diff --git a/garden-service/src/cli/cli.ts b/garden-service/src/cli/cli.ts
index 33c20bbf0e..4a03404191 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/cli/cli.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/cli/cli.ts
@@ -276,7 +276,15 @@ export class GardenCli {
       const log = logger.placeholder()
       const footerLog = logger.placeholder()
 
-      const contextOpts: GardenOpts = { environmentName: env, log }
+      const contextOpts: GardenOpts = {
+        commandInfo: {
+          name: command.getFullName(),
+          args: parsedArgs,
+          opts: parsedOpts,
+        },
+        environmentName: env,
+        log,
+      }
       if (command.noProject) {
         contextOpts.config = MOCK_CONFIG
       }
diff --git a/garden-service/src/commands/plugins.ts b/garden-service/src/commands/plugins.ts
index 5872fb0479..0214b5339a 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/commands/plugins.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/commands/plugins.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { LogEntry } from "../logger/log-entry"
 import { Garden } from "../garden"
 import { Command, CommandResult, CommandParams, StringParameter } from "./base"
 import * as Bluebird from "bluebird"
+import { printHeader } from "../logger/util"
 
 const pluginArgs = {
   plugin: new StringParameter({
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ export class PluginsCommand extends Command<Args> {
   arguments = pluginArgs
 
   async action({ garden, log, args }: CommandParams<Args>): Promise<CommandResult> {
-    const providers = await garden.resolveProviders()
-    const configuredPlugins = providers.map(p => p.name)
+    const providerConfigs = await garden.getRawProviderConfigs()
+    const configuredPlugins = providerConfigs.map(p => p.name)
 
     if (!args.command) {
       // We're listing commands, not executing one
@@ -77,6 +78,12 @@ export class PluginsCommand extends Command<Args> {
       }
     }
 
+    if (command.title) {
+      const environmentName = garden.environmentName
+      const title = typeof command.title === "function" ? await command.title({ environmentName }) : command.title
+      printHeader(log, title, "gear")
+    }
+
     const provider = await garden.resolveProvider(args.plugin)
     const ctx = await garden.getPluginContext(provider)
 
diff --git a/garden-service/src/garden.ts b/garden-service/src/garden.ts
index ea5a1d3f15..16ec02444c 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/garden.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/garden.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { LocalConfigStore, ConfigStore, GlobalConfigStore } from "./config-store
 import { getLinkedSources, ExternalSourceType } from "./util/ext-source-util"
 import { BuildDependencyConfig, ModuleConfig, ModuleResource, moduleConfigSchema } from "./config/module"
 import { ModuleConfigContext, ContextResolveOpts } from "./config/config-context"
-import { createPluginContext } from "./plugin-context"
+import { createPluginContext, CommandInfo } from "./plugin-context"
 import { ModuleAndRuntimeActions, Plugins, RegisterPluginParam } from "./types/plugin/plugin"
 import { SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS, SupportedPlatform, DEFAULT_GARDEN_DIR_NAME } from "./constants"
 import { platform, arch } from "os"
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export type ModuleActionMap = {
 
 export interface GardenOpts {
   config?: ProjectConfig,
+  commandInfo?: CommandInfo,
   gardenDirPath?: string,
   environmentName?: string,
   log?: LogEntry,
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@ export class Garden {
   }
 
   getPluginContext(provider: Provider) {
-    return createPluginContext(this, provider)
+    return createPluginContext(this, provider, this.opts.commandInfo)
   }
 
   async clearBuilds() {
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugin-context.ts b/garden-service/src/plugin-context.ts
index 5c88653a7a..bc6f0219d0 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugin-context.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugin-context.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ import { Garden } from "./garden"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash"
 import { projectNameSchema, projectSourcesSchema, environmentNameSchema } from "./config/project"
 import { Provider, providerSchema, ProviderConfig } from "./config/provider"
-import { configStoreSchema } from "./config-store"
 import { deline } from "./util/string"
-import { joi } from "./config/common"
+import { joi, joiVariables, PrimitiveMap } from "./config/common"
 
 type WrappedFromGarden = Pick<Garden,
   "projectName" |
@@ -21,11 +20,17 @@ type WrappedFromGarden = Pick<Garden,
   "gardenDirPath" |
   "workingCopyId" |
   // TODO: remove this from the interface
-  "configStore" |
   "environmentName"
 >
 
+export interface CommandInfo {
+  name: string
+  args: PrimitiveMap
+  opts: PrimitiveMap
+}
+
 export interface PluginContext<C extends ProviderConfig = ProviderConfig> extends WrappedFromGarden {
+  command?: CommandInfo
   provider: Provider<C>
 }
 
@@ -34,31 +39,44 @@ export interface PluginContext<C extends ProviderConfig = ProviderConfig> extend
 export const pluginContextSchema = joi.object()
   .options({ presence: "required" })
   .keys({
-    projectName: projectNameSchema,
-    projectRoot: joi.string()
-      .description("The absolute path of the project root."),
+    command: joi.object()
+      .optional()
+      .keys({
+        name: joi.string()
+          .required()
+          .description("The command name currently being executed."),
+        args: joiVariables()
+          .required()
+          .description("The positional arguments passed to the command."),
+        opts: joiVariables()
+          .required()
+          .description("The optional flags passed to the command."),
+      })
+      .description("Information about the command being executed, if applicable."),
+    environmentName: environmentNameSchema,
     gardenDirPath: joi.string()
       .description(deline`
         The absolute path of the project's Garden dir. This is the directory the contains builds, logs and
         other meta data. A custom path can be set when initialising the Garden class. Defaults to \`.garden\`.
       `),
+    projectName: projectNameSchema,
+    projectRoot: joi.string()
+      .description("The absolute path of the project root."),
     projectSources: projectSourcesSchema,
-    configStore: configStoreSchema,
-    environmentName: environmentNameSchema,
     provider: providerSchema
       .description("The provider being used for this context."),
     workingCopyId: joi.string()
       .description("A unique ID assigned to the current project working copy."),
   })
 
-export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden, provider: Provider): PluginContext {
+export function createPluginContext(garden: Garden, provider: Provider, command?: CommandInfo): PluginContext {
   return {
+    command,
     environmentName: garden.environmentName,
+    gardenDirPath: garden.gardenDirPath,
     projectName: garden.projectName,
     projectRoot: garden.projectRoot,
-    gardenDirPath: garden.gardenDirPath,
     projectSources: cloneDeep(garden.projectSources),
-    configStore: garden.configStore,
     provider,
     workingCopyId: garden.workingCopyId,
   }
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cleanup-cluster-registry.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cleanup-cluster-registry.ts
index 2dff246d1b..6306014c67 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cleanup-cluster-registry.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cleanup-cluster-registry.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export const cleanupClusterRegistry: PluginCommand = {
   name: "cleanup-cluster-registry",
   description: "Clean up unused images in the in-cluster registry and cache.",
 
+  title: "Cleaning up caches and unused images from the in-cluster registry",
+
   handler: async ({ ctx, log }) => {
     const result = {}
 
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cluster-init.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cluster-init.ts
index 52c8d61cef..1d239afa4b 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cluster-init.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/cluster-init.ts
@@ -14,29 +14,27 @@ export const clusterInit: PluginCommand = {
   name: "cluster-init",
   description: "Initialize or update cluster-wide Garden services.",
 
-  handler: async ({ ctx, log }) => {
-    const entry = log.info({
-      msg: chalk.bold.magenta(
-        `Initializing/updating cluster-wide services for ${chalk.white(ctx.environmentName)} environment`,
-      ),
-    })
+  title: ({ environmentName }) => {
+    return `Initializing/updating cluster-wide services for ${chalk.white(environmentName)} environment`
+  },
 
+  handler: async ({ ctx, log }) => {
     const status = await getEnvironmentStatus({ ctx, log })
     let result = {}
 
     if (status.ready) {
-      entry.info("All services already initialized!")
+      log.info("All services already initialized!")
     } else {
       result = await prepareSystem({
         ctx,
-        log: entry,
+        log,
         force: true,
         status,
         clusterInit: true,
       })
     }
 
-    log.info(chalk.green("Done!"))
+    log.info(chalk.green("\nDone!"))
 
     return { result }
   },
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/uninstall-garden-services.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/uninstall-garden-services.ts
index cdb9dd928c..9358cd89f2 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/uninstall-garden-services.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/commands/uninstall-garden-services.ts
@@ -16,22 +16,20 @@ export const uninstallGardenServices: PluginCommand = {
   name: "uninstall-garden-services",
   description: "Clean up all installed cluster-wide Garden services.",
 
-  handler: async ({ ctx, log }) => {
-    const entry = log.info({
-      msg: chalk.bold.magenta(
-        `Removing cluster-wide services for ${chalk.white(ctx.environmentName)} environment`,
-      ),
-    })
+  title: ({ environmentName }) => {
+    return `Removing cluster-wide services for ${chalk.white(environmentName)} environment`
+  },
 
