diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 7168302..261edda 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
   and server survival stay responsive.
 
 ### Changed
+- `tntctl --help` now gets its exec command list from `exec_catalog`, reducing
+  duplicate command metadata between the local wrapper and SSH exec mode.
 - Updated `tnt(1)` to document the current TUI search and pager keys, and
   added script coverage to keep active help surfaces free of removed support
   commands.
diff --git a/include/exec_catalog.h b/include/exec_catalog.h
index cc7d573..211d67f 100644
--- a/include/exec_catalog.h
+++ b/include/exec_catalog.h
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ typedef enum {
     TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_TAIL,
     TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_DUMP,
     TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_POST,
-    TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_EXIT
+    TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_EXIT,
+    TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_COUNT
 } tnt_exec_command_id_t;
 
 bool exec_catalog_match(const char *line, tnt_exec_command_id_t *id,
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ bool exec_catalog_match(const char *line, tnt_exec_command_id_t *id,
 bool exec_catalog_args_valid(tnt_exec_command_id_t id, const char *args);
 void exec_catalog_append_help(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
                               ui_lang_t lang);
+void exec_catalog_append_command_list(char *buffer, size_t buf_size,
+                                      size_t *pos);
 void exec_catalog_append_usage(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
                                tnt_exec_command_id_t id, ui_lang_t lang);
 
diff --git a/include/tntctl_text.h b/include/tntctl_text.h
index ed8c385..e987a25 100644
--- a/include/tntctl_text.h
+++ b/include/tntctl_text.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 
 typedef enum {
-    TNTCTL_TEXT_USAGE,
     TNTCTL_TEXT_INVALID_PORT,
     TNTCTL_TEXT_INVALID_LOGIN,
     TNTCTL_TEXT_INVALID_HOST_KEY_MODE,
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ typedef enum {
     TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT
 } tntctl_text_id_t;
 
+void tntctl_text_append_usage(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
+                              ui_lang_t lang);
 const char *tntctl_text(ui_lang_t lang, tntctl_text_id_t id);
 
 #endif /* TNTCTL_TEXT_H */
diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index a1cccf7..845bfe2 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@ int exec_dispatch(client_t *client) {
                 return exec_command_post(client, args);
             case TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_EXIT:
                 return TNT_EXIT_OK;
+            case TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_COUNT:
+                break;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/exec_catalog.c b/src/exec_catalog.c
index d06e594..6f01d8d 100644
--- a/src/exec_catalog.c
+++ b/src/exec_catalog.c
@@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ void exec_catalog_append_help(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
     }
 }
 
+void exec_catalog_append_command_list(char *buffer, size_t buf_size,
+                                      size_t *pos) {
+    bool seen[TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_COUNT] = {0};
+    size_t count = 0;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(entries) / sizeof(entries[0]); i++) {
+        tnt_exec_command_id_t id = entries[i].id;
+
+        if (id < 0 || id >= TNT_EXEC_COMMAND_COUNT || seen[id]) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (count > 0) {
+            buffer_appendf(buffer, buf_size, pos, ", ");
+        }
+        buffer_appendf(buffer, buf_size, pos, "%s", entries[i].name);
+        seen[id] = true;
+        count++;
+    }
+}
+
 void exec_catalog_append_usage(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
                                tnt_exec_command_id_t id, ui_lang_t lang) {
     const exec_catalog_entry_t *entry = entry_for_id(id);
diff --git a/src/tntctl.c b/src/tntctl.c
index 47dbb0c..e9d9672 100644
--- a/src/tntctl.c
+++ b/src/tntctl.c
@@ -10,7 +10,12 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 static void print_usage(FILE *stream, ui_lang_t lang) {
-    fputs(tntctl_text(lang, TNTCTL_TEXT_USAGE), stream);
+    char output[2048];
+    size_t pos = 0;
+
+    output[0] = '\0';
+    tntctl_text_append_usage(output, sizeof(output), &pos, lang);
+    fputs(output, stream);
 }
 
 static void print_error(ui_lang_t lang, tntctl_text_id_t id) {
diff --git a/src/tntctl_text.c b/src/tntctl_text.c
index a0090b7..3863026 100644
--- a/src/tntctl_text.c
+++ b/src/tntctl_text.c
@@ -1,36 +1,9 @@
 #include "tntctl_text.h"
 
