diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditEngine.php b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionURIEditEngine.php
@@ -83,9 +83,25 @@
   protected function buildCustomEditFields($object) {
     $viewer = $this->getViewer();
 
+    $uri_instructions = null;
     if ($object->isBuiltin()) {
       $is_builtin = true;
       $uri_value = (string)$object->getDisplayURI();
+
+      switch ($object->getBuiltinProtocol()) {
+        case PhabricatorRepositoryURI::BUILTIN_PROTOCOL_SSH:
+          $uri_instructions = pht(
+            "  - Configure [[ %s | %s ]] to change the SSH username.\n".
+            "  - Configure [[ %s | %s ]] to change the SSH host.\n".
+            "  - Configure [[ %s | %s ]] to change the SSH port.",
+            '/config/edit/diffusion.ssh-user/',
+            'diffusion.ssh-user',
+            '/config/edit/diffusion.ssh-host/',
+            'diffusion.ssh-host',
+            '/config/edit/diffusion.ssh-port/',
+            'diffusion.ssh-port');
+          break;
+      }
     } else {
       $is_builtin = false;
       $uri_value = $object->getURI();
@@ -118,7 +134,8 @@
         ->setConduitTypeDescription(pht('New repository URI.'))
         ->setIsRequired(!$is_builtin)
         ->setIsLocked($is_builtin)
-        ->setValue($uri_value),
+        ->setValue($uri_value)
+        ->setControlInstructions($uri_instructions),
       id(new PhabricatorSelectEditField())
         ->setKey('io')
         ->setLabel(pht('I/O Type'))
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryDocumentationManagementPanel.php b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryDocumentationManagementPanel.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryDocumentationManagementPanel.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryDocumentationManagementPanel.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   }
 
   public function getManagementPanelIcon() {
-    return 'fa-book bluegrey';
+    return 'fa-book';
   }
 
   public function buildManagementPanelContent() {
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryURIsManagementPanel.php b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryURIsManagementPanel.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryURIsManagementPanel.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryURIsManagementPanel.php
@@ -113,8 +113,28 @@
           ->setTag('a')
           ->setText(pht('Documentation')));
 
+    $messages = array();
+    if ($repository->isHosted()) {
+      $messages[] = array(
+        id(new PHUIIconView())->setIcon('fa-folder'),
+        ' ',
+        pht('Phabricator is hosting this repository.'),
+      );
+    } else {
+      $messages[] = array(
+        id(new PHUIIconView())->setIcon('fa-download'),
+        ' ',
+        pht('This repository is hosted remotely. Phabricator is observing it.'),
+      );
+    }
+
+    $info_view = id(new PHUIInfoView())
+      ->setSeverity(PHUIInfoView::SEVERITY_NOTICE)
+      ->setErrors($messages);
+
     return id(new PHUIObjectBoxView())
       ->setHeader($header)
+      ->setInfoView($info_view)
       ->setBackground(PHUIObjectBoxView::BLUE_PROPERTY)
       ->setTable($table);
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php b/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
--- a/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
+++ b/src/applications/transactions/editfield/PhabricatorEditField.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   private $isRequired;
   private $previewPanel;
   private $controlID;
+  private $controlInstructions;
 
   private $description;
   private $conduitDescription;
@@ -272,6 +273,15 @@
     return $this->previewPanel;
   }
 
+  public function setControlInstructions($control_instructions) {
+    $this->controlInstructions = $control_instructions;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getControlInstructions() {
+    return $this->controlInstructions;
+  }
+
   protected function newControl() {
     throw new PhutilMethodNotImplementedException();
   }
@@ -358,6 +368,11 @@
         }
       }
 
+      $instructions = $this->getControlInstructions();
+      if (strlen($instructions)) {
+        $form->appendRemarkupInstructions($instructions);
+      }
+
       $form->appendControl($control);
     }
     return $this;