diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario.rs
index f90b4fdd00..8f5fed493b 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use nu_plugin::{EngineInterface, EvaluatedCall, SimplePluginCommand};
-use nu_protocol::{record, Category, Example, LabeledError, Signature, Type, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{record, Category, Example, LabeledError, Signature, Value};
 
 use crate::OncePlugin;
 
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ impl SimplePluginCommand for Scenario {
     }
 
     fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Extra usage for once scenario"
+        r"This command shows all available scenarios. To manage these scenarios use the sub commands, e.g. 
+
+  > once scenario.deploy"
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
-        Signature::build(self.name())
-            .category(Category::Experimental)
-            .input_output_type(Type::Nothing, Type::table())
+        Signature::build(self.name()).category(Category::Experimental)
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
diff --git a/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario_deploy.rs b/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario_deploy.rs
index 6361931cae..3cf94a07b2 100644
--- a/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario_deploy.rs
+++ b/crates/nu_plugin_once/src/commands/scenario_deploy.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use nu_plugin::{EngineInterface, EvaluatedCall, SimplePluginCommand};
-use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, LabeledError, Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+use nu_protocol::{Category, Example, LabeledError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value};
 
 use crate::OncePlugin;
 
@@ -17,19 +17,31 @@ impl SimplePluginCommand for ScenarioDeploy {
     }
 
     fn extra_usage(&self) -> &str {
-        "Extra usage for once scenario.deploy"
+        r"    Lifecycle actions:
+      init   - init remote scenario dir
+      up     - Create and start scenario
+      stop   - Stop scenario
+      start  - Start scenario if stopped
+      down   - Stop and shut down scenario
+      deinit - Cleanup/remove remote and local scenario dir (leave config untouched)
+
+    Service actions:
+      test   - Test the running scenario
+      updateconfig - update local scenario config"
     }
 
     fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
         // The signature defines the usage of the command inside Nu, and also automatically
         // generates its help page.
         Signature::build(self.name())
-            .required("a", SyntaxShape::Int, "required integer value")
-            .required("b", SyntaxShape::String, "required string value")
-            .switch("flag", "a flag for the signature", Some('f'))
-            .optional("opt", SyntaxShape::Int, "Optional number")
-            .named("named", SyntaxShape::String, "named string", Some('n'))
-            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "rest value string")
+            .required("scenario", SyntaxShape::String, "Use available scenario")
+            .required(
+                "action",
+                SyntaxShape::String,
+                "Actions [init,up,start,stop,down,deinit,test,updateconfig]",
+            )
+            .switch("verbose", "Set verbosity for command", Some('v'))
+            .switch("silent", "Set silent mode for command", Some('s'))
             .category(Category::Experimental)
     }
 
@@ -38,26 +50,111 @@ impl SimplePluginCommand for ScenarioDeploy {
     }
 
     fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
-        vec![Example {
-            example: "once scenario.deploy 3 bb",
-            description: "running scenario.deploy with an int value and string value",
-            result: None,
-        }]
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                example: "once scenario.deploy localhost/certbot init -s",
+                description: "Initialize scenario 'localhost/certbot' silently.",
+                result: None,
+            },
+            Example {
+                example: "once scenario.deploy localhost/certbot up -v",
+                description: "Create and start scenario 'localhost/certbot' in verbose mode.",
+                result: None,
+            },
+        ]
     }
 
     fn run(
         &self,
-        plugin: &OncePlugin,
+        _plugin: &OncePlugin,
         _engine: &EngineInterface,
         call: &EvaluatedCall,
-        input: &Value,
+        _input: &Value,
     ) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
-        plugin.print_values(1, call, input)?;
+        let head = call.head;
+        let scenario: String = call.req(0)?;
+        let action: String = call.req(1)?;
+        let verbose = call.has_flag("verbose")?;
+        let silent = call.has_flag("silent")?;
 
-        Ok(Value::nothing(call.head))
+        println!("Silent: {:?}, Verbose: {:?}", silent, verbose);
+
+        match action.as_str() {
+            "init" => action_init(scenario, head),
+            "up" => action_up(scenario, head),
+            "start" => action_start(scenario, head),
+            "stop" => action_stop(scenario, head),
+            "down" => action_down(scenario, head),
+            "deinit" => action_deinit(scenario, head),
+            "test" => action_test(scenario, head),
+            "updateconfig" => action_updateconfig(scenario, head),
+            _ => Ok(Value::String {
+                val: String::from("The calling action is not implemented."),
+                internal_span: head,
+            }),
+        }
     }
 }
 
+fn action_init(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'init' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_up(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'up' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_start(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'start' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_stop(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'stop' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_down(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'down' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_deinit(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'deinit' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_test(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!("Action 'test' for scenario '{}' was triggered.", scenario),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
+fn action_updateconfig(scenario: String, head: Span) -> Result<Value, LabeledError> {
+    Ok(Value::String {
+        val: format!(
+            "Action 'updateconfig' for scenario '{}' was triggered.",
+            scenario
+        ),
+        internal_span: head,
+    })
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_examples() -> Result<(), nu_protocol::ShellError> {
     use nu_plugin_test_support::PluginTest;