diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 69fe55ec..f3f9d372 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,13 @@ help:
 
 .PHONY: help Makefile
 
+# api docs
+apidocs:
+	rm -rf source/api_docs/
+	sphinx-apidoc -o source/api_docs/ ../facedancer
+
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
\ No newline at end of file
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 18ea6af8..d3ee6f7b 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import time
+
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
 
 extensions = [
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'Facedancer'
-copyright = '2023, Great Scott Gadgets'
+copyright = time.strftime('2018-%Y, Great Scott Gadgets')
 author = 'Great Scott Gadget'
 
 version = ''
@@ -16,22 +18,35 @@
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 
+templates_path = ['_templates']
+exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+source_suffix = '.rst'
+master_doc = 'index'
+language = "en"
+exclude_patterns = []
+pygments_style = None
+
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
     'sphinx.ext.extlinks',
+    'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
+    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
 ]
+
+# configure extension: extlinks
 extlinks = {
     'repo':    ('https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/facedancer/blob/main/%s',          '%s'),
     'example': ('https://github.com/greatscottgadgets/facedancer/blob/main/examples/%s', '%s'),
 }
 
-templates_path = ['_templates']
-exclude_patterns = ['_build']
-source_suffix = '.rst'
-master_doc = 'index'
-language = "en"
-exclude_patterns = []
-pygments_style = None
+# configure extension: napoleon
+napoleon_google_docstring = True
+napoleon_numpy_docstring = False
+napoleon_include_init_with_doc = True
+napoleon_use_ivar = True
+napoleon_include_private_with_doc = False
+napoleon_include_special_with_doc = True
+napoleon_use_param = False
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/examples/minimal.py b/examples/minimal.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05ae3ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/minimal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# pylint: disable=unused-wildcard-import, wildcard-import
+#
+# This file is part of FaceDancer.
+#
+
+import logging
+
+from facedancer import *
+from facedancer import main
+
+# TODO some way to declare device speed
+
+@use_inner_classes_automatically
+class MyDevice(USBDevice):
+    product_string      : str = "Example USB Device"
+    manufacturer_string : str = "Facedancer"
+    vendor_id           : int = 0x1209
+    product_id          : int = 0x0001
+
+    class MyConfiguration(USBConfiguration):
+
+        class MyInterface(USBInterface):
+
+            class MyInEndpoint(USBEndpoint):
+                number    : int          = 1
+                direction : USBDirection = USBDirection.IN
+
+                def handle_data_requested(self: USBEndpoint):
+                    self.send(b"device sent response on bulk endpoint", blocking=True)
+
+            class MyOutEndpoint(USBEndpoint):
+                number    : int          = 1
+                direction : USBDirection = USBDirection.OUT
+
+                def handle_data_received(self: USBEndpoint, data):
+                    logging.info(f"device received '{data}' on bulk endpoint")
+
+    @vendor_request_handler(number=1, direction=USBDirection.IN)
+    @to_device
+    def my_vendor_request_handler(self: USBDevice, request: USBControlRequest):
+        request.reply(b"device sent response on control endpoint")
+
+    @vendor_request_handler(number=2, direction=USBDirection.OUT)
+    @to_device
+    def my_other_vendor_request_handler(self: USBDevice, request: USBControlRequest):
+        logging.info(f"device received '{request.index}' '{request.value}' '{request.data}' on control endpoint")
+        request.ack()
+
+
+main(MyDevice)
diff --git a/examples/usbproxy.py b/examples/usbproxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecf4214e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/usbproxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# This file is part of FaceDancer.
+#
+""" USB Proxy example; forwards all USB transactions and logs them to the console. """
+
+from facedancer          import *
+from facedancer          import main
+
+from facedancer.proxy    import USBProxyDevice
+from facedancer.filters  import USBProxySetupFilters, USBProxyPrettyPrintFilter
+
+# replace with the proxied device's information
+ID_VENDOR=0x09e8
+ID_PRODUCT=0x0031
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # create a USB Proxy Device
+    proxy = USBProxyDevice(idVendor=ID_VENDOR, idProduct=ID_PRODUCT)
+
+    # add a filter to forward control transfers between the target host and
+    # proxied device
+    proxy.add_filter(USBProxySetupFilters(proxy, verbose=0))
+
+    # add a filter to log USB transactions to the console
+    proxy.add_filter(USBProxyPrettyPrintFilter(verbose=5))
+
+    main(proxy)