diff --git a/specification/rollup/get_rollup_caps/GetRollupCapabilitiesRequest.ts b/specification/rollup/get_rollup_caps/GetRollupCapabilitiesRequest.ts
index bd7673d72a..21e61d290c 100644
--- a/specification/rollup/get_rollup_caps/GetRollupCapabilitiesRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/rollup/get_rollup_caps/GetRollupCapabilitiesRequest.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,18 @@ import { RequestBase } from '@_types/Base'
 import { Id } from '@_types/common'
 
 /**
- * Returns the capabilities of any rollup jobs that have been configured for a specific index or index pattern.
+ * Get the rollup job capabilities.
+ * Get the capabilities of any rollup jobs that have been configured for a specific index or index pattern.
+ *
+ * This API is useful because a rollup job is often configured to rollup only a subset of fields from the source index. 
+ * Furthermore, only certain aggregations can be configured for various fields, leading to a limited subset of functionality depending on that configuration.
+ * This API enables you to inspect an index and determine:
+ *
+ * 1. Does this index have associated rollup data somewhere in the cluster?
+ * 2. If yes to the first question, what fields were rolled up, what aggregations can be performed, and where does the data live?
  * @rest_spec_name rollup.get_rollup_caps
  * @availability stack since=6.3.0 stability=experimental
+ * @cluster_privileges monitor_rollup
  */
 export interface Request extends RequestBase {
   path_parts: {
diff --git a/specification/rollup/get_rollup_index_caps/GetRollupIndexCapabilitiesRequest.ts b/specification/rollup/get_rollup_index_caps/GetRollupIndexCapabilitiesRequest.ts
index 36d77bd4c2..4ff08efcf4 100644
--- a/specification/rollup/get_rollup_index_caps/GetRollupIndexCapabilitiesRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/rollup/get_rollup_index_caps/GetRollupIndexCapabilitiesRequest.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ import { RequestBase } from '@_types/Base'
 import { Ids } from '@_types/common'
 
 /**
- * Returns the rollup capabilities of all jobs inside of a rollup index (for example, the index where rollup data is stored).
+ * Get the rollup index capabilities.
+ * Get the rollup capabilities of all jobs inside of a rollup index.
+ * A single rollup index may store the data for multiple rollup jobs and may have a variety of capabilities depending on those jobs. This API enables you to determine:
+ *
+ * * What jobs are stored in an index (or indices specified via a pattern)?
+ * * What target indices were rolled up, what fields were used in those rollups, and what aggregations can be performed on each job?
  * @rest_spec_name rollup.get_rollup_index_caps
  * @availability stack since=6.4.0 stability=experimental
+ * @index_privileges read
  */
 export interface Request extends RequestBase {
   path_parts: {
diff --git a/specification/rollup/rollup_search/RollupSearchRequest.ts b/specification/rollup/rollup_search/RollupSearchRequest.ts
index 7f27d9b54f..4261604f07 100644
--- a/specification/rollup/rollup_search/RollupSearchRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/rollup/rollup_search/RollupSearchRequest.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import { integer } from '@_types/Numeric'
 import { QueryContainer } from '@_types/query_dsl/abstractions'
 
 /**
- * Enables searching rolled-up data using the standard Query DSL.
+ * Search rolled-up data.
+ * The rollup search endpoint is needed because, internally, rolled-up documents utilize a different document structure than the original data.
+ * It rewrites standard Query DSL into a format that matches the rollup documents then takes the response and rewrites it back to what a client would expect given the original query.
  * @rest_spec_name rollup.rollup_search
  * @availability stack since=6.3.0 stability=experimental
  */
diff --git a/specification/rollup/start_job/StartRollupJobRequest.ts b/specification/rollup/start_job/StartRollupJobRequest.ts
index 1ae1c98aaa..229aa2a56f 100644
--- a/specification/rollup/start_job/StartRollupJobRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/rollup/start_job/StartRollupJobRequest.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ import { RequestBase } from '@_types/Base'
 import { Id } from '@_types/common'
 
 /**
- * Starts an existing, stopped rollup job.
+ * Start rollup jobs.
+ * If you try to start a job that does not exist, an exception occurs.
+ * If you try to start a job that is already started, nothing happens.
  * @rest_spec_name rollup.start_job
  * @availability stack since=6.3.0 stability=experimental
+ * @cluster_privileges manage_rollup
  */
 export interface Request extends RequestBase {
   path_parts: {
diff --git a/specification/rollup/stop_job/StopRollupJobRequest.ts b/specification/rollup/stop_job/StopRollupJobRequest.ts
index a8824f19e3..88541dea0c 100644
--- a/specification/rollup/stop_job/StopRollupJobRequest.ts
+++ b/specification/rollup/stop_job/StopRollupJobRequest.ts
@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ import { Id } from '@_types/common'
 import { Duration } from '@_types/Time'
 
 /**
- * Stops an existing, started rollup job.
+ * Stop rollup jobs.
+ * If you try to stop a job that does not exist, an exception occurs.
+ * If you try to stop a job that is already stopped, nothing happens.
  * @rest_spec_name rollup.stop_job
  * @availability stack since=6.3.0 stability=experimental
+ * @cluster_privileges manage_rollup
  */
 export interface Request extends RequestBase {
   path_parts: {