diff --git a/internal/cli/admin_cli_test.go b/internal/cli/admin_cli_test.go
index b350dfb..bbb0fd2 100644
--- a/internal/cli/admin_cli_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/admin_cli_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,46 @@ func executeAdmin(t *testing.T, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	return stdout.String(), err
 }
 
+func TestAdminRootHelpIncludesAgentDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("CURSOR_AGENT", "1")
+
+	rendered, err := executeAdmin(t, "--help")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("help error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, text := range []string{
+		"=== AGENT COMMAND DISCOVERY ===",
+		"metorial-admin --format json cli search",
+		"Every word must match",
+		"Run the selected command with --help",
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(rendered, text) {
+			t.Fatalf("help output missing %q:\n%s", text, rendered)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAdminRootHelpOmitsAgentDiscoveryForPeople(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
+	for _, name := range []string{
+		"ANTIGRAVITY_CLI_ALIAS", "CLAUDECODE", "CLINE_ACTIVE", "CODEX_SANDBOX",
+		"CODEX_THREAD_ID", "CODEX_SANDBOX_NETWORK_DISABLED", "CODEX_CI",
+		"CURSOR_AGENT", "GEMINI_CLI", "OPENCODE",
+	} {
+		t.Setenv(name, "")
+	}
+
+	rendered, err := executeAdmin(t, "--help")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("help error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(rendered, "=== AGENT COMMAND DISCOVERY ===") {
+		t.Fatalf("help output unexpectedly includes agent guidance:\n%s", rendered)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAdminCLISearchListsMatchingCommands(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Setenv("HOME", t.TempDir())
 
diff --git a/internal/commandutil/help.go b/internal/commandutil/help.go
index 5f04bd6..55ab911 100644
--- a/internal/commandutil/help.go
+++ b/internal/commandutil/help.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/metorial/cli/internal/agent"
 	"github.com/metorial/cli/internal/terminal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -75,8 +76,23 @@ metorial-admin.
 }
 
 func AdminRootLongDescription() string {
+	guide := ""
+	if isAgent, _ := agent.IsAiAgent(); isAgent {
+		guide = strings.TrimSpace(`
+=== AGENT COMMAND DISCOVERY ===
+Agents: Search for commands before exploring nested help:
+  metorial-admin --format json cli search "<keywords>"
+Use a few words describing the resource and action. Every word must match a
+command name, alias, or short description. Search runs locally and returns
+matching commands ranked by relevance. If there are no matches, try fewer words.
+Run the selected command with --help for its arguments and flags.
+=== END AGENT COMMAND DISCOVERY ===
+`)
+		guide += "\n\n"
+	}
+
 	if BrowserShellEnabled() {
-		return helpColors.Bold(METORIAL_2) + "\n\n" + strings.TrimSpace(`
+		return guide + helpColors.Bold(METORIAL_2) + "\n\n" + strings.TrimSpace(`
 Welcome to the Metorial browser shell. You're signed in with your dashboard
 session.
 
@@ -86,7 +102,7 @@ with "metorial-admin cli search <query>".
 `)
 	}
 
-	return helpColors.Bold(METORIAL_2) + "\n\n" + strings.TrimSpace(`
+	return guide + helpColors.Bold(METORIAL_2) + "\n\n" + strings.TrimSpace(`
 Welcome to the Metorial Admin CLI!
 
 Start with "metorial-admin login" to sign in, "metorial-admin providers list"