diff --git a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
index f2b20942..5f4398b7 100644
--- a/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
+++ b/hive-c0re/src/bin/hivectl.rs
@@ -152,9 +152,12 @@ enum Cmd {
         no_wait: bool,
     },
     /// Start containers hive-wide — the inverse of `hivectl stop`. Bare
-    /// `hivectl start` starts everything back up; the same scope flags as
-    /// `stop` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`,
-    /// `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). Requires the hive-c0re daemon.
+    /// `hivectl start` restores the previously-running agents from the
+    /// last broad-scope `stop`, or starts everything if no prior stop
+    /// exists; the same scope flags as `stop` narrow it (`--agents`,
+    /// `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). A
+    /// targeted `--agent <name>` start is never filtered. Requires the
+    /// hive-c0re daemon.
     Start {
         #[command(flatten)]
         scope: ScopeArgs,