diff --git a/cmd/app/link.go b/cmd/app/link.go
index 4defb31b..69dae262 100644
--- a/cmd/app/link.go
+++ b/cmd/app/link.go
@@ -173,14 +173,15 @@ func LinkExistingApp(ctx context.Context, clients *shared.ClientFactory, app *ty
 			Emoji: "warning",
 			Text:  "Warning",
 			Secondary: []string{
-				"Existing apps have manifests configured by app settings",
-				"Linking existing apps requires the manifest source to be " + config.ManifestSourceRemote.String(),
-				fmt.Sprintf(`Manifest source can be "%s" or "%s"`, config.ManifestSourceLocal.String(), config.ManifestSourceRemote.String()),
+				"Linking an existing app requires the app manifest source to be managed by",
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s.", config.ManifestSourceRemote.Human()),
 				" ",
-				fmt.Sprintf(style.Highlight(`Your manifest source is "%s"`), manifestSource.String()),
+				fmt.Sprintf(`App manifest source can be %s or %s:`, config.ManifestSourceLocal.Human(), config.ManifestSourceRemote.Human()),
 				fmt.Sprintf("- %s: uses manifest from your project's source code for all apps", config.ManifestSourceLocal.String()),
 				fmt.Sprintf("- %s: uses manifest from app settings for each app", config.ManifestSourceRemote.String()),
 				" ",
+				fmt.Sprintf(style.Highlight(`Your manifest source is set to %s.`), manifestSource.Human()),
+				" ",
 				fmt.Sprintf("Current manifest source in %s:", style.Highlight(filepath.Join(config.ProjectConfigDirName, config.ProjectConfigJSONFilename))),
 				fmt.Sprintf(style.Highlight(`  %s: "%s"`), "manifest.source", manifestSource.String()),
 				" ",
diff --git a/cmd/project/init_test.go b/cmd/project/init_test.go
index 5c8e9033..4fcea41c 100644
--- a/cmd/project/init_test.go
+++ b/cmd/project/init_test.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func Test_Project_InitCommand(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Contains(t, output, "Added "+filepath.Join("project-name", ".slack"))
 				require.Contains(t, output, "Added "+filepath.Join("project-name", ".slack", ".gitignore"))
 				require.Contains(t, output, "Added "+filepath.Join("project-name", ".slack", "hooks.json"))
-				require.Contains(t, output, "Updated config.json manifest source to local")
+				require.Contains(t, output, `Updated config.json manifest source to "project" (local)`)
 				// Assert prompt to add existing apps was called
 				cm.IO.AssertCalled(
 					t,
diff --git a/internal/config/manifest.go b/internal/config/manifest.go
index e5a4e8e2..8f5c2f5f 100644
--- a/internal/config/manifest.go
+++ b/internal/config/manifest.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 package config
 
+import "fmt"
+
 type ManifestSource string
 
 const (
@@ -35,6 +37,17 @@ func (ms ManifestSource) String() string {
 	return string(ms)
 }
 
+// Human returns the string value as a human-friendly name
+func (ms ManifestSource) Human() string {
+	switch ms {
+	case ManifestSourceLocal:
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`"project" (%s)`, ms.String())
+	case ManifestSourceRemote:
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`"app settings" (%s)`, ms.String())
+	}
+	return ms.String()
+}
+
 type ManifestConfig struct {
 	// Source of the manifest using either "local" or "remote" values
 	Source string `json:"source,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/config/manifest_test.go b/internal/config/manifest_test.go
index a2942d68..2e2651b3 100644
--- a/internal/config/manifest_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/manifest_test.go
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ func Test_Config_ManifestSource_String(t *testing.T) {
 		a        ManifestSource
 		expected string
 	}{
-		"project manifest source is local": {
+		"local manifest source": {
 			a:        ManifestSourceLocal,
 			expected: "local",
 		},
-		"remote manifest source is remote": {
+		"remote manifest source": {
 			a:        ManifestSourceRemote,
 			expected: "remote",
 		},
@@ -100,3 +100,29 @@ func Test_Config_ManifestSource_String(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_Config_ManifestSource_Human(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		a        ManifestSource
+		expected string
+	}{
+		"local manifest source is the project (local)": {
+			a:        ManifestSourceLocal,
+			expected: `"project" (local)`,
+		},
+		"remote manifest source is app settings (remote)": {
+			a:        ManifestSourceRemote,
+			expected: `"app settings" (remote)`,
+		},
+		"unknown manifest source uses String()": {
+			a:        "unknown",
+			expected: "unknown",
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			actual := tt.a.Human()
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, actual)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create.go b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
index 449ae3d9..f334aa5c 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create.go
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func InstallProjectDependencies(
 		clients.IO.PrintDebug(ctx, "Error setting manifest source in project-level config: %s", err)
 	} else {
 		configJSONFilename := config.ProjectConfigJSONFilename
-		manifestSourceStyled := style.Highlight(manifestSource.String())
+		manifestSourceStyled := style.Highlight(manifestSource.Human())
 
 		outputs = append(outputs, fmt.Sprintf(
 			"Updated %s manifest source to %s",
diff --git a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
index 6c2e552e..97e28bc2 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/create/create_test.go
@@ -195,17 +195,17 @@ func Test_Create_installProjectDependencies(t *testing.T) {
 				"Detected a project using Deno",
 			},
 		},
-		"When no manifest source, default to local": {
+		"When no manifest source, default to project (local)": {
 			experiments: []string{"bolt"},
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
-				"Updated config.json manifest source to local",
+				`Updated config.json manifest source to "project" (local)`,
 			},
 		},
 		"When manifest source is provided, should set it": {
 			experiments:    []string{"bolt"},
 			manifestSource: config.ManifestSourceRemote,
 			expectedOutputs: []string{
-				"Updated config.json manifest source to remote",
+				`Updated config.json manifest source to "app settings" (remote)`,
 			},
 		},
 	}