diff --git a/command/meta.go b/command/base/command.go
similarity index 59%
rename from command/meta.go
rename to command/base/command.go
index 7218074ba2..032b802633 100644
--- a/command/meta.go
+++ b/command/base/command.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package command
+package base
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@ const maxLineLength int = 72
 type FlagSetFlags uint
 
 const (
-	FlagSetNone FlagSetFlags = iota << 1
-	FlagSetHTTP FlagSetFlags = iota << 1
+	FlagSetNone       FlagSetFlags = iota << 1
+	FlagSetClientHTTP FlagSetFlags = iota << 1
+	FlagSetServerHTTP FlagSetFlags = iota << 1
+
+	FlagSetHTTP = FlagSetClientHTTP | FlagSetServerHTTP
 )
 
-type Meta struct {
+type Command struct {
 	Ui    cli.Ui
 	Flags FlagSetFlags
 
@@ -33,47 +36,64 @@ type Meta struct {
 
 	// These are the options which correspond to the HTTP API options
 	httpAddr   string
-	datacenter string
 	token      string
+	datacenter string
 	stale      bool
 }
 
 // HTTPClient returns a client with the parsed flags. It panics if the command
 // does not accept HTTP flags or if the flags have not been parsed.
-func (m *Meta) HTTPClient() (*api.Client, error) {
-	if !m.hasHTTP() {
+func (c *Command) HTTPClient() (*api.Client, error) {
+	if !c.hasClientHTTP() && !c.hasServerHTTP() {
 		panic("no http flags defined")
 	}
-	if !m.flagSet.Parsed() {
+	if !c.flagSet.Parsed() {
 		panic("flags have not been parsed")
 	}
 
-	return api.NewClient(&api.Config{
-		Datacenter: m.datacenter,
-		Address:    m.httpAddr,
-		Token:      m.token,
-	})
+	config := api.DefaultConfig()
+	if c.datacenter != "" {
+		config.Datacenter = c.datacenter
+	}
+	if c.httpAddr != "" {
+		config.Address = c.httpAddr
+	}
+	if c.token != "" {
+		config.Token = c.token
+	}
+	c.Ui.Info(fmt.Sprintf("client http addr: %s", config.Address))
+	return api.NewClient(config)
 }
 
-// httpFlags is the list of flags that apply to HTTP connections.
-func (m *Meta) httpFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) *flag.FlagSet {
+// httpFlagsClient is the list of flags that apply to HTTP connections.
+func (c *Command) httpFlagsClient(f *flag.FlagSet) *flag.FlagSet {
 	if f == nil {
 		f = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	}
 
-	f.StringVar(&m.datacenter, "datacenter", "",
-		"Name of the datacenter to query. If unspecified, this will default to "+
-			"the datacenter of the queried agent.")
-	f.StringVar(&m.httpAddr, "http-addr", "",
+	f.StringVar(&c.httpAddr, "http-addr", "",
 		"Address and port to the Consul HTTP agent. The value can be an IP "+
 			"address or DNS address, but it must also include the port. This can "+
 			"also be specified via the CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR environment variable. The "+
 			"default value is 127.0.0.1:8500.")
-	f.StringVar(&m.token, "token", "",
+	f.StringVar(&c.token, "token", "",
 		"ACL token to use in the request. This can also be specified via the "+
 			"CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN environment variable. If unspecified, the query will "+
 			"default to the token of the Consul agent at the HTTP address.")
-	f.BoolVar(&m.stale, "stale", false,
+
+	return f
+}
+
+// httpFlagsServer is the list of flags that apply to HTTP connections.
+func (c *Command) httpFlagsServer(f *flag.FlagSet) *flag.FlagSet {
+	if f == nil {
+		f = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	}
+
+	f.StringVar(&c.datacenter, "datacenter", "",
+		"Name of the datacenter to query. If unspecified, this will default to "+
+			"the datacenter of the queried agent.")
+	f.BoolVar(&c.stale, "stale", false,
 		"Permit any Consul server (non-leader) to respond to this request. This "+
 			"allows for lower latency and higher throughput, but can result in "+
 			"stale data. This option has no effect on non-read operations. The "+
@@ -84,71 +104,94 @@ func (m *Meta) httpFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) *flag.FlagSet {
 
