diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-issue.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-issue.md
index dfc6cdb8..3874b377 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-issue.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-issue.md
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Let's assign ourselves to this one, this is to ensure work is not
 duplicated. While we're at it, let's add a label.
 
 ```
-$ rad issue assign d185ee1 --add did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
-$ rad issue label d185ee1 --add good-first-issue
+$ rad issue assign d185ee1 --add did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi --no-announce
+$ rad issue label d185ee1 --add good-first-issue --no-announce
 ```
 
 It will now show in the list of issues assigned to us, along with the new label.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $ rad issue list --assigned
 Note: this can always be undone with the `unassign` subcommand.
 
 ```
-$ rad issue assign d185ee1 --delete did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
+$ rad issue assign d185ee1 --delete did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi --no-announce
 ```
 
 Great, now we have communicated to the world about our car's defect.
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ But wait! We've found an important detail about the car's power requirements.
 It will help whoever works on a fix.
 
 ```
-$ rad issue comment d185ee16a00bac874c0bcbc2a8ad80fdce5e1e61 --message 'The flux capacitor needs 1.21 Gigawatts' -q
+$ rad issue comment d185ee16a00bac874c0bcbc2a8ad80fdce5e1e61 --message 'The flux capacitor needs 1.21 Gigawatts' -q --no-announce
 80ef590710edb64dfa57e8e940d6e4d0b0ae4217
-$ rad issue comment d185ee16a00bac874c0bcbc2a8ad80fdce5e1e61 --reply-to 80ef590710edb64dfa57e8e940d6e4d0b0ae4217 --message 'More power!' -q
+$ rad issue comment d185ee16a00bac874c0bcbc2a8ad80fdce5e1e61 --reply-to 80ef590710edb64dfa57e8e940d6e4d0b0ae4217 --message 'More power!' -q --no-announce
 91009820ca0996d93b9afd5739a4d2158a2ec898
 ```
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-draft.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-draft.md
index 7bf8ad3f..34825114 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-draft.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-draft.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $ rad patch show 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d
 Once the patch is ready for review, we can use the `ready` command:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch ready 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d
+$ rad patch ready 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d --no-announce
 ```
 
 ```
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ If for whatever reason, it needed to go back into draft mode, we could use
 the `--undo` flag:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch ready --undo 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d
+$ rad patch ready --undo 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d --no-announce
 $ rad patch show 193a2540ded82245b49971de8afc89a129502c6d
 ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ Title     Nothing yet                              │
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-update.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-update.md
index c5f60622..849d212b 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-update.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch-update.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Now, instead of using `git push` to update the patch, as we normally would,
 we run:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch update 8f5dcedc07a89928fd450bce1479f2559bcfd1d4 -m "Updated patch"
+$ rad patch update 8f5dcedc07a89928fd450bce1479f2559bcfd1d4 -m "Updated patch" --no-announce
 74d453f93d81bb535ffa4ef65c46e5bd0a76015d
 ```
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch.md
index 64223e82..6388fc21 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-patch.md
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ We can also label patches as well as assign DIDs to the patch to help
 organise your workflow:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch label 6ff4f09 --add fun
-$ rad patch assign 6ff4f09 --add did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
+$ rad patch label 6ff4f09 --add fun --no-announce
+$ rad patch assign 6ff4f09 --add did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi --no-announce
 $ rad patch show 6ff4f09
 ╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ Title     Define power requirements                │
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkE
 And let's leave a quick comment for our team:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch comment 6ff4f09 --message 'I cannot wait to get back to the 90s!'
+$ rad patch comment 6ff4f09 --message 'I cannot wait to get back to the 90s!' --no-announce
 ╭───────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ z6MknSL…StBU8Vi (you) now f5b4613     │
 │ I cannot wait to get back to the 90s! │
 ╰───────────────────────────────────────╯
-$ rad patch comment 6ff4f09 --message 'My favorite decade!' --reply-to f5b4613 -q
+$ rad patch comment 6ff4f09 --message 'My favorite decade!' --reply-to f5b4613 -q --no-announce
 611df66ccb3803b604a59f2efa9a42d72256dd49
 ```
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ $ rad patch checkout 6ff4f09
 We can also add a review verdict as such:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch review 6ff4f09 --accept --no-message
+$ rad patch review 6ff4f09 --accept --no-message --no-announce
 ✓ Patch 6ff4f09 accepted
 ```
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ $ rad patch show 6ff4f09
 If you make a mistake on the patch description, you can always change it!
 
