diff --git a/autogpt/commands/file_context.py b/autogpt/commands/file_context.py
index 107bc6d6..7c741eb6 100644
--- a/autogpt/commands/file_context.py
+++ b/autogpt/commands/file_context.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def agent_implements_context(agent: BaseAgent) -> bool:
 
 @command(
     "open_file",
-    "Open a file for editing, creating it if it does not exist yet."
+    "Open a file for editing or continued viewing; create it if it does not exist yet."
     " Note: if you only need to read or write a file once, use `write_to_file` instead.",
     {
         "file_path": {