diff --git a/bunker.go b/bunker.go
index 179ba9e..bc2b179 100644
--- a/bunker.go
+++ b/bunker.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 var bunker = &cli.Command{
 	Name:                      "bunker",
-	Usage:                     "starts a NIP-46 signer daemon with the given --sec key",
+	Usage:                     "starts a nip46 signer daemon with the given --sec key",
 	ArgsUsage:                 "[relay...]",
 	Description:               ``,
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
diff --git a/count.go b/count.go
index 704a6a7..1ca9596 100644
--- a/count.go
+++ b/count.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 var count = &cli.Command{
 	Name:                      "count",
 	Usage:                     "generates encoded COUNT messages and optionally use them to talk to relays",
-	Description:               `outputs a NIP-45 request (the flags are mostly the same as 'nak req').`,
+	Description:               `outputs a nip45 request (the flags are mostly the same as 'nak req').`,
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		&cli.StringSliceFlag{
diff --git a/encode.go b/encode.go
index f30feed..e1e44a0 100644
--- a/encode.go
+++ b/encode.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 		},
 		{
 			Name:  "naddr",
-			Usage: "generate codes for NIP-33 parameterized replaceable events",
+			Usage: "generate codes for addressable events",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
 				&cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:     "identifier",
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ var encode = &cli.Command{
 
 					kind := c.Int("kind")
 					if kind < 30000 || kind >= 40000 {
-						return fmt.Errorf("kind must be between 30000 and 39999, as per NIP-16, got %d", kind)
+						return fmt.Errorf("kind must be between 30000 and 39999, got %d", kind)
 					}
 
 					if d == "" {
diff --git a/event.go b/event.go
index b87a34c..2c5f590 100644
--- a/event.go
+++ b/event.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ example:
 		// ~~~
 		&cli.UintFlag{
 			Name:     "pow",
-			Usage:    "NIP-13 difficulty to target when doing hash work on the event id",
+			Usage:    "nip13 difficulty to target when doing hash work on the event id",
 			Category: CATEGORY_EXTRAS,
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ example:
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:     "auth",
-			Usage:    "always perform NIP-42 \"AUTH\" when facing an \"auth-required: \" rejection and try again",
+			Usage:    "always perform nip42 \"AUTH\" when facing an \"auth-required: \" rejection and try again",
 			Category: CATEGORY_EXTRAS,
 		},
 		&cli.BoolFlag{
diff --git a/helpers_key.go b/helpers_key.go
index b100e75..35511ab 100644
--- a/helpers_key.go
+++ b/helpers_key.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var defaultKeyFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:        "connect-as",
-		Usage:       "private key to use when communicating with NIP-46 bunkers",
+		Usage:       "private key to use when communicating with nip46 bunkers",
 		DefaultText: "a random key",
 		Category:    CATEGORY_SIGNER,
 		Sources:     cli.EnvVars("NOSTR_CLIENT_KEY"),
diff --git a/key.go b/key.go
index 4a160d0..90ac4c9 100644
--- a/key.go
+++ b/key.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ var public = &cli.Command{
 var encryptKey = &cli.Command{
 	Name:                      "encrypt",
 	Usage:                     "encrypts a secret key and prints an ncryptsec code",
-	Description:               `uses the NIP-49 standard.`,
+	Description:               `uses the nip49 standard.`,
 	ArgsUsage:                 "<secret> <password>",
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ var encryptKey = &cli.Command{
 var decryptKey = &cli.Command{
 	Name:                      "decrypt",
 	Usage:                     "takes an ncrypsec and a password and decrypts it into an nsec",
-	Description:               `uses the NIP-49 standard.`,
+	Description:               `uses the nip49 standard.`,
 	ArgsUsage:                 "<ncryptsec-code> <password>",
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
diff --git a/req.go b/req.go
index e0ea0f9..09cae23 100644
--- a/req.go
+++ b/req.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 var req = &cli.Command{
 	Name:  "req",
 	Usage: "generates encoded REQ messages and optionally use them to talk to relays",
-	Description: `outputs a NIP-01 Nostr filter. when a relay is not given, will print the filter, otherwise will connect to the given relay and send the filter.
+	Description: `outputs a nip01 Nostr filter. when a relay is not given, will print the filter, otherwise will connect to the given relay and send the filter.
 
 example:
 		nak req -k 1 -l 15 wss://nostr.wine wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ example:
 			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:  "auth",
-				Usage: "always perform NIP-42 \"AUTH\" when facing an \"auth-required: \" rejection and try again",
+				Usage: "always perform nip42 \"AUTH\" when facing an \"auth-required: \" rejection and try again",
 			},
 			&cli.BoolFlag{
 				Name:     "force-pre-auth",
 				Aliases:  []string{"fpa"},
-				Usage:    "after connecting, for a NIP-42 \"AUTH\" message to be received, act on it and only then send the \"REQ\"",
+				Usage:    "after connecting, for a nip42 \"AUTH\" message to be received, act on it and only then send the \"REQ\"",
 				Category: CATEGORY_SIGNER,
 			},
 		)...,
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ var reqFilterFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	},
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "search",
-		Usage:    "a NIP-50 search query, use it only with relays that explicitly support it",
+		Usage:    "a nip50 search query, use it only with relays that explicitly support it",
 		Category: CATEGORY_FILTER_ATTRIBUTES,
 	},
 }
diff --git a/wallet.go b/wallet.go
index 6f11fa4..6f158e3 100644
--- a/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func prepareWallet(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) (*nip60.WalletStash, err
 
 var wallet = &cli.Command{
 	Name:                      "wallet",
-	Usage:                     "manage NIP-60 Cashu wallets",
+	Usage:                     "manage nip60 Cashu wallets",
 	DisableSliceFlagSeparator: true,
 	Flags:                     defaultKeyFlags,
 	ArgsUsage:                 "<wallet-identifier>",