diff --git a/_example/advanced_bot/main.go b/_example/advanced_bot/main.go
index df45eec..69d2cdd 100644
--- a/_example/advanced_bot/main.go
+++ b/_example/advanced_bot/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package main demonstrates an advanced bot that uses the bot router library to
+// make commands.
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -24,6 +26,10 @@ func main() {
 		// Subcommand demo, but this can be in another package.
 		ctx.MustRegisterSubcommand(&Debug{})
 
+		// The bot package will automatically derive out Gateway intents. It
+		// might not catch everything though, so a ctx.Gateway.AddIntents is
+		// always available.
+
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/_example/simple/main.go b/_example/simple/main.go
index c18441b..fa67392 100644
--- a/_example/simple/main.go
+++ b/_example/simple/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package main demonstrates a bare simple bot without a state cache. It logs
+// all messages it sees into stderr.
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer s.Close()
 
+	// Add the needed Gateway intents.
+	s.Gateway.AddIntents(gateway.IntentGuildMessages)
+	s.Gateway.AddIntents(gateway.IntentDirectMessages)
+
 	u, err := s.Me()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Failed to get myself:", err)
diff --git a/_example/undeleter/main.go b/_example/undeleter/main.go
index 6a8eae9..fc58b28 100644
--- a/_example/undeleter/main.go
+++ b/_example/undeleter/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package main demonstrates the PreHandler API of the State.
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// Add the needed Gateway intents.
+	s.Gateway.AddIntents(gateway.IntentGuildMessages)
+	s.Gateway.AddIntents(gateway.IntentDirectMessages)
+
 	if err := s.Open(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("Failed to connect:", err)
 	}