+  handler: async ({ ctx, log }) => {
     const k8sCtx = <KubernetesPluginContext>ctx
     const variables = getKubernetesSystemVariables(k8sCtx.provider.config)
 
     const sysGarden = await getSystemGarden(k8sCtx, variables || {}, log)
     const actions = await sysGarden.getActionHelper()
 
-    const result = await actions.deleteEnvironment(entry)
+    const result = await actions.deleteEnvironment(log)
 
-    log.info(chalk.green("Done!"))
+    log.info(chalk.green("\nDone!"))
 
     return { result }
   },
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/init.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/init.ts
index 6b9480949f..0de173b61f 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/init.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/init.ts
@@ -157,21 +157,29 @@ export async function prepareSystem(
   // If we require manual init and system services are ready OR outdated but none are *missing*, we warn
   // in the prepareEnvironment handler, instead of flagging as not ready here. This avoids blocking users where
   // there's variance in configuration between users of the same cluster, that often doesn't affect usage.
-  if (!clusterInit && remoteCluster && combinedState === "outdated" && !serviceStates.includes("missing")) {
-    log.warn({
-      symbol: "warning",
-      msg: chalk.yellow(deline`
-        One or more cluster-wide system services are outdated or their configuration does not match your current
-        configuration. You may want to run \`garden --env=${ctx.environmentName} plugins kubernetes cluster-init\`
-        to update them, or contact a cluster admin to do so.
-      `),
-    })
+  if (!clusterInit && remoteCluster) {
+    if (combinedState === "outdated" && !serviceStates.includes("missing")) {
+      log.warn({
+        symbol: "warning",
+        msg: chalk.yellow(deline`
+          One or more cluster-wide system services are outdated or their configuration does not match your current
+          configuration. You may want to run \`garden --env=${ctx.environmentName} plugins kubernetes cluster-init\`
+          to update them, or contact a cluster admin to do so.
+        `),
+      })
+    }
     return {}
   }
 
   // We require manual init if we're installing any system services to remote clusters, to avoid conflicts
   // between users or unnecessary work.
   if (!clusterInit && remoteCluster && !systemReady) {
+    // Special-case so that this doesn't error when attempting to run the cluster init
+    const initCommandName = `plugins ${ctx.provider.name} cluster-init`
+    if (ctx.command && ctx.command.name === initCommandName) {
+      return {}
+    }
+
     throw new KubernetesError(deline`
       One or more cluster-wide system services are missing or not ready. You need to run
       \`garden --env=${ctx.environmentName} plugins kubernetes cluster-init\`
diff --git a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/system.ts b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/system.ts
index bb592fda1a..d254ba1d96 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/system.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/plugins/kubernetes/system.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export async function getSystemGarden(
       providers: [sysProvider],
       variables,
     },
+    commandInfo: ctx.command,
     log: log.info({ section: "garden-system", msg: "Initializing...", status: "active", indent: 1 }),
   })
 }
diff --git a/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts b/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
index 4e0f4e52be..ff5452b187 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/tasks/resolve-provider.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { ModuleConfig } from "../config/module"
 import { GardenPlugin } from "../types/plugin/plugin"
 import { validateWithPath } from "../config/common"
 import * as Bluebird from "bluebird"
-import { createPluginContext } from "../plugin-context"
 import { defaultEnvironmentStatus } from "../types/plugin/provider/getEnvironmentStatus"
 
 interface Params extends TaskParams {
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ export class ResolveProviderTask extends BaseTask {
   private async ensurePrepared(tmpProvider: Provider) {
     const pluginName = tmpProvider.name
     const actions = await this.garden.getActionHelper()
-    const ctx = createPluginContext(this.garden, tmpProvider)
+    const ctx = this.garden.getPluginContext(tmpProvider)
 
     const log = this.log.placeholder()
 
diff --git a/garden-service/src/types/plugin/command.ts b/garden-service/src/types/plugin/command.ts
index 550218b752..3d552df489 100644
--- a/garden-service/src/types/plugin/command.ts
+++ b/garden-service/src/types/plugin/command.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface PluginCommandHandler<T extends object = object> {
 export interface PluginCommand {
   name: string
   description: string
+  title?: string | ((params: { environmentName: string }) => string | Promise<string>)
   // TODO: allow arguments
   handler: PluginCommandHandler
 }
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ export const pluginCommandSchema = joi.object()
       .required()
       .max(80)
       .description("A one-line description of the command (max 80 chars)."),
+    title: joi.alternatives(joi.string(), joi.func())
+      .description("A heading to print ahead of calling the command handler, or a function that returns it."),
     handler: joi.func()
       // TODO: see if we can define/output the function schema somehow
       .description("The command handler."),