diff --git a/cmd/apm/cmd_cache.go b/cmd/apm/cmd_cache.go
index ec8b9112..a6149cc4 100644
--- a/cmd/apm/cmd_cache.go
+++ b/cmd/apm/cmd_cache.go
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ func runCache(args []string) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	for _, a := range args {
-		if a == "--help" || a == "-h" {
-			printCacheHelp()
-			return 0
-		}
+	// Only intercept --help/-h when it is the very first argument (top-level
+	// cache help). When a subcommand precedes --help (e.g. "cache clean --help"),
+	// delegate to the subcommand handler so it can show its own usage.
+	if args[0] == "--help" || args[0] == "-h" {
+		printCacheHelp()
+		return 0
 	}
 
 	sub := args[0]
@@ -109,7 +110,9 @@ func runCacheClean(args []string) int {
 			fmt.Println("  Remove all cached content")
 			fmt.Println()
 			fmt.Println("Options:")
-			fmt.Println("  --help  Show this message and exit.")
+			fmt.Println("  -f, --force  Skip confirmation prompt")
+			fmt.Println("  -y, --yes    Skip confirmation prompt")
+			fmt.Println("  --help       Show this message and exit.")
 			return 0
 		}
 	}
@@ -121,7 +124,8 @@ func runCacheClean(args []string) int {
 				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[x] Failed to create cache dir: %v\n", mkErr)
 				return 1
 			}
-			fmt.Printf("[+] Cache cleared: %s\n", dir)
+			fmt.Println("[*] Cleaning cache...")
+			fmt.Println("[+] Cache cleaned.")
 			return 0
 		}
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[x] Failed to read cache dir: %v\n", err)
@@ -133,7 +137,8 @@ func runCacheClean(args []string) int {
 			return 1
 		}
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("[+] Cache cleared: %s\n", dir)
+	fmt.Println("[*] Cleaning cache...")
+	fmt.Println("[+] Cache cleaned.")
 	return 0
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +150,8 @@ func runCachePrune(args []string) int {
 			fmt.Println("  Remove cache entries older than N days")
 			fmt.Println()
 			fmt.Println("Options:")
-			fmt.Println("  --days INTEGER  Remove entries older than N days.  [default: 30]")
+			fmt.Println("  --days INTEGER  Remove entries not accessed within this many days")
+			fmt.Println("                  [default: 30]")
 			fmt.Println("  --help          Show this message and exit.")
 			return 0
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/apm/parity_harness_test.go b/cmd/apm/parity_harness_test.go
index ea33382f..96bc94c4 100644
--- a/cmd/apm/parity_harness_test.go
+++ b/cmd/apm/parity_harness_test.go
@@ -375,6 +375,52 @@ func TestParityHarnessGoCacheInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestParityHarnessGoCacheCleanHelp verifies `apm cache clean --help` routes
+// to the subcommand help (not the top-level cache help).
+func TestParityHarnessGoCacheCleanHelp(t *testing.T) {
+	r := runBothInTempRepo(t, minimalApmYML, "cache", "clean", "--help")
+	assertGoExitCode(t, r, 0)
+	assertPythonVsGoExitCode(t, r)
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "Usage: apm cache clean") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache clean --help` does not show subcommand help: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "--force") || !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "--yes") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache clean --help` missing --force/--yes flags: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParityHarnessGoCachePruneHelp verifies `apm cache prune --help` routes
+// to the subcommand help (not the top-level cache help).
+func TestParityHarnessGoCachePruneHelp(t *testing.T) {
+	r := runBothInTempRepo(t, minimalApmYML, "cache", "prune", "--help")
+	assertGoExitCode(t, r, 0)
+	assertPythonVsGoExitCode(t, r)
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "Usage: apm cache prune") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache prune --help` does not show subcommand help: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "--days") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache prune --help` missing --days flag: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestParityHarnessGoCacheCleanOutputMessages verifies `apm cache clean --yes`
+// outputs the same messages as Python.
+func TestParityHarnessGoCacheCleanOutputMessages(t *testing.T) {
+	// Use an isolated temp cache dir so the test does not clear the user's real
+	// cache and both CLIs operate on the same fresh directory.
+	cacheDir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("APM_CACHE_DIR", cacheDir)
+	r := runBothInTempRepo(t, minimalApmYML, "cache", "clean", "--yes")
+	assertGoExitCode(t, r, 0)
+	assertPythonVsGoExitCode(t, r)
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "Cleaning cache") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache clean --yes` missing 'Cleaning cache' in stdout: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(r.GoStdout, "Cache cleaned") {
+		t.Errorf("Go `apm cache clean --yes` missing 'Cache cleaned' in stdout: %q", r.GoStdout)
+	}
+}
+
 // TestParityHarnessGoConfigHelp verifies `apm config --help`.
 func TestParityHarnessGoConfigHelp(t *testing.T) {
 	out, _, code := runGo(t, "config", "--help")