diff --git a/src/cli/program/core-command-descriptors.ts b/src/cli/program/core-command-descriptors.ts
index d54f03e0588..85d915a0bf2 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/core-command-descriptors.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/core-command-descriptors.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ export type CoreCliCommandDescriptor = NamedCommandDescriptor;
 const coreCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   {
     name: "crestodian",
-    description: "Open the ring-zero setup and repair helper",
+    description: "Open the interactive setup and repair assistant",
     hasSubcommands: false,
   },
   {
     name: "setup",
-    description: "Initialize local config and agent workspace",
+    description: "Initialize local config and an agent workspace",
     hasSubcommands: false,
   },
   {
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const coreCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "doctor",
-    description: "Health checks + quick fixes for the gateway and channels",
+    description: "Diagnose and repair config, Gateway, plugin, and channel problems",
     hasSubcommands: false,
   },
   {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ const coreCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "message",
-    description: "Send, read, and manage messages",
+    description: "Send, read, and manage channel messages",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ const coreCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "status",
-    description: "Show channel health and recent session recipients",
+    description: "Show Gateway, channel, model, and recent-session status",
     hasSubcommands: false,
   },
   {
     name: "health",
-    description: "Fetch health from the running gateway",
+    description: "Fetch detailed health from the running Gateway",
     hasSubcommands: false,
   },
   {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ const coreCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "tasks",
-    description: "Inspect durable background task state",
+    description: "Inspect durable background tasks and flows",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
 ] as const satisfies ReadonlyArray<CoreCliCommandDescriptor>);
diff --git a/src/cli/program/help.ts b/src/cli/program/help.ts
index 0f428ca77c9..3b9b5770a60 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/help.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/help.ts
@@ -22,22 +22,17 @@ const ROOT_COMMANDS_HINT =
   "Hint: commands suffixed with * have subcommands. Run <command> --help for details.";
 
 const EXAMPLES = [
-  ["openclaw models --help", "Show detailed help for the models command."],
-  [
-    "openclaw channels login --verbose",
-    "Link personal WhatsApp Web and show QR + connection logs.",
-  ],
-  [
-    'openclaw message send --target +15555550123 --message "Hi" --json',
-    "Send via your web session and print JSON result.",
-  ],
-  ["openclaw gateway --port 18789", "Run the WebSocket Gateway locally."],
+  ["openclaw onboard", "Run guided setup for a local Gateway, workspace, auth, and channels."],
+  ["openclaw status", "Check Gateway, channel, model, and recent-session status."],
+  ["openclaw doctor --fix", "Repair common config, service, plugin, and channel problems."],
+  ["openclaw channels status", "See connected messaging accounts and login state."],
   ["openclaw --dev gateway", "Run a dev Gateway (isolated state/config) on ws://127.0.0.1:19001."],
-  ["openclaw gateway --force", "Kill anything bound to the default gateway port, then start it."],
-  ["openclaw gateway ...", "Gateway control via WebSocket."],
+  ["openclaw gateway run --force", "Start the Gateway and replace anything bound to its port."],
+  ["openclaw models status", "Show model/provider auth health before running agents."],
+  ["openclaw plugins list", "Inspect enabled, disabled, and installed plugins."],
   [
     'openclaw agent --to +15555550123 --message "Run summary" --deliver',
-    "Talk directly to the agent using the Gateway; optionally send the WhatsApp reply.",
+    "Run one agent turn through the Gateway and optionally deliver the reply.",
   ],
   [
     'openclaw message send --channel telegram --target @mychat --message "Hi"',
diff --git a/src/cli/program/subcli-descriptors.ts b/src/cli/program/subcli-descriptors.ts
index 9d6449c3cf1..d6b4366f328 100644
--- a/src/cli/program/subcli-descriptors.ts
+++ b/src/cli/program/subcli-descriptors.ts
@@ -5,14 +5,18 @@ import { isPrivateQaCliEnabled } from "./private-qa-cli.js";
 export type SubCliDescriptor = NamedCommandDescriptor;
 
 const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
-  { name: "acp", description: "Agent Control Protocol tools", hasSubcommands: true },
+  { name: "acp", description: "Run and manage ACP-backed coding agents", hasSubcommands: true },
   {
     name: "gateway",
-    description: "Run, inspect, and query the WebSocket Gateway",
+    description: "Run, inspect, and query the OpenClaw Gateway",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
-  { name: "daemon", description: "Gateway service (legacy alias)", hasSubcommands: true },
-  { name: "logs", description: "Tail gateway file logs via RPC", hasSubcommands: false },
+  {
+    name: "daemon",
+    description: "Manage the Gateway service (legacy alias)",
+    hasSubcommands: true,
+  },
+  { name: "logs", description: "Tail Gateway logs locally or via RPC", hasSubcommands: false },
   {
     name: "system",
     description: "System events, heartbeat, and presence",
@@ -20,17 +24,17 @@ const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "models",
-    description: "Discover, scan, and configure models",
+    description: "List, scan, and set model providers",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
     name: "infer",
-    description: "Run provider-backed inference commands",
+    description: "Run provider-backed model, media, search, and embedding commands",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
     name: "capability",
-    description: "Run provider-backed inference commands (fallback alias: infer)",
+    description: "Run provider capability commands (fallback alias: infer)",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
@@ -45,7 +49,7 @@ const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "nodes",
-    description: "Manage gateway-owned node pairing and node commands",
+    description: "Pair nodes and run node-host commands through the Gateway",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "cron",
-    description: "Manage cron jobs via the Gateway scheduler",
+    description: "Schedule and inspect Gateway background jobs",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
@@ -135,12 +139,12 @@ const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "plugins",
-    description: "Manage OpenClaw plugins",
+    description: "Install, enable, disable, and inspect plugins",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
     name: "channels",
-    description: "Manage connected chat channels (Telegram, Discord, etc.)",
+    description: "Add, remove, login, and inspect messaging channels",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
@@ -155,12 +159,12 @@ const subCliCommandCatalog = defineCommandDescriptorCatalog([
   },
   {
     name: "secrets",
-    description: "Secrets runtime reload controls",
+    description: "Audit, apply, and reload SecretRef-backed credentials",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {
     name: "skills",
-    description: "List and inspect available skills",
+    description: "List, inspect, and install agent skills",
     hasSubcommands: true,
   },
   {