 // NewFlagSet creates a new flag set for the given command. It automatically
 // generates help output and adds the appropriate API flags.
-func (m *Meta) NewFlagSet(c cli.Command) *flag.FlagSet {
+func (c *Command) NewFlagSet(command cli.Command) *flag.FlagSet {
 	f := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
-	f.Usage = func() { m.Ui.Error(c.Help()) }
+	f.Usage = func() { c.Ui.Error(command.Help()) }
 
-	if m.hasHTTP() {
-		m.httpFlags(f)
+	if c.hasClientHTTP() {
+		c.httpFlagsClient(f)
+	}
+
+	if c.hasServerHTTP() {
+		c.httpFlagsServer(f)
 	}
 
 	errR, errW := io.Pipe()
 	errScanner := bufio.NewScanner(errR)
 	go func() {
 		for errScanner.Scan() {
-			m.Ui.Error(errScanner.Text())
+			c.Ui.Error(errScanner.Text())
 		}
 	}()
 	f.SetOutput(errW)
 
-	m.flagSet = f
+	c.flagSet = f
 
 	return f
 }
 
 // Parse is used to parse the underlying flag set.
-func (m *Meta) Parse(args []string) error {
-	return m.flagSet.Parse(args)
+func (c *Command) Parse(args []string) error {
+	return c.flagSet.Parse(args)
 }
 
 // Help returns the help for this flagSet.
-func (m *Meta) Help() string {
-	return m.helpFlagsFor(m.flagSet)
+func (c *Command) Help() string {
+	return c.helpFlagsFor(c.flagSet)
 }
 
-// hasHTTP returns true if this meta command contains HTTP flags.
-func (m *Meta) hasHTTP() bool {
-	return m.Flags&FlagSetHTTP != 0
+// hasClientHTTP returns true if this meta command contains client HTTP flags.
+func (c *Command) hasClientHTTP() bool {
+	return c.Flags&FlagSetClientHTTP != 0
+}
+
+// hasServerHTTP returns true if this meta command contains server HTTP flags.
+func (c *Command) hasServerHTTP() bool {
+	return c.Flags&FlagSetServerHTTP != 0
 }
 
 // helpFlagsFor visits all flags in the given flag set and prints formatted
 // help output. This function is sad because there's no "merging" of command
 // line flags. We explicitly pull out our "common" options into another section
 // by doing string comparisons :(.
-func (m *Meta) helpFlagsFor(f *flag.FlagSet) string {
-	httpFlags := m.httpFlags(nil)
+func (c *Command) helpFlagsFor(f *flag.FlagSet) string {
+	httpFlagsClient := c.httpFlagsClient(nil)
+	httpFlagsServer := c.httpFlagsServer(nil)
 
 	var out bytes.Buffer
 
-	first := true
-	f.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
-		// Skip HTTP flags as they will be grouped separately
-		if flagContains(httpFlags, f) {
-			return
+	firstHTTP := true
+	if c.hasClientHTTP() {
+		if firstHTTP {
+			printTitle(&out, "HTTP API Options")
+			firstHTTP = false
 		}
-		if first {
-			printTitle(&out, "Command Options")
-			first = false
-		}
-		printFlag(&out, f)
-	})
-
-	if m.hasHTTP() {
-		printTitle(&out, "HTTP API Options")
-		httpFlags.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		httpFlagsClient.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
 			printFlag(&out, f)
 		})
 	}
+	if c.hasServerHTTP() {
+		if firstHTTP {
+			printTitle(&out, "HTTP API Options")
+			firstHTTP = false
+		}
+		httpFlagsServer.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+			printFlag(&out, f)
+		})
+	}
+
+	firstCommand := true
+	f.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		// Skip HTTP flags as they will be grouped separately
+		if flagContains(httpFlagsClient, f) || flagContains(httpFlagsServer, f) {
+			return
+		}
+		if firstCommand {
+			printTitle(&out, "Command Options")
+			firstCommand = false
+		}
+		printFlag(&out, f)
+	})
 
 	return strings.TrimRight(out.String(), "\n")
 }
@@ -190,7 +233,7 @@ func flagContains(fs *flag.FlagSet, f *flag.Flag) bool {
 	return skip
 }
 
-// wrapAtLength wraps the given text at the maxLineLength, taxing into account
+// wrapAtLength wraps the given text at the maxLineLength, taking into account
 // any provided left padding.
 func wrapAtLength(s string, pad int) string {
 	wrapped := text.Wrap(s, maxLineLength-pad)
diff --git a/command/configtest.go b/command/configtest.go
index a1de6d82ea..81eafef512 100644
--- a/command/configtest.go
+++ b/command/configtest.go
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 )
 
 // ConfigTestCommand is a Command implementation that is used to
 // verify config files
 type ConfigTestCommand struct {
-	Meta
-
-	configFiles []string
+	base.Command
 }
 
 func (c *ConfigTestCommand) Help() string {
@@ -27,29 +26,31 @@ Usage: consul configtest [options]
 
   Returns 0 if the configuration is valid, or 1 if there are problems.
 
