diff --git a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
index 0d25173711..02e762dc48 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/98-reference/.generated/compile-errors.md
@@ -821,6 +821,18 @@ Cannot use `%rune%` rune in non-runes mode
 Cannot use rune without parentheses
 ```
 
+Runes are keywords rather than values — they can't be assigned to a variable or passed to a function, only called. Referencing one without parentheses is therefore an error...
+
+```js
+let count = $state;
+```
+
+...whether it's a rune like `$state` or one reached through a property, like `$derived.by`. Add the parentheses, along with any arguments the rune expects:
+
+```js
+let count = $state(0);
+```
+
 ### rune_removed
 
 ```
diff --git a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
index 743fe31fde..9980db4c19 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
+++ b/packages/svelte/messages/compile-errors/script.md
@@ -186,6 +186,18 @@ This turned out to be buggy and unpredictable, particularly when working with de
 
 > Cannot use rune without parentheses
 
+Runes are keywords rather than values — they can't be assigned to a variable or passed to a function, only called. Referencing one without parentheses is therefore an error...
+
+```js
+let count = $state;
+```
+
+...whether it's a rune like `$state` or one reached through a property, like `$derived.by`. Add the parentheses, along with any arguments the rune expects:
+
+```js
+let count = $state(0);
+```
+
 ## rune_removed
 
 > The `%name%` rune has been removed