diff --git a/pkg/cli/functions.go b/pkg/cli/functions.go
index 14371cf..d193262 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/functions.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/functions.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ To replace or remove a single line, *set start_line and end_line to the same val
 
 Examples:
 * Insert the lines "hello<new line>world" at line 10, preserving other content:
-    {"path": "myfile", "operation": "insert", "start_line": 10, "content": "hello\nworld"}
+    {"path": "myfile", "operation": "insert_before", "start_line": 10, "content": "hello\nworld"}
 
 * Remove lines 45 up to and including 54:
     {"path": "myfile", "operation": "remove", "start_line": 45, "end_line": 54}
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ Examples:
 					},
 					"operation": {
 						Type:        "string",
-						Description: `The the type of modification to make to the file. One of: insert, remove, replace`,
+						Description: `The the type of modification to make to the file. One of: insert_before, remove, replace`,
 					},
 					"start_line": {
 						Type:        "integer",
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func ModifyFile(path string, operation string, content string, startLine int, en
 	contentLines := strings.Split(strings.Trim(content, "\n"), "\n")
 
 	switch operation {
-	case "insert":
+	case "insert_before":
 		// Insert new lines
 		before := lines[:startLine-1]
 		after := append(contentLines, lines[startLine-1:]...)