diff --git a/src/lib/modules/console/index.ts b/src/lib/modules/console/index.ts
index b0f36e823..802b45cd6 100644
--- a/src/lib/modules/console/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/modules/console/index.ts
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ class Console {
         __("Welcome to Embark") + " " + this.version,
         "",
         __("possible commands are:"),
-        "versions - " + __("display versions in use for libraries and tools like web3 and solc"),
-        "history - " + __("display console commands history"),
         // TODO: only if the blockchain is actually active!
         // will need to pass te current embark state here
         "ipfs - " + __("instantiated js-ipfs object configured to the current environment (available if ipfs is enabled)"),
@@ -205,12 +203,13 @@ class Console {
   }
 
   private registerConsoleCommands() {
-    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd: string, options?: any) => {
-      const [cmdName, length] = cmd.split(" ");
-      return {
-        match: () => cmdName === "history",
-        process: (callback: any) => this.getHistory(length, callback),
-      };
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand({
+      description: __("display console commands history"),
+      matches: ["history"],
+      use: "history <optionalLength>",
+    }, (cmd: string, callback: any) => {
+      const [_cmdName, length] = cmd.split(" ");
+      this.getHistory(length, callback);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/src/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 4d0254f3a..99a394240 100644
--- a/src/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -89,28 +89,41 @@ class ENS {
   }
 
   registerConsoleCommands() {
-    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd, _options) => {
-      let [cmdName, domain] = cmd.split(' ');
-      return {
-        match: () => cmdName === 'resolve',
-        process: (cb) => global.EmbarkJS.Names.resolve(domain, cb)
-      };
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand({
+      use: 'resolve <name>',
+      description: __('Resolves an ENS name'),
+      matches: (cmd) => {
+        let [cmdName] = cmd.split(' ');
+        return cmdName === 'resolve';
+      }
+    }, (cmd, cb) => {
+      let [_cmdName, domain] = cmd.split(' ');
+      global.EmbarkJS.Names.resolve(domain, cb);
     });
 
-    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd, _options) => {
-      let [cmdName, address] = cmd.split(' ');
-      return {
-        match: () => cmdName === 'lookup',
-        process: (cb) => global.EmbarkJS.Names.lookup(address, cb)
-      };
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand({
+      use: 'lookup <address>',
+      description: __('Lookup an ENS address'),
+      matches: (cmd) => {
+        let [cmdName] = cmd.split(' ');
+        return cmdName === 'lookup';
+      }
+    }, (cmd, cb) => {
+      let [_cmdName, address] = cmd.split(' ');
+        global.EmbarkJS.Names.lookup(address, cb);
     });
 
-    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd, _options) => {
-      let [cmdName, name, address] = cmd.split(' ');
-      return {
-        match: () => cmdName === 'registerSubDomain',
-        process: (cb) => global.EmbarkJS.Names.registerSubDomain(name, address, cb)
-      };
+
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand({
+      use: 'registerSubDomain <subDomain>',
+      description: __('Register an ENS sub-domain'),
+      matches: (cmd) => {
+        let [cmdName] = cmd.split(' ');
+        return cmdName === 'registerSubDomain';
+      }
+    }, (cmd, cb) => {
+      let [_cmdName, name, address] = cmd.split(' ');
+      global.EmbarkJS.Names.registerSubDomain(name, address, cb);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/modules/library_manager/index.js b/src/lib/modules/library_manager/index.js
index 67cde3ba4..d65cd3d50 100644
--- a/src/lib/modules/library_manager/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/modules/library_manager/index.js
@@ -39,17 +39,19 @@ class LibraryManager {
 
   registerCommands() {
     const self = this;
-    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand((cmd, _options) => {
-      return {
-        match: () => cmd === "versions" || cmd === __('versions'),
-        process: (callback) => {
-          let text = [__('versions in use') + ':'];
-          for (let lib in self.versions) {
-            text.push(lib + ": " + self.versions[lib]);
-          }
-          callback(null, text.join('\n'));
-        }
-      };
+    const matches = ['versions'];
+    if (__('versions') !== matches[0]) {
+      matches.push(__('versions'));
+    }
+    this.embark.registerConsoleCommand({
+      matches,
+      description: __("display versions in use for libraries and tools like web3 and solc")
+    }, (cmd, callback) => {
+      let text = [__('versions in use') + ':'];
+      for (let lib in self.versions) {
+        text.push(lib + ": " + self.versions[lib]);
+      }
+      callback(null, text.join('\n'));
     });
   }