diff --git a/lib/two_phase_commit.ex b/lib/two_phase_commit.ex
index 086d7da..22677b7 100644
--- a/lib/two_phase_commit.ex
+++ b/lib/two_phase_commit.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 defmodule TwoPhaseCommit do
+  @moduledoc """
+    `TwoPhaseCommit` is a library to execute actions in a fault tolerant manner by applying a two-phase-commit pattern for the business logic of the action and for the persistance layer.
+
+    It is mainly defined by thwo behaviours:
+      * `TwoPhaseCommit.Action` for the business logic, and
+      * `TwoPhaseCommit.Store` for the persistance layer.
+  """
+
   @type store :: module()
   @type action :: module()
   @type ref :: any()
diff --git a/lib/two_phase_commit/action.ex b/lib/two_phase_commit/action.ex
index 3797d0a..0b216bc 100644
--- a/lib/two_phase_commit/action.ex
+++ b/lib/two_phase_commit/action.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,21 @@
 defmodule TwoPhaseCommit.Action do
+  @moduledoc """
+    The action specification.
+
+    An action defines the business logic that is executed in a two-phase-commit approch. A module providing the busness logic must export the folloing two functions:
+      * a `prepare/2` function that prepares the execution of the businses logic, and
+      * a `commit/2` function that executes the business logic.
+
+    Calling the two functions after each other will run the business logic and return the result.
+
+        with {:ok, transaction} <- prepare(state, args),
+             {:ok, new_state, result} <- commit(state, transaction) do
+          {:ok, new_state, result}
+        end
+
+    Splitting the business logic into the _prepare_ and the _commit_ allows persiting the transaction before commiting the action to be able to recover in case of an failure. Therefore the transaction must contain the all data required to execute the action and to identify an potential previous execution. For example the transaction might contain all request parameters together with a unique request_id. This request_id allows identifying the request at the 3rd party.
+  """
+
   @type t :: module()
 
   @type state :: term()
diff --git a/lib/two_phase_commit/store.ex b/lib/two_phase_commit/store.ex
index 5a1c9e2..87a29c0 100644
--- a/lib/two_phase_commit/store.ex
+++ b/lib/two_phase_commit/store.ex
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 defmodule TwoPhaseCommit.Store do
+  @moduledoc """
+    The store specification.
+
+    A store defines the persistance layer for actions executed in a two-phase-commit approch.
+  """
   @type t :: module()
 
   @type ref :: any()