diff --git a/BUILD.BAT b/BUILD.BAT
index adfc493..fd7d1dd 100644
--- a/BUILD.BAT
+++ b/BUILD.BAT
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ ECHO Compiling cnfind.exe...
 TCC -A -w -ml -I.\include -ebuild\cnfind.exe src\cnfind.c
 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ERROR
 
+ECHO Compiling cnhelp.exe...
+TCC -A -w -ml -I.\include -ebuild\cnhelp.exe src\cnhelp.c
+IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO ERROR
+
 ECHO.
 ECHO Build successful!
 ECHO.
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6468a6c..dfd14e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ add_executable(cndump src/cndump.c)
 add_executable(cncount src/cncount.c)
 add_executable(cndel src/cndel.c)
 add_executable(cnfind src/cnfind.c)
+add_executable(cnhelp src/cnhelp.c)
diff --git a/MAKEFILE.TC b/MAKEFILE.TC
index 7abca8c..62ccd43 100644
--- a/MAKEFILE.TC
+++ b/MAKEFILE.TC
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BUILDDIR = build
 .c.obj:
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c -o$*.obj $<
 
-all: $(BUILDDIR) $(BUILDDIR)\cnadd.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cndump.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cncount.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cndel.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cnfind.exe
+all: $(BUILDDIR) $(BUILDDIR)\cnadd.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cndump.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cncount.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cndel.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cnfind.exe $(BUILDDIR)\cnhelp.exe
 
 $(BUILDDIR):
 	if not exist $(BUILDDIR) mkdir $(BUILDDIR)
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ $(BUILDDIR)\cndel.exe: $(SRCDIR)\cndel.c $(INCDIR)\platform.h $(INCDIR)\config.h
 $(BUILDDIR)\cnfind.exe: $(SRCDIR)\cnfind.c $(INCDIR)\platform.h $(INCDIR)\config.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -e$(BUILDDIR)\cnfind.exe $(SRCDIR)\cnfind.c
 
+$(BUILDDIR)\cnhelp.exe: $(SRCDIR)\cnhelp.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -e$(BUILDDIR)\cnhelp.exe $(SRCDIR)\cnhelp.c
+
 clean:
 	if exist $(BUILDDIR)\*.exe del $(BUILDDIR)\*.exe
 	if exist $(BUILDDIR)\*.obj del $(BUILDDIR)\*.obj
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b0005b..baf8ec6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SRCDIR = src
 INCDIR = include
 BUILDDIR = build
 
-SOURCES = $(SRCDIR)/cnadd.c $(SRCDIR)/cndump.c $(SRCDIR)/cncount.c $(SRCDIR)/cndel.c $(SRCDIR)/cnfind.c
+SOURCES = $(SRCDIR)/cnadd.c $(SRCDIR)/cndump.c $(SRCDIR)/cncount.c $(SRCDIR)/cndel.c $(SRCDIR)/cnfind.c $(SRCDIR)/cnhelp.c
 HEADERS = $(INCDIR)/platform.h $(INCDIR)/config.h
 
-TARGETS = $(BUILDDIR)/cnadd $(BUILDDIR)/cndump $(BUILDDIR)/cncount $(BUILDDIR)/cndel $(BUILDDIR)/cnfind
+TARGETS = $(BUILDDIR)/cnadd $(BUILDDIR)/cndump $(BUILDDIR)/cncount $(BUILDDIR)/cndel $(BUILDDIR)/cnfind $(BUILDDIR)/cnhelp
 
 .PHONY: all clean install uninstall
 
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/cndel: $(SRCDIR)/cndel.c $(HEADERS)
 $(BUILDDIR)/cnfind: $(SRCDIR)/cnfind.c $(HEADERS)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) -o $@ $(SRCDIR)/cnfind.c
 
+$(BUILDDIR)/cnhelp: $(SRCDIR)/cnhelp.c
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(SRCDIR)/cnhelp.c
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(BUILDDIR)
 
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ install: $(TARGETS)
 	install -m 755 $(BUILDDIR)/cncount /usr/local/bin/
 	install -m 755 $(BUILDDIR)/cndel /usr/local/bin/
 	install -m 755 $(BUILDDIR)/cnfind /usr/local/bin/
+	install -m 755 $(BUILDDIR)/cnhelp /usr/local/bin/
 
 uninstall:
-	rm -f /usr/local/bin/cnadd /usr/local/bin/cndump /usr/local/bin/cncount /usr/local/bin/cndel /usr/local/bin/cnfind
+	rm -f /usr/local/bin/cnadd /usr/local/bin/cndump /usr/local/bin/cncount /usr/local/bin/cndel /usr/local/bin/cnfind /usr/local/bin/cnhelp
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 46fa0ee..804f630 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ Options:
 
 The output includes line numbers for use with `cndel -n`.
 
