diff --git a/src/viv/viv.py b/src/viv/viv.py
index 97ea0d7..9d768fa 100755
--- a/src/viv/viv.py
+++ b/src/viv/viv.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from typing import (
 from urllib.error import HTTPError
 from urllib.request import urlopen
 
-__version__ = "23.5a5-11-g92da092-dev"
+__version__ = "23.5a5-12-g1848a7e-dev"
 
 
 class Spinner:
@@ -245,14 +245,6 @@ a = Ansi()
 
 
 class Template:
-    description = f"""
-
-{a.tagline()}
-to create/activate a vivenv:
-- from command line: `{a.style("viv -h","bold")}`
-- within python script: {a.style('__import__("viv").use("typer", "rich-click")','bold')}
-"""
-
     _standalone_func = r"""def _viv_use(*pkgs, track_exe=False, name=""):
     import hashlib, json, os, site, shutil, sys, venv  # noqa
     from pathlib import Path  # noqa
@@ -292,20 +284,33 @@ to create/activate a vivenv:
     return env
 """
 
-    def noqa(self, txt: str) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def description(name: str) -> str:
+        return f"""
+
+{a.tagline()}
+to create/activate a vivenv:
+- from command line: `{a.bold}{name} --help{a.end}`
+- within python script: {a.style('__import__("viv").use("typer", "rich-click")','bold')}
+"""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def noqa(txt: str) -> str:
         max_length = max(map(len, txt.splitlines()))
         return "\n".join((f"{line:{max_length}} # noqa" for line in txt.splitlines()))
 
-    def _use_str(self, spec: List[str], standalone: bool = False) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _use_str(spec: List[str], standalone: bool = False) -> str:
         spec_str = ", ".join(f'"{req}"' for req in spec)
         if standalone:
             return f"""_viv_use({fill(spec_str,width=90,subsequent_indent="    ",)})"""
         else:
             return f"""__import__("viv").use({spec_str})"""
 
-    def standalone(self, spec: List[str]) -> str:
+    @classmethod
+    def standalone(cls, spec: List[str]) -> str:
         func_use = "\n".join(
-            (self._standalone_func, self.noqa(self._use_str(spec, standalone=True)))
+            (cls._standalone_func, cls.noqa(cls._use_str(spec, standalone=True)))
         )
         return f"""
 # AUTOGENERATED by viv (v{__version__})
@@ -313,7 +318,8 @@ to create/activate a vivenv:
 {func_use}
 """
 
-    def _rel_import(self, local_source: Optional[Path]) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rel_import(local_source: Optional[Path]) -> str:
         if not local_source:
             raise ValueError("local source must exist")
 
@@ -325,29 +331,32 @@ to create/activate a vivenv:
             f""".path.expanduser("{path_to_viv}"))  # noqa"""
         )
 
-    def _absolute_import(self, local_source: Optional[Path]) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _absolute_import(local_source: Optional[Path]) -> str:
         if not local_source:
             raise ValueError("local source must exist")
 
         path_to_viv = local_source.resolve().absolute().parent.parent
         return f"""__import__("sys").path.append("{path_to_viv}")  # noqa"""
 
+    @classmethod
     def frozen_import(
-        self, path: str, local_source: Optional[Path], spec: List[str]
+        cls, path: str, local_source: Optional[Path], spec: List[str]
     ) -> str:
         if path == "abs":
-            imports = self._absolute_import(local_source)
+            imports = cls._absolute_import(local_source)
         elif path == "rel":
-            imports = self._rel_import(local_source)
+            imports = cls._rel_import(local_source)
         else:
             imports = ""
         return f"""\
 {imports}
-{self.noqa(self._use_str(spec))}
+{cls.noqa(cls._use_str(spec))}
 """
 
+    @classmethod
     def shim(
-        self,
+        cls,
         path: str,
         local_source: Optional[Path],
         standalone: bool,
@@ -355,11 +364,11 @@ to create/activate a vivenv:
         bin: str,
     ) -> str:
         if standalone:
-            imports = self._standalone_func
+            imports = cls._standalone_func
         elif path == "abs":
-            imports = self._absolute_import(local_source)
+            imports = cls._absolute_import(local_source)
         elif path == "rel":
-            imports = self._rel_import(local_source)
+            imports = cls._rel_import(local_source)
         else:
             imports = ""
         return f"""\
@@ -372,12 +381,13 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    vivenv = {self.noqa(self._use_str(spec, standalone))}
+    vivenv = {cls.noqa(cls._use_str(spec, standalone))}
     sys.exit(subprocess.run([vivenv / "bin" / "{bin}", *sys.argv[1:]]).returncode)
 """
 
+    @staticmethod
     def update(
-        self, src: Optional[Path], cli: Path, local_version: str, next_version: str
+        src: Optional[Path], cli: Path, local_version: str, next_version: str
     ) -> str:
         return f"""
   Update source at {a.green}{src}{a.end}
@@ -386,15 +396,17 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 """
 
-    def install(self, src: Path, cli: Path) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def install(src: Path, cli: Path) -> str:
         return f"""
   Install viv.py to {a.green}{src}{a.end}
   Symlink {a.bold}{src}{a.end} to {a.bold}{cli}{a.end}
 
 """
 
+    @staticmethod
     def show(
-        self, cli: Optional[Path | str], running: Path, local: Optional[Path | str]
+        cli: Optional[Path | str], running: Path, local: Optional[Path | str]
     ) -> str:
         return (
             "\n".join(
@@ -1524,7 +1536,7 @@ class Cli:
 
     def __init__(self, viv: Viv) -> None:
         self.viv = viv
-        self.parser = ArgumentParser(prog=viv.name, description=t.description)
+        self.parser = ArgumentParser(prog=viv.name, description=t.description(viv.name))
         self._cmd_arg_group_map()
         self.parsers = self._make_parsers()
         self._add_args()