diff --git a/docs/The State Mechanism.ipynb b/docs/The State Mechanism.ipynb
index d3393cc6..21aa841b 100644
--- a/docs/The State Mechanism.ipynb
+++ b/docs/The State Mechanism.ipynb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
"- operate on `States` and \n",
"- return `States`.\n",
"\n",
+ "\n",
+ "\n",
"The `autora.state` submodule provides classes and functions to help build these functions. "
]
},
@@ -327,7 +329,9 @@
"source": [
"### Use the `autora.state.on_state` decorator\n",
"\n",
- "`autora.state.on_state` is a wrapper for functions which allows them to accept `State` objects as the first argument.\n",
+ "`autora.state.on_state` is a wrapper for functions which allows them to accept `State` objects as the first argument. This decorator enables AutoRA components to retrieve relevant data from the state and add new data to it. \n",
+ "\n",
+ "\n",
"\n",
"The most concise way to use it is as a decorator on the function where it is defined. You can specify how the \n",
"returned values should be mapped to fields on the `State` using the `@autora.state.on_state(output=...)` argument."