diff --git a/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue b/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
index 81e1b3d..8a52704 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/geenforce/ManifestEditor.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@
       then Publish to ship it to PCs. Nothing reaches a PC until you publish.
     </p>
 
+    <details class="help-panel">
+      <summary>How this works</summary>
+      <div class="help-body">
+        <p><strong>A manifest is the desired state for a PC type</strong> - the
+          list of what should be installed. shopdb serves it; each PC checks
+          itself every cycle and re-installs anything that drifted (uninstalled,
+          corrupted, or overwritten). That is the "self-heal".</p>
+        <p><strong>Each entry</strong> is one action (install an app, copy a
+          file, write a registry value, run a script) plus a <em>detection</em>
+          rule that tells the PC whether it is already correct - if not, the
+          action runs. Entry order is execution order.</p>
+        <p><strong>Targeting</strong> narrows an entry: the fleet-wide
+          <code>common</code> manifest uses PC types to hit a subset; a per-type
+          manifest already only runs on its own type, so it shows just the niche
+          gate it needs (CMM version, a bay number, a subtype).</p>
+        <p>Full guide: <code>docs/GE-ENFORCE.md</code>.</p>
+      </div>
+    </details>
+
     <div v-if="error" class="error-message">{{ error }}</div>
     <div v-if="notice" class="settings-success">{{ notice }}</div>
 
@@ -151,7 +170,10 @@
                       @click="moveEntry(index, 1)"
                     >Down</button>
                   </td>
-                  <td>{{ entry.Name }}</td>
+                  <td>
+                    {{ entry.Name }}
+                    <div class="entry-desc muted">{{ describeEntry(entry) }}</div>
+                  </td>
                   <td><span class="badge badge-info">{{ entry.Type }}</span></td>
                   <td class="muted">{{ entry.DetectionMethod || 'always' }}</td>
                   <td class="muted">{{ filterSummary(entry) }}</td>
@@ -749,6 +771,32 @@ function filterSummary(entry) {
   if (entry._CmmVersion) parts.push(`cmm:${entry._CmmVersion}`)
   return parts.join(' ') || '-'
 }
+
+// Plain-English one-liner: what this entry does, when it self-heals, who it
+// applies to. Turns "eDNC | MSI | Registry | -" into intent an IT tech reads.
+const ACTION_VERB = {
+  MSI: 'Installs', EXE: 'Installs', CMD: 'Runs', BAT: 'Runs',
+  PS1: 'Runs a script for', INF: 'Installs a driver for',
+  File: 'Copies a file for', Registry: 'Sets a registry value for',
+}
+function describeEntry(entry) {
+  let text = `${ACTION_VERB[entry.Type] || 'Applies'} ${entry.Name}`
+  const method = entry.DetectionMethod
+  if (!method || method === 'Always') text += '; runs every cycle'
+  else if (method === 'FileVersion') text += `; reinstalls unless version is ${entry.DetectionValue || 'set'}`
+  else if (method === 'Hash') text += '; re-copies if the file changed'
+  else if (method === 'MarkerFile') text += '; installs once'
+  else text += '; reinstalls if not detected'
+  if (entry._CmmVersion) text += `; CMM ${entry._CmmVersion} bays only`
+  else if (entry.TargetMachineNumbers && entry.TargetMachineNumbers.length) {
+    text += `; ${entry.TargetMachineNumbers.length} specific bay(s)`
+  } else if (entry.TargetHostnames && entry.TargetHostnames.length) {
+    text += '; specific hostname(s)'
+  } else if (entry.PCTypes && entry.PCTypes.length) {
+    text += `; ${entry.PCTypes.length} PC type(s)`
+  }
+  return text
+}
 function formatDate(value) {
   return value ? new Date(value).toLocaleString() : ''
 }
@@ -844,6 +892,13 @@ loadConfig()
 /* Modals: wider entry/preview, still responsive (global max-width + width:100%). */
 .modal-entry { max-width: min(1100px, 96vw); }
 .toggle-all { font-weight: 400; font-size: 0.8rem; }
+.entry-desc { font-size: 0.78rem; margin-top: 0.15rem; }
+.help-panel { margin: 0 0 1rem 0; border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; background: var(--bg-card); }
+.help-panel summary { cursor: pointer; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.9rem; }
+.help-body { margin-top: 0.5rem; }
+.help-body p { margin: 0 0 0.5rem 0; font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--text-light); }
+.help-body code { font-size: 0.8rem; }
 .modal-close {
   background: transparent;
   border: none;