diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 33e2e5e97..730e52ecf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ export CONTAINER_ATTACHED
 export CONTAINER_INIT
 export CONTAINER_CLEANUP
 
-# export STACK_INIT="./utils/stack-work-init.sh"
-# export STACK_CLEANUP="rm -f .stack-work.lock"
-
 export SERVICE
 export SERVICE_VARIANT ?= $(SERVICE)
 export JOB
@@ -187,7 +184,7 @@ shell-%: CF_PREFIX=shell-
 shell-%: CONTAINER_ATTACHED=true
 shell-%: --act ;
 .PHONY: ghci
-# HELP: launch new backend instance and enter interactive ghci shell (WIP)
+# HELP(ghci): launch new backend instance and enter interactive ghci shell
 ghci: shell-ghci;
 
 --act: --develop_containerized;
@@ -205,7 +202,7 @@ ghci: shell-ghci;
 	$(MAKE) -- --$* CONTAINER_FILE=$${CONTAINER_FILE} CONTAINER_IDENT=$${CONTAINER_IDENT} JOB=$(JOB)
 
 .PHONY: rebuild-%
-# HELP(rebuild-{backend,frontend,database,memcached,minio}): force-rebuild the stated docker image
+# HELP(rebuild-{backend,frontend,database,memcached,minio}): force-rebuild a given container image
 rebuild-%:
 	$(MAKE) -- --image-build SERVICE=$* NO_CACHE=--no-cache
 --image-build:
@@ -309,7 +306,7 @@ static: node_modules assets esbuild.config.mjs
 	npm run build
 well-known: static;
 
-# HELP(compile-uniworxdb): clear and fill database. requires running postgres
+# HELP(compile-uniworxdb): clear and fill database. requires running postgres instance (use "make start-postgres" to start one)
 # TODO (db-m-$MIGRATION-backend): apply migration (see src/Model/Migration/Definition.hs for list of available migrations)
 --compile-uniworxdb: --compile-backend
 	SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK=${SERVER_SESSION_ACID_FALLBACK:-true} ; \
@@ -320,6 +317,7 @@ well-known: static;
 	stack exec -- ghci
 # --main-is uniworx:exe:uniworx
 
+# HELP(shell-{backend,frontend,memcached,minio,postgres}): enter (bash) shell inside a new container of a given service
 --shell-%:
 	/bin/bash