diff --git a/src/smarttools/cli.py b/src/smarttools/cli.py
index c0a93a9..e43e5bc 100644
--- a/src/smarttools/cli.py
+++ b/src/smarttools/cli.py
@@ -342,24 +342,24 @@ PROVIDER_INSTALL_INFO = {
     "claude": {
         "group": "Anthropic Claude",
         "install_cmd": "npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code",
-        "requires": "Node.js and npm",
-        "setup": "Run 'claude' and follow login prompts",
-        "cost": "Pay-per-use (API key required)",
+        "requires": "Node.js 18+ and npm",
+        "setup": "Run 'claude' - opens browser for sign-in (auto-saves auth tokens)",
+        "cost": "Pay-per-use (billed to your Anthropic account)",
         "variants": ["claude", "claude-haiku", "claude-opus", "claude-sonnet"],
     },
     "codex": {
         "group": "OpenAI Codex",
         "install_cmd": "pip install openai-codex",
         "requires": "Python 3.8+",
-        "setup": "Set OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable",
-        "cost": "Pay-per-use (API key required)",
+        "setup": "Run 'codex' - opens browser for sign-in (auto-saves auth tokens)",
+        "cost": "Pay-per-use (billed to your OpenAI account)",
         "variants": ["codex"],
     },
     "gemini": {
         "group": "Google Gemini",
         "install_cmd": "pip install google-generativeai",
         "requires": "Python 3.8+",
-        "setup": "Set GOOGLE_API_KEY or run 'gemini auth'",
+        "setup": "Run 'gemini auth' - opens browser for Google sign-in",
         "cost": "Free tier available, pay-per-use for more",
         "variants": ["gemini", "gemini-flash"],
     },
@@ -367,18 +367,19 @@ PROVIDER_INSTALL_INFO = {
         "group": "OpenCode",
         "install_cmd": "curl -fsSL https://opencode.ai/install.sh | bash",
         "requires": "curl, bash",
-        "setup": "Run 'opencode auth' to authenticate",
-        "cost": "Free tier (pickle), paid for other models",
+        "setup": "Run 'opencode auth' - opens browser for sign-in",
+        "cost": "Free tier (pickle model), paid for premium models",
         "variants": ["opencode-deepseek", "opencode-pickle", "opencode-nano", "opencode-reasoner", "opencode-grok"],
     },
     "ollama": {
-        "group": "Ollama (Local)",
+        "group": "Ollama (Local LLMs)",
         "install_cmd": "curl -fsSL https://ollama.ai/install.sh | bash",
-        "requires": "curl, bash, decent GPU recommended",
-        "setup": "Run 'ollama pull llama3' to download a model",
-        "cost": "FREE (runs locally)",
+        "requires": "curl, bash, 8GB+ RAM (GPU recommended)",
+        "setup": "Run 'ollama pull llama3' to download a model, then add provider",
+        "cost": "FREE (runs entirely on your machine)",
         "variants": [],
         "custom": True,
+        "post_install_note": "After installing, add the provider:\n  smarttools providers add ollama 'ollama run llama3' -d 'Local Llama 3'",
     },
 }
 
@@ -464,7 +465,11 @@ def cmd_providers(args):
                 print()
                 print(f"Next steps:")
                 print(f"  1. {info['setup']}")
-                print(f"  2. Test with: smarttools providers test {info['variants'][0] if info['variants'] else selected}")
+                if info.get('post_install_note'):
+                    print(f"  2. {info['post_install_note']}")
+                    print(f"  3. Test with: smarttools providers test {selected}")
+                else:
+                    print(f"  2. Test with: smarttools providers test {info['variants'][0] if info['variants'] else selected}")
             else:
                 print()
                 print(f"Installation failed (exit code {result.returncode})")