diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 63fd3b9..90a183a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
+import chalk from 'chalk';
 import * as commander from 'commander';
 import path from 'path';
 import * as intake from './src/intake.js';
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ import * as writer from './src/writer.js';
 		.name('node index.js')
 		.helpOption('-h, --help', 'See the thing you\'re looking at right now')
 		.addHelpText('after', '\nMore documentation is at https://github.com/lonekorean/wordpress-export-to-markdown')
+		.configureHelp({
+			styleOptionTerm: (str) => str.replace(/(<.*>)$/, chalk.gray('$1')),
+			styleOptionDescription: (str) => str.replace(/(\(.*\))$/, chalk.gray('$1'))
+		});
 		
 	// gather config options from command line and wizard
 	await intake.getConfig();