diff --git a/cmd/check/main.go b/cmd/check/main.go
index da3866e..131a045 100644
--- a/cmd/check/main.go
+++ b/cmd/check/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -23,9 +24,33 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Printf("Found %d people\n", len(people))
 }
 
+var helpFlag bool
+
 func init() {
 	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.LUTC)
 
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "help", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "h", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), `check - validate ShiftStack team member configuration
+
+Parses the PEOPLE environment variable and reports the number of team members
+found, exiting with an error if the data is syntactically incorrect.
+
+Environment variables:
+  PEOPLE            JSON-formatted team member information
+
+Flags:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if helpFlag {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	ex_usage := false
 	if PEOPLE == "" {
 		ex_usage = true
diff --git a/cmd/doctext/main.go b/cmd/doctext/main.go
index 4ebceb4..b6cef96 100644
--- a/cmd/doctext/main.go
+++ b/cmd/doctext/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -106,7 +108,35 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+var helpFlag bool
+
 func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "help", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "h", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), `doctext - notify assignees about missing release note text
+
+Finds ShiftStack Jira bugs in late-stage statuses (Release Pending, Verified,
+ON_QA) that are missing release note text and sends Slack notifications to
+their assignees.
+
+Environment variables:
+  SLACK_HOOK        Slack webhook URL for notifications
+  JIRA_EMAIL        Jira account email address
+  JIRA_TOKEN        Jira API token
+  PEOPLE            JSON-formatted team member information
+
+Flags:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if helpFlag {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	ex_usage := false
 	if SLACK_HOOK == "" {
 		ex_usage = true
diff --git a/cmd/posttriage/main.go b/cmd/posttriage/main.go
index 66bd4f0..c80d1ce 100644
--- a/cmd/posttriage/main.go
+++ b/cmd/posttriage/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -80,7 +82,32 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+var helpFlag bool
+
 func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "help", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "h", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), `posttriage - audit triaged ShiftStack Jira bugs
+
+Checks all bugs labelled "Triaged" and removes the label from any that no
+longer meet triage criteria (e.g. missing priority or release blocker status).
+
+Environment variables:
+  JIRA_EMAIL        Jira account email address
+  JIRA_TOKEN        Jira API token
+
+Flags:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if helpFlag {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	if JIRA_EMAIL == "" {
 		log.Print("FATAL: Required environment variable not found: JIRA_EMAIL")
 		os.Exit(64)
diff --git a/cmd/pretriage/main.go b/cmd/pretriage/main.go
index 7a7335b..16bea85 100644
--- a/cmd/pretriage/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pretriage/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"math/rand"
 	"os"
@@ -200,9 +202,37 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+var helpFlag bool
+
 func init() {
 	log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime | log.LUTC)
 
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "help", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "h", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), `pretriage - pre-triage ShiftStack Jira bugs
+
+Pre-sets required fields for ART reconciliation bugs, assigns untriaged bugs
+to available team members, and sends Slack notifications for each assignment.
+
+Environment variables:
+  SLACK_HOOK        Slack webhook URL for notifications
+  JIRA_EMAIL        Jira account email address
+  JIRA_TOKEN        Jira API token
+  JIRA_ACCOUNT_ID   Jira account ID used to identify self-assigned bugs
+  PEOPLE            JSON-formatted team member information
+
+Flags:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if helpFlag {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	queryUntriaged = query.ShiftStack + `AND ( assignee is EMPTY OR assignee = "` + JIRA_ACCOUNT_ID + `" ) AND (labels not in ("Triaged") OR labels is EMPTY)`
 
 	ex_usage := false
diff --git a/cmd/triage/main.go b/cmd/triage/main.go
index 0967048..e2bb41b 100644
--- a/cmd/triage/main.go
+++ b/cmd/triage/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -92,7 +94,34 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
+var helpFlag bool
+
 func init() {
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "help", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.BoolVar(&helpFlag, "h", false, "Show this help message")
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), `triage - triage ShiftStack Jira bugs
+
+Assigns untriaged ShiftStack Jira bugs to available team members and sends
+Slack notifications for each assignment.
+
+Environment variables:
+  SLACK_HOOK        Slack webhook URL for notifications
+  JIRA_EMAIL        Jira account email address
+  JIRA_TOKEN        Jira API token
+  PEOPLE            JSON-formatted team member information
+
+Flags:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if helpFlag {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	ex_usage := false
 	if SLACK_HOOK == "" {
 		ex_usage = true