diff --git a/.changeset/help-still-advertises-skills-sync.md b/.changeset/help-still-advertises-skills-sync.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae3df75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/help-still-advertises-skills-sync.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@generata/core": patch
+---
+
+fix: update help text to reflect 'commands sync' as primary command
diff --git a/packages/core/src/cli/help.ts b/packages/core/src/cli/help.ts
index 27905ac..7d12138 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/cli/help.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/cli/help.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Commands:
   workflow <name> [args]      Run a workflow (alias: 'run')
   validate [<workflow>|--all] [--check-files] [--profile <p>] [--key v]  Static-check workflow definitions
   metrics [today|week|...]    Show metrics summary
-  skills sync                 Regenerate .claude/commands/ from workflows
+  commands sync               Regenerate .claude/commands/ from workflows
+  skills sync                 (deprecated alias for 'commands sync')
   worktree prune              Remove orphaned 'generata/wt-*' worktrees and branches
   help [topic]                Show help (topics: agents, workflows, env, templates, bins)