diff --git a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/config.rs b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/config.rs
index 7f734e8541..8b521ff8a1 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/config.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//! Logic for reading and writing config files for `pmonitor`, in the TOML format.
 use anyhow::Result;
 use regex::Regex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -8,18 +9,21 @@ use penumbra_keys::FullViewingKey;
 use penumbra_num::Amount;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-
 pub struct FvkEntry {
     pub fvk: FullViewingKey,
     pub wallet_id: Uuid,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-
+/// Representation of a single Penumbra wallet to track.
 pub struct AccountConfig {
+    /// The initial [FullViewingKey] has specified during `pmonitor init`.
+    ///
+    /// Distinct because the tool understands account migrations.
     original: FvkEntry,
+    /// The amount held by the account at the time of genesis.
     genesis_balance: Amount,
-    // If the account was migrated, we update the entry here.
+    /// List of account migrations, performed via `pcli migrate balance`, if any.
     migrations: Vec<FvkEntry>,
 }
 
@@ -69,8 +73,15 @@ impl AccountConfig {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// The primary TOML file for configuring `pmonitor`, containing all its account info.
+///
+/// During `pmonitor audit` runs, the config will be automatically updated
+/// if tracked FVKs were detected to migrate, via `pcli migrate balance`, to save time
+/// on future syncs.
 pub struct PmonitorConfig {
+    /// The gRPC URL for a Penumbra node's `pd` endpoint, used for retrieving account activity.
     grpc_url: Url,
+    /// The list of Penumbra wallets to track.
     accounts: Vec<AccountConfig>,
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/genesis.rs b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/genesis.rs
index efcb800c2c..a526e2899d 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/genesis.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/genesis.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+//! Logic for inspecting the [CompactBlock] at genesis of the target chain.
+//! Used to compute balances for tracked FVKs at genesis time. The initial genesis balance is
+//! stored in the `pmonitor` config file, so that audit actions can reference it.
 use std::{collections::BTreeMap, str::FromStr};
 
 use penumbra_asset::STAKING_TOKEN_ASSET_ID;
diff --git a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/main.rs b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/main.rs
index 9a81cf4345..6549254b10 100644
--- a/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/bin/pmonitor/src/main.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+//! The `pmonitor` tool tracks the balances of Penumbra wallets, as identified
+//! by a [FullViewingKey] (FVK), in order to perform auditing. It accepts a JSON file
+//! of FVKs and a `pd` gRPC URL to initialize:
+//!
+//!     pmonitor init --grpc-url http://127.0.0.1:8080 --fvks fvks.json
+//!
+//! The audit functionality runs as a single operation, evaluating compliance up to the
+//! current block height:
+//!
+//!     pmonitor audit
+//!
+//! If regular auditing is desired, consider automating the `pmonitor audit` action via
+//! cron or similar. `pmonitor` will cache view databases for each tracked FVK, so that future
+//! `audit` actions need only inspect the blocks generated between the previous audit and the
+//! current height.
+
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
 use clap::{self, Parser};
@@ -36,14 +52,14 @@ mod genesis;
 
 use config::{parse_dest_fvk_from_memo, AccountConfig, FvkEntry, PmonitorConfig};
 
-// The maximum size of a compact block, in bytes (12MB).
+/// The maximum size of a compact block, in bytes (12MB).
 const MAX_CB_SIZE_BYTES: usize = 12 * 1024 * 1024;
 
-// The name of the view database file
+/// The name of the view database file
 const VIEW_FILE_NAME: &str = "pcli-view.sqlite";
 
-// The permitted difference between genesis balance and current balance,
-// specified in number of staking tokens.
+/// The permitted difference between genesis balance and current balance,
+/// specified in number of staking tokens.
 const ALLOWED_DISCREPANCY: f64 = 0.1;
 
 /// Configure tracing_subscriber for logging messages
@@ -74,6 +90,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     opt.exec().await
 }
 
+/// The path to the default `pmonitor` home directory.
+///
+/// Can be overridden on the command-line via `--home`.
 pub fn default_home() -> Utf8PathBuf {
     let path = ProjectDirs::from("zone", "penumbra", "pmonitor")
         .expect("Failed to get platform data dir")