diff --git a/build-doc b/build-doc
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f269077..00000000
--- a/build-doc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Ignore, Created by Makefile, Fri 27 Dec 2024 12:52:35 PM PST
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index b25561be..9e1de210 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
     "numpy": ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable/", None),
     "networkx": ("https://networkx.org/documentation/stable/", None),
     "layered_config_tree": ("https://layered-config-tree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/", None),
+    "loguru": ("https://loguru.readthedocs.io/en/stable/", None),
 }
 
 
@@ -213,10 +214,18 @@
     # Generate docs even if an item has no docstring.
     "undoc-members": True,
     # Don't document things with a leading underscore.
-    "private-members": False,
+    "private-members": True,
+    # Include special members.
+    "special-members": "__init__",
+    # Show class inheritance.
+    "show-inheritance": True,
 }
 # Display type hints in the description instead of the signature.
 autodoc_typehints = "description"
+# Mock problematic imports
+autodoc_mock_imports = [
+    "networkx",
+]
 
 
 # -- nitpicky mode --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/source/user_guide/cli.rst b/docs/source/user_guide/cli.rst
index a8057fa8..09434266 100644
--- a/docs/source/user_guide/cli.rst
+++ b/docs/source/user_guide/cli.rst
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 Command Line Interface
 ======================
 
-.. automodule:: easylink.cli
-
 .. click:: easylink.cli:easylink
    :prog: easylink
-   :show-nested:
+   :nested: full
+   :commands: run, generate-dag
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 63c04e6f..55e792ff 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
         "pytest-mock",
     ]
     doc_requirements = [
-        "sphinx>=4.0,<8.0.0",
-        "sphinx-rtd-theme>=0.6",
+        "sphinx",
+        "sphinx-rtd-theme",
         "sphinx-autodoc-typehints",
         "sphinx-click",
+        "typing_extensions",
     ]
     lint_requirements = [
         "black==22.3.0",
diff --git a/src/easylink/__init__.py b/src/easylink/__init__.py
index 1e2ad34d..4a0a535e 100644
--- a/src/easylink/__init__.py
+++ b/src/easylink/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 EasyLink
 ========
 
-Research repository for the EasyLink ER ecosystem project.
+Research repository for the EasyLink entity resolution (ER) ecosystem project.
 
 """
 
diff --git a/src/easylink/cli.py b/src/easylink/cli.py
index c5f26222..6d3b626e 100644
--- a/src/easylink/cli.py
+++ b/src/easylink/cli.py
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
         ),
     ),
     click.option(
-        "--timestamp/--no-timestamp",
-        default=True,
-        show_default=True,
-        help="Save the results in a timestamped sub-directory of --output-dir.",
+        "--no-timestamp",
+        is_flag=True,
+        default=False,
+        help="Do not save the results in a timestamped sub-directory of ``--output-dir``.",
     ),
 ]
 
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ def easylink():
     show_default=True,
     type=click.Path(exists=True, dir_okay=False, resolve_path=True),
     help=(
-        "Path to the specification yaml defining the computing environment to "
-        "run the pipeline on. If no value is passed, the pipeline will be run "
-        "locally."
+        "Path to the computing environment specification yaml. If no value is passed, "
+        "the pipeline will be run locally."
     ),
 )
 @click.option("-v", "--verbose", count=True, help="Increase logging verbosity.", hidden=True)
@@ -83,15 +82,20 @@ def run(
     pipeline_specification: str,
     input_data: str,
     output_dir: str | None,
-    timestamp: bool,
+    no_timestamp: bool,
     computing_environment: str | None,
     verbose: int,
     with_debugger: bool,
 ) -> None:
-    """Run a pipeline from the command line."""
+    """Runs a pipeline from the command line.
+
+    In addition to running the pipeline, this command will also generate the
+    DAG image. If you only want to generate the image without actually running
+    the pipeline, use the ``easylink generate-dag`` command.
+    """
     configure_logging_to_terminal(verbose)
     logger.info("Running pipeline")
-    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, timestamp).as_posix()
+    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, no_timestamp).as_posix()
     logger.info(f"Results directory: {results_dir}")
     # TODO [MIC-4493]: Add configuration validation
 
@@ -114,11 +118,15 @@ def generate_dag(
     pipeline_specification: str,
     input_data: str,
     output_dir: str | None,
-    timestamp: bool,
+    no_timestamp: bool,
 ) -> None:
-    """Generate an image of the proposed pipeline DAG."""
+    """Generates an image of the proposed pipeline DAG.
+
+    This command only generates the DAG image of the pipeline; it does not  actually
+    run it. To run the pipeline, use the ``easylink run`` command.
+    """
     logger.info("Generating DAG")
-    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, timestamp).as_posix()
+    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, no_timestamp).as_posix()
     logger.info(f"Results directory: {results_dir}")
     # TODO [MIC-4493]: Add configuration validation
     runner.main(
diff --git a/src/easylink/configuration.py b/src/easylink/configuration.py
index 19619ed3..60a7e3ed 100644
--- a/src/easylink/configuration.py
+++ b/src/easylink/configuration.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+"""
+=============
+Configuration
+=============
+
+The configuration module is responsible for managing an easylink run's configuration
+and includes the ``Config`` container class as well as various configuration-related
+utility functions.
+
+"""
+
 from collections import defaultdict
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any
@@ -23,6 +34,8 @@
         },
     }
 }
+"""The default environment configuration settings."""
+
 SPARK_DEFAULTS = {
     "workers": {
         "num_workers": 2,
@@ -32,24 +45,64 @@
     },
     "keep_alive": False,
 }
+"""The default spark configuration settings."""
 
