diff --git a/src/writer/command_line.py b/src/writer/command_line.py
index 6bf8962f6..1255f5240 100644
--- a/src/writer/command_line.py
+++ b/src/writer/command_line.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import click
 
 import writer.serve
-from writer.deploy import cloud
+from writer.deploy import cloud, deploy
 
 CONTEXT_SETTINGS = {'help_option_names': ['-h', '--help']}
 @click.group(
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ def hello(port: Optional[int], host: str, enable_remote_edit):
        enable_server_setup=False)
 
 
+main.add_command(deploy, name="deploy")
 main.add_command(cloud)
 
 def create_app(app_path: str, template_name: Optional[str], overwrite=False):
diff --git a/src/writer/deploy.py b/src/writer/deploy.py
index be0f74ac8..c9b36a159 100644
--- a/src/writer/deploy.py
+++ b/src/writer/deploy.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def cloud():
     prompt="Enter your API key",
     hide_input=True, help="Writer API key"
 )
-@click.option('--env', '-e', multiple=True, default=[], help="Environment to deploy the app to")
+@click.option('--env', '-e', multiple=True, default=[], help="Set environment variables for the app (e.g., --env KEY=VALUE)")
 @click.option('--force', '-f', default=False, is_flag=True, help="Ignores warnings and overwrites the app")
 @click.option('--verbose', '-v', default=False, is_flag=True, help="Enable verbose mode")
 @click.argument('path')