diff --git a/web/content/docs/components/overview.md b/web/content/docs/components/overview.md index 617553d72..972e71ada 100644 --- a/web/content/docs/components/overview.md +++ b/web/content/docs/components/overview.md @@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ It allows keeping `snix-eval` relatively simple. ## CLI `snix-cli` is a REPL interface, constructing an Evaluator and populating it with -most builtins present in Nix. It is our main vehicle to evaluate Nixpkgs and -check for differences. +most builtins present in Nix. Upon receiving an expression, it'll invoke the +evaluator, and depending on the configuration, this might dispatch builds, cause +substitutions etc. + +It currently is our vehicle to evaluate Nixpkgs and check for differences - it's +not a replacement for `nix-build` or similar. Its CLI is subject to change. ## Serde `snix-serde` is a crate allowing (de)-serialisation of Rust data structures