diff --git a/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs b/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
index ddecdbaf0..06bffc791 100644
--- a/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/clif-backend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+//! The Wasmer Cranelift Backend crate is used to compile wasm binary code via parse events from the
+//! Wasmer runtime common parser code into machine code.
+//!
+
 #![deny(
     dead_code,
+    missing_docs,
     nonstandard_style,
     unused_imports,
     unused_mut,
@@ -53,6 +58,8 @@ pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
 use wasmer_runtime_core::codegen::SimpleStreamingCompilerGen;
 
+/// Streaming compiler implementation for the Cranelift backed. Compiles web assembly binary into
+/// machine code.
 pub type CraneliftCompiler = SimpleStreamingCompilerGen<
     code::CraneliftModuleCodeGenerator,
     code::CraneliftFunctionCodeGenerator,