diff --git a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/command.go b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/command.go
index 771cd4bbb..cad106fd5 100644
--- a/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/command.go
+++ b/cmd/picoclaw/internal/model/command.go
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ If a model name is provided, sets it as the default model.
 Examples:
   picoclaw model                    # Show current default model
   picoclaw model gpt-5.2           # Set gpt-5.2 as default
-  picoclaw model claude-sonnet-4.6 # Set claude-sonnet-4.6 as default`,
+  picoclaw model claude-sonnet-4.6 # Set claude-sonnet-4.6 as default
+  picoclaw model local-model       # Set local VLLM server as default
+
+Note: 'local-model' is a special value for using a local VLLM server
+(running at localhost:8000 by default) which does not require an API key.`,
 		Args: cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			configPath := internal.GetConfigPath()
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ func setDefaultModel(configPath string, cfg *config.Config, modelName string) er
 	}
 
 	if !modelFound && modelName != LocalModel {
-		return fmt.Errorf("can not found model '%s' in config", modelName)
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot found model '%s' in config", modelName)
 	}
 
 	// Update the default model