diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-impalas-sell.md b/.changeset/lovely-impalas-sell.md
index b52f11695c..fa3ae9d5c5 100644
--- a/.changeset/lovely-impalas-sell.md
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-impalas-sell.md
@@ -2,4 +2,15 @@
 '@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-explore': patch
 ---
 
-Allows for an optional token manager to authenticate requests from the collator to the explore backend
+Allows for an optional token manager to authenticate requests from the collator to the explore backend. For example:
+
+```
+  indexBuilder.addCollator({
+    schedule: every10MinutesSchedule,
+    factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(env.config, {
+      discovery: env.discovery,
+      logger: env.logger,
+      tokenManager: env.tokenManager,
+    }),
+  });
+```
diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md
index a87f2d78f9..7d0f25b543 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-explore/README.md
@@ -39,3 +39,18 @@ backend.add(searchPlugin());
 backend.add(searchModuleExploreCollator({ schedule }));
 backend.start();
 ```
+
+### Using Auth Middleware
+
+If your Backstage instance uses service-to-service authentication you can pass an optional tokenManager to the collator factory. This will ensure that the collator makes authenticated requests to the explore backend.
+
+```tsx
+indexBuilder.addCollator({
+  schedule: every10MinutesSchedule,
+  factory: ToolDocumentCollatorFactory.fromConfig(env.config, {
+    discovery: env.discovery,
+    logger: env.logger,
+    tokenManager: env.tokenManager,
+  }),
+});
+```