diff --git a/src/commands/local.mjs b/src/commands/local.mjs
index ec1b7ef3..99910b8f 100644
--- a/src/commands/local.mjs
+++ b/src/commands/local.mjs
@@ -81,12 +81,24 @@ function buildLocalCommand(yargs) {
         );
       }
       return true;
-    });
+    })
+    .example([
+      ["$0 local", "Start a Fauna container with default name and ports."],
+      ["$0 local --name local-fauna", "Start a container named 'local-fauna'."],
+      [
+        "$0 local -hostPort 1234 --containerPort 6789",
+        "Map host port '1234' to container port '6789'. Equivalent to '-p 1234:6789' in Docker.",
+      ],
+      [
+        "$0 local --no-pull",
+        "Don't pull the latest image before starting the container.",
+      ],
+    ]);
 }
 
 export default {
   command: "local",
-  describe: "Start a local Fauna container",
+  describe: "Start a local Fauna container.",
   builder: buildLocalCommand,
   handler: startLocal,
 };