-` + c.Meta.Help()
+` + c.Command.Help()
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
 
 func (c *ConfigTestCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	f := c.Meta.NewFlagSet(c)
-	f.Var((*agent.AppendSliceValue)(&c.configFiles), "config-file",
+	var configFiles []string
+
+	f := c.Command.NewFlagSet(c)
+	f.Var((*agent.AppendSliceValue)(&configFiles), "config-file",
 		"Path to a JSON file to read configuration from. This can be specified multiple times.")
-	f.Var((*agent.AppendSliceValue)(&c.configFiles), "config-dir",
-		"Path to a directory  to read configuration files from. This will read every file ending in "+
+	f.Var((*agent.AppendSliceValue)(&configFiles), "config-dir",
+		"Path to a directory to read configuration files from. This will read every file ending in "+
 			".json as configuration in this directory in alphabetical order.")
 
-	if err := c.Meta.Parse(args); err != nil {
+	if err := c.Command.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	if len(c.configFiles) <= 0 {
+	if len(configFiles) <= 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("Must specify config using -config-file or -config-dir")
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	_, err := agent.ReadConfigPaths(c.configFiles)
+	_, err := agent.ReadConfigPaths(configFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Config validation failed: %v", err.Error()))
 		return 1
diff --git a/command/configtest_test.go b/command/configtest_test.go
index f3ff3415c0..766ad594bf 100644
--- a/command/configtest_test.go
+++ b/command/configtest_test.go
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
 func testConfigTestCommand(t *testing.T) (*cli.MockUi, *ConfigTestCommand) {
 	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
 	return ui, &ConfigTestCommand{
-		Meta: Meta{
+		Command: base.Command{
 			Ui:    ui,
-			Flags: FlagSetNone,
+			Flags: base.FlagSetNone,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/command/force_leave.go b/command/force_leave.go
index bb23ae942a..778cc9d46c 100644
--- a/command/force_leave.go
+++ b/command/force_leave.go
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ package command
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 // ForceLeaveCommand is a Command implementation that tells a running Consul
 // to force a member to enter the "left" state.
 type ForceLeaveCommand struct {
-	Meta
+	base.Command
 }
 
 func (c *ForceLeaveCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	f := c.Meta.NewFlagSet(c)
-	if err := c.Meta.Parse(args); err != nil {
+	f := c.Command.NewFlagSet(c)
+	if err := c.Command.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func (c *ForceLeaveCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	client, err := c.Meta.HTTPClient()
+	client, err := c.Command.HTTPClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error connecting to Consul agent: %s", err))
 		return 1
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ Usage: consul force-leave [options] name
   Consul will attempt to reconnect to those failed nodes for some period of
   time before eventually reaping them.
 
-` + c.Meta.Help()
+` + c.Command.Help()
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
diff --git a/command/force_leave_test.go b/command/force_leave_test.go
index fb6b55c4d8..257ce1b2b3 100644
--- a/command/force_leave_test.go
+++ b/command/force_leave_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package command
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/testutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ import (
 func testForceLeaveCommand(t *testing.T) (*cli.MockUi, *ForceLeaveCommand) {
 	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
 	return ui, &ForceLeaveCommand{
-		Meta: Meta{
+		Command: base.Command{
 			Ui:    ui,
-			Flags: FlagSetHTTP,
+			Flags: base.FlagSetClientHTTP,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/command/lock.go b/command/lock.go
index e10e28c5e1..08b53fc3c8 100644
--- a/command/lock.go
+++ b/command/lock.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -35,19 +36,14 @@ const (
 // LockCommand is a Command implementation that is used to setup
 // a "lock" which manages lock acquisition and invokes a sub-process
 type LockCommand struct {
-	Meta
+	base.Command
 
 	ShutdownCh <-chan struct{}
 
 	child     *os.Process
 	childLock sync.Mutex
 
-	limit        int
-	monitorRetry int
-	name         string
-	passStdin    bool
-	timeout      time.Duration
-	verbose      bool
+	verbose bool
 }
 
 func (c *LockCommand) Help() string {
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ Usage: consul lock [options] prefix child...
 
