diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_conf.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_conf.go
index 65c1694..0dc3709 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_conf.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_conf.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
 )
 
-func cmdConf(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
+func cmdConf(_ map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 	fmt.Println(conf.Path)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_directories.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_directories.go
index de8b353..f55efc6 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_directories.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_directories.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // cmdDirectories lists the configured cheatpaths.
-func cmdDirectories(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
+func cmdDirectories(_ map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 
 	// initialize a tabwriter to produce cleanly columnized output
 	var out bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_tags.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_tags.go
index 8709c3e..73b8822 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_tags.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_tags.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // cmdTags lists all tags in use.
-func cmdTags(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
+func cmdTags(_ map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 
 	// load the cheatsheets
 	cheatsheets, err := sheets.Load(conf.Cheatpaths)
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/main.go b/cmd/cheat/main.go
index af1cdbc..ee177c6 100755
--- a/cmd/cheat/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/main.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package main serves as the executable entrypoint.
 package main
 
 //go:generate go run ../../build/embed.go
diff --git a/internal/cheatpath/cheatpath.go b/internal/cheatpath/cheatpath.go
index 9b70a42..5158198 100644
--- a/internal/cheatpath/cheatpath.go
+++ b/internal/cheatpath/cheatpath.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package cheatpath implements functions pertaining to cheatsheet file path
+// management.
 package cheatpath
 
 // Cheatpath encapsulates cheatsheet path information
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index b0f4be9..d37ca8a 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package config implements functions pertaining to configuration management.
 package config
 
 import (
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // New returns a new Config struct
-func New(opts map[string]interface{}, confPath string, resolve bool) (Config, error) {
+func New(_ map[string]interface{}, confPath string, resolve bool) (Config, error) {
 
 	// read the config file
 	buf, err := os.ReadFile(confPath)
diff --git a/internal/display/faint.go b/internal/display/faint.go
index 45a7343..052d90d 100644
--- a/internal/display/faint.go
+++ b/internal/display/faint.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package display implement functions pertaining to writing formatted
+// cheatsheet content to stdout, or alternatively the system pager.
 package display
 
 import (
@@ -6,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cheat/cheat/internal/config"
 )
 
-// Faint returns an faint string
+// Faint returns a faintly-colored string that's used to de-prioritize text
+// written to stdout
 func Faint(str string, conf config.Config) string {
 	// make `str` faint only if colorization has been requested
 	if conf.Colorize {
diff --git a/internal/installer/prompt.go b/internal/installer/prompt.go
index 3f2d90e..3807dde 100644
--- a/internal/installer/prompt.go
+++ b/internal/installer/prompt.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package installer implements functions that provide a first-time
+// installation wizard.
 package installer
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/mock/path.go b/internal/mock/path.go
index d38ce5a..559a6cc 100644
--- a/internal/mock/path.go
+++ b/internal/mock/path.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package mock implements mock functions used in unit-tests.
 package mock
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/repo/clone.go b/internal/repo/clone.go
index 32c6113..81181c1 100644
--- a/internal/repo/clone.go
+++ b/internal/repo/clone.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// Package repo implements functions pertaining to the management of git repos.
 package repo
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/sheet/sheet.go b/internal/sheet/sheet.go
index afaf515..af4f290 100644
--- a/internal/sheet/sheet.go
+++ b/internal/sheet/sheet.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package sheet implements functions pertaining to parsing, searching, and
+// displaying cheatsheets.
 package sheet
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/sheets/consolidate.go b/internal/sheets/consolidate.go
index 693b0fa..0f2d5e8 100644
--- a/internal/sheets/consolidate.go
+++ b/internal/sheets/consolidate.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// Package sheets implements functions pertaining to loading, sorting,
+// filtering, and tagging cheatsheets.
 package sheets
 
 import (