diff --git a/node/code-gen/README.md b/node/code-gen/README.md
index 736dfbf..750b0e6 100644
--- a/node/code-gen/README.md
+++ b/node/code-gen/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@ Generates code snippets for interacting with [Thing Descriptions (TD)](https://w
 ```js
 import { generateCode, isProtocolSupported } from "@thingweb/code-gen";
 
+const td = {
+    "@context": "https://www.w3.org/2022/wot/td/v1.1",
+    title: "MyTemperatureThing",
+    securityDefinitions: {
+        basic_sc: { scheme: "basic", in: "header" },
+    },
+    security: "basic_sc",
+    properties: {
+        status: {
+            type: "integer",
+            forms: [{ href: "https://mytemp.example.com/temperature" }],
+        },
+    },
+};
+
 const result = generateCode({
     td,
     affordanceType: "properties",