diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
index 06b31f9..b0ecaaa 100644
--- a/error.go
+++ b/error.go
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package goldsmith
 
 import "fmt"
 
+// Error wraps the core error type to provide a plugin or filter name in
+// addition to the file path that was being processed at the time.
 type Error struct {
 	Name string
 	Path string
 	Err  error
 }
 
+// Error returns a string representation of the error.
 func (err Error) Error() string {
 	var path string
 	if len(err.Path) > 0 {
diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 790def3..86c7e54 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+// File represents in-memory or on-disk files in a chain.
 type File struct {
 	sourcePath string
 	dataPath   string
@@ -26,30 +27,37 @@ type File struct {
 	modTime time.Time
 }
 
+// Path returns the file path relative to the source directory.
 func (file *File) Path() string {
 	return file.sourcePath
 }
 
+// Name returns the base name of the file.
 func (file *File) Name() string {
 	return path.Base(file.sourcePath)
 }
 
+// Dir returns the containing directory of the file.
 func (file *File) Dir() string {
 	return path.Dir(file.sourcePath)
 }
 
+// Ext returns the extension of the file.
 func (file *File) Ext() string {
 	return path.Ext(file.sourcePath)
 }
 
+// Size returns the file length in bytes.
 func (file *File) Size() int64 {
 	return file.size
 }
 
+// ModTime returns the time of the file's last modification.
 func (file *File) ModTime() time.Time {
 	return file.modTime
 }
 
+// Read reads file data into the provided buffer.
 func (file *File) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err := file.load(); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -58,6 +66,7 @@ func (file *File) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	return file.reader.Read(data)
 }
 
+// Write writes file data into the provided writer.
 func (file *File) WriteTo(writer io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	if err := file.load(); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
@@ -66,6 +75,7 @@ func (file *File) WriteTo(writer io.Writer) (int64, error) {
 	return file.reader.WriteTo(writer)
 }
 
+// Seek updates the file pointer to the desired position.
 func (file *File) Seek(offset int64, whence int) (int64, error) {
 	if file.reader == nil && offset == 0 && (whence == os.SEEK_SET || whence == os.SEEK_CUR) {
 		return 0, nil
diff --git a/goldsmith.go b/goldsmith.go
index 447cde7..252b1aa 100644
--- a/goldsmith.go
+++ b/goldsmith.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package goldsmith generates static websites.
 package goldsmith
 
 import (
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+// Goldsmith chainable context.
 type Goldsmith struct {
 	sourceDir string
 	targetDir string
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ type Goldsmith struct {
 	mutex  sync.Mutex
 }
 
+// Begin starts a chain, reading the files located in sourceDir as input.
 func Begin(sourceDir string) *Goldsmith {
 	goldsmith := &Goldsmith{
 		sourceDir:     sourceDir,
@@ -34,11 +37,13 @@ func Begin(sourceDir string) *Goldsmith {
 	return goldsmith
 }
 
+// Cache enables caching in cacheDir for the remainder of the chain.
 func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) Cache(cacheDir string) *Goldsmith {
 	goldsmith.fileCache = &cache{cacheDir}
 	return goldsmith
 }
 
+// Chain links a plugin instance into the chain.
 func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) Chain(plugin Plugin) *Goldsmith {
 	goldsmith.contextHasher.Write([]byte(plugin.Name()))
 
@@ -59,11 +64,13 @@ func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) Chain(plugin Plugin) *Goldsmith {
 	return goldsmith
 }
 
+// FilterPush pushes a filter instance on the chain's filter stack.
 func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) FilterPush(filter Filter) *Goldsmith {
 	goldsmith.fileFilters = append(goldsmith.fileFilters, filter)
 	return goldsmith
 }
 
+// FilterPop pops a filter instance from the chain's filter stack.
 func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) FilterPop() *Goldsmith {
 	count := len(goldsmith.fileFilters)
 	if count == 0 {
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) FilterPop() *Goldsmith {
 	return goldsmith
 }
 
+// End stops a chain, writing all recieved files to targetDir as output.
 func (goldsmith *Goldsmith) End(targetDir string) []error {
 	goldsmith.targetDir = targetDir
 
diff --git a/interface.go b/interface.go
index 0337f5c..9a88004 100644
--- a/interface.go
+++ b/interface.go
@@ -1,26 +1,30 @@
 package goldsmith
 
+// Plugin contains the minimum set of methods required on plugins. Plugins can
+// also optionally implement Initializer, Processor, and Finalizer interfaces.
+type Plugin interface {
+	Name() string
+}
+
+// Initializer is used to optionally initialize a plugin and to specify a
+// filter to be used for determining which files will be processed.
 type Initializer interface {
 	Initialize(context *Context) (Filter, error)
 }
 
+// Processor allows for optional processing of files passing through a plugin.
 type Processor interface {
 	Process(context *Context, file *File) error
 }
 
+// Finalizer allows for optional finalization of a plugin after all files
+// queued in the chain have passed through it.
 type Finalizer interface {
 	Finalize(context *Context) error
 }
 
-type Component interface {
-	Name() string
-}
-
+// Filter is used to determine which files should continue in the chain.
 type Filter interface {
-	Component
+	Name() string
 	Accept(file *File) (bool, error)
 }
-
-type Plugin interface {
-	Component
-}