diff --git a/scripts/modowners/go.mod b/scripts/modowners/go.mod
index 4c8b57c59f4..fa9ed513052 100644
--- a/scripts/modowners/go.mod
+++ b/scripts/modowners/go.mod
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module modowners
+module github.com/grafana/grafana/scripts/modowners
 
 go 1.19
 
diff --git a/scripts/modowners/go.txd b/scripts/modowners/go.txd
index 982b09c6189..aad0786577c 100644
--- a/scripts/modowners/go.txd
+++ b/scripts/modowners/go.txd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module github.com/grafana/grafana
+module github.com/grafana/grafana/scripts/modowners
 
 go 1.19
 
diff --git a/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script.go b/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba0f401dc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+/*
+load in the modules
+	for each module, call func that takes in module name and return list of files
+	with list of files, call func that takes in list of files, returns presumed owner (single team name)
+	modify modfile, write it back out (should be straightfwd) modfile.AddComment
+		need to write it back to my filesystem as go.mod.altered, compare to go.mod, raise the PR
+
+
+write new output to test_go.mod so i can compare and make sure it's valid
+	when i want to raise pr, copy test_go.mod and paste into go.mod
+
+dont worry about if things are in the right place
+
+create folder called testdata
+test files in the folder
+whatever i want to do with this func, i do it with test data - return to the test
+encourages me to write thing func so it doesnt print to stdoutput and parse from OS, rather send it io.Reader with w/e go.mod file and return either io.Writer or
+call thing()
+
+best way to test things is usually to use test functions, and not the main func
+no diff b/n test func and main func
+*/
+
+func getFiles(moduleName string) ([]string, error) {
+	fmt.Println("I AM GET FILES")
+	// get list of modules
+	m, err := parseGoMod(os.DirFS("."), "go.mod")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// for each module, return a list of files that import it
+	for _, mod := range m {
+		if mod.Indirect == false {
+			fmt.Println(mod)
+		}
+	}
+	return []string{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script_test.go b/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script_test.go
index 4bc40e7dda5..f74b7d1d22f 100644
--- a/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script_test.go
+++ b/scripts/modowners/modowners_generation_script_test.go
@@ -5,27 +5,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 /*
-load in the modules
-
-	for each module, call func that takes in module name and return list of files
-	with list of files, call func that takes in list of files, returns presumed owner (single team name)
-	modify modfile, write it back out (should be straightfwd) modfile.AddComment
-		need to write it back to my filesystem as go.mod.altered, compare to go.mod, raise the PR
-
-write new output to test_go.mod so i can compare and make sure it's valid
-
-	when i want to raise pr, copy test_go.mod and paste into go.mod
-
-dont worry about if things are in the right place
+question: how do i mock files that import the below 3 imports and use said imports?
 */
 func TestGetFiles(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		moduleName     string
 		expectedResult []string
 	}{
-		{"test1.mod", []string{"file1.go", "file2.go", "file3.go"}},
-		{"test2.mod", []string{"file4.go"}},
-		{"test3.mod", []string{"file5.go", "file6.go", "file7.go", "file8.go"}},
+		{"cloud.google.com/go/storage v1.28.1", []string{"file1.go", "file2.go", "file3.go"}},
+		{"cuelang.org/go v0.5.0", []string{"file4.go"}},
+		{"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go v65.0.0+incompatible", []string{"file2.go", "file4.go", "file5.go"}},
 	} {
 		result, err := getFiles(test.moduleName)
 		if err != nil {