diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 46bafd4f2..45ba9f875 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 ### Patch Changes
 
-- Updated dependencies [6d52ddf]
-  - @openfn/deploy@0.4.4
+- Added debug logging for workflow loading
+- Better docs output
+- Fix execute example in help
 
 ## 1.1.1
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/docs/handler.ts b/packages/cli/src/docs/handler.ts
index a60acd5cc..95350cf60 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/docs/handler.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/docs/handler.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import c from 'chalk';
 
 import docgen from '../docgen/handler';
 import { Opts } from '../options';
@@ -12,16 +13,13 @@ import type {
 import { getNameAndVersion, getLatestVersion } from '@openfn/runtime';
 import expandAdaptors from '../util/expand-adaptors';
 
-const describeFn = (adaptorName: string, fn: FunctionDescription) => `## ${
+const describeFn = (adaptorName: string, fn: FunctionDescription) => [
+  c.green(`## ${
   fn.name
-}(${fn.parameters.map(({ name }) => name).join(',')})
-
-${fn.description}
-
-### Usage Examples
-
-${
-  fn.examples.length
+}(${fn.parameters.map(({ name }) => name).join(',')})`),
+`${fn.description}`,
+c.green('### Usage Examples'),
+fn.examples.length
     ? fn.examples
         .map(({ code, caption }) => {
           if (caption) {
@@ -30,24 +28,21 @@ ${
           return code;
         })
         .join('\n\n')
-    : 'None'
-}
-
-### API Reference
-
-https://docs.openfn.org/adaptors/packages/${adaptorName.replace(
+    : 'None',
+c.green('### API Reference'),
+`https://docs.openfn.org/adaptors/packages/${adaptorName.replace(
   '@openfn/language-',
   ''
 )}-docs#${fn.name}
-`;
+`].join('\n\n');
 
 const describeLib = (
   adaptorName: string,
   data: PackageDescription
-) => `## ${adaptorName} ${data.version}
+) => c.green(`## ${adaptorName} ${data.version}`)  + `
 
 ${data.functions
-  .map((fn) => `  ${fn.name}(${fn.parameters.map((p) => p.name).join(', ')})`)
+  .map((fn) => `  ${c.yellow(fn.name)} (${fn.parameters.map((p) => p.name).join(', ')})`)
   .sort()
   .join('\n')}
 `;
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@ const docsHandler = async (
       const fn = data.functions.find(({ name }) => name === operation);
       if (fn) {
         logger.debug('Operation schema:', fn);
-        logger.success(`Documentation for ${name}.${operation} v${version}:\n`);
+        logger.break()
 
         // Generate a documentation string
         desc = describeFn(name, fn);
@@ -100,16 +95,25 @@ const docsHandler = async (
         logger.error(`Failed to find ${operation} in ${name}`);
       }
     } else {
-      logger.debug('No operation provided, listing available operations');
+      logger.debug('No operation name provided');
+      logger.always('Available functions:\n');
       desc = describeLib(name, data);
+
     }
     // Log the description without any ceremony/meta stuff from the logger
     logger.print(desc);
 
+    if (!operation) {
+      logger.always(`For more details on a specfic functions, use:
+    
+    openfn docs ${name} <fn>
+`)
+    }
+
     if (didError) {
       logger.error('Error');
     } else {
-      logger.success('Done!');
+      logger.info('Done!');
     }
   } else {
     logger.error('Not found');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/execute/command.ts b/packages/cli/src/execute/command.ts
index a18cdd40d..41950cca2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/execute/command.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/execute/command.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ const executeCommand: yargs.CommandModule<ExecuteOptions> = {
         'Execute foo/job.js with no adaptor and write the final state to foo/job.json'
       )
       .example(
-        'openfn workflow.json -i',
-        'Execute workflow.json with autoinstall enabled'
+        'openfn workflow.json',
+        'Execute the workflow contained in workflow.json'
       )
       .example(
         'openfn job.js -a common --log info',
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/util/load-plan.ts b/packages/cli/src/util/load-plan.ts
index 490fadede..eff5cd8cc 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/util/load-plan.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/util/load-plan.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const loadJson = async (workflowPath: string, logger: Logger): Promise<any> => {
 
   try {
     text = await fs.readFile(workflowPath, 'utf8');
+    logger.debug('Loaded workflow from', workflowPath)
   } catch (e) {
     return abort(
       logger,
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ const fetchFile = async (
       ? filePath
       : path.resolve(rootDir, filePath);
     const result = await fs.readFile(fullPath, 'utf8');
+    log.debug('Loaded file', fullPath)
     return result;
   } catch (e) {
     abort(
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ const loadXPlan = async (
   }
   await mapAdaptorsToMonorepo(options.monorepoPath, plan, logger);
 
-  // Assign options form the CLI into the Xplan
+  // Assign options from the CLI into the Xplan
   // TODO support state props to remove
   maybeAssign(options, plan.options, ['timeout', 'start']);
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/commands.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/commands.test.ts
index a0d339945..c28b6b55c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/commands.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/commands.test.ts
@@ -628,7 +628,8 @@ test.serial('docs should print documentation with full names', async (t) => {
   opts.repoDir = '/repo';
 
   await commandParser(opts, logger);
-  const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[3]).message as string;
+  const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[2]).message as string;
+  
   // match the signature
   t.regex(docs, /\#\# fn\(\)/);
   // Match usage examples
@@ -637,13 +638,9 @@ test.serial('docs should print documentation with full names', async (t) => {
     docs,
     /https:\/\/docs.openfn.org\/adaptors\/packages\/common-docs#fn/
   );
-
-  const { message, level } = logger._parse(logger._last);
-  t.is(level, 'success');
-  t.is(message, 'Done!');
 });
 
-test.serial('docs adaptor should print list operations', async (t) => {
+test.serial('docs adaptor should list operations', async (t) => {
   const pkgPath = path.resolve('./package.json');
   mock({
     [pkgPath]: mock.load(pkgPath),
@@ -664,14 +661,11 @@ test.serial('docs adaptor should print list operations', async (t) => {
   opts.repoDir = '/repo';
 
   await commandParser(opts, logger);
-  const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[2]).message as string;
+
+  const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[3]).message as string;
   t.notRegex(docs, /\[object Object\]/);
   t.notRegex(docs, /\#\#\# Usage Examples/);
-  t.regex(docs, /fn\(a, b\)/);
-
-  const { message, level } = logger._parse(logger._last);
-  t.is(level, 'success');
-  t.is(message, 'Done!');
+  t.regex(docs, /fn.+\(a, b\)/);
 });
 
 test.serial(
@@ -694,7 +688,7 @@ test.serial(
     opts.repoDir = '/repo';
 
     await commandParser(opts, logger);
-    const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[3]).message as string;
+    const docs = logger._parse(logger._history[2]).message as string;
     // match the signature
     t.regex(docs, /\#\# fn\(\)/);
     // Match usage examples
@@ -704,9 +698,5 @@ test.serial(
       docs,
       /https:\/\/docs.openfn.org\/adaptors\/packages\/common-docs#fn/
     );
-
-    const { message, level } = logger._parse(logger._last);
-    t.is(level, 'success');
-    t.is(message, 'Done!');
   }
 );