diff --git a/doc/03-cli.md b/doc/03-cli.md
index 3f1d6ae8b..0f8d7ba7c 100644
--- a/doc/03-cli.md
+++ b/doc/03-cli.md
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ If the directory does not currently exist, it will be created during installatio
 
     php composer.phar create-project doctrine/orm path 2.2.0
 
+It is also possible to run the command without params in a directory with an
+existing `composer.json` file to bootstrap a project.
+
 By default the command checks for the packages on packagist.org.
 
 ### Options
diff --git a/doc/articles/scripts.md b/doc/articles/scripts.md
index 0c5d85343..7e6f9f41b 100644
--- a/doc/articles/scripts.md
+++ b/doc/articles/scripts.md
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ Composer fires the following named events during its execution process:
   during `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
 - **post-autoload-dump**: occurs after the autoloader is dumped, either
   during `install`/`update`, or via the `dump-autoload` command.
-
+- **post-root-package-install**: occurs after the root package has been
+  installed, during the `create-project` command.
+- **post-create-project-cmd**: occurs after the `create-project` command is
+  executed.
 
 ## Defining scripts