diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 09763aa5403e..de2fc52b73f5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -237,12 +237,14 @@ If there are errors building the packages, prefix the commands with `DEBUG=cypre
 
 When running `yarn start` this routes through the CLI and eventually calls `yarn dev` with the proper arguments. This enables Cypress day-to-day development to match the logic of the built binary + CLI integration.
 
-If you want to bypass the CLI entirely, you can use the `yarn dev` task and pass arguments directly. For example, to headlessly run a project in a given folder, while trying to record to Cypress Cloud.
+CLI flags can be passed to `yarn` targets to control application behavior when running locally. For example, to headlessly run a project in a given folder, while trying to record to Cypress Cloud:
 
 ```text
-yarn dev --run-project /project/folder --record --key <key>
+yarn cypress:run --project /project/folder --record --key <key>
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can run `yarn dev` at the root of this repository to bypass the CLI. This will launch "global" mode, where you can then select a project.
+
 #### Adding new Dependencies
 
 ⚠️ There is a [bug in yarn](https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/7734) that may cause issues adding a new dependency to a workspace. You can avoid this by downgrading yarn to 1.19.1 (temporarily downgrade using `npx yarn@1.19.1 workspace @packages/server add my-new-dep1`).