diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ae6ca5..fb2a133 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ Utilities and [tilelive][1] integration for the [MBTiles][2] format.
     npm install mbtiles
 
 
+### Commandline tools
+
+Several commandline tools are included in `bin` for manipulating existing
+MBTiles files.
+
+    mbcheck [FILE]
+      Check an mbtiles for missing metadata and tiles.
+
+    mbcompact [FILE]
+      Eliminate duplicate images to reduce mbtiles filesize.
+
+    mbpipe [COMMAND] [FILE]
+      Pipe each tile to stdin of the specified command and
+      write stdout into the mbtiles file.
+
+    mbrekey [FILE]
+      Rekey a compacted mbtiles to save space.
+
+
 ### tilelive.js integration
 
 Example of using `tilelive` to serve tiles from an `mbtiles` file.
diff --git a/bin/mbcheck b/bin/mbcheck
index 67b3209..75e9cec 100755
--- a/bin/mbcheck
+++ b/bin/mbcheck
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ var options = argv = require('optimist').argv,
 
 // Show help.
 if (argv.help || argv._.length === 0) {
-    console.warn('Usage: mbcheck [OPTIONS] [FILE]');
-    utils.table([
-        ['--help', 'Show help.']
-    ]);
+    console.warn('Usage: mbcheck [FILE]');
+    console.warn('  Check an mbtiles for missing metadata and tiles.');
+    console.warn('Examples:');
+    console.warn('  mbcheck world.mbtiles');
     process.exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/mbcompact b/bin/mbcompact
index 5ce64b1..08d8278 100755
--- a/bin/mbcompact
+++ b/bin/mbcompact
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ var options = argv = require('optimist').argv,
 
 // Show help.
 if (argv.help || argv._.length < 1) {
-    console.log('Usage: mbcompact [FILE]');
-    utils.table([['--help', 'Show help.']]);
+    console.warn('Usage: mbcompact [FILE]');
+    console.warn('  Eliminate duplicate images to reduce mbtiles filesize.');
+    console.warn('Examples:');
+    console.warn('  mbcompact world.mbtiles');
     process.exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/mbpipe b/bin/mbpipe
index 7a0586c..2ae0497 100755
--- a/bin/mbpipe
+++ b/bin/mbpipe
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ var options = argv = require('optimist').argv,
 // Show help.
 if (argv.help || argv._.length < 2) {
     console.warn('Usage: mbpipe [COMMAND] [FILE]');
-    utils.table([
-        ['--help', 'Show help.']
-    ]);
+    console.warn('  Pipe each tile to stdin of the specified command and');
+    console.warn('  write stdout into the mbtiles file.');
+    console.warn('Examples:');
+    console.warn('  mbpipe "pngquant 32" world.mbtiles');
     process.exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/mbrekey b/bin/mbrekey
index ffe7fe1..918ddce 100755
--- a/bin/mbrekey
+++ b/bin/mbrekey
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ var utils = require('..').utils;
 
 // Show help.
 if (argv.help || argv._.length < 1) {
-    console.log('Usage: mbrekey [FILE]');
-    utils.table([['--help', 'Show help.']]);
+    console.warn('Usage: mbrekey [FILE]');
+    console.warn('  Rekey a compacted mbtiles to save space.');
+    console.warn('Examples:');
+    console.warn('  mbrekey world.mbtiles');
     process.exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b46807c..b3bd3a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
     "keywords": ["map", "mbtiles"],
     "licenses": [{ "type": "BSD" }],
     "main": "./index",
+    "bin": {
+        "mbcheck": "./bin/mbcheck",
+        "mbcompact": "./bin/mbcompact",
+        "mbpipe": "./bin/mbpipe",
+        "mbrekey": "./bin/mbrekey"
+    },
     "repositories": [{
         "type": "git",
         "url": "http://github.com/mapbox/node-mbtiles.git"