diff --git a/oauth2client/tools.py b/oauth2client/tools.py
index 1faa9ff..37bf27d 100644
--- a/oauth2client/tools.py
+++ b/oauth2client/tools.py
@@ -96,6 +96,34 @@
 def run(flow, storage, http=None):
   """Core code for a command-line application.
 
+  The run() function is called from your application and runs through all the
+  steps to obtain credentials. It takes a Flow argument and attempts to open an
+  authorization server page in the user's default web browser. The server asks
+  the user to grant your application access to the user's data. If the user
+  grants access, the run() function returns new credentials. The new credentials
+  are also stored in the Storage argument, which updates the file associated
+  with the Storage object.
+
+  It presumes it is run from a command-line application and supports the
+  following flags:
+
+    --[no]auth_local_webserver
+
+      Run a local web server to handle redirects during OAuth authorization.
+
+    --auth_host_name
+
+      Host name to use when running a local web server to handle redirects
+      during OAuth authorization.
+
+    --auth_host_port
+
+      Port to use when running a local web server to handle redirects during
+      OAuth authorization.
+
+  Since it uses flags make sure to initialize the gflags module before calling
+  run().
+
   Args:
     flow: Flow, an OAuth 2.0 Flow to step through.
     storage: Storage, a Storage to store the credential in.