diff --git a/src/bootstrap/README.md b/src/bootstrap/README.md
index c501378bff549..87da7327fe619 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/README.md
+++ b/src/bootstrap/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ The script accepts commands, flags, and arguments to determine what to do:
   # run all unit tests
   ./x.py test
 
+  # execute tool tests
+  ./x.py test tidy
+
   # execute the UI test suite
   ./x.py test src/test/ui