diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 558bdef..d9b19b6 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ const usage_footer =
     \\  -w, --watchlist <FILE>      Watchlist file (default: watchlist.srf)
     \\
     \\Interactive command options:
-    \\  -s, --symbol <SYMBOL>    Initial symbol (default: VTI)
+    \\  -s, --symbol <SYMBOL>    Pre-load a symbol and open on the
+    \\                           Quote tab. Without this flag, the TUI
+    \\                           opens on the Portfolio tab.
     \\  --chart <MODE>           Chart graphics: auto, braille, or WxH
     \\  --default-keys           Print default keybindings
     \\  --default-theme          Print default theme
@@ -94,6 +96,39 @@ const usage_footer =
     \\
 ;
 
+/// Help text for `zfin interactive --help` / `zfin i --help`.
+/// `interactive` is hand-dispatched (not framework-registered) so its
+/// help isn't auto-derived from a `Meta.help` field. Kept in sync
+/// with the "Interactive command options:" block in `usage_footer`.
+const interactive_help =
+    \\Usage: zfin interactive [options]
+    \\Alias: zfin i [options]
+    \\
+    \\Launch the interactive TUI: a vaxis-rendered, multi-tab terminal
+    \\interface for browsing your portfolio, per-symbol data, options
+    \\chains, earnings, and projections. Press `?` inside the TUI to
+    \\see all keybindings; `q` or Ctrl-C to exit.
+    \\
+    \\Options:
+    \\  -s, --symbol <SYMBOL>    Pre-load a symbol and open on the
+    \\                           Quote tab. Without this flag, the TUI
+    \\                           opens on the Portfolio tab.
+    \\  --chart <MODE>           Chart graphics: auto, braille, or WxH
+    \\                           (e.g. 80x24); `auto` picks Kitty graphics
+    \\                           if the terminal supports it, otherwise
+    \\                           braille
+    \\  --default-keys           Print default keybindings as a `keybinds.srf`
+    \\                           template and exit (no TUI launched).
+    \\                           Pipe to `~/.config/zfin/keybinds.srf` to
+    \\                           customize.
+    \\  --default-theme          Print default theme as a `theme.srf`
+    \\                           template and exit (no TUI launched).
+    \\
+    \\Global flags (`--no-color`, `-p`, `-w`, `--refresh-data=<value>`)
+    \\are honored; see `zfin help` for the full list.
+    \\
+;
+
 fn writeUsage(out: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     try cmd_framework.printGroupedUsage(out, @TypeOf(command_modules), command_modules, usage_header, usage_footer);
 }
@@ -308,6 +343,15 @@ fn runCli(init: std.process.Init) !u8 {
     // Interactive TUI: long-lived, per-frame allocations benefit from a
     // real (non-arena) allocator. Runs against `gpa` directly.
     if (std.mem.eql(u8, command, "interactive") or std.mem.eql(u8, command, "i")) {
+        // Per-command --help / -h, mirroring the framework dispatch's
+        // behavior. `interactive` is hand-dispatched (not part of the
+        // framework registry because it uses gpa, not arena, and bypasses
+        // DataService construction), so it needs its own --help check.
+        if (cmd_args.len > 0 and (std.mem.eql(u8, cmd_args[0], "--help") or std.mem.eql(u8, cmd_args[0], "-h"))) {
+            try out.writeAll(interactive_help);
+            try out.flush();
+            return 0;
+        }
         var tui_config = zfin.Config.fromEnv(io, gpa_alloc, init.environ_map);
         defer tui_config.deinit();
         try out.flush();