From c576f0b59a883020f38f87126d0fc12d45d13cf0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Archit Gupta <archit@accelbread.com>
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 20:40:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add note about default inputs and CLI flags

---
 API_GUIDE.md | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/API_GUIDE.md b/API_GUIDE.md
index a92fb98..87a0a30 100644
--- a/API_GUIDE.md
+++ b/API_GUIDE.md
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ for `inputs` and `inputs'` in the package set.
 
 Default values are automatically initialized from your flake inputs by reading
 your `flake.lock`. Note that this does not include the `self` argument, which
-must be passed explicitly if you want to use it.
+must be passed explicitly if you want to use it. The default values also are not
+affected by nix command flags like `--override-input`, so inputs should be
+passed to enable full CLI functionality.
 
 Flakelight will add a recent `nixpkgs` input if your flake does not have one.
 Other flakelight modules may provide default inputs for their dependencies.