diff --git a/docs/quick-start.md b/docs/quick-start.md
index 60b0dadf2..4758001b9 100644
--- a/docs/quick-start.md
+++ b/docs/quick-start.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ The CLI then asks you for the following:
 1. Select a type of Actor to create:  web scraper, AI agent, API and data pipeline, or browser automation. Let's choose **web scraper**.
 1. Choose the programming language: JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python. Let's choose **JavaScript**.
 1. Based on your choice, the CLI suggests Actor templates. For this tutorial, let's choose **Crawlee and Cheerio**.
+1. Choose how the source code is set up: local only, or hosted on GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket. Let's choose **Local only**, which keeps everything on this machine.
 
 :::tip Explore Actor templates
 
diff --git a/docs/reference.md b/docs/reference.md
index c4591a868..011f4d473 100644
--- a/docs/reference.md
+++ b/docs/reference.md
@@ -315,11 +315,13 @@ FLAGS
                                  dependencies.
       --skip-git-init            Skip initializing a git
                                  repository in the Actor directory.
-      --source=<option>          Where the Actor source
-                                 code will live. With a Git provider, Apify creates
-                                 the repository on your connected account from the
-                                 template, clones it here, and creates an Actor that
-                                 builds from it.
+      --source=<option>          How the Actor source
+                                 code is set up. "apify" keeps everything on this
+                                 machine and uploads nothing, so you deploy it with
+                                 "apify push". With a Git provider, Apify creates a
+                                 private repository on your connected account from
+                                 the template, clones it into the Actor directory,
+                                 and creates an Actor that builds from it.
                                  <options: apify|github|gitlab|bitbucket>
   -t, --template=<value>         Template for the
                                  Actor. If not provided, the command will prompt for
diff --git a/src/commands/create.ts b/src/commands/create.ts
index 1e4f05183..7a3a198f7 100644
--- a/src/commands/create.ts
+++ b/src/commands/create.ts
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@ export class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof CreateCommand> {
 	static override interactive = true;
 
 	static override interactiveNote =
-		'Prompts for an Actor name, then guides you through what you want to build, a language, a template, and where the source code lives when they are not provided. To run non-interactively, pass the name and --template; --source defaults to "apify". Use --use-case and --language to narrow the template list.';
+		'Prompts for an Actor name, then guides you through what you want to build, a language, a template, and how the source code is set up when they are not provided. To run non-interactively, pass the name and --template; --source defaults to "apify". Use --use-case and --language to narrow the template list.';
 
 	static override examples = [
 		{
-			description: 'Create a new Actor project interactively (guided name, use case, language, and template prompts).',
+			description:
+				'Create a new Actor project interactively, with guided prompts for the name, use case, language, template, and source.',
 			command: 'apify create',
 		},
 		{
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ export class CreateCommand extends ApifyCommand<typeof CreateCommand> {
 		}),
 		source: Flags.string({
 			description:
-				'Where the Actor source code will live. With a Git provider, Apify creates the repository on your connected account from the template, clones it here, and creates an Actor that builds from it.',
+				'How the Actor source code is set up. "apify" keeps everything on this machine and uploads nothing, so you deploy it with "apify push". With a Git provider, Apify creates a private repository on your connected account from the template, clones it into the Actor directory, and creates an Actor that builds from it.',
 			choices: [...GIT_SOURCE_CHOICES],
 			// No default: an omitted flag triggers the wizard prompt, or "apify" when it cannot be asked.
 			required: false,
diff --git a/src/lib/git-source/gitSource.ts b/src/lib/git-source/gitSource.ts
index 4239dc826..fcd7385cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/git-source/gitSource.ts
+++ b/src/lib/git-source/gitSource.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import type { AuthJSON } from '../types.js';
 import { cliDebugPrint } from '../utils/cliDebugPrint.js';
 import { CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS, connectViaConsole } from './connectViaConsole.js';
 
-/** Where a new Actor's source code lives. `apify` is the existing, Git-less path. */
+/** How a new Actor's source code is set up. `apify` is the Git-less path: the code stays on this machine. */
 export const GIT_SOURCE_CHOICES = ['apify', 'github', 'gitlab', 'bitbucket'] as const;
 export type GitSource = (typeof GIT_SOURCE_CHOICES)[number];
 export type GitProvider = Exclude<GitSource, 'apify'>;
@@ -150,14 +150,22 @@ export const getAddWorkspaceUrl = (provider: GitProvider, account?: GitAccount):
 /** Final wizard step, mirroring the Console. Skipped when `--source` is passed. */
 export const promptGitSource = async (): Promise<GitSource> =>
 	useSelectFromList<GitSource>({
-		message: 'Where will the source code live?',
+		message: 'How do you want to set up the source code?',
 		choices: [
-			{ name: 'Apify', value: 'apify', description: 'Deploy with "apify push". No Git provider involved.' },
-			...GIT_SOURCE_CHOICES.filter(isGitProvider).map((provider) => ({
-				name: GIT_PROVIDERS[provider].label,
-				value: provider,
-				description: `Apify creates a private repository on ${GIT_PROVIDERS[provider].label} and builds the Actor from it.`,
-			})),
+			{
+				name: 'Local only',
+				value: 'apify',
+				description: 'Everything stays on this machine and nothing is uploaded. Deploy with "apify push".',
+			},
+			...GIT_SOURCE_CHOICES.filter(isGitProvider).map((provider) => {
+				const { label } = GIT_PROVIDERS[provider];
+
+				return {
+					name: `Host on ${label}`,
+					value: provider,
+					description: `Apify creates a private repository on ${label}, clones it into the Actor directory, and creates an Actor that builds from it.`,
+				};
+			}),
 		],
 		default: 'apify',
 		loop: false,