diff --git a/src/types/plugin-input.ts b/src/types/plugin-input.ts
index 341b2db..0810608 100644
--- a/src/types/plugin-input.ts
+++ b/src/types/plugin-input.ts
@@ -13,14 +13,21 @@ export enum Role {
   COLLABORATOR = "COLLABORATOR",
 }
 
-const rolesWithReviewAuthority = T.Array(T.Enum(Role), 
-  { 
+const rolesWithReviewAuthority = T.Array(T.Enum(Role),
+  {
     default: [Role.OWNER, Role.ADMIN, Role.MEMBER, Role.COLLABORATOR],
     uniqueItems: true,
-    description: "When considering a user for a task: which roles should be considered as having review authority? All others are ignored."
-});
+    description: "When considering a user for a task: which roles should be considered as having review authority? All others are ignored.",
+    examples: [[Role.OWNER, Role.ADMIN], [Role.MEMBER, Role.COLLABORATOR]]
+  });
 
-const maxConcurrentTasks = T.Transform(T.Record(T.String(), T.Integer(), { default: { member: 10, contributor: 2 }, description: "The maximum number of tasks a user can have assigned to them at once, based on their role." }))
+const maxConcurrentTasks = T.Transform(T.Record(T.String(), T.Integer(),
+  {
+    default: { member: 10, contributor: 2 },
+    description: "The maximum number of tasks a user can have assigned to them at once, based on their role.",
+    examples: [{ member: 5, contributor: 1 }]
+  }
+))
   .Decode((obj) => {
     // normalize the role keys to lowercase
     obj = Object.keys(obj).reduce(
@@ -42,16 +49,27 @@ const maxConcurrentTasks = T.Transform(T.Record(T.String(), T.Integer(), { defau
 
 export const pluginSettingsSchema = T.Object(
   {
-    reviewDelayTolerance: T.String({ default: "1 Day", description: "When considering a user for a task: if they have existing PRs with no reviews, how long should we wait before 'increasing' their assignable task limit?" }),
-    taskStaleTimeoutDuration: T.String({ default: "30 Days", description: "When displaying the '/start' response, how long should we wait before considering a task 'stale' and provide a warning?" }),
+    reviewDelayTolerance: T.String({ default: "1 Day", examples: ["1 Day", "5 Days"], description: "When considering a user for a task: if they have existing PRs with no reviews, how long should we wait before 'increasing' their assignable task limit?" }),
+    taskStaleTimeoutDuration: T.String({ default: "30 Days", examples: ["1 Day", "5 Days"], description: "When displaying the '/start' response, how long should we wait before considering a task 'stale' and provide a warning?" }),
     startRequiresWallet: T.Boolean({ default: true, description: "If true, users must set their wallet address with the /wallet command before they can start tasks." }),
     maxConcurrentTasks: maxConcurrentTasks,
-    assignedIssueScope: T.Enum(AssignedIssueScope, { default: AssignedIssueScope.ORG, description: "When considering a user for a task: should we consider their assigned issues at the org, repo, or network level?" }),
+    assignedIssueScope: T.Enum(AssignedIssueScope,
+      {
+        default: AssignedIssueScope.ORG,
+        description: "When considering a user for a task: should we consider their assigned issues at the org, repo, or network level?",
+        examples: [AssignedIssueScope.ORG, AssignedIssueScope.REPO, AssignedIssueScope.NETWORK]
+      }
+    ),
     emptyWalletText: T.String({ default: "Please set your wallet address with the /wallet command first and try again.", description: "a message to display when a user tries to start a task without setting their wallet address." }),
     rolesWithReviewAuthority: T.Transform(rolesWithReviewAuthority)
       .Decode((value) => value.map((role) => role.toUpperCase()))
-      .Encode((value) => value.map((role) => role.toUpperCase())),
-    requiredLabelsToStart: T.Array(T.String(), { default: [], description: "If set, a task must have at least one of these labels to be started." }),
+      .Encode((value) => value.map((role) => Role[role as keyof typeof Role])),
+    requiredLabelsToStart: T.Array(T.String(),
+      {
+        default: [],
+        description: "If set, a task must have at least one of these labels to be started.",
+        examples: [["Priority: 5 (Emergency)"], ["Good First Issue"]]
+      }),
   },
   {
     default: {},