diff --git a/src/protocol/protocol.hjson b/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
index e5f8304..41ea841 100644
--- a/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
+++ b/src/protocol/protocol.hjson
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
     types:
     {
         varint: {
+            // native type
             type: int32_t
+
+            // this is the max size. varint is 3 to 5
             size: 5
+            
+            // R/W: ReadVarInt, WriteVarInt
             method: VarInt
+            
+            // Alias types use ReadVarInt<T>
             generic: true
         }
 
@@ -15,6 +22,7 @@
         string: {
             type: std::string
             method: String
+            // requires count: e.g. string[256] 
             size: count
         }
 
@@ -43,11 +51,12 @@
 
         byte: {type: 'uint8_t', size: 1}
 
-        bool: {type: 'bool', size: 1}
+        // if no native type is specified,
+        // it's assumed to be the type's name
+        bool: {size: 1}
 
         float: {size: 4}
         double: {size: 8}
-
     }
 
     states :