diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1dddab7bf..c35011c9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,60 @@
+# Please keep this file free of actual scripts
+# It should only be used for adding "non-dot" aliases and documentation
+
 SHELL := /usr/bin/env bash
+MK := ./mk
 
 ## make help: if you're aren't sure use `make help`
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-include mk/help.mk
-include mk/run.mk
-include mk/install.mk
-include mk/check.mk
-include mk/test.mk
-include mk/build.mk
+include $(MK)/help.mk
+include $(MK)/run.mk
+include $(MK)/install.mk
+include $(MK)/check.mk
+include $(MK)/test.mk
+include $(MK)/build.mk
+
+## These make targets are only used by CI and is therefore are not exposed in help
+.PHONY: build/sync
+build/sync: .build/sync
+
+.PHONY: install/sync
+install/sync: .install/sync
+### end CI-only scripts
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: .help ## Display this help screen
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean: .clean ## Dev: Delete all node_modules directories
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: .install ## Dev: install all dependencies (runs before `make run`)
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: .lint ## Dev: Run lint checks on all languages
+
+.PHONY: lint/script
+lint/script: .lint/script ## Dev: Run lint checks on both JS/TS
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: .run ## Dev: run local development instance of the GUI. If you are working on the GUI then you are probably looking for this.
+
+.PHONY: run/docs
+run/docs: .run/docs ## Dev: run local instance of the GUI docs, either just for reference or contributing.
+
+.PHONY: run/e2e
+run/e2e: .run/e2e ## Dev: run local instance of production build (used for e2e testing)
+
+.PHONY: test/unit
+test/unit: .test/unit ## Dev: run unit tests and exit
+
+.PHONY: test/unit/watch
+test/unit/watch: .test/unit/watch ## Dev: run unit tests but watch for changes
+
+.PHONY: test/e2e
+test/e2e: .test/e2e ## Run browser-based e2e tests against a running GUI, you may want to set KUMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/gui and KUMA_TEST_BROWSER=chrome
+
+.PHONY: build ## Dev: build a production artifact in `./dist`
+build: .build
+
diff --git a/mk/build.mk b/mk/build.mk
index 91ecae42b..bea5a01fc 100644
--- a/mk/build.mk
+++ b/mk/build.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-.PHONY: build
-build:
+.PHONY: .build
+.build:
 	@npx vite \
 		-c ./vite.config.production.ts \
 		build
 
-.PHONY: build/sync
-build/sync:
+.PHONY: .build/sync
+.build/sync:
 	@$(MAKE) build
 
 .PHONY: build/preview
diff --git a/mk/check.mk b/mk/check.mk
index f8fcd15b0..6a1268ae2 100644
--- a/mk/check.mk
+++ b/mk/check.mk
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ check/node:
 		exit 1; \
 	)
 
-.PHONY: lint
-lint: lint/js lint/ts lint/css lint/lock lint/gherkin ## Dev: Run lint checks on all languages
+.PHONY: .lint
+.lint: lint/js lint/ts lint/css lint/lock lint/gherkin
 
-.PHONY: lint/script
-lint/script: lint/js lint/ts  ## Dev: Run lint checs on both JS/TS
+.PHONY: .lint/script
+.lint/script: lint/js lint/ts  ## Dev: Run lint checs on both JS/TS
 
 .PHONY: lint/js
 lint/js:
diff --git a/mk/help.mk b/mk/help.mk
index be5d38d5a..eba1b1619 100644
--- a/mk/help.mk
+++ b/mk/help.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-.PHONY: help
-help: ## Display this help screen
+.PHONY: .help
+.help: ## Display this help screen
+	@echo "The following targets can be used by running \`make <target>\`"; echo "---"
 	@# Display top-level targets since they are the ones most developers will need.
 	@grep -h -E '^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:.*?## .*$$' $(MAKEFILE_LIST) | sort -k1 | awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "}; {printf "\033[36m%-30s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}'
 	@# Now show hierarchical targets in separate sections.
diff --git a/mk/install.mk b/mk/install.mk
index 5f6f42b64..deee018cf 100644
--- a/mk/install.mk
+++ b/mk/install.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-.PHONY: install
-install: check/node ## Dev: install all dependencies
+.PHONY: .install
+.install: check/node
 	@npm install
 
-.PHONY: install/sync
-install/sync:
+.PHONY: .install/sync
+.install/sync:
 	npm clean-install
 
-.PHONY: clean
-clean: ## Dev: Delete all node_modules directories
+.PHONY: .clean
+.clean:
 	find . -name 'node_modules' -type d -prune -exec rm -rf '{}' +
 
diff --git a/mk/run.mk b/mk/run.mk
index 4c13826b7..6e8683553 100644
--- a/mk/run.mk
+++ b/mk/run.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 SCRIPT_RUNNER := npm run
 
-run/%: ## Dev: Run any package script using the form `run/name-of-script`.
-	@$(SCRIPT_RUNNER) $*
-
-.PHONY: run
-run: install ## Dev: run local development instance of the GUI. If you are working on the GUI then you are probably looking for this.
+.PHONY: .run
+.run: install
 	@npx vite \
 		-c ./vite.config.development.ts
 
-.PHONY: run/docs
-run/docs: install ## Dev: run local instance of the GUI docs, either just for reference or contributing.
+.PHONY: .run/docs
+.run/docs: install
 	@npx vitepress \
 		dev
 
-run/e2e: ## Dev: run local instance of production build (used for e2e testing)
+.PHONY: .run/e2e
+.run/e2e:
 	@$(MAKE) deploy/e2e
 	@npx vite \
 		-c ./vite.config.preview.ts \
diff --git a/mk/test.mk b/mk/test.mk
index 7cbd8b65d..76d8f9e79 100644
--- a/mk/test.mk
+++ b/mk/test.mk
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 .PHONY: test
 
-.PHONY: test/unit
-test/unit: install ## Dev: run unit tests and exit
+.PHONY: .test/unit
+.test/unit: install
 	@TZ=UTC \
 		FORCE_COLOR=1 \
 		npx vitest \
 			-c vite.config.production.ts \
 			run
 
-.PHONY: test/unit/watch
-test/unit/watch: install ## Dev: run unit tests but watch for changes
+.PHONY: .test/unit/watch
+.test/unit/watch: install
 	@TZ=UTC \
 		FORCE_COLOR=1 \
 		npx vitest \
 			-c vite.config.production.ts \
 
 
-.PHONY: test/e2e
-test/e2e: CYPRESS_SPEC?=**/*.feature
-test/e2e: ## Run browser-based e2e tests against a running GUI, you may want to set KUMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:8080/gui and KUMA_TEST_BROWSER=chrome
+.PHONY: .test/e2e
+.test/e2e: CYPRESS_SPEC?=**/*.feature
+.test/e2e:
 ifdef KUMA_TEST_BROWSER
 	@TZ=UTC \
 		npx cypress \
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72d653e85..c9e53ca36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "scripts": {
+    "help": "make help",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
   "engines": {