diff --git a/docs/source/theory/request_life_cycle.rst b/docs/source/theory/request_life_cycle.rst
index 91ce478..be45273 100644
--- a/docs/source/theory/request_life_cycle.rst
+++ b/docs/source/theory/request_life_cycle.rst
@@ -2,38 +2,55 @@ Request Life Cycle
 ==================
 
 This section describes the sequence of events happening for each request
-answered by the User HTTP Interface.
+answered by the `User HTTP Interface`.
 
 .. image:: ../_static/request_life_cycle.png
 
 
-1. The user makes a request to the User HTTP Interface
+1. request
+
+   The user makes a request to the `User HTTP Interface`.
 
    - The request is matched against the route table
 
    - ``kapow`` provides a `HANDLER_ID` to identify this request and don't mix it
      with other requests that could be running concurrently.
 
-2. ``kapow`` spawns the binary specified as entrypoint in the matching route
+2. spawn
 
-   The default entrypoint is /bin/sh; we'll explain this workflow for now.
+   ``kapow`` spawns the executable specified as entrypoint in the matching
+   route.
+
+   The default entrypoint is ``/bin/sh``; we'll explain this workflow for now.
 
    The spawned entrypoint is run with the following variables added to its
    environment:
 
    - ``KAPOW_HANDLER_ID``: Containing the `HANDLER_ID`
-   - ``KAPOW_DATAAPI_URL``: With the URL of the `data interface`
-   - ``KAPOW_CONTROLAPI_URL``: With the URL of the `control interface`
+   - ``KAPOW_DATAAPI_URL``: With the URL of the `Data HTTP Interface`
+   - ``KAPOW_CONTROLAPI_URL``: With the URL of the `Control HTTP Interface`
 
-3. During the lifetime of the shell, the request and response resources are available via these commands:
+3. ``kapow set /response/body banana``
+
+   During the lifetime of the shell, the request and response resources are
+   available via these commands:
 
    - ``kapow get /request/...``
+
    - ``kapow set /response/...``
 
-   These commands use the aforementioned environment variables to read data from the user request and to write the response.
+   - These commands use the aforementioned environment variables to read data from
+   the user request and to write the response.
 
-4. The shell dies
-5. ``kapow`` finalizes the original request
+   - They accept data either as arguments or from stdin.
+
+4. exit
+
+   The shell dies.
+
+5. response
+
+ ``kapow`` finalizes the original request.
 
 
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