diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/remove.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/remove.go
index 252f4be..3d29ed6 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/remove.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/remove.go
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ import (
 var appRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "remove <app_client_id>",
 	Short: "Remove an app",
-	Long: `Remove the app with the given ID from the database.
-
-If the app is not found in the database, no error is returned`,
-	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Long:  `Remove the app with the given ID from the database.`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		removeApp(args[0])
 	},
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/show.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/show.go
index 4b58984..3c1e79e 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/show.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/app/show.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ var appShowCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Display installed apps",
 	Long: `Display the configuration for the apps.
 
-Pass the commands without arguments to display the list of currently installed apps
-Pass the optional 'id' argument to display the configuration for this specific app`,
+Optional parameters:
+- app-id: id of the application to display. If empty, display the list of available apps instead`,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		s := utils.InitStorage(utils.InitConfig(""))
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/backend.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/backend.go
index a45fb6c..b971f35 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/backend.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/backend.go
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@ import (
 
 var backendCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "backend",
-	Short: "A brief description of your command",
-	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
-and usage of using your command. For example:
-
-Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
-This application is a tool to generate the needed files
-to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
+	Short: "Handle authentication backends",
+	Long:  `Add, Remove or Show currently installed authentication backends`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		fmt.Println("backend called")
 	},
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/remove.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/remove.go
index de6fe0e..de52874 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/remove.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/remove.go
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ import (
 var backendRemoveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "remove <backend_id>",
 	Short: "Remove a backend",
-	Long: `Remove the backend with the given ID from the database.
-
-If the backend is not found in the database, no error is returned`,
-	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Long:  `Remove the backend with the given ID from the database.`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		removeBackend(args[0])
 	},
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/show.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/show.go
index e1a6ce6..1fc8253 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/show.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/backend/show.go
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ var backendShowCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Display installed backends",
 	Long: `Display the configuration for the backends.
 
-Pass the commands without arguments to display the list of currently installed backends
-Pass the optional 'id' argument to display the configuration for this specific backend`,
+Optional parameters:
+- app-id: id of the backend to display. If empty, display the list of available backends instead`,
 	Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		s := utils.InitStorage(utils.InitConfig(""))
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/connect.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/connect.go
index 6960bd4..bdacdbe 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/connect.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/connect.go
@@ -52,14 +52,4 @@ func connectToDB(conf *config.AppConfig) error {
 
 func init() {
 	dbCmd.AddCommand(connectCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/db.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/db.go
index 0df72fc..c95f196 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/db.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/db.go
@@ -14,14 +14,4 @@ var dbCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 func init() {
 	cmd.RootCmd.AddCommand(dbCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/destroy.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/destroy.go
index 1fef2e9..77f7574 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/destroy.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/db/destroy.go
@@ -47,14 +47,4 @@ func deleteDB(conf *config.AppConfig) error {
 
 func init() {
 	dbCmd.AddCommand(destroyCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// dbCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
diff --git a/polyculeconnect/cmd/serve/serve.go b/polyculeconnect/cmd/serve/serve.go
index 9022dce..1c4a98f 100644
--- a/polyculeconnect/cmd/serve/serve.go
+++ b/polyculeconnect/cmd/serve/serve.go
@@ -113,15 +113,5 @@ func serve() {
 
 func init() {
 	cmd.RootCmd.AddCommand(serveCmd)
-
-	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
-
-	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
-	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
-	// serveCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
-
-	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
-	// is called directly, e.g.:
-	// serveCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 	serveCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&configPath, "config", "c", "config.json", "Path to the JSON configuration file")
 }