diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 592dc17f..912094ff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,47 @@ Profile each stage of the WordPress load process (bootstrap, main_query, templat
 wp profile stage [<stage>] [--all] [--spotlight] [--url=<url>] [--fields=<fields>] [--format=<format>]
 ~~~
 
+When WordPress handles a request from a browser, it’s essentially
+executing as one long PHP script. `wp profile stage` breaks the script
+into three stages:
+
+* **bootstrap** is where WordPress is setting itself up, loading plugins
+and the main theme, and firing the `init` hook.
+* **main_query** is how WordPress transforms the request (e.g. `/2016/10/21/moms-birthday/`)
+into the primary WP_Query.
+* **template** is where WordPress determines which theme template to
+render based on the main query, and renders it.
+
+```
+# `wp profile stage` gives an overview of each stage.
+$ wp profile stage --fields=stage,time,cache_ratio
++------------+---------+-------------+
+| stage      | time    | cache_ratio |
++------------+---------+-------------+
+| bootstrap  | 0.7994s | 93.21%      |
+| main_query | 0.0123s | 94.29%      |
+| template   | 0.792s  | 91.23%      |
++------------+---------+-------------+
+| total (3)  | 1.6037s | 92.91%      |
++------------+---------+-------------+
+
+# Then, dive into hooks for each stage with `wp profile stage <stage>`
+$ wp profile stage bootstrap --fields=hook,time,cache_ratio --spotlight
++--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+| hook                     | time    | cache_ratio |
++--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+| muplugins_loaded:before  | 0.2335s | 40%         |
+| muplugins_loaded         | 0.0007s | 50%         |
+| plugins_loaded:before    | 0.2792s | 77.63%      |
+| plugins_loaded           | 0.1502s | 100%        |
+| after_setup_theme:before | 0.068s  | 100%        |
+| init                     | 0.2643s | 96.88%      |
+| wp_loaded:after          | 0.0377s |             |
++--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+| total (7)                | 1.0335s | 77.42%      |
++--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+```
+
 **OPTIONS**
 
 	[<stage>]
diff --git a/inc/class-command.php b/inc/class-command.php
index 2d6c830c..e2fc9cd0 100644
--- a/inc/class-command.php
+++ b/inc/class-command.php
@@ -10,6 +10,47 @@ class Command {
 	/**
 	 * Profile each stage of the WordPress load process (bootstrap, main_query, template).
 	 *
+	 * When WordPress handles a request from a browser, it’s essentially
+	 * executing as one long PHP script. `wp profile stage` breaks the script
+	 * into three stages:
+	 *
+	 * * **bootstrap** is where WordPress is setting itself up, loading plugins
+	 * and the main theme, and firing the `init` hook.
+	 * * **main_query** is how WordPress transforms the request (e.g. `/2016/10/21/moms-birthday/`)
+	 * into the primary WP_Query.
+	 * * **template** is where WordPress determines which theme template to
+	 * render based on the main query, and renders it.
+	 *
+	 * ```
+	 * # `wp profile stage` gives an overview of each stage.
+	 * $ wp profile stage --fields=stage,time,cache_ratio
+	 * +------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | stage      | time    | cache_ratio |
+	 * +------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | bootstrap  | 0.7994s | 93.21%      |
+	 * | main_query | 0.0123s | 94.29%      |
+	 * | template   | 0.792s  | 91.23%      |
+	 * +------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | total (3)  | 1.6037s | 92.91%      |
+	 * +------------+---------+-------------+
+	 *
+	 * # Then, dive into hooks for each stage with `wp profile stage <stage>`
+	 * $ wp profile stage bootstrap --fields=hook,time,cache_ratio --spotlight
+	 * +--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | hook                     | time    | cache_ratio |
+	 * +--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | muplugins_loaded:before  | 0.2335s | 40%         |
+	 * | muplugins_loaded         | 0.0007s | 50%         |
+	 * | plugins_loaded:before    | 0.2792s | 77.63%      |
+	 * | plugins_loaded           | 0.1502s | 100%        |
+	 * | after_setup_theme:before | 0.068s  | 100%        |
+	 * | init                     | 0.2643s | 96.88%      |
+	 * | wp_loaded:after          | 0.0377s |             |
+	 * +--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * | total (7)                | 1.0335s | 77.42%      |
+	 * +--------------------------+---------+-------------+
+	 * ```
+	 *
 	 * ## OPTIONS
 	 *
 	 * [<stage>]