diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index 735608ae1..540292208 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -31,8 +31,11 @@ version of an existing deployed app, for this you need to look at the "abra app
 upgrade <app>" command.
 
 You may pass "--force" to re-deploy the same version again. This can be useful
-if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state or your doing some live
-hacking.
+if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state.
+
+Chas mode ("--chaos") will deploy your local checkout of a recipe as-is,
+including unstaged changes and can be useful for live hacking and testing new
+recipes.
 `,
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)
diff --git a/cli/app/rollback.go b/cli/app/rollback.go
index f81ae963d..df83200a6 100644
--- a/cli/app/rollback.go
+++ b/cli/app/rollback.go
@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ var appRollbackCommand = &cli.Command{
 This command rolls an app back to a previous version if one exists.
 
 You may pass "--force/-f" to downgrade to the same version again. This can be
-useful if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state or your doing
-some live hacking.
+useful if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state.
 
 This action could be destructive, please ensure you have a copy of your app
 data beforehand - see "abra app backup <app>" for more.
+
+Chas mode ("--chaos") will deploy your local checkout of a recipe as-is,
+including unstaged changes and can be useful for live hacking and testing new
+recipes.
 `,
 	BashComplete: func(c *cli.Context) {
 		appNames, err := config.GetAppNames()
diff --git a/cli/app/upgrade.go b/cli/app/upgrade.go
index 88d9af8a1..b0e5eb0c1 100644
--- a/cli/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/app/upgrade.go
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ opposed to "abra app deploy <app>" which will not change the version of a
 deployed app.
 
 You may pass "--force/-f" to upgrade to the same version again. This can be
-useful if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state or your doing
-some live hacking.
+useful if the container runtime has gotten into a weird state.
 
 This action could be destructive, please ensure you have a copy of your app
 data beforehand - see "abra app backup <app>" for more.
+
+Chas mode ("--chaos") will deploy your local checkout of a recipe as-is,
+including unstaged changes and can be useful for live hacking and testing new
+recipes.
 `,
 	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
 		app := internal.ValidateApp(c)