+### cnhelp
+
+Quick reference for all cnotes commands.
+
+```bash
+cnhelp              # show command overview
+cnhelp cnadd        # help for cnadd
+cnhelp dump         # help for cndump (short form)
+```
+
 ## Configuration
 
 ### Notes Location
diff --git a/src/cnhelp.c b/src/cnhelp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa9aa60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cnhelp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * cnhelp - Display cnotes command reference
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+void print_overview(void) {
+    printf("cnotes - Command-line note-taking system\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Commands:\n");
+    printf("  cnadd    Add a new note entry\n");
+    printf("  cndump   Display all notes\n");
+    printf("  cnfind   Search notes\n");
+    printf("  cncount  Show statistics\n");
+    printf("  cndel    Archive (delete) notes\n");
+    printf("  cnhelp   This help message\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Use 'cnhelp <command>' for details on a specific command.\n");
+}
+
+void print_cnadd(void) {
+    printf("cnadd - Add a new timestamped note entry\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Usage: cnadd [-c CATEGORY] \"message\"\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Options:\n");
+    printf("  -c CATEGORY  Set category (max 10 chars, default: General)\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Examples:\n");
+    printf("  cnadd \"Remember to call Bob\"\n");
+    printf("  cnadd -c Work \"Meeting at 3pm\"\n");
+}
+
+void print_cndump(void) {
+    printf("cndump - Display all notes in a formatted table\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Usage: cndump [-d] [-c] [-r] [-a]\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Options:\n");
+    printf("  -d, --date      Sort by date/time (newest first)\n");
+    printf("  -c, --category  Sort by category\n");
+    printf("  -r, --reverse   Reverse sort order\n");
+    printf("  -a, --archive   Show archived entries\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Examples:\n");
+    printf("  cndump           Display all notes\n");
+    printf("  cndump -d        Sort by date\n");
+    printf("  cndump -a        Show archived notes\n");
+}
+
+void print_cnfind(void) {
+    printf("cnfind - Search notes by text, category, or date\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Usage: cnfind [-c CAT] [-d DATE] [-i] [-n] [-a] [PATTERN]\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Options:\n");
+    printf("  -c CATEGORY  Filter by category\n");
+    printf("  -d DATE      Filter by date (YYYY-MM-DD)\n");
+    printf("  -i           Case-sensitive search\n");
+    printf("  -n           Show only match count\n");
+    printf("  -a, --archive  Search archived entries\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Examples:\n");
+    printf("  cnfind meeting       Search for 'meeting'\n");
+    printf("  cnfind -c Work       Show Work category\n");
+    printf("  cnfind -a meeting    Search archive\n");
+}
+
+void print_cncount(void) {
+    printf("cncount - Display note statistics\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Usage: cncount [-c] [-d] [-a]\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Options:\n");
+    printf("  -c, --category  Count by category\n");
+    printf("  -d, --date      Count by date\n");
+    printf("  -a, --archive   Count archived entries\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Examples:\n");
+    printf("  cncount          Total count\n");
+    printf("  cncount -c       Count per category\n");
+    printf("  cncount -a -c    Archived by category\n");
+}
+
+void print_cndel(void) {
+    printf("cndel - Archive (soft-delete) note entries\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Usage: cndel -n LINE | -d DATE | -l [-y]\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Options:\n");
+    printf("  -n LINE   Archive entry at line number\n");
+    printf("  -d DATE   Archive all entries on date (YYYY-MM-DD)\n");
+    printf("  -l        Archive the last entry\n");
+    printf("  -y        Skip confirmation\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Notes are moved to cnotes.arc, not permanently deleted.\n");
+    printf("Use cnfind to get line numbers.\n");
+    printf("\n");
+    printf("Examples:\n");
+    printf("  cndel -n 5       Archive line 5\n");
+    printf("  cndel -l -y      Archive last entry (no prompt)\n");
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        print_overview();
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (strcmp(argv[1], "cnadd") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "add") == 0) {
+        print_cnadd();
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "cndump") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "dump") == 0) {
+        print_cndump();
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "cnfind") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "find") == 0) {
+        print_cnfind();
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "cncount") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "count") == 0) {
+        print_cncount();
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "cndel") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "del") == 0) {
+        print_cndel();
+    }
+    else if (strcmp(argv[1], "-h") == 0 || strcmp(argv[1], "--help") == 0) {
+        print_overview();
+    }
+    else {
+        fprintf(stderr, "cnhelp: unknown command '%s'\n", argv[1]);
+        fprintf(stderr, "Available: cnadd, cndump, cnfind, cncount, cndel\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}