diff --git a/socketserver/server/publisher.go b/socketserver/server/publisher.go
index d8aff0a3..c5120156 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/publisher.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/publisher.go
@@ -134,8 +134,11 @@ func HTTPBackendDropBacklog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // HTTPBackendCachedPublish handles the /cached_pub route.
 // It publishes a message to clients, and then updates the in-server cache for the message.
-// notes:
-// `scope` is implicit in the command
+//
+// The 'channel' parameter is a comma-separated list of topics to publish the message to.
+// The 'args' parameter is the JSON-encoded command data.
+// If the 'delete' parameter is present, an entry is removed from the cache instead of publishing a message.
+// If the 'expires' parameter is not specified, the message will not expire (though it is only kept in-memory).
 func HTTPBackendCachedPublish(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	r.ParseForm()
 	formData, err := Backend.UnsealRequest(r.Form)
diff --git a/socketserver/server/publisher_test.go b/socketserver/server/publisher_test.go
index a8f62b37..ad667d1b 100644
--- a/socketserver/server/publisher_test.go
+++ b/socketserver/server/publisher_test.go
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ func TestExpiredCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	if CachedLastMessages[cmd][channel4].Data != "4" {
 		t.Error("saved wrong message")
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}