diff --git a/lib/commands/init.js b/lib/commands/init.js
index 539fba885deef..030c97356edb8 100644
--- a/lib/commands/init.js
+++ b/lib/commands/init.js
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const BaseCommand = require('../base-command.js')
 class Init extends BaseCommand {
   static description = 'Create a package.json file'
   static params = [
+    'init-author-name',
+    'init-author-url',
+    'init-license',
+    'init-module',
+    'init-version',
     'yes',
     'force',
     'scope',
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/publish.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/publish.js.test.cjs
index 4e9efdf6217f3..8392f32bbaafa 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/publish.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/publish.js.test.cjs
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/publish.js TAP re-loads publishConfig.registry if add
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/publish.js TAP respects publishConfig.registry, runs appropriate scripts > new package version 1`] = `
+
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/publish.js TAP restricted access > must match snapshot 1`] = `
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index 7b3f74a0f2704..a7be7240b0bdd 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -3160,7 +3160,9 @@ npm init <package-spec> (same as \`npx <package-spec>\`)
 npm init <@scope> (same as \`npx <@scope>/create\`)
 
 Options:
-[-y|--yes] [-f|--force] [--scope <@scope>]
+[--init-author-name <name>] [--init-author-url <url>] [--init-license <license>]
+[--init-module <module>] [--init-version <version>] [-y|--yes] [-f|--force]
+[--scope <@scope>]
 [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> [-w|--workspace <workspace-name> ...]]
 [-ws|--workspaces] [--no-workspaces-update] [--include-workspace-root]
 
@@ -3175,6 +3177,11 @@ npm init <@scope> (same as \`npx <@scope>/create\`)
 aliases: create, innit
 \`\`\`
 
+#### \`init-author-name\`
+#### \`init-author-url\`
+#### \`init-license\`
+#### \`init-module\`
+#### \`init-version\`
 #### \`yes\`
 #### \`force\`
 #### \`scope\`
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index e6b9859dc1dfb..b89e988784c95 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ define('include-workspace-root', {
 
 define('init-author-email', {
   default: '',
+  hint: '<email>',
   type: String,
   description: `
     The value \`npm init\` should use by default for the package author's
@@ -972,6 +973,7 @@ define('init-author-email', {
 
 define('init-author-name', {
   default: '',
+  hint: '<name>',
   type: String,
   description: `
     The value \`npm init\` should use by default for the package author's name.
@@ -981,6 +983,7 @@ define('init-author-name', {
 define('init-author-url', {
   default: '',
   type: ['', url],
+  hint: '<url>',
   description: `
     The value \`npm init\` should use by default for the package author's homepage.
   `,
@@ -988,6 +991,7 @@ define('init-author-url', {
 
 define('init-license', {
   default: 'ISC',
+  hint: '<license>',
   type: String,
   description: `
     The value \`npm init\` should use by default for the package license.
@@ -997,6 +1001,7 @@ define('init-license', {
 define('init-module', {
   default: '~/.npm-init.js',
   type: path,
+  hint: '<module>',
   description: `
     A module that will be loaded by the \`npm init\` command.  See the
     documentation for the
@@ -1008,6 +1013,7 @@ define('init-module', {
 define('init-version', {
   default: '1.0.0',
   type: semver,
+  hint: '<version>',
   description: `
     The value that \`npm init\` should use by default for the package
     version number, if not already set in package.json.