diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 2d6bdf5cd9..4e703c1c29 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -962,8 +962,24 @@
      ...
      EXTRA_OECONF = "--enable-something --enable-somethingelse"
      ...
-                                </literallayout></para></listitem>
-                        </itemizedlist></para></listitem>
+                                </literallayout>
+                                </para></listitem>
+                        </itemizedlist>
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <emphasis><filename>layerindex-fetch</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        Fetches a layer from a layer index, along with its
+                        dependent layers, and adds the layers to the
+                        <filename>conf/bblayers.conf</filename> file.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <emphasis><filename>layerindex-show-depends</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        Finds layer dependencies from the layer index.
+                        </para></listitem>
+                    <listitem><para>
+                        <emphasis><filename>create-layer</filename>:</emphasis>
+                        Creates a basic layer.
+                        </para></listitem>
                 </itemizedlist>
             </para>
         </section>