diff --git a/src/etc/command_help.txt b/src/etc/command_help.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..781e9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/etc/command_help.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+COMMANDS
+========
+
+net-up
+up
+down
+net-down
+update
+enable
+disable
+
+show
+list
+logs
+sh
+
+build
+pull
+push
+
+init
+conf-copy
+conf-purge
+
+cmd
diff --git a/src/kiwi/_constants.py b/src/kiwi/_constants.py
index 715372e..e4bb229 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/_constants.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/_constants.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ HEADER_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/kiwi_header.yml"
 DEFAULT_KIWI_CONF_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/kiwi_default.yml"
 VERSION_TAG_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/version_tag"
 DEFAULT_DOCKER_COMPOSE_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/docker-compose_default.yml"
+COMMAND_HELP_TEXT_NAME = f"{KIWI_ROOT}/etc/command_help.txt"
 
 # special config directory in projects
 CONF_DIRECTORY_NAME = 'conf'
diff --git a/src/kiwi/parser.py b/src/kiwi/parser.py
index 2814c4c..01c869f 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/parser.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/parser.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # system
 import argparse
 
+# local
+from ._constants import COMMAND_HELP_TEXT_NAME
+
 
 class Parser:
     """Singleton: Main CLI arguments parser"""
@@ -14,10 +17,17 @@ class Parser:
         __args = None
 
         def __init__(self):
-            # create main parsers
+            # add version data from separate file (keeps default config cleaner)
+            with open(COMMAND_HELP_TEXT_NAME, 'r') as stream:
+                command_help_text = stream.read().strip()
+
+            # create main parser
             self.__parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-                description='kiwi-config'
+                description='kiwi-config',
+                usage='%(prog)s [command]',
+                epilog=command_help_text,
             )
+            self.__parser.formatter_class = argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
 
             # main arguments
             self.__parser.add_argument(