked } = fakes({}, { 'Add variables from': [] });
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ describe('default variable io', () => {
         {
           'Add variables from': [FILE, TYPED],
           'Path to the dotenv file': '/work/.env.local',
-          'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'TYPED=2',
+          'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'TYPED=2',
         },
       );
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ describe('default variable io', () => {
         { key: 'FROM_FILE', value: '1' },
         { key: 'TYPED', value: '2' },
       ]);
-      expect(printed.at(-1)).toBe('✔ 2 variables set — 1 from /work/.env.local, 1 from --var');
+      expect(printed.at(-1)).toBe('✔ 2 variables set — 1 from /work/.env.local, 1 from manual entry');
     });
 
     it.each([
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.unset.test.ts b/src/variables/variable.unset.test.ts
index 598c6d4..1f9d64c 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.unset.test.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.unset.test.ts
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ describe('variable remover', () => {
 
     expect(removed).toBe(true);
     expect(order).toEqual(['get', 'confirm', 'patch']);
-    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove API_KEY from "staging"?']);
+    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove the variable API_KEY from the "staging" environment?']);
     expect(patches).toEqual([{ ...SCOPE, unset: ['API_KEY'] }]);
-    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ API_KEY removed from staging.']);
+    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ Variable API_KEY removed from the "staging" environment.']);
   });
 
   it('names several keys together', async () => {
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ describe('variable remover', () => {
 
     await remover.remove({ ...SCOPE, keys: ['API_KEY', 'DEBUG'] });
 
-    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove API_KEY, DEBUG from "staging"?']);
-    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ API_KEY, DEBUG removed from staging.']);
+    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove the variables API_KEY, DEBUG from the "staging" environment?']);
+    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ Variables API_KEY, DEBUG removed from the "staging" environment.']);
   });
 
   it('falls back to the environment reference when the environment carries no name', async () => {
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ describe('variable remover', () => {
 
     await remover.remove({ ...SCOPE, keys: ['A'] });
 
-    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove A from "env1"?']);
-    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ A removed from env1.']);
+    expect(questions).toEqual(['Are you sure you want to remove the variable A from the "env1" environment?']);
+    expect(printed).toEqual(['✔ Variable A removed from the "env1" environment.']);
   });
 
   it('returns false and changes nothing when the user declines', async () => {
diff --git a/src/variables/variable.unset.ts b/src/variables/variable.unset.ts
index 19a82f3..dbd8a59 100644
--- a/src/variables/variable.unset.ts
+++ b/src/variables/variable.unset.ts
@@ -27,16 +27,24 @@ export class VariableRemover {
     }
 
     const name = held.name ?? environment;
-    const listed = [...new Set(request.keys)].join(', ');
+    const keys = [...new Set(request.keys)];
+    const listed = keys.join(', ');
+    const single = keys.length === 1;
+    const subject = `${single ? 'variable' : 'variables'} ${listed}`;
+    const question = `Are you sure you want to remove the ${subject} from the "${name}" environment?`;
 
-    if (!(await this.confirm(`Are you sure you want to remove ${listed} from "${name}"?`))) {
+    if (!(await this.confirm(question))) {
       return false;
     }
 
     await unsetVariables(this.services.api.variables, scope, request.keys);
 
     this.services.ux.print(
-      styled(`✔ ${listed} removed from ${name}.`, 'green', this.services.outputIsTTY === true),
+      styled(
+        `✔ ${single ? 'Variable' : 'Variables'} ${listed} removed from the "${name}" environment.`,
+        'green',
+        this.services.outputIsTTY === true,
+      ),
     );
 
     return true;
diff --git a/test/integration/environments-create.test.ts b/test/integration/environments-create.test.ts
index 2f7a638..ede62a6 100644
--- a/test/integration/environments-create.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/environments-create.test.ts
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ describe('integration: launch:env:create on the wire', () => {
       const file = join(DATA_DIR, `env-create-${randomBytes(4).toString('hex')}.env`);
       writeFileSync(file, 'API_URL=from-file\nFROM_FILE=1\n');
       const prompts = answerPrompts({
-        'Add environment variables': ['Import variables from a dotenv file', 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs'],
+        'Add environment variables': ['Import variables from a dotenv file', 'Manually add custom variables'],
         'Path to the dotenv file': file,
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'API_URL=typed DEBUG=true',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'API_URL=typed DEBUG=true',
       });
       const sent: { environmentVariables?: unknown }[] = [];
       stubCreate(sent);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:env:create on the wire', () => {
       expect(prompts.messages).toEqual([
         'Add environment variables',
         'Path to the dotenv file',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")',
       ]);
       expect(sent[0].environmentVariables).toEqual([
         { key: 'API_URL', value: 'typed' },
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ describe('integration: launch:env:create on the wire', () => {
         'Add environment variables': [
           'Import variables from a stack',
           'Import variables from a dotenv file',
-          'Type KEY=VALUE pairs',
+          'Manually add custom variables',
         ],
         Stack: '0',
         'Delivery token': '0',
         'Path to the dotenv file': file,
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'FROM_FILE=typed EXTRA=1',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'FROM_FILE=typed EXTRA=1',
       });
       const sent: { environmentVariables?: unknown }[] = [];
       stubCreate(sent);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:env:create on the wire', () => {
         'Stack',
         'Delivery token',
         'Path to the dotenv file',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")',
       ]);
       expect(lookups.every((scope) => scope.isDone())).toBe(true);
       expect(sent[0].environmentVariables).toEqual([
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:env:create on the wire', () => {
     });
 
