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examples/go/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Sift Go Example
 
-To run this example ensure that you have Go and the [buf CLI](https://buf.build/docs/installation) installed.
+To run this example ensure that you have Go and the [buf CLI](https://buf.build/docs/installation) installed as well as having your
+Sift API key ready. If you need a Sift API key please refer to [these instructions](https://help.siftstack.com/en/articles/8600475-api-keys).
 
 Once those are installed and your working directory is this project's root, compile the protobufs:
 
@@ -14,6 +15,15 @@ Install dependencies:
 $ go get -d ./...
 ```
 
+Create your `.env` file:
+
+```bash
+$ cp .env-example .env
+```
+
+Be sure to set the appropriate environment variables in your `.env` file depending on the environment you're using. Comments
+meant to serve as guides can be found in the `.env-example` file.
+
 Now execute the program by providing the partial string of the annotations you wish to query. In the following example
 we'll be querying for all annotations whose name matches the `voltage` substring in a case-insensitive manner.
 

examples/rust/README.md

@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 # Sift Rust Example
 
-To run this example ensure that you have Rust and the [buf CLI](https://buf.build/docs/installation) installed.
+To run this example ensure that you have Go and the [buf CLI](https://buf.build/docs/installation) installed as well as having your
+Sift API key ready. If you need a Sift API key please refer to [these instructions](https://help.siftstack.com/en/articles/8600475-api-keys).
 
 Once those are installed and your working directory is this project's root, compile the protobufs:
 
 ```bash
 $ buf generate protos
 ```
 
+Create your `.env` file:
+
+```bash
+$ cp .env-example .env
+```
+
+Be sure to set the appropriate environment variables in your `.env` file depending on the environment you're using. Comments
+meant to serve as guides can be found in the `.env-example` file.
+
 Now execute the program by providing the partial string of the annotations you wish to query. In the following example
 we'll be querying for all annotations whose name matches the `voltage` substring in a case-insensitive manner.