 ```
-$ rad patch edit 6ff4f09 --message "Define power requirements" --message "Add requirements file"
+$ rad patch edit 6ff4f09 --message "Define power requirements" --message "Add requirements file" --no-announce
 $ rad patch show 6ff4f09
 ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
 │ Title     Define power requirements                                 │
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-review-by-hunk.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-review-by-hunk.md
index 53117104..f1ed8710 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-review-by-hunk.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-review-by-hunk.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Finally, we do a review of the patch by hunk. The output of this command should
 match `git diff master -W100% -U5 --patience`:
 
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch -U5 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch -U5 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
 deleted file mode 100644
 index 7937fb3..0000000
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ rename to notes/INSTRUCTIONS.txt
 Now let's accept these hunks one by one..
 
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
 deleted file mode 100644
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ index 7937fb3..0000000
 -*.draft
 ```
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 diff --git a/DISCLAIMER.txt b/DISCLAIMER.txt
 new file mode 100644
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ index 0000000..2b5bd86
 +All food is served as-is, with no warranty!
 ```
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept -U3 --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept -U3 --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 diff --git a/MENU.txt b/MENU.txt
 index 867958c..3af9741 100644
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ index 867958c..3af9741 100644
 [..]
 ```
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept -U3 --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept -U3 --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 diff --git a/MENU.txt b/MENU.txt
 index 4e2e828..3af9741 100644
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ index 4e2e828..3af9741 100644
 ```
 
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 diff --git a/INSTRUCTIONS.txt b/notes/INSTRUCTIONS.txt
 similarity index 100%
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ rename to notes/INSTRUCTIONS.txt
 ```
 
