diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/Dependency.scala b/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/Dependency.scala
index 0e471af1b..136deba39 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/Dependency.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/Dependency.scala
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ import io.viash.exceptions.MissingBuildYamlException
     |""".stripMargin)
 @exampleWithDescription(
   """name: qc/multiqc
-    |  repository: 
-    |    type: github
-    |    uri: openpipelines-bio/modules
-    |    tag: 0.3.0
+    |repository: 
+    |  type: github
+    |  repo: openpipelines-bio/modules
+    |  tag: 0.3.0
     |""".stripMargin,
   "yaml",
   "Definition of dependency with a fully defined repository"
@@ -47,11 +47,17 @@ import io.viash.exceptions.MissingBuildYamlException
 )
 @exampleWithDescription(
   """name: qc/multiqc
-    |  repository: "openpipelines-bio"
+    |repository: "openpipelines-bio"
     |""".stripMargin,
   "yaml",
   "Definition of a dependency with a repository defined as 'openpipelines-bio' under `.functionality.repositories`."
 )
+@exampleWithDescription(
+  """name: qc/multiqc
+    |""".stripMargin,
+  "yaml",
+  "Definition of a local dependency. This dependency is present in the current code base and will be built when `viash ns build` is run."
+)
 case class Dependency(
   @description("The full name of the dependency component. This should include the namespace.")
   @example("name: \"my_namespace\"component", "yaml")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/LocalRepository.scala b/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/LocalRepository.scala
index 69472d470..c90d10fbc 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/LocalRepository.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/viash/functionality/dependencies/LocalRepository.scala
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ import java.nio.file.Paths
     |Alternatively, this can be used to refer to a code repository present on the local hard-drive instead of fetchable remotely, for example during development.
     |""".stripMargin
 )
+@exampleWithDescription(
+  """name: my_local_code
+    |type: local
+    |path: /additional_code/src
+    |""".stripMargin,
+  "yaml",
+  "Refer to a local code repository under `additional_code/src` referenced to the Viash Project Config file."
+)
 @subclass("local")
 case class LocalRepository(
   name: String = "",