diff --git a/cmd/plugins.go b/cmd/plugins.go
index 0308125..812b5a8 100644
--- a/cmd/plugins.go
+++ b/cmd/plugins.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import (
 var pluginsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "plugins",
 	Short: "Manage, inspect, and compile plugins (requires Go build tools)",
+	PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		setenv(cmd, "host", "MAKESHIFT_HOST")
+	},
 }
 
 var pluginsCompileCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ var pluginsCompileCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-var pluginInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
+var pluginsInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:  "inspect",
 	Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
 	Example: `
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ var pluginInspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-var pluginInfoCmd = &cobra.Command{
+var pluginsInfoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "info",
 	Short: "Show plugin information",
 	Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
@@ -159,6 +162,7 @@ var pluginInfoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 					Any("status", map[string]any{
 						"code":    res.StatusCode,
 						"message": res.Status,
+						"body":    string(body),
 					}).
 					Str("host", host).
 					Msg("response returned bad status")
@@ -174,8 +178,10 @@ var pluginInfoCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	pluginsCompileCmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "", "Set the path to save compiled plugin")
-	pluginsCmd.AddCommand(pluginsCompileCmd, pluginInspectCmd, pluginInfoCmd)
+	pluginsCompileCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("output", "o", "", "Set the path to save compiled plugin")
+	pluginsInfoCmd.PersistentFlags().String("host", "http://localhost:5050", "Set the makeshift remote host (can be set with MAKESHIFT_HOST)")
+
+	pluginsCmd.AddCommand(pluginsCompileCmd, pluginsInspectCmd, pluginsInfoCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(pluginsCmd)
 }