     it('refuses Skip combined with another source before creating anything', async () => {
-      answerPrompts({ 'Add environment variables': ['Skip adding environment variables', 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs'] });
+      answerPrompts({ 'Add environment variables': ['Skip adding environment variables', 'Manually add custom variables'] });
       const sent: unknown[] = [];
       stubCreate(sent);
 
diff --git a/test/integration/projects-create.test.ts b/test/integration/projects-create.test.ts
index c9b297e..865c4fa 100644
--- a/test/integration/projects-create.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/projects-create.test.ts
@@ -925,9 +925,9 @@ describe('integration: launch:projects:create on the wire', () => {
       const file = join(dataDir, 'picked.env');
       writeFileSync(file, 'API_URL=from-file\nFROM_FILE=1\n');
       const prompts = answerPrompts({
-        'Add environment variables': ['Import variables from a dotenv file', 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs'],
+        'Add environment variables': ['Import variables from a dotenv file', 'Manually add custom variables'],
         'Path to the dotenv file': file,
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'API_URL=typed DEBUG=true',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'API_URL=typed DEBUG=true',
       });
       stubGitLookups();
       const create = captureBody();
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:projects:create on the wire', () => {
       expect(prompts.messages).toEqual([
         'Add environment variables',
         'Path to the dotenv file',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")',
       ]);
       expect(create.scope.isDone()).toBe(true);
       expect(create.body()?.environment?.environmentVariables).toEqual([
@@ -959,12 +959,12 @@ describe('integration: launch:projects:create on the wire', () => {
         'Add environment variables': [
           'Import variables from a stack',
           'Import variables from a dotenv file',
-          'Type KEY=VALUE pairs',
+          'Manually add custom variables',
         ],
         Stack: '0',
         'Delivery token': '0',
         'Path to the dotenv file': file,
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'FROM_FILE=typed EXTRA=1',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'FROM_FILE=typed EXTRA=1',
       });
       stubGitLookups();
       const lookups = stubStackPickers();
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:projects:create on the wire', () => {
         'Stack',
         'Delivery token',
         'Path to the dotenv file',
-        'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces',
+        'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")',
       ]);
       expect(lookups.every((scope) => scope.isDone())).toBe(true);
       expect(create.body()?.environment?.environmentVariables).toEqual([
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:projects:create on the wire', () => {
 
     it('refuses Skip combined with another source before creating anything', async () => {
       answerPrompts({
-        'Add environment variables': ['Skip adding environment variables', 'Type KEY=VALUE pairs'],
+        'Add environment variables': ['Skip adding environment variables', 'Manually add custom variables'],
       });
       stubGitLookups();
       const create = captureBody();
diff --git a/test/integration/variables-set-unset.test.ts b/test/integration/variables-set-unset.test.ts
index 97c3935..ab61d9b 100644
--- a/test/integration/variables-set-unset.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/variables-set-unset.test.ts
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ describe('integration: launch:variables:set and :unset driven through oclif runC
     const sent = wire();
     const scope = patchEndpoint(sent);
     const prompts = answerPrompts({
-      'Add variables from': ['Type KEY=VALUE pairs'],
-      'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces': 'API_URL=typed-value DEBUG=true',
+      'Add variables from': ['Manually add custom variables'],
+      'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")': 'API_URL=typed-value DEBUG=true',
     });
 
     const { error, stdout } = await onTerminal(() =>
@@ -260,12 +260,12 @@ describe('integration: launch:variables:set and :unset driven through oclif runC
     );
 
     expect(error).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(prompts.messages).toEqual(['Add variables from', 'KEY=VALUE pairs separated by spaces']);
+    expect(prompts.messages).toEqual(['Add variables from', 'Enter variables separated by spaces (Ex: KEY1=value1 KEY2:value2 KEY3="value with spaces")']);
     expect(prompts.payloads[0]).toMatchObject({ type: 'checkbox' });
     expect((prompts.payloads[0].choices as { value: string }[]).map((choice) => choice.value)).toEqual([
       'Import variables from a stack',
       'Import variables from a dotenv file',
-      'Type KEY=VALUE pairs',
+      'Manually add custom variables',
     ]);
     expect(scope.isDone()).toBe(true);
     expect(sent.patch).toEqual([
@@ -274,7 +274,8 @@ describe('integration: launch:variables:set and :unset driven through oclif runC
       ],
       },
     ]);
-    expect(stdout).toContain('2 variables set \u2014 2 from --var');
+    expect(stdout).toContain('2 variables set \u2014 2 from manual entry');
+    expect(stdout).not.toContain('--var');
     expect(stdout).not.toContain('typed-value');
   });
 
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:variables:set and :unset driven through oclif runC
     expect(error).toBeUndefined();
     expect(sent.order).toEqual(['get', 'patch']);
     expect(sent.patch).toEqual([{ unset: ['key1'] }]);
-    expect(stdout).toContain('\u2714 key1 removed from production.');
+    expect(stdout).toContain('\u2714 Variable key1 removed from the "production" environment.');
     expect(stdout).not.toContain('value1');
   });
 
@@ -475,7 +476,7 @@ describe('integration: launch:variables:set and :unset driven through oclif runC
   it('exits 3 and sends no PATCH when the user declines', async () => {
     const sent = wire();
     unsetEndpoints(sent);
-    answerPrompts({ 'Are you sure you want to remove key1 from "production"?': false });
+    answerPrompts({ 'Are you sure you want to remove the variable key1 from the "production" environment?': false });
 
     const { error, stdout } = await onTerminal(() =>
       runCommand(['launch:variables:unset', ...SCOPE, '--key', 'key1'], config),