diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19f8e7a..ce27d97 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ worm-scraper --help
 If this outputs some help documentation, then the installation process went smoothly. You can move on to assemble the eBook by typing
 
 ```bash
-worm-scraper download convert scaffold zip
+worm-scraper
 ```
 
 This will take a while, but will eventually produce a `Worm.epub` file!
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ This will take a while, but will eventually produce a `Worm.epub` file!
 If you'd like to get _Ward_ instead of _Worm_, use `--book=ward`, e.g.
 
 ```bash
-worm-scraper download convert scaffold zip --book=ward
+worm-scraper --book=ward
 ```
 
 ## EPUB vs. other formats
diff --git a/lib/worm-scraper.js b/lib/worm-scraper.js
index 52f3fd0..01b033d 100644
--- a/lib/worm-scraper.js
+++ b/lib/worm-scraper.js
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ const OUTPUT_DEFAULT = "(Book name).epub";
 
 const argv = yargs
   .usage(`${packageJson.description}\n\n${packageJson.name} [<command1> [<command2> [<command3> ...]]]\n\n` +
-         "Each command will fail if the previously-listed one has not yet been run (with matching options).")
+         "Each command will fail if the previously-listed one has not yet been run (with matching options).\n\n" +
+         "Running with no commands is equivalent to running download convert scaffold zip.")
   .command("download", "download all chapters into the cache")
   .command("convert", "convert the raw HTML into cleaned-up ebook chapters")
   .command("scaffold", "assemble the table of contents, etc.")
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ const argv = yargs
     requiresArg: true,
     global: true
   })
-  .demandCommand(1) // TODO remove and allow all
   .recommendCommands()
   .help()
   .version()
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ const chaptersPath = path.resolve(contentPath, "chapters");
 
 const commands = [];
 
+if (argv._.length === 0) {
+  argv._ = ["download", "convert", "scaffold", "zip"];
+}
+
 if (argv._.includes("download")) {
   const startURL = books[argv.book].startURL;
   commands.push(() => download(startURL, cachePath, manifestPath));