diff --git a/internal/plugin/host/repository_plugin.go b/internal/plugin/host/repository_plugin.go
index b64ec8c690..574ade9704 100644
--- a/internal/plugin/host/repository_plugin.go
+++ b/internal/plugin/host/repository_plugin.go
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ import (
 // contain a valid ScopeID. p must not contain a PublicId. The PublicId is
 // generated and assigned by this method. opt is ignored.
 //
+// Both p.IdPrefix and p.PluginName are required and must match.  The
+// p.IdPrefix must contain only lower case alphanumeric characters.
+//
 // Both p.Name and p.Description are optional. If p.Name is set, it must be
 // unique within p.ScopeID.
 //