   The prefix provided must have write privileges.
 
-` + c.Meta.Help()
+` + c.Command.Help()
 
 	return strings.TrimSpace(helpText)
 }
@@ -81,39 +77,44 @@ func (c *LockCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 
 func (c *LockCommand) run(args []string, lu **LockUnlock) int {
 	var childDone chan struct{}
+	var limit int
+	var monitorRetry int
+	var name string
+	var passStdin bool
+	var timeout time.Duration
 
-	f := c.Meta.NewFlagSet(c)
-	f.IntVar(&c.limit, "n", 1,
+	f := c.Command.NewFlagSet(c)
+	f.IntVar(&limit, "n", 1,
 		"Optional limit on the number of concurrent lock holders. The underlying "+
 			"implementation switches from a lock to a semaphore when the value is "+
 			"greater than 1. The default value is 1.")
-	f.IntVar(&c.monitorRetry, "monitor-retry", defaultMonitorRetry,
-		"Number of times to retry Consul returns a 500 error while monitoring "+
+	f.IntVar(&monitorRetry, "monitor-retry", defaultMonitorRetry,
+		"Number of times to retry if Consul returns a 500 error while monitoring "+
 			"the lock. This allows riding out brief periods of unavailability "+
 			"without causing leader elections, but increases the amount of time "+
 			"required to detect a lost lock in some cases. The default value is 3, "+
 			"with a 1s wait between retries. Set this value to 0 to disable retires.")
-	f.StringVar(&c.name, "name", "",
+	f.StringVar(&name, "name", "",
 		"Optional name to associate with the lock session. It not provided, one "+
 			"is generated based on the provided child command.")
-	f.BoolVar(&c.passStdin, "pass-stdin", false,
+	f.BoolVar(&passStdin, "pass-stdin", false,
 		"Pass stdin to the child process.")
-	f.DurationVar(&c.timeout, "timeout", 0,
+	f.DurationVar(&timeout, "timeout", 0,
 		"Maximum amount of time to wait to acquire the lock, specified as a "+
 			"timestamp like \"1s\" or \"3h\". The default value is 0.")
 	f.BoolVar(&c.verbose, "verbose", false,
 		"Enable verbose (debugging) output.")
 
 	// Deprecations
-	f.DurationVar(&c.timeout, "try", 0,
+	f.DurationVar(&timeout, "try", 0,
 		"DEPRECATED. Use -timeout instead.")
 
-	if err := c.Meta.Parse(args); err != nil {
+	if err := c.Command.Parse(args); err != nil {
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Check the limit
-	if c.limit <= 0 {
+	if limit <= 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Lock holder limit must be positive"))
 		return 1
 	}
@@ -128,27 +129,27 @@ func (c *LockCommand) run(args []string, lu **LockUnlock) int {
 	prefix = strings.TrimPrefix(prefix, "/")
 	script := strings.Join(extra[1:], " ")
 
-	if c.timeout < 0 {
+	if timeout < 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("Timeout must be positive")
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Calculate a session name if none provided
-	if c.name == "" {
-		c.name = fmt.Sprintf("Consul lock for '%s' at '%s'", script, prefix)
+	if name == "" {
+		name = fmt.Sprintf("Consul lock for '%s' at '%s'", script, prefix)
 	}
 
 	// Calculate oneshot
-	oneshot := c.timeout > 0
+	oneshot := timeout > 0
 
 	// Check the retry parameter
-	if c.monitorRetry < 0 {
+	if monitorRetry < 0 {
 		c.Ui.Error("Number for 'monitor-retry' must be >= 0")
 		return 1
 	}
 
 	// Create and test the HTTP client
-	client, err := c.Meta.HTTPClient()
+	client, err := c.Command.HTTPClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error connecting to Consul agent: %s", err))
 		return 1
@@ -160,10 +161,10 @@ func (c *LockCommand) run(args []string, lu **LockUnlock) int {
 	}
 
