diff --git a/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/newsolver/DistributedIntensityCorrectionSolver.java b/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/newsolver/DistributedIntensityCorrectionSolver.java
index 6afe3c4da..8b407af4c 100644
--- a/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/newsolver/DistributedIntensityCorrectionSolver.java
+++ b/render-ws-java-client/src/main/java/org/janelia/render/client/newsolver/DistributedIntensityCorrectionSolver.java
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
+/*
+// TODO: move this to common class and update once everything is semi-stable
+Cheatsheet for the generics used in the whole distributed solver:
+    Mnemonic        Alignment                           Intensity correction
+F   factory         ZBlockFactory                       ZBlockFactory
+G   global          RigidModel2D                        TranslationModel1D
+M   block(model)    InterpolatedAffineModel2D           ArrayList<AffineModel1D>
+S   stitching       InterpolatedAffineModel2D           -
+P   parameters      FIBSEMAlignmentParameters<M, S>     FIBSEMIntensityCorrectionParameters<M>
+R   (block) result  AffineModel2D                       ArrayList<AffineModel1D>
+Z   final (result)  AffineModel2D                       ArrayList<AffineModel1D>
+ */
+
 public class DistributedIntensityCorrectionSolver {
 	final IntensityCorrectionSetup cmdLineSetup;
 	final RenderSetup renderSetup;