diff --git a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/commands.py b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/commands.py
index a2661f28e2..da5574a4b0 100644
--- a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/commands.py
+++ b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/commands.py
@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@
 from typing import Optional
 
 import typer
-from snowcli.cli.common.decorators import (
-    global_options,
-    global_options_with_connection,
-)
+from snowcli.cli.common.decorators import global_options_with_connection
 from snowcli.cli.common.flags import DEFAULT_CONTEXT_SETTINGS
 from snowcli.cli.nativeapp.init import nativeapp_init
 from snowcli.output.decorators import with_output
 from snowcli.output.types import CommandResult, MessageResult
 
 from snowcli.cli.appify.metadata import MetadataDumper
+from snowcli.cli.appify.generate import modify_yml
 
-# from snowcli.cli.appify.generate import ...
+from strictyaml import as_document
 
 app = typer.Typer(
     context_settings=DEFAULT_CONTEXT_SETTINGS,
@@ -48,7 +46,14 @@ def appify(
     dumper = MetadataDumper(db, project.path)
     dumper.execute()
 
-    # for stage in dumper.stages:
-    #     pass
+    with modify_yml(project.path / "snowflake.yml") as snowflake_yml:
+        native_app = snowflake_yml["native_app"]
+
+        # include referenced stages in our app stage
+        artifacts = native_app["artifacts"].data
+        for stage_id in dumper.referenced_stage_ids:
+            stage_path = dumper.get_stage_path(stage_id).relative_to(project.path)
+            artifacts.append(str(stage_path))
+        native_app["artifacts"] = as_document(artifacts)
 
     return MessageResult(f"Created Native Application project from {db}.")
diff --git a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/generate.py b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/generate.py
index e69de29bb2..0837787cab 100644
--- a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/generate.py
+++ b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/generate.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from typing import Generator
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+from pathlib import Path
+from strictyaml import YAML, load
+
+from snowcli.cli.project.schemas.project_definition import project_schema
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def modify_yml(path: Path) -> Generator[YAML, None, None]:
+    """
+    Read, then write back modifications made to a YAML file.
+    """
+    with open(path, "r") as f:
+        yml = load(f.read(), schema=project_schema)
+
+    yield yml
+
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(yml.as_yaml())
diff --git a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/metadata.py b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/metadata.py
index eb18bfc3b5..c7c37262aa 100644
--- a/src/snowcli/cli/appify/metadata.py
+++ b/src/snowcli/cli/appify/metadata.py
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ def _is_procedure_callers_rights(self, identifier: str) -> str:
 
     def _get_callable_stage_ids(self, domain: str, identifier: str) -> List[str]:
         """
-        Returns the stage IDs that are imported by this procedure,
-        or the empty list if the procedure is not backed by code in a stage.
+        Returns the stage IDs that are imported by this callable (procedure / function),
+        or the empty list if the callable is not backed by code in a stage.
         """
         cursor = self._execute_query(
             f"describe {domain} {identifier}", cursor_class=DictCursor