diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1bbb87c0e642d783ac2b52342659b43d4901e8f2..b5db79252f8dbcb61dbd9eae584967bc93d2481e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,18 +62,20 @@ chmod +x ~/.local/bin/wt
 
 ### Clone workflows
 
-**Contributing to others' projects:**
+**Contributing to others' projects (default):**
 
 ```
 wt c https://github.com/org/repo.git
 # origin → upstream, your remotes added from config
+# Pushes default branch to ALL selected remotes (creates fork copies)
 ```
 
 **Your own projects:**
 
 ```
 wt c git@github.com:you/repo.git --own
-# First configured remote becomes origin
+# First selected remote becomes origin (no push to it)
+# Pushes only to additional remotes (mirrors)
 ```
 
 ### Adding worktrees
diff --git a/src/wt/help.lua b/src/wt/help.lua
index ec03c790dbe674fb7d8e5433718d968d68da5224..7bee89ea30affc1f66f53ab8dd2389c3f3a99793 100644
--- a/src/wt/help.lua
+++ b/src/wt/help.lua
@@ -38,8 +38,18 @@ M.COMMAND_HELP = {
 		"Options:",
 		"  --remote <name>    Add configured remote from ~/.config/wt/config.lua",
 		"                     Can be specified multiple times",
-		"  --own              Treat as your own project: first remote becomes 'origin'",
-		"                     (default: 'origin' renamed to 'upstream', your remotes added)",
+		"  --own              Treat as your own project (see Push Behavior below)",
+		"",
+		"Push Behavior:",
+		"  Contributor mode (default):",
+		"    - 'origin' renamed to 'upstream'",
+		"    - Selected remotes added from config",
+		"    - Pushes default branch to ALL selected remotes (creates fork copies)",
+		"",
+		"  Own mode (--own):",
+		"    - 'origin' renamed to first selected remote",
+		"    - Additional remotes added from config",
+		"    - Pushes only to ADDITIONAL remotes (mirrors), not the first",
 		"",
 		"Examples:",
 		"  wt c https://github.com/user/repo.git",