diff --git a/packages/cli-common/src/knownPluginPackages.ts b/packages/cli-common/src/knownPluginPackages.ts
index 2566247bd8..43e33f4cc2 100644
--- a/packages/cli-common/src/knownPluginPackages.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-common/src/knownPluginPackages.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 const knownBackendPluginIds = [
+  'app',
   'auth',
   'catalog',
   'events',
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const knownBackendPluginIds = [
   'techdocs',
 ];
 
-// Some plugin IDs only have backend packages and no corresponding frontend package
+// Only includes plugin IDs that have a corresponding frontend package; some plugins are backend-only and not listed here.
 const knownFrontendPluginIds = [
   'app',
   'auth',
diff --git a/packages/cli-module-new/src/lib/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts b/packages/cli-module-new/src/lib/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
index 8ba29ba152..14b6e77e89 100644
--- a/packages/cli-module-new/src/lib/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-module-new/src/lib/preparation/collectPortableTemplateInput.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export function ownerPrompt(): DistinctQuestion {
 }
 
 // Based on the same pattern as namePrompt/pluginIdPrompt, but extended to support npm scopes
-// and additional allowed characters ('.' and '_'). Matches: @scope/package-name, @scope/package,
+// and additional allowed characters ('.' and '_'). Matches examples like: package-name, my.package_name, @scope/package-name, @scope/package.
 const packageNamePattern = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]*$/;
 const scopedPackageNamePattern =
   /^@[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]*\/[a-z0-9][a-z0-9._-]*$/;