diff --git a/docs/src/integrations/exchange.md b/docs/src/integrations/exchange.md
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@@ -503,6 +503,10 @@ its associated mint and may only interact with SPL Tokens of that type.
 
 ### Installing the `spl-token` CLI Tool
 
+SPL Token accounts are queried and modified using the `spl-token` command line
+utility. The examples provided in this section depend upon having it installed
+on the local system.
+
 `spl-token` is distributed from Rust [crates.io](https://crates.io) via the Rust
 `cargo` command line utility. The latest version of `cargo` can be installed
 using a handy one-liner for your platform at [rustup.rs](https://rustup.rs). Once