 	// Setup the lock or semaphore
-	if c.limit == 1 {
-		*lu, err = c.setupLock(client, prefix, c.name, oneshot, c.timeout, c.monitorRetry)
+	if limit == 1 {
+		*lu, err = c.setupLock(client, prefix, name, oneshot, timeout, monitorRetry)
 	} else {
-		*lu, err = c.setupSemaphore(client, c.limit, prefix, c.name, oneshot, c.timeout, c.monitorRetry)
+		*lu, err = c.setupSemaphore(client, limit, prefix, name, oneshot, timeout, monitorRetry)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Lock setup failed: %s", err))
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ func (c *LockCommand) run(args []string, lu **LockUnlock) int {
 	// Start the child process
 	childDone = make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
-		if err := c.startChild(script, childDone, c.passStdin); err != nil {
+		if err := c.startChild(script, childDone, passStdin); err != nil {
 			c.Ui.Error(fmt.Sprintf("%s", err))
 		}
 	}()
diff --git a/command/lock_test.go b/command/lock_test.go
index 4172121437..efbf028e56 100644
--- a/command/lock_test.go
+++ b/command/lock_test.go
@@ -9,15 +9,16 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/api"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
 
 func testLockCommand(t *testing.T) (*cli.MockUi, *LockCommand) {
 	ui := new(cli.MockUi)
 	return ui, &LockCommand{
-		Meta: Meta{
+		Command: base.Command{
 			Ui:    ui,
-			Flags: FlagSetHTTP,
+			Flags: base.FlagSetHTTP,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index 1a646f3e5a..3a9ee39672 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/agent"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/command/base"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/version"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/cli"
 )
@@ -31,8 +32,8 @@ func init() {
 
 		"configtest": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.ConfigTestCommand{
-				Meta: command.Meta{
-					Flags: command.FlagSetNone,
+				Command: base.Command{
+					Flags: base.FlagSetNone,
 					Ui:    ui,
 				},
 			}, nil
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ func init() {
 
 		"force-leave": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.ForceLeaveCommand{
-				Meta: command.Meta{
-					Flags: command.FlagSetHTTP,
+				Command: base.Command{
+					Flags: base.FlagSetClientHTTP,
 					Ui:    ui,
 				},
 			}, nil
@@ -123,8 +124,8 @@ func init() {
 		"lock": func() (cli.Command, error) {
 			return &command.LockCommand{
 				ShutdownCh: makeShutdownCh(),
-				Meta: command.Meta{
-					Flags: command.FlagSetHTTP,
+				Command: base.Command{
+					Flags: base.FlagSetHTTP,
 					Ui:    ui,
 				},
 			}, nil
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options.html.markdown
deleted file mode 100644
index ad5e02a0c3..0000000000
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options.html.markdown
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-* `-http-addr=<addr>` - Address of the Consul agent with the port. This can be
-  an IP address or DNS address, but it must include the port. This can also be
-  specified via the CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR environment variable. The default value is
-  127.0.0.1:8500.
-
-* `-datacenter=<name>` -  Name of the datacenter to query. If unspecified, the
-  query will default to the datacenter of the Consul agent at the HTTP address.
-
-* `-token=<value>` - ACL token to use in the request. This can also be specified
-  via the `CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN` environment variable. If unspecified, the query
-  will default to the token of the Consul agent at the HTTP address.
-
-* `-stale` - Permit any Consul server (non-leader) to respond to this request.
-  This allows for lower latency and higher throughput, but can result in stale
-  data. This option has no effect on non-read operations. The default value is
-  false.
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_client.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_client.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccdf5176b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_client.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+* `-http-addr=<addr>` - Address of the Consul agent with the port. This can be
+  an IP address or DNS address, but it must include the port. This can also be
+  specified via the `CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR` environment variable. The default value is
+  127.0.0.1:8500.
+
+* `-token=<value>` - ACL token to use in the request. This can also be specified
+  via the `CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN` environment variable. If unspecified, the query
+  will default to the token of the Consul agent at the HTTP address.
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_server.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_server.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab042f3cf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/_http_api_options_server.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+* `-datacenter=<name>` -  Name of the datacenter to query. If unspecified, the
+  query will default to the datacenter of the Consul agent at the HTTP address.
+
+* `-stale` - Permit any Consul server (non-leader) to respond to this request.
+  This allows for lower latency and higher throughput, but can result in stale
+  data. This option has no effect on non-read operations. The default value is
+  false.
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diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
similarity index 76%
rename from website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown
rename to website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
index 2c07c233c2..70a6c3d05b 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@ as it will be removed from the Raft quorum.
 
