diff --git a/.changeset/empty-jars-doubt.md b/.changeset/empty-jars-doubt.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d68684520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-jars-doubt.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@smartthings/cli": patch
+---
+
+Update scopes available when creating an API Access Smart App.
diff --git a/src/lib/command/util/smartapps-input-primitives.ts b/src/lib/command/util/smartapps-input-primitives.ts
index 0db875ac3..b4ee60c27 100644
--- a/src/lib/command/util/smartapps-input-primitives.ts
+++ b/src/lib/command/util/smartapps-input-primitives.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,62 @@ import { localhostOrHTTPSValidate } from '../../validate-util.js'
 import { arrayDef, CheckboxChoice, checkboxDef, stringDef } from '../../item-input/index.js'
 
 
-const availableScopes = [
-	'r:devices:*',
-	'w:devices:*',
-	'x:devices:*',
-	'r:hubs:*',
-	'r:locations:*',
-	'w:locations:*',
-	'x:locations:*',
-	'r:scenes:*',
-	'x:scenes:*',
-	'r:rules:*',
-	'w:rules:*',
-	'r:installedapps',
-	'w:installedapps',
+type ScopeInfo = { scope: string; description: string }
+
+const availableScopes: ScopeInfo[] = [
+	{
+		scope: 'r:devices:*',
+		description: 'Read a specific device or all devices.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'w:devices:*',
+		description: 'Write to a specific device or all devices.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'x:devices:*',
+		description: 'Execute commands on a specific device or all devices.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'r:hubs:*',
+		description: 'Read a specific hub or all hubs.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'r:locations:*',
+		description: 'Read all locations. An installed app can only read the location it is installed in.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'w:locations:*',
+		description: 'Write all locations.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'x:locations:*',
+		description: 'Change the mode of a location.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'r:scenes:*',
+		description: 'Read a specific scene or all scenes.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'x:scenes:*',
+		description: 'Execute a specific scene or all scenes.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'r:rules:*',
+		description: 'Read one or all rules.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'w:rules:*',
+		description: 'Write one or all rules.',
+	},
+	{
+		scope: 'sse',
+		description: 'Read and Write permissions required to use the SSE Subscription API.',
+	},
 ]
 
-export const oauthAppScopeDef = checkboxDef<string>('Scopes', availableScopes, {
+const scopeItems = availableScopes.map(({ scope, description }) => ({ name: `${scope} - ${description}`, value: scope }))
+
+export const oauthAppScopeDef = checkboxDef<string>('Scopes', scopeItems, {
 	helpText: 'More information on OAuth 2 Scopes can be found at:\n' +
 		'  https://www.oauth.com/oauth2-servers/scope/\n\n' +
 		'To determine which scopes you need for the application, see documentation for the' +
@@ -43,5 +82,5 @@ export const corsDomainsDef = arrayDef(
 	{ minItems: 0, maxItems: 10, helpText: corsDomainsHelpText },
 )
 
-export const smartAppHelpText = 'More information on writing SmartApps can be found at\n' +
-	'  https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/connected-services/smartapp-basics'
+export const smartAppHelpText = 'More information on writing API Access Smart Apps can be found at\n' +
+	'  https://developer.smartthings.com/docs/service-integrations/get-started'