diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 9b239cf..500cd60 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ const [command] = args._;
 // keep --json pipe-clean; watch takes the whole screen immediately
 if (!args.json && command !== "watch") await animateBanner();
 
-if (args.help || !command) {
+if (args.help) {
 	console.log(colorUsage(usage));
-	process.exit(args.help ? 0 : 1);
+	process.exit(0);
+}
+if (!command) {
+	console.log(
+		styleText("dim", "run ") +
+			styleText("cyan", "fid -h") +
+			styleText("dim", " to see what fid can do"),
+	);
+	process.exit(1);
 }
 
 switch (command) {