diff --git a/plugins/examples/Makefile b/plugins/examples/Makefile
index eddcd87ab..ee1548217 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/examples/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@ PLUGINS := $(patsubst %/go.mod,%,$(wildcard */go.mod))
 # Prefer tinygo if available, it produces smaller wasm binaries.
 TINYGO := $(shell command -v tinygo 2> /dev/null)
 
+# Default target: show available plugins
+.DEFAULT_GOAL := help
+
+help:
+	@echo "Available plugins:"
+	@$(foreach p,$(PLUGINS),echo "  $(p)";)
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "Usage:"
+	@echo "  make <plugin>    Build a specific plugin (e.g., make $(firstword $(PLUGINS)))"
+	@echo "  make all         Build all plugins"
+	@echo "  make clean       Remove all built plugins"
+
 all: $(PLUGINS:%=%.wasm)
 
 clean: