diff --git a/contributing/checklist-command.md b/contributing/checklist-command.md
index 98685cb2f..a3dd39c4a 100644
--- a/contributing/checklist-command.md
+++ b/contributing/checklist-command.md
@@ -13,11 +13,18 @@ CLI (command/) -> API Client (api/) -> HTTP API (command/agent) -> RPC (nomad/)
 * [ ] Consider similar commands in Consul, Vault, and other tools. Is there
   prior art we should match? Arguments, flags, env vars, etc?
 * [ ] New file in `command/` or in an existing file if a subcommand
+* [ ] For nested commands make sure all intermediary subcommands exist (for
+  example, `nomad acl`, `nomad acl policy`, and `nomad acl policy apply` must
+  all be valid commands)
 * [ ] Test new command in `command/` package
 * [ ] Implement autocomplete
 * [ ] Implement `-json` (returns raw API response)
+* [ ] Implement `-t` (format API response using gotemplate)
 * [ ] Implement `-verbose` (expands truncated UUIDs, adds other detail)
 * [ ] Update help text
+* [ ] Register new command in `command/commands.go`
+* [ ] If the command has a `status` subcommand consider adding a search context
+  in `nomad/search_endpoint.go` and update `command/status.go`
 * [ ] Implement and test new HTTP endpoint in `command/agent/<command>_endpoint.go`
 * [ ] Register new URL paths in `command/agent/http.go`
 * [ ] Implement and test new RPC endpoint in `nomad/<command>_endpoint.go`