+#include "exec_catalog.h"
 #include "i18n.h"
 
 static const i18n_string_t text_catalog[TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT] = {
-    [TNTCTL_TEXT_USAGE] = I18N_STRING(
-        "Usage: tntctl [options] host command [args...]\n"
-        "\n"
-        "Options:\n"
-        "  -p, --port PORT        SSH port (default: 2222)\n"
-        "  -l, --login USER       SSH login name for exec identity\n"
-        "  --host-key-checking MODE\n"
-        "                         OpenSSH host-key mode: yes, accept-new, no\n"
-        "  --known-hosts FILE     OpenSSH known_hosts file\n"
-        "  -V, --version          Print version and exit\n"
-        "  -h, --help             Print this help and exit\n"
-        "\n"
-        "Commands mirror the TNT SSH exec interface: health, stats, users,\n"
-        "tail, dump, post, help, and exit.\n",
-        "用法: tntctl [options] host command [args...]\n"
-        "\n"
-        "选项:\n"
-        "  -p, --port PORT        SSH 端口 (默认: 2222)\n"
-        "  -l, --login USER       SSH 登录名，用作 exec 身份\n"
-        "  --host-key-checking MODE\n"
-        "                         OpenSSH 主机密钥模式: yes, accept-new, no\n"
-        "  --known-hosts FILE     OpenSSH known_hosts 文件\n"
-        "  -V, --version          输出版本并退出\n"
-        "  -h, --help             输出此帮助并退出\n"
-        "\n"
-        "命令对应 TNT SSH exec 接口: health, stats, users,\n"
-        "tail, dump, post, help 和 exit.\n"
-    ),
     [TNTCTL_TEXT_INVALID_PORT] = I18N_STRING(
         "invalid port", "端口无效"
     ),
@@ -79,7 +52,45 @@ static const i18n_string_t text_catalog[TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT] = {
     )
 };
 typedef char text_catalog_must_cover_enum[
-    sizeof(text_catalog) / sizeof(text_catalog[0]) == TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT ? 1 : -1];
+    sizeof(text_catalog) / sizeof(text_catalog[0]) == TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT ? 1 : -1
+];
+
+void tntctl_text_append_usage(char *buffer, size_t buf_size, size_t *pos,
+                              ui_lang_t lang) {
+    static const i18n_string_t before_commands = I18N_STRING(
+        "Usage: tntctl [options] host command [args...]\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Options:\n"
+        "  -p, --port PORT        SSH port (default: 2222)\n"
+        "  -l, --login USER       SSH login name for exec identity\n"
+        "  --host-key-checking MODE\n"
+        "                         OpenSSH host-key mode: yes, accept-new, no\n"
+        "  --known-hosts FILE     OpenSSH known_hosts file\n"
+        "  -V, --version          Print version and exit\n"
+        "  -h, --help             Print this help and exit\n"
+        "\n"
+        "Commands:\n"
+        "  ",
+        "用法: tntctl [options] host command [args...]\n"
+        "\n"
+        "选项:\n"
+        "  -p, --port PORT        SSH 端口 (默认: 2222)\n"
+        "  -l, --login USER       SSH 登录名，用作 exec 身份\n"
+        "  --host-key-checking MODE\n"
+        "                         OpenSSH 主机密钥模式: yes, accept-new, no\n"
+        "  --known-hosts FILE     OpenSSH known_hosts 文件\n"
+        "  -V, --version          输出版本并退出\n"
+        "  -h, --help             输出此帮助并退出\n"
+        "\n"
+        "命令:\n"
+        "  "
+    );
+
+    buffer_appendf(buffer, buf_size, pos, "%s",
+                   i18n_string(before_commands, lang));
+    exec_catalog_append_command_list(buffer, buf_size, pos);
+    buffer_appendf(buffer, buf_size, pos, "\n");
+}
 
