diff --git a/.changeset/late-forks-rescue.md b/.changeset/late-forks-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..294412a711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/late-forks-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-explore-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-explore': patch
+---
+
+Updated `README.md` examples
diff --git a/plugins/explore-backend/README.md b/plugins/explore-backend/README.md
index d1714806f4..3edf48249a 100644
--- a/plugins/explore-backend/README.md
+++ b/plugins/explore-backend/README.md
@@ -11,32 +11,32 @@ for these tools.
 
 ```bash
 # From your Backstage root directory
-yarn add --cwd packages/backend @backstage/plugin-explore-backend
+yarn add --cwd packages/backend @backstage/plugin-explore-backend @backstage/plugin-explore-common
 ```
 
 ### Adding the plugin to your `packages/backend`
 
 You'll need to add the plugin to the router in your `backend` package. You can
-do this by creating a file called `packages/backend/src/plugins/explore.ts`
+do this by creating a file called `packages/backend/src/plugins/explore.ts` with the following content:
 
 ```ts
 import {
   createRouter,
   StaticExploreToolProvider,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-backend';
+import { ExploreTool } from '@backstage/plugin-explore-common';
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 // List of tools you want to surface in the Explore plugin "Tools" page.
-const tools: ExploreTool[] = [
+const exploreTools: ExploreTool[] = [
   {
     title: 'New Relic',
-    description:'new relic plugin',
+    description: 'new relic plugin',
     url: '/newrelic',
     image: 'https://i.imgur.com/L37ikrX.jpg',
     tags: ['newrelic', 'proxy', 'nerdGraph'],
   },
-  ...
 ];
 
 export default async function createPlugin(
diff --git a/plugins/explore/README.md b/plugins/explore/README.md
index 0204f34714..2388d97ac1 100644
--- a/plugins/explore/README.md
+++ b/plugins/explore/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ ready to make modifications, add the following code snippet to add the
 
 ```diff
 +import { ToolSearchResultListItem } from '@backstage/plugin-explore';
++import BuildIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Build';
 
 const SearchPage = () => {
  ...