diff --git a/contrib/phabricator.py b/contrib/phabricator.py
--- a/contrib/phabricator.py
+++ b/contrib/phabricator.py
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     url = https://phab.example.com/
 
     # API token. Get it from https://$HOST/conduit/login/
-    token = cli-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+    # Deprecated: see [phabricator.auth] below
+    #token = cli-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
     # Repo callsign. If a repo has a URL https://$HOST/diffusion/FOO, then its
     # callsign is "FOO".