 const char *tntctl_text(ui_lang_t lang, tntctl_text_id_t id) {
     if (id < 0 || id >= TNTCTL_TEXT_COUNT) {
diff --git a/tests/unit/Makefile b/tests/unit/Makefile
index 25bc8b5..bf78445 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Makefile
+++ b/tests/unit/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ test_manual_text: test_manual_text.c $(MANUAL_TEXT_SRC) $(COMMAND_CATALOG_SRC) $
 test_cli_text: test_cli_text.c $(CLI_TEXT_SRC) $(COMMON_SRC)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
-test_tntctl_text: test_tntctl_text.c $(TNTCTL_TEXT_SRC)
+test_tntctl_text: test_tntctl_text.c $(TNTCTL_TEXT_SRC) $(EXEC_CATALOG_SRC) $(COMMON_SRC)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 test_ratelimit: test_ratelimit.c $(RATELIMIT_SRC) $(COMMON_SRC)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_exec_catalog.c b/tests/unit/test_exec_catalog.c
index c52bbbc..1587da7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_exec_catalog.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test_exec_catalog.c
@@ -124,6 +124,16 @@ TEST(generates_localized_usage) {
     assert(strcmp(en, "dump: usage: dump [N] | dump -n N\n") == 0);
 }
 
+TEST(generates_unique_command_list) {
+    char output[256] = {0};
+    size_t pos = 0;
+
+    exec_catalog_append_command_list(output, sizeof(output), &pos);
+
+    assert(strcmp(output,
+                  "help, health, users, stats, tail, dump, post, exit") == 0);
+}
+
 int main(void) {
     printf("Running exec catalog unit tests...\n\n");
 
@@ -131,6 +141,7 @@ int main(void) {
     RUN_TEST(matches_exec_commands_and_args);
     RUN_TEST(validates_argument_shapes);
     RUN_TEST(generates_localized_usage);
+    RUN_TEST(generates_unique_command_list);
 
     printf("\n✓ All %d tests passed!\n", tests_passed);
     return 0;
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_tntctl_text.c b/tests/unit/test_tntctl_text.c
index b303ad5..4816d7e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_tntctl_text.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test_tntctl_text.c
@@ -16,15 +16,22 @@
 static int tests_passed = 0;
 
 TEST(usage_matches_language) {
-    const char *en = tntctl_text(UI_LANG_EN, TNTCTL_TEXT_USAGE);
-    const char *zh = tntctl_text(UI_LANG_ZH, TNTCTL_TEXT_USAGE);
+    char en[2048] = {0};
+    char zh[2048] = {0};
+    size_t en_pos = 0;
+    size_t zh_pos = 0;
+
+    tntctl_text_append_usage(en, sizeof(en), &en_pos, UI_LANG_EN);
+    tntctl_text_append_usage(zh, sizeof(zh), &zh_pos, UI_LANG_ZH);
 
     assert(strstr(en, "Usage: tntctl [options] host command [args...]") != NULL);
     assert(strstr(en, "--host-key-checking MODE") != NULL);
-    assert(strstr(en, "health, stats, users") != NULL);
+    assert(strstr(en,
+                  "help, health, users, stats, tail, dump, post, exit") != NULL);
     assert(strstr(zh, "用法: tntctl [options] host command [args...]") != NULL);
     assert(strstr(zh, "OpenSSH 主机密钥模式") != NULL);
-    assert(strstr(zh, "health, stats, users") != NULL);
+    assert(strstr(zh,
+                  "help, health, users, stats, tail, dump, post, exit") != NULL);
 }
 
 TEST(errors_match_language) {