diff --git a/cmd/helm/repository.go b/cmd/helm/repository.go
index 549a39f46..7acfa6a6f 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/repository.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/repository.go
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ const repoDesc = `Helm repositories store Helm charts.
    For more details, use 'helm repo CMD -h'.
 `
 
+const addRepoDesc = `The add repository command is used to add a name a repository url to your
+   chart repository list. The repository url must begin with a valid protocoal. At the moment,
+   we only support google cloud storage for chart repositories.
+
+   A valid command might look like:
+   $ helm repo add charts gs://kubernetes-charts
+`
+
 func repoCommands() cli.Command {
 	return cli.Command{
 		Name:        "repository",
@@ -51,10 +59,11 @@ func repoCommands() cli.Command {
 		Description: repoDesc,
 		Subcommands: []cli.Command{
 			{
-				Name:      "add",
-				Usage:     "Add a chart repository to the remote manager.",
-				ArgsUsage: "[NAME] [REPOSITORY_URL]",
-				Action:    func(c *cli.Context) { run(c, addRepo) },
+				Name:        "add",
+				Usage:       "Add a chart repository to the remote manager.",
+				Description: addRepoDesc,
+				ArgsUsage:   "[NAME] [REPOSITORY_URL]",
+				Action:      func(c *cli.Context) { run(c, addRepo) },
 			},
 			{
 				Name:      "list",