diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70f68111713b9158077701f20fcccd73423a4fd9..cb6d69e09ad7aab6c7676b2aae8c310539d286b4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ Available Commands:
   group       Group commands for cMix client
   help        Help about any command
   init        Initialize a user ID but do not connect to the network
+  proto       Load client with a proto client JSON file.
   single      Send and respond to single-use messages.
   ud          Register for and search users using the xx network user discovery service.
   version     Print the version and dependency information for the Elixxir binary
diff --git a/cmd/proto.go b/cmd/proto.go
index f2a43c57392c69757a462935d479e4202cc48ae3..6b2debe1c84273314c87be1a1b5671bc3597f095 100644
--- a/cmd/proto.go
+++ b/cmd/proto.go
@@ -473,4 +473,6 @@ func init() {
 	protoCmd.Flags().String("profile-cpu", "",
 		"Enable cpu profiling to this file")
 	viper.BindPFlag("profile-cpu", protoCmd.Flags().Lookup("profile-cpu"))
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(protoCmd)
 }