diff --git a/templates/boilerplate/config/pipeline.js b/templates/boilerplate/config/pipeline.js
index 3ba2b624..ec2a1871 100644
--- a/templates/boilerplate/config/pipeline.js
+++ b/templates/boilerplate/config/pipeline.js
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+// Embark has support for Flow enabled by default in its built-in webpack
+// config: type annotations will automatically be stripped out of DApp sources
+// without any additional configuration. Note that type checking is not
+// performed during builds.
+
+// To enable Flow type checking refer to the preconfigured template:
+//   https://github.com/embark-framework/embark-flow-template
+// A new DApp can be created from that template with:
+//   embark new --template flow
+
 module.exports = {
   typescript: false
+  // Setting `typescript: true` in this config will disable Flow support in
+  // Embark's default webpack config and enable TypeScript support: .ts and
+  // .tsx sources will automatically be transpiled into JavaScript without any
+  // additional configuration. Note that type checking is not performed during
+  // builds.
+
+  // To enable TypeScript type checking refer to the preconfigured template:
+  //   https://github.com/embark-framework/embark-typescript-template
+  // A new DApp can be created from that template with:
+  //   embark new --template typescript
 };
diff --git a/templates/demo/config/pipeline.js b/templates/demo/config/pipeline.js
index 3ba2b624..ec2a1871 100644
--- a/templates/demo/config/pipeline.js
+++ b/templates/demo/config/pipeline.js
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+// Embark has support for Flow enabled by default in its built-in webpack
+// config: type annotations will automatically be stripped out of DApp sources
+// without any additional configuration. Note that type checking is not
+// performed during builds.
+
+// To enable Flow type checking refer to the preconfigured template:
+//   https://github.com/embark-framework/embark-flow-template
+// A new DApp can be created from that template with:
+//   embark new --template flow
+
 module.exports = {
   typescript: false
+  // Setting `typescript: true` in this config will disable Flow support in
+  // Embark's default webpack config and enable TypeScript support: .ts and
+  // .tsx sources will automatically be transpiled into JavaScript without any
+  // additional configuration. Note that type checking is not performed during
+  // builds.
+
+  // To enable TypeScript type checking refer to the preconfigured template:
+  //   https://github.com/embark-framework/embark-typescript-template
+  // A new DApp can be created from that template with:
+  //   embark new --template typescript
 };