diff --git a/doc/comitium.1.scd b/doc/comitium.1.scd
index 3e138ac..5760302 100644
--- a/doc/comitium.1.scd
+++ b/doc/comitium.1.scd
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ command-specific flags that are not universally recognized.
 
 ## ADD FLAGS
 
-*-t* _TYPE_, *--type* _TYPE_
-	Select which type a subscription is. Can be *g* for a Gemini feed; *a* for
-	Atom, RSS, & JSON; or *c* to watch the page for changes. Defaults to *g*.
+*-w*, *--watch*
+	Watch a page for changes instead of adding as a feed. Useful for gophermaps,
+	or gemini/http resources with no parseable feed.
 
 # ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 
@@ -96,19 +96,19 @@ Within the data directory, the following files are used:
 
 # EXAMPLES
 
-This will add a new Gemini feed subscripton:
+This will add a new feed subscripton:
 ```
 comitium add gemini://nytpu.com/gemlog/
 ```
 
-This will add a new atom subscription:
+This will add a new subscription over http:
 ```
-comitium add -t a gemini://nytpu.com/flightlog/atom.xml
+comitium add -t a https://www.nytpu.com/files/atom.xml
 ```
 
 This will add a new subscription to watch for changes:
 ```
-comitium add --type a gemini://nytpu.com/photos/by-date.gmi nytpu's photos
+comitium add --watch gemini://nytpu.com/photos/by-date.gmi nytpu's photos
 ```
 Note that when watching a page for changes, you should manually add a title,
 otherwise the URL will be used.
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ For more information, see the README at <https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/about/>
 or in your local copy of the repository.
 
 For a tutorial, see the docs at <https://git.nytpu.com/comitium/tree/doc/> or in
-your local repository.
+*docs/* in your local repository.
 
 # AUTHOR
 
diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 7f28bed..297018c 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ var commands = map[string]*flag.FlagSet{
 // set up various flags for each individual command
 var (
 	// add
-	addTypeFlag = commands["add"].StringP(
-		"type", "t", // long and shorthand flag
-		"g", // default
-		`Select which type a subscription is. Can be "g" for a
-Gemini feed; "a" for Atom, RSS, & JSON; or "c" to watch
-the page for changes.`,
+	addTypeFlag = commands["add"].BoolP(
+		"watch", "w", // long and shorthand flag
+		false, // default
+		`Watch a page instead of adding it as a feed.`,
 	)
 )