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@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 protocol. The main benefit of using it is to avoid the cost of starting up a new _Black_
 process every time you want to blacken a file.
 
+```{warning}
+`blackd` should not be run as a publicly accessible server as there are no security
+precautions in place to prevent abuse. **It is intended for local use only**.
+```
+
 ## Usage
 
 `blackd` is not packaged alongside _Black_ by default because it has additional
-dependencies. You will need to execute `pip install black[d]` to install it.
+dependencies. You will need to execute `pip install 'black[d]'` to install it.
 
 You can start the server on the default port, binding only to the local interface by
 running `blackd`. You will see a single line mentioning the server's version, and the
@@ -18,14 +23,8 @@ formatting requests.
 `blackd` provides even less options than _Black_. You can see them by running
 `blackd --help`:
 
-```text
-Usage: blackd [OPTIONS]
+```{program-output} blackd --help
 
-Options:
-  --bind-host TEXT                Address to bind the server to.
-  --bind-port INTEGER             Port to listen on
-  --version                       Show the version and exit.
-  -h, --help                      Show this message and exit.
 ```
 
 There is no official `blackd` client tool (yet!). You can test that blackd is working
@@ -51,12 +50,18 @@ is rejected with `HTTP 501` (Not Implemented).
 The headers controlling how source code is formatted are:
 
 - `X-Line-Length`: corresponds to the `--line-length` command line flag.
+- `X-Skip-Source-First-Line`: corresponds to the `--skip-source-first-line` command line
+  flag. If present and its value is not an empty string, the first line of the source
+  code will be ignored.
 - `X-Skip-String-Normalization`: corresponds to the `--skip-string-normalization`
   command line flag. If present and its value is not the empty string, no string
   normalization will be performed.
 - `X-Skip-Magic-Trailing-Comma`: corresponds to the `--skip-magic-trailing-comma`
-  command line flag. If present and its value is not the empty string, trailing commas
+  command line flag. If present and its value is not an empty string, trailing commas
   will not be used as a reason to split lines.
+- `X-Preview`: corresponds to the `--preview` command line flag. If present and its
+  value is not an empty string, experimental and potentially disruptive style changes
+  will be used.
 - `X-Fast-Or-Safe`: if set to `fast`, `blackd` will act as _Black_ does when passed the
   `--fast` command line flag.
 - `X-Python-Variant`: if set to `pyi`, `blackd` will act as _Black_ does when passed the