diff --git a/briar_repl/__main__.py b/briar_repl/__main__.py
index 28bf20d97d89d02a2856874367da191cc3d7de84..46ebd5775d8160aceea6b14fbfa7d5a11c6693be 100644
--- a/briar_repl/__main__.py
+++ b/briar_repl/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"""briar cli-messenger for briar:headless"""
+
 import asyncio
 import types
 from . import connections as conn