diff --git a/crates/cw-storey/src/backend.rs b/crates/cw-storey/src/backend.rs
index 1aa3c76..112eb06 100644
--- a/crates/cw-storey/src/backend.rs
+++ b/crates/cw-storey/src/backend.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use storey::storage::{StorageBackend, StorageBackendMut};
 
+/// A wrapper around a type implementing [`cosmwasm_std::Storage`] that integrates it with [`storey`].
 pub struct CwStorage<S>(pub S);
 
 impl<S> StorageBackend for CwStorage<S>
diff --git a/crates/cw-storey/src/containers.rs b/crates/cw-storey/src/containers.rs
index 59963e2..7bf97f4 100644
--- a/crates/cw-storey/src/containers.rs
+++ b/crates/cw-storey/src/containers.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,17 @@
+//! Storage containers for use with [*CosmWasm*] smart contracts.
+//!
+//! [*CosmWasm*]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm
+
+/// The [`storey::containers::Item`] type with the default encoding for [*CosmWasm*] smart
+/// contracts.
+///
+/// [*CosmWasm*]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm
 pub type Item<T> = storey::containers::Item<T, crate::encoding::CwEncoding>;
+
+/// The [`storey::containers::Column`] type with the default encoding for [*CosmWasm*] smart
+/// contracts.
+///
+/// [*CosmWasm*]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm
 pub type Column<T> = storey::containers::Column<T, crate::encoding::CwEncoding>;
 
 pub use storey::containers::Map;
diff --git a/crates/cw-storey/src/encoding.rs b/crates/cw-storey/src/encoding.rs
index 88d8c2a..24a5c05 100644
--- a/crates/cw-storey/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/crates/cw-storey/src/encoding.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 use storey::encoding::{Cover, DecodableWithImpl, EncodableWithImpl, Encoding};
 
+/// A simple encoding that uses [*MessagePack*] to encode and decode data.
+///
+/// This type implements the [`Encoding`] trait (see [`storey::encoding`]), which means it can
+/// be used with some of [`storey`]'s containers to encode and decode values.
+///
+/// You're unlikely to need to use this type directly for basic library usage. You might
+/// need it if you're trying to use third-party containers this crate does not provide.
+///
+/// [*MessagePack*]: https://msgpack.org/
 pub struct CwEncoding;
 
 impl Encoding for CwEncoding {
diff --git a/crates/cw-storey/src/lib.rs b/crates/cw-storey/src/lib.rs
index b58563f..3dd7878 100644
--- a/crates/cw-storey/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/cw-storey/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+//! An integration of [`storey`] with [*CosmWasm*].
+//!
+//! This crate provides
+//! - a [*CosmWasm*] storage backend for use with [`storey`] collections,
+//! - a [*MessagePack*] encoding integration to be used for serializing and deserializing
+//! values, and
+//! - a set of container re-exports that remove the need to manually specify the
+//! encoding, instead relying on the default [*MessagePack*] encoding.
+//!
+//! [*CosmWasm*]: https://github.com/CosmWasm/cosmwasm
+//! [*MessagePack*]: https://msgpack.org/
+
 mod backend;
 pub mod containers;
 mod encoding;
 
 pub use backend::CwStorage;
+pub use encoding::CwEncoding;
diff --git a/crates/storey-encoding/src/lib.rs b/crates/storey-encoding/src/lib.rs
index 915bee2..15317f5 100644
--- a/crates/storey-encoding/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/storey-encoding/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 pub trait Encoding {
+    /// The error type returned when encoding fails.
     type EncodeError;
+
+    /// The error type returned when decoding fails.
     type DecodeError;
 }