-# Allow some buffer so that slurm doesn't kill spark workers
-SLURM_SPARK_MEM_BUFFER = 500
+SLURM_SPARK_MEM_BUFFER = 500  # MB
 
 
 class Config(LayeredConfigTree):
     """A container for configuration information.
 
-    This class combines the pipeline, input data, and computing environment
-    specifications into a single LayeredConfigTree object. It is also responsible
-    for validating these specifications.
+    A ``Config`` (which inherits from :class:`~layered_config_tree.LayeredConfigTree`)
+    is a container that includes the combination of the user-provided pipeline,
+    input data, and computing environment  specifications. It is a nested
+    dictionary-like object that supports prioritized layers of configuration settings
+    as well as dot-notation access to its attributes.
+
+    The ``Config`` is also reponsible for various validation checks on the provided
+    specifications. If any of these are invalid, a validation error is raised with
+    as much information as can possibly be provided.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    environment
+        The environment configuration, including computing environment,
+        container engine, implementation resources, and slurm- and spark-specific
+        requests.
+    pipeline
+        The pipeline configuration.
+    input_data
+        The input data filepaths.
+    schema
+        The :class:`~easylink.pipeline_schema.PipelineSchema` that successfully
+        validated the requested pipeline.
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The requested pipeline is checked against a set of supported
+    :class:`pipeline schemas <easylink.pipeline_schema.PipelineSchema>`. The first
+    schema that successfully validates is assumed to be the correct one and is attached
+    to the ``Config`` object and its :meth:`~easylink.pipeline_schema.PipelineSchema.configure_pipeline`
+    method is called.
     """
 
     def __init__(
         self,
         config_params: dict[str, Any],
         potential_schemas: list[PipelineSchema] | PipelineSchema = PIPELINE_SCHEMAS,
-    ):
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initializes an instance of the ``Config`` class.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        config_params
+            A dictionary of all specifications required to run the pipeline. This
+            includes the pipeline, input data, and computing environment specifications,
+            as well as the results directory.
+        potential_schemas
+            A list of potential schemas to validate the pipeline configuration against.
+            This is primarily used for testing purposes. Defaults to the supported schemas.
+        """
         super().__init__(layers=["initial_data", "default", "user_configured"])
         self.update(DEFAULT_ENVIRONMENT, layer="default")
         self.update(config_params, layer="user_configured")
@@ -67,13 +120,13 @@ def __init__(
         self.freeze()
 
     @property
-    def computing_environment(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """The computing environment to run on (generally either 'local' or 'slurm')."""
+    def computing_environment(self) -> str:
+        """The computing environment to run on ('local' or 'slurm')."""
         return self.environment.computing_environment
 
     @property
     def slurm(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """A dictionary of slurm configuration settings."""
+        """A dictionary of slurm-specific configuration settings."""
         if not self.environment.computing_environment == "slurm":
             return {}
         else:
@@ -81,12 +134,12 @@ def slurm(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     @property
     def spark(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """A dictionary of spark configuration settings."""
+        """A dictionary of spark-specific configuration settings."""
         return self.environment.spark.to_dict()
 
     @property
     def slurm_resources(self) -> dict[str, str]:
-        """A flat dictionary of the slurm resources."""
+        """A flat dictionary of slurm resource requests."""
         if not self.computing_environment == "slurm":
             return {}
         raw_slurm_resources = {
@@ -103,7 +156,7 @@ def slurm_resources(self) -> dict[str, str]:
 
     @property
     def spark_resources(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
-        """A flat dictionary of the spark resources."""
+        """A flat dictionary of spark resource requests."""
         spark_workers_raw = self.spark["workers"]
         spark_workers = {
             "num_workers": spark_workers_raw.get("num_workers"),
@@ -125,14 +178,26 @@ def spark_resources(self) -> dict[str, Any]:
     #################
 
     def _get_schema(self, potential_schemas: list[PipelineSchema]) -> PipelineSchema:
-        """Validates the requested pipeline against supported schemas.
+        """Returns the first pipeline schema that successfully validates the requested pipeline.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        potential_schemas
+            Pipeline schemas to validate the pipeline configuration against.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            The first pipeline schema that successfully validates the requested pipeline.
+            If no validated pipeline schema is found, `exit()` is called with `errno.EINVAL`
+            and any validation errors are logged.
 
