diff --git a/poseidon/src/lib.rs b/poseidon/src/lib.rs
index e2ff0f1e60..5b023d0ba2 100644
--- a/poseidon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/poseidon/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,28 @@
+//! This crate provides a generic implementation of the Poseidon hash function.
+//! It provides a [Sponge](crate::sponge::FqSponge) trait that can be
+//! implemented for any field.
+//!
+//! Some parameters for the Pasta fields are provided in the sub-crate
+//! [crate::pasta].
+//!
+//! To instantiate an object that can be used to generate challenges for the
+//! Fiat-Shamir transformation, use the
+//! [DefaultFqSponge](crate::sponge::DefaultFqSponge) struct. For instance, to
+//! instantiate with the parameters used by the Mina hard-fork called Berkeley,
+//! use:
+//! ```rust
+//! use mina_curves::pasta::{VestaParameters};
+//! use mina_poseidon::sponge::DefaultFqSponge;
+//! use mina_poseidon::FqSponge;
+//! use mina_poseidon::constants::PlonkSpongeConstantsKimchi;
+//! use mina_poseidon::pasta::fq_kimchi;
+//!
+//! let mut sponge = DefaultFqSponge::<VestaParameters, PlonkSpongeConstantsKimchi>::new(
+//!   fq_kimchi::static_params(),
+//! );
+//! let challenge = sponge.challenge();
+//! ```
+
 pub mod constants;
 pub mod dummy_values;
 pub mod pasta;