diff --git a/content/developer/reference/cli.rst b/content/developer/reference/cli.rst
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--- a/content/developer/reference/cli.rst
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@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ This command is the default one: you can omit it, and it will be chosen anyway.
     don't install demo data nor in new databases nor when installing new
     modules in a database that uses demo data, this is the default.
 
+.. option:: --skip-auto-install
+
+   skips auto-installing modules when a new module installation is requested.
+   This option is useful for development. It serves to check if the installed
+   modules do not indirectly depend on auto-installed modules.
+
 .. option:: --pidfile=<pidfile>
 
     path to a file where the server pid will be stored