diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/InstallCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/InstallCommand.cs
index 4fc70ed0..3eeda939 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/InstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/InstallCommand.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "install", "Install the Seq Forwarder as a Windows service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "install", "Install the forwarder as a Windows service")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility")]
     class InstallCommand : Command
     {
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RestartCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RestartCommand.cs
index bf04e666..c53f9b70 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RestartCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RestartCommand.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "restart", "Restart the Windows service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "restart", "Restart the forwarder Windows service")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility")]
     class RestartCommand : Command
     {
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RunCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RunCommand.cs
index e743f174..3c94225e 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RunCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/RunCommand.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 namespace SeqCli.Cli.Commands.Forwarder;
 
-[Command("forwarder", "run", "Run the server interactively")]
+[Command("forwarder", "run", "Listen on an HTTP endpoint and forward ingested logs to Seq")]
 class RunCommand : Command
 {
     readonly StoragePathFeature _storagePath;
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StartCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StartCommand.cs
index 150c9f6d..5353e142 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StartCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StartCommand.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "start", "Start the Windows service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "start", "Start the forwarder Windows service")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility")]
     class StartCommand : Command
     {
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StatusCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StatusCommand.cs
index 40b05669..1b0aa06d 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StatusCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StatusCommand.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "status", "Show the status of the Seq Forwarder service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "status", "Show the status of the forwarder Windows service")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility")]
     class StatusCommand : Command
     {
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StopCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StopCommand.cs
index d5ee2f1a..a003bb22 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StopCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/StopCommand.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "stop", "Stop the Windows service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "stop", "Stop the forwarder Windows service")]
     [SuppressMessage("Interoperability", "CA1416:Validate platform compatibility")]
     class StopCommand : Command
     {
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/TruncateCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/TruncateCommand.cs
index df5130da..c73b37d6 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/TruncateCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/TruncateCommand.cs
@@ -20,20 +20,25 @@
 
 namespace SeqCli.Cli.Commands.Forwarder;
 
-[Command("forwarder", "truncate", "Clear the log buffer contents")]
+[Command("forwarder", "truncate", "Empty the forwarder's persistent log buffer")]
 class TruncateCommand : Command
 {
     readonly StoragePathFeature _storagePath;
+    readonly ConfirmFeature _confirm;
 
     public TruncateCommand()
     {
         _storagePath = Enable<StoragePathFeature>();
+        _confirm = Enable<ConfirmFeature>();
     }
 
     protected override async Task<int> Run(string[] args)
     {
         try
         {
+            if (!_confirm.TryConfirm("All data in the forwarder's log buffer will be deleted. This cannot be undone."))
+                return 1;
+                
             ActiveLogBufferMap.Truncate(_storagePath.BufferPath);
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/UninstallCommand.cs b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/UninstallCommand.cs
index 96fbed59..b9a55efa 100644
--- a/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/UninstallCommand.cs
+++ b/src/SeqCli/Cli/Commands/Forwarder/UninstallCommand.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 namespace Seq.Forwarder.Cli.Commands
 {
-    [Command("forwarder", "uninstall", "Uninstall the Windows service")]
+    [Command("forwarder", "uninstall", "Uninstall the forwarder Windows service")]
     class UninstallCommand : Command
     {
         protected override Task<int> Run()