 ```
-$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
+$ rad patch review --patch --accept --hunk 1 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b --no-announce
 ✓ Loaded existing review ([..]) for patch 52da8356aa9beec08e6943cb3c4063fa37f3241b
 ✓ All hunks have been reviewed
 ```
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/workflow/4-patching-contributor.md b/radicle-cli/examples/workflow/4-patching-contributor.md
index 92a656be..a498afe8 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/workflow/4-patching-contributor.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/workflow/4-patching-contributor.md
@@ -87,4 +87,5 @@ And let's leave a quick comment for our team:
 ```
 $ rad patch comment 3581e83ad18f5cdd806ab50fa11cfd5dd4e8ae1c --message 'I cannot wait to get back to the 90s!' -q
 b6711a58b45323f3ef2bb87cfb2b3b4d04c22a8b
+✓ Synced with 1 node(s)
 ```
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
index 7cc2b806..34d5f287 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/issue.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use radicle::cob::issue;
 use radicle::cob::issue::{CloseReason, Issues, State};
 use radicle::cob::thread;
 use radicle::crypto::Signer;
-use radicle::node::Handle;
 use radicle::prelude::Did;
 use radicle::profile;
 use radicle::storage;
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ use radicle::Profile;
 use radicle::{cob, Node};
 
 use crate::git::Rev;
+use crate::node;
 use crate::terminal as term;
 use crate::terminal::args::{Args, Error, Help};
 use crate::terminal::format::Author;
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                 | Operation::Label { .. }
         );
 
-    let mut node = Node::new(profile.socket());
     let mut issues = Issues::open(&repo)?;
 
     match options.op {
@@ -528,11 +527,8 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     }
 
     if announce {
-        match node.announce_refs(rid) {
-            Ok(_) => {}
-            Err(e) if e.is_connection_err() => {}
-            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-        }
+        let mut node = Node::new(profile.socket());
+        node::sync(rid, &mut node)?;
     }
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch.rs
index 73d2b5c8..6a6214f7 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch.rs
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ use anyhow::anyhow;
 
 use radicle::cob::patch::PatchId;
 use radicle::cob::{patch, Label};
-use radicle::prelude::*;
 use radicle::storage::git::transport;
+use radicle::{prelude::*, Node};
 
 use crate::git::Rev;
+use crate::node;
 use crate::terminal as term;
 use crate::terminal::args::{string, Args, Error, Help};
 use crate::terminal::patch::Message;
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ Checkout options
 
 Other options
 
+        --[no-]announce        Announce changes made to the network
     -q, --quiet                Quiet output
         --help                 Print help
 "#,
@@ -249,6 +251,25 @@ pub enum Operation {
     },
 }
 
+impl Operation {
+    fn is_announce(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Operation::Update { .. }
+            | Operation::Archive { .. }
+            | Operation::Ready { .. }
+            | Operation::Delete { .. }
+            | Operation::Comment { .. }
+            | Operation::Review { .. }
+            | Operation::Assign { .. }
+            | Operation::Label { .. }
+            | Operation::Edit { .. }
+            | Operation::Redact { .. }
+            | Operation::Set { .. } => true,
+            Operation::Show { .. } | Operation::Checkout { .. } | Operation::List { .. } => false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Options {
     pub op: Operation,
@@ -270,7 +291,7 @@ impl Args for Options {
         let mut quiet = false;
         let mut authored = false;
         let mut authors = vec![];
-        let mut announce = false;
+        let mut announce = true;
         let mut patch_id = None;
         let mut revision_id = None;
         let mut message = Message::default();
@@ -604,6 +625,7 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let profile = ctx.profile()?;
     let repository = profile.storage.repository(id)?;
+    let announce = options.announce && options.op.is_announce();
 
     transport::local::register(profile.storage.clone());
 
@@ -720,5 +742,10 @@ pub fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl term::Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             radicle::rad::setup_patch_upstream(&patch_id, *patch.head(), &workdir, true)?;
         }
     }
+
+    if announce {
+        let mut node = Node::new(profile.socket());
+        node::sync(id, &mut node)?;
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
index 3361d6ff..32019151 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #![allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub mod commands;
 pub mod git;
+pub mod node;
 pub mod pager;
 pub mod project;
 pub mod terminal;
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/node.rs b/radicle-cli/src/node.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..667a2cef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/node.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use radicle::identity::Id;
+use radicle::node;
+use radicle::node::Handle as _;
+use radicle::Node;
+
+use crate::terminal as term;
+
+pub fn sync(rid: Id, node: &mut Node) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    match sync_(rid, node) {
+        Ok(()) => Ok(()),
+        Err(e) if e.is_connection_err() => {
+            term::hint("Node is stopped. To announce changes to the network, start it with `rad node start`.");
+            Ok(())
+        }
+        Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Sync with the network.
+fn sync_(rid: Id, node: &mut Node) -> Result<(), radicle::node::Error> {
+    let seeds = node.seeds(rid)?;
+    let connected = seeds.connected().map(|s| s.nid).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    if connected.is_empty() {
+        term::info!("Not connected to any seeds.");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    let mut spinner = term::spinner(format!("Syncing with {} node(s)..", connected.len()));
+    let result = node.announce(
+        rid,
+        connected,
+        Duration::from_secs(9),
+        |event| match event {
+            node::AnnounceEvent::Announced => {}
+            node::AnnounceEvent::RefsSynced { remote } => {
+                spinner.message(format!("Synced with {remote}.."));
+            }
+        },
+    )?;
+
+    if result.synced.is_empty() {
+        spinner.failed();
+    } else {
+        spinner.message(format!("Synced with {} node(s)", result.synced.len()));
+        spinner.finish();
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}