diff --git a/doc/mkFlakeOptions.md b/doc/mkFlakeOptions.md
index c9f7088f1..529d0027e 100644
--- a/doc/mkFlakeOptions.md
+++ b/doc/mkFlakeOptions.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ## extern
-Function with argument 'inputs' with all devos and this flake's inputs.
+Function with argument 'inputs' that contains all devos and ${self}'s inputs.
 The function should return an attribute set with modules, overlays, and
-specialArgs to be included across devos
+specialArgs to be included across nixos and home manager configurations.
+Only attributes that are used should be returned.
 
 
 *_Type_*:
@@ -9,12 +10,14 @@ function that evaluates to a(n) attrs
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/extern"
+"{ modules = []; overlays = []; specialArgs = []; userModules = []; userSpecialArgs = []; }\n"
 ```
 
 
 ## hosts
-Path to directory containing host configurations
+Path to directory containing host configurations that will be exported
+to the 'nixosConfigurations' output.
+
 
 *_Type_*:
 path
@@ -26,19 +29,22 @@ path
 
 
 ## modules
-list of modules to include in confgurations
+list of modules to include in confgurations and export in 'nixosModules' output
+
 
 *_Type_*:
-list of anythings
+list of valid modules
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/modules/module-list.nix"
+[]
 ```
 
 
 ## overlays
-path to folder containing overlays which will be applied to pkgs
+path to folder containing overlays which will be applied to pkgs and exported in
+the 'overlays' output
+
 
 *_Type_*:
 path
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ attribute set
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/overrides"
+"{ modules = []; disabledModules = []; packages = {}; }"
 ```
 
 
@@ -65,6 +71,7 @@ attribute set
 Overlay for custom packages that will be included in treewide 'pkgs'.
 This should follow the standard nixpkgs overlay format - two argument function
 that returns an attrset.
+These packages will be exported to the 'packages' and 'legacyPackages' outputs.
 
 
 *_Type_*:
@@ -72,12 +79,12 @@ Nixpkgs overlay
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/pkgs"
+"(final: prev: {})"
 ```
 
 
 ## profiles
-path to profiles folder
+path to profiles folder that can be collected into suites
 
 *_Type_*:
 path
@@ -97,8 +104,10 @@ attribute set
 
 
 ## suites
-function with inputs 'users' and 'profiles' that returns attribute 'system'
-which defines suites passed to configurations as the suites specialArg
+Function with inputs 'users' and 'profiles' that returns attribute set
+with user and system suites. The former for Home Manager and the latter
+for nixos configurations.
+These can be accessed through the 'suites' specialArg in each config system.
 
 
 *_Type_*:
@@ -106,24 +115,26 @@ function that evaluates to a(n) attrs
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/suites"
+"{ user = {}; system = {}; }"
 ```
 
 
 ## userModules
-list of modules to include in home-manager configurations
+list of modules to include in home-manager configurations and export in
+'homeModules' output
+
 
 *_Type_*:
-list of anythings
+list of valid modules
 
 *_Default_*
 ```
-"${self}/users/modules/module-list.nix"
+[]
 ```
 
 
 ## userProfiles
-path to user profiles folder
+path to user profiles folder that can be collected into userSuites
 
 *_Type_*:
 path
@@ -135,7 +146,8 @@ path
 
 
 ## users
-path to folder containing user profiles
+path to folder containing profiles that define system users
+
 
 *_Type_*:
 path
diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
index 324ca0a1b..69cc665cc 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
@@ -115,10 +115,7 @@ let
             type = inputAttrs;
             default = { ... }: defaults;
             defaultText = ''
-              { inputs }: {
-                modules = []; overlays = []; specialArgs = [];
-                userModules = []; userSpecialArgs = [];
-              }
+              { modules = []; overlays = []; specialArgs = []; userModules = []; userSpecialArgs = []; }
             '';
             # So unneeded extern attributes can safely be deleted
             apply = x: defaults // (x { inputs = inputs // self.inputs; });