diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 933dee4..6717c04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,19 +5,26 @@
 
 # builder2ibek
 
-Conversion tool for DLS XML builder IOC instances to ibek ioc.yaml
-
-This is where you should write a short paragraph that describes what your module does,
-how it does it, and why people should use it.
+A tool suite for converting DLS XML builder projects to epics-containers ibek.
 
 Source          | <https://github.com/epics-containers/builder2ibek>
 :---:           | :---:
 PyPI            | `pip install builder2ibek`
 Releases        | <https://github.com/epics-containers/builder2ibek/releases>
 
-This is where you should put some images or code snippets that illustrate
-some relevant examples. If it is a library then you might put some
-introductory code here:
+<pre><font color="#AAAAAA">╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮</font>
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>xml2yaml       </b></font> Convert a builder XML IOC instance definition file into an   │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>               </b></font> ibek YAML file                                               │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>beamline2yaml  </b></font> Convert all IOCs in a BLXXI-SUPPORT project into a set of    │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>               </b></font> ibek services folders (TODO)                                 │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>autosave       </b></font> Convert DLS autosave DB template comments into autosave req  │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>               </b></font> files                                                        │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">│ </font><font color="#2AA1B3"><b>db-compare     </b></font> Compare two DB files and output the differences              │
+<font color="#AAAAAA">╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯</font>
+</pre>
+
+```bash
+builder2ibek
 
 ```python
 from builder2ibek import __version__
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 41edba0..23aa299 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ dev = [
 
 [project.scripts]
 builder2ibek = "builder2ibek.__main__:cli"
-db2autosave = "builder2ibek.db2autosave:cli"
 
 [project.urls]
 GitHub = "https://github.com/epics-containers/builder2ibek"
diff --git a/src/builder2ibek/__main__.py b/src/builder2ibek/__main__.py
index 39b0245..88d917f 100644
--- a/src/builder2ibek/__main__.py
+++ b/src/builder2ibek/__main__.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from builder2ibek.builder import Builder
 from builder2ibek.convert import dispatch
 from builder2ibek.db2autosave import parse_templates
+from builder2ibek.dbcompare import compare_dbs
 
 cli = typer.Typer()
 yaml = YAML()
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@ def xml2yaml(
         help="Generic IOC schema (added to top of the yaml output)",
     ),
 ):
+    """
+    Convert a builder XML IOC instance definition file into an ibek YAML file
+    """
+
     def tidy_up(yaml):
         # add blank lines between major fields
         for field in [
@@ -83,16 +88,13 @@ def beamline2yaml(
     output: Path = typer.Argument(..., help="Output root folder"),
 ):
     """
-    Convert a beamline's IOCs from builder XML to ibek YAML
+    Convert all IOCs in a BLXXI-SUPPORT project into a set of ibek services
+    folders (TODO)
     """
     typer.echo("Not implemented yet")
     raise typer.Exit(code=1)
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    cli()
-
-
 @cli.command()
 def autosave(
     out_folder: Path = typer.Option(
@@ -106,3 +108,16 @@ def autosave(
     Convert DLS autosave DB template comments into autosave req files
     """
     parse_templates(out_folder, db_list)
+
+
+@cli.command()
+def db_compare(original: Path, new: Path):
+    """
+    Compare two DB files and output the differences
+    """
+
+    compare_dbs(original, new)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    cli()
diff --git a/src/builder2ibek/dbcompare.py b/src/builder2ibek/dbcompare.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9aeea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/builder2ibek/dbcompare.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+regex_record = [
+    re.compile(rf'# *% *autosave *{n} *(.*)[\s\S]*?record *\(.*, *"?([^"]*)"?\)')
+    for n in range(3)
+]
+
+
+def compare_dbs(original: Path, new: Path):
+    """
+    validate that two DBs have the same set of records
+
+    used to ensure that an IOC converted to epics-containers has the same
+    records as the original builder IOC
+    """
+    pass