diff --git a/db/proto/db.proto b/db/proto/db.proto
index 51d8cc0..ac485df 100644
--- a/db/proto/db.proto
+++ b/db/proto/db.proto
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ message TruncateResponse {
 
 // Count records in a table
 message CountRequest {
+	// specify the table name
 	string table = 1;
 }
 
 message CountResponse {
+	// the number of records in the table
 	int32 count = 1;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}