diff --git a/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/importmap_generator.rb b/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/importmap_generator.rb
index 85e9d777f..c36bbcbda 100644
--- a/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/importmap_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/importmap_generator.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@ class ImportmapGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
       class_option :'bootstrap-version', type: :string, default: ENV.fetch('BOOTSTRAP_VERSION', '~> 5.3'), desc: "Set the generated app's bootstrap version"
 
       desc <<-DESCRIPTION
-        This generator sets up the app to use importmap to manage the javascript,
-        and cssbundling-rails to manage the styles.
-
-        SCSS stylesheets are installed via yarn and built into a single CSS
-        stylesheet.
-
-        JS sources from the Blacklight and Spotlight gems are delivered via
-        importmap, and their dependencies are pinned to versions delivered via
-        CDN.
+        This generator configures the Spotlight app to use importmap for
+        javascript and bundling for the styles:
+
+        - Adds the frontend style dependencies, including spotlight-frontend,
+          via yarn
+        - Configures cssbundling-rails to build the styles
+        - Javascript from gems such as Blacklight and Spotlight are delivered
+          via importmap/the asset pipeline without the need for bundling
       DESCRIPTION
 
       def add_stylesheet_dependencies
diff --git a/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/propshaft_generator.rb b/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/propshaft_generator.rb
index 69f971748..14c38bcb0 100644
--- a/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/propshaft_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/spotlight/assets/propshaft_generator.rb
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ class PropshaftGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
       class_option :'bootstrap-version', type: :string, default: ENV.fetch('BOOTSTRAP_VERSION', '~> 5.3'), desc: "Set the generated app's bootstrap version"
 
       desc <<-DESCRIPTION
-      The Spotlight frontend assets are installed from the npm package. In
-      local development they automatically reference the versions from the
-      outer directory (the Spotlight repository) via a yarn symlink.
+        This generator configures the Spotlight app to use bundling for both
+        javascript and styles:
+
+        - Adds frontend dependencies, including spotlight-frontend, via yarn
+        - Configures jsbundling-rails (w/ esbuild) to bundle the JS
+        - Configures cssbundling-rails to build the styles
       DESCRIPTION
 
       def install_dependencies