diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/lib.rs b/server/nm-store/src/lib.rs
index 014575b..e1e125b 100644
--- a/server/nm-store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/nm-store/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 mod errors;
 mod reference_parser;
 mod store;
-mod store_private;
 mod structs;
 
 pub use crate::errors::NoteStoreError;
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/store/mod.rs b/server/nm-store/src/store/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40f08a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/nm-store/src/store/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+//! # Storage layer for Notesmachine
+//!
+//! This library implements the core functionality of Notesmachine and
+//! describes that functionality to a storage layer.  There's a bit of
+//! intermingling in here which can't be helped, although it may make
+//! sense in the future to separate the decomposition of the note
+//! content into a higher layer.
+//!
+//! Notesmachine storage notes consist of two items: Note and Kasten.
+//! This distinction is somewhat arbitrary, as structurally these two
+//! items are stored in the same table.
+//!
+//! - Boxes have titles (and date metadata)
+//! - Notes have content and a type (and date metadata)
+//! - Notes are stored in boxes
+//!   - Notes are positioned with respect to other notes.
+//!   - There are two positions:
+//!     - Siblings, creating lists
+//!     - Children, creating trees like this one
+//! - Notes may have references (pointers) to other boxes
+//! - Notes may be moved around
+//! - Notes may be deleted
+//! - Boxes may be deleted
+//! - When a box is renamed, every reference to that box is auto-edited to
+//!   reflect the change. If a box is renamed to match an existing box, the
+//!   notes in both boxes are merged.
+//!   
+//! Note-to-note relationships form trees, and are kept in a SQL database of
+//! (`parent_id`, `child_id`, `position`, `relationship_type`). The
+//! `position` is a monotonic index on the parent (that is, every pair
+//! (`parent_id`, `position`) must be unique).  The `relationship_type` is
+//! an enum and can specify that the relationship is *original*,
+//! *embedding*, or *referencing*.  An embedded or referenced note may be
+//! read/write or read-only with respect to the original, but there is only
+//! one original note at any time.
+//!
+//! Note-to-box relationships form a graph, and are kept in the SQL database
+//! as a collection of *edges* from the note to the box (and naturally
+//! vice-versa).
+//!
+//! - Decision: When an original note is deleted, do all references and
+//!   embeddings also get deleted, or is the oldest one elevated to be a new
+//!   "original"?  Or is that something the user may choose?
+//!
+//! - Decision: Should the merging issue be handled at this layer, or would
+//!   it make sense to move this to a higher layer, and only provide the
+//!   hooks for it here?
+//!
+
+mod private;
+mod store;
+
+pub use crate::store::store::NoteResult;
+pub use crate::store::store::NoteStore;
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/store_private.rs b/server/nm-store/src/store/private.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from server/nm-store/src/store_private.rs
rename to server/nm-store/src/store/private.rs
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/sql/initialize_database.sql b/server/nm-store/src/store/sql/initialize_database.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from server/nm-store/src/sql/initialize_database.sql
rename to server/nm-store/src/store/sql/initialize_database.sql
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/sql/select_notes_backreferencing_kasten.sql b/server/nm-store/src/store/sql/select_notes_backreferencing_kasten.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from server/nm-store/src/sql/select_notes_backreferencing_kasten.sql
rename to server/nm-store/src/store/sql/select_notes_backreferencing_kasten.sql
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/sql/select_notes_by_parameter.sql b/server/nm-store/src/store/sql/select_notes_by_parameter.sql
similarity index 100%
rename from server/nm-store/src/sql/select_notes_by_parameter.sql
rename to server/nm-store/src/store/sql/select_notes_by_parameter.sql
diff --git a/server/nm-store/src/store.rs b/server/nm-store/src/store/store.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from server/nm-store/src/store.rs
rename to server/nm-store/src/store/store.rs
index 228a2c1..8161938 100644
--- a/server/nm-store/src/store.rs
+++ b/server/nm-store/src/store/store.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 use crate::errors::NoteStoreError;
 use crate::reference_parser::build_references;
-use crate::store_private::*;
+use crate::store::private::*;
 use crate::structs::*;
 use sqlx::sqlite::SqlitePool;
 use std::cmp;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct NoteStore(Arc<SqlitePool>);
 
-type NoteResult<T> = core::result::Result<T, NoteStoreError>;
+pub type NoteResult<T> = core::result::Result<T, NoteStoreError>;
 
 // After wrestling for a while with the fact that 'box' is a reserved
 // word in Rust, I decided to just go with Note (note) and Kasten