 Usage: `consul force-leave [options] node`
 
-The following command-line options are available for this command.
-Every option is optional:
+#### API Options
 
-* `-rpc-addr` - Address to the RPC server of the agent you want to contact
-  to send this command. If this isn't specified, the command checks the
-  `CONSUL_RPC_ADDR` env variable. If this isn't set, the default RPC
-  address will be set to `127.0.0.1:8400`.
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/delete.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/delete.html.markdown.erb
index e716437cb7..05295cbf8d 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/delete.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/delete.html.markdown.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Usage: `consul kv delete [options] KEY_OR_PREFIX`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
 
 #### KV Delete Options
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/export.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/export.html.markdown.erb
index 2c3887d0db..06bed5fa44 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/export.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/export.html.markdown.erb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ Usage: `consul kv export [PREFIX]`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/get.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/get.html.markdown.erb
index 49c9b6ca33..07ec0969e4 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/get.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/get.html.markdown.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Usage: `consul kv get [options] [KEY_OR_PREFIX]`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
 
 #### KV Get Options
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/import.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/import.html.markdown.erb
index f0f0d1bb32..ec06b579e3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/import.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/import.html.markdown.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Usage: `consul kv import [DATA]`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/put.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/put.html.markdown.erb
index 562f75835a..68189f7722 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/kv/put.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/kv/put.html.markdown.erb
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ Usage: `consul kv put [options] KEY [DATA]`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
 
 #### KV Put Options
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown.erb
similarity index 92%
rename from website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown
rename to website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown.erb
index a9b10a12d8..c5069c8a0f 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/lock.html.markdown.erb
@@ -45,11 +45,18 @@ of 5 seconds, a `SIGKILL` will be used to force termination. For Consul agents
 on Windows, the child process is always terminated with a `SIGKILL`, since
 Windows has no POSIX compatible notion for `SIGTERM`.
 
-The list of available flags are:
+#### API Options
 
-* `-http-addr` - Address to the HTTP server of the agent you want to contact
-  to send this command. If this isn't specified, the command will contact
-  "127.0.0.1:8500" which is the default HTTP address of a Consul agent.
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_server" %>
+
+#### Command Options
+
+* `-monitor-retry` - Retry up to this number of times if Consul returns a 500 error
+   while monitoring the lock. This allows riding out brief periods of unavailability
+   without causing leader elections, but increases the amount of time required
+   to detect a lost lock in some cases. Defaults to 3, with a 1s wait between retries.
+   Set to 0 to disable.
 
 * `-n` - Optional, limit of lock holders. Defaults to 1. The underlying
   implementation switches from a lock to a semaphore when increased past
@@ -58,20 +65,12 @@ The list of available flags are:
 * `-name` - Optional name to associate with the underlying session.
   If not provided, one is generated based on the child command.
 
-* `-token` - ACL token to use. Defaults to that of agent.
-
 * `-pass-stdin` - Pass stdin to child process.
 
 * `-try` - Attempt to acquire the lock up to the given timeout. The timeout is a
   positive decimal number, with unit suffix, such as "500ms". Valid time units
   are "ns", "us" (or "µs"), "ms", "s", "m", "h".
 
-* `-monitor-retry` - Retry up to this number of times if Consul returns a 500 error
-   while monitoring the lock. This allows riding out brief periods of unavailability
-   without causing leader elections, but increases the amount of time required
-   to detect a lost lock in some cases. Defaults to 3, with a 1s wait between retries.
-   Set to 0 to disable.
-
 * `-verbose` - Enables verbose output.
 
 ## SHELL
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/agent.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/agent.html.markdown.erb
index d01afab042..fdf34ec3dd 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/agent.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/agent.html.markdown.erb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Usage: `consul snapshot agent [options]`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
 
 #### Config File Options:
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html.markdown.erb
index 1f5018f873..8a28440ad3 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/restore.html.markdown.erb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Usage: `consul snapshot restore [options] FILE`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
 
 ## Examples
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/save.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/save.html.markdown.erb
index bb353eb284..e6029172ad 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/save.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/snapshot/save.html.markdown.erb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Usage: `consul snapshot save [options] FILE`
 
 #### API Options
 
-<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options" %>
+<%= partial "docs/commands/http_api_options_client" %>
 
 ## Examples