diff --git a/cli/module_generate/_templates/go/tmpl-module.go b/cli/module_generate/_templates/go/tmpl-module.go
index cf6cde93fee..d3a15639801 100644
--- a/cli/module_generate/_templates/go/tmpl-module.go
+++ b/cli/module_generate/_templates/go/tmpl-module.go
@@ -35,9 +35,15 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // Validate ensures all parts of the config are valid and important fields exist.
-// Returns implicit dependencies based on the config.
-// The path is the JSON path in your robot's config (not the `Config` struct) to the
-// resource being validated; e.g. "components.0".
+// Returns three values:
+//   1. Required dependencies: other resources that must exist for this resource to work.
+//   2. Optional dependencies: other resources that may exist but are not required.
+//   3. An error if any Config fields are missing or invalid.
+//
+// The `path` parameter indicates
+// where this resource appears in the machine's JSON configuration
+// (for example, "components.0"). You can use it in error messages 
+// to indicate which resource has a problem.
 func (cfg *Config) Validate(path string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 	// Add config validation code here
 	return nil, nil, nil
diff --git a/cli/module_generate/scripts/tmpl-module b/cli/module_generate/scripts/tmpl-module
index 6a2def5e39b..95835e85528 100644
--- a/cli/module_generate/scripts/tmpl-module
+++ b/cli/module_generate/scripts/tmpl-module
@@ -36,9 +36,15 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // Validate ensures all parts of the config are valid and important fields exist.
-// Returns implicit required (first return) and optional (second return) dependencies based on the config.
-// The path is the JSON path in your robot's config (not the `Config` struct) to the
-// resource being validated; e.g. "components.0".
+// Returns three values:
+//   1. Required dependencies: other resources that must exist for this resource to work.
+//   2. Optional dependencies: other resources that may exist but are not required.
+//   3. An error if any Config fields are missing or invalid.
+//
+// The `path` parameter indicates
+// where this resource appears in the machine's JSON configuration
+// (for example, "components.0"). You can use it in error messages 
+// to indicate which resource has a problem.
 func (cfg *Config) Validate(path string) ([]string, []string, error) {
 	// Add config validation code here
 	 return nil, nil, nil