From ca704329f81b6507296a44c5ca563365030ddcf4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Devin Logan <devinannlogan@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:36:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] clarify outputSourceFiles option

---
 fern/products/sdks/overview/typescript/configuration.mdx | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fern/products/sdks/overview/typescript/configuration.mdx b/fern/products/sdks/overview/typescript/configuration.mdx
index aff0da464..283f32dd1 100644
--- a/fern/products/sdks/overview/typescript/configuration.mdx
+++ b/fern/products/sdks/overview/typescript/configuration.mdx
@@ -338,9 +338,11 @@ No serialization/deserialization code is generated by default. The client uses `
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="outputSourceFiles" type="boolean" default="true" toc={true}>
-  When enabled, the generator outputs raw TypeScript files. When disabled (the default), outputs `.js` and `d.ts` files. 
+  Controls the output format of generated files:
+  - **When `true` (default)**: Outputs raw TypeScript `.ts` files
+  - **When `false`**: Runs TypeScript compiler and outputs compiled `.js` files with `.d.ts` declaration files
 
-  <Note>This only applies when dumping code locally. This configuration is ignored when publishing to Github or npm.</Note>
+  <Note>This option only applies when using local file system output. This setting is ignored when publishing to GitHub or npm, where files are always compiled.</Note>
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="packageJson" type="object" toc={true}>