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@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 ### Once
 
+"Once" triggers run the node just one time during the flow.
+This is the default trigger.
+
+Use this trigger when a command needs to run only one time during a flow.
+
 ```yaml
 --8<-- "docs/examples/once.yaml"
 ```
@@ -12,6 +17,10 @@
 
 ### After
 
+"After" triggers run the node after some other nodes have completed.
+
+Use this trigger when a node depends on the output of another node.
+
 ```yaml
 --8<-- "docs/examples/after.yaml"
 ```
@@ -20,6 +29,10 @@
 
 ### Restart
 
+"Restart" triggers run the node every time the node is completed.
+
+Use this trigger when you want to keep the node's command running.
+
 ```yaml
 --8<-- "docs/examples/restart.yaml"
 ```
@@ -28,6 +41,11 @@
 
 ### Watch
 
+"Watch" triggers run the node every time one of the watched files changes
+(directories are watched recursively).
+
+Use this trigger to run a node in reaction to changes in the filesystem.
+
 ```yaml
 --8<-- "docs/examples/watch.yaml"
 ```