diff --git a/cmd/get.go b/cmd/get.go
index d6e737a..39ddb7e 100644
--- a/cmd/get.go
+++ b/cmd/get.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
@@ -35,8 +36,18 @@ import (
 
 // getCmd represents the get command
 var getCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "get KEY[@DB]",
-	Short:   "Get a value for a key. Optionally specify a db.",
+	Use:   "get KEY[@DB]",
+	Short: "Get a value for a key. Optionally specify a db.",
+	Long: `Get a value for a key. Optionally specify a db.
+
+[[ .TEMPLATES ]] can be filled by passing TEMPLATE=VALUE as an
+additional argument after the initial KEY being fetched.
+
+For example:
+	pda set greeting 'Hello, {{ .NAME }}!'
+	pda get greeting NAME=World
+
+Further reading: Go's text/template documentation.`,
 	Aliases: []string{"g"},
 	Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	RunE:    get,
@@ -136,9 +147,19 @@ func applyTemplate(tplBytes []byte, substitutions []string) ([]byte, error) {
 			return s
 		},
 		"env": os.Getenv,
+		"enum": func(v any, allowed ...string) (string, error) {
+			s := fmt.Sprint(v)
+			if s == "" {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("enum value is missing or empty")
+			}
+			if slices.Contains(allowed, s) {
+				return s, nil
+			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid value %q (allowed: %v)", s, allowed)
+		},
 	}
 	tpl, err := template.New("cmd").
-		Delims("[[", "]]").
+		Delims("{{", "}}").
 		// Render missing map keys as zero values so the default helper can decide on fallbacks.
 		Option("missingkey=zero").
 		Funcs(funcMap).
diff --git a/cmd/set.go b/cmd/set.go
index 29989cf..056e286 100644
--- a/cmd/set.go
+++ b/cmd/set.go
@@ -30,8 +30,27 @@ import (
 
 // setCmd represents the set command
 var setCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:     "set KEY[@DB] [VALUE]",
-	Short:   "Set a value for a key by passing VALUE or from Stdin. Optionally specify a db.",
+	Use:   "set KEY[@DB] [VALUE]",
+	Short: "Set a value for a key by passing VALUE or Stdin. Optionally specify a db.",
+	Long: `Set a value for a key by passing VALUE or Stdin. Optionally specify a db.
+	
+PDA supports parsing Go templates. Actions are delimited with {{ }}.
+
+For example:
+  'Hello, {{ .NAME }}'                 can be substituted with NAME="John Doe".
+  'Hello, {{ env "USER" }}'            will fetch the USER env variable.
+  'Hello, {{ default "World" .NAME }}' will default to World if NAME is blank.
+  'Hello, {{ require .NAME }}'         will error if NAME is blank.
+  '{{ enum .NAME "Alice" "Bob" }}'     allows only NAME=Alice or NAME=Bob.
+
+[[ .TEMPLATES ]] can be filled by passing TEMPLATE=VALUE as an
+additional argument after the initial KEY being fetched.
+
+For example:
+	pda set greeting 'Hello, {{ .NAME }}!'
+	pda get greeting NAME=World
+
+Further reading: Go's text/template documentation.`,
 	Aliases: []string{"s"},
 	Args:    cobra.RangeArgs(1, 2),
 	RunE:    set,