         Notes
         -----
         This acts as the pipeline configuration file's validation method since
-        we can only find a matching schema if the file is valid.
+        we can only find a matching schema if that file is valid.
 
-        We use the first schema that validates the pipeline configuration.
+        This method returns the first schema that successfully validates and does
+        not attempt to validate additional ones.
         """
         errors = defaultdict(dict)
         # Try each schema until one is validated
@@ -147,6 +212,18 @@ def _get_schema(self, potential_schemas: list[PipelineSchema]) -> PipelineSchema
         exit_with_validation_error(dict(errors))
 
     def _validate(self) -> None:
+        """Validates the ``Config``.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        SystemExit
+            If any errors are found, they are batch-logged into a dictionary and
+            the program exits with a non-zero code.
+
+        Notes
+        -----
+        Pipeline validations are handled in :meth:`~easylink.configuration.Config._get_schema`.
+        """
         # TODO [MIC-4880]: refactor into validation object
         errors = {
             # NOTE: pipeline configuration validation happens in '_get_schema()'
@@ -157,6 +234,12 @@ def _validate(self) -> None:
             exit_with_validation_error(errors)
 
     def _validate_input_data(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
+        """Validates the input data configuration.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            A dictionary of input data configuration validation errors.
+        """
         errors = defaultdict(dict)
         input_data_dict = self.input_data.to_dict()
         if not input_data_dict:
@@ -168,6 +251,12 @@ def _validate_input_data(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
         return errors
 
     def _validate_environment(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
+        """Validates the environment configuration.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+            A dictionary of environment configuration validation errors.
+        """
         errors = defaultdict(dict)
         if not self.environment.container_engine in ["docker", "singularity", "undefined"]:
             errors[ENVIRONMENT_ERRORS_KEY]["container_engine"] = [
@@ -189,11 +278,26 @@ def load_params_from_specification(
     computing_environment: str | None,
     results_dir: str,
 ) -> dict[str, Any]:
-    """Gather together all specification data.
+    """Gathers together all specification data.
 
     This gathers the pipeline, input data, and computing environment specifications
     as well as the results directory into a single dictionary for insertion into
-    the Config object.
+    the ``Config`` object.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    pipeline_specification
+        The path to the pipeline specification yaml file.
+    input_data
+        The path to the input data yaml file.
+    computing_environment
+        The path to the computing environment yaml file.
+    results_dir
+        The path to the results directory.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+        A dictionary of all provided specification data.
     """
     return {
         "pipeline": load_yaml(pipeline_specification),
@@ -206,7 +310,7 @@ def load_params_from_specification(
 def _load_input_data_paths(
     input_data_specification_path: str | Path,
 ) -> dict[str, list[Path]]:
-    """Create dictionary of input data paths from the input data yaml file."""
+    """Creates a dictionary of input data paths from the input data yaml file."""
     input_data_paths = load_yaml(input_data_specification_path)
     if not isinstance(input_data_paths, dict):
         raise TypeError(
@@ -222,7 +326,7 @@ def _load_input_data_paths(
 def _load_computing_environment(
     computing_environment_specification_path: str | None,
 ) -> dict[Any, Any]:
-    """Load the computing environment yaml file and return the contents as a dict."""
+    """Loads the computing environment yaml file and returns the contents as a dict."""
     if not computing_environment_specification_path:
         return {}  # handles empty environment.yaml
     elif not Path(computing_environment_specification_path).is_file():
diff --git a/src/easylink/pipeline_graph.py b/src/easylink/pipeline_graph.py
index d66e694c..e29fdb5d 100644
--- a/src/easylink/pipeline_graph.py
+++ b/src/easylink/pipeline_graph.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _get_combined_slots_and_edges(
 
         Returns
         -------
-        The set of InputSlots, OutputSlots, and EdgeParams needed to construct the combined implementation
+            The set of InputSlots, OutputSlots, and EdgeParams needed to construct the combined implementation
         """
         slot_types = ["input_slot", "output_slot"]
         combined_slots_by_type = combined_input_slots, combined_output_slots = set(), set()
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def _get_edges_by_slot(
 
         Returns
         -------
-        A tuple of dictionaries keyed by slot, with values for edges corresponding to that slot.
+            A tuple of dictionaries keyed by slot, with values for edges corresponding to that slot.
         """
 
         in_edges_by_slot = defaultdict(list)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def _get_duplicate_slots(
 
         Returns
         -------
-        A set of (step_name, slot) tuples that have duplicate names or environment variables.
+            A set of (step_name, slot) tuples that have duplicate names or environment variables.
         """
         name_freq = Counter([slot.name for step_name, slot in slot_tuples])
         duplicate_names = [name for name, count in name_freq.items() if count > 1]
diff --git a/src/easylink/utilities/data_utils.py b/src/easylink/utilities/data_utils.py
index 23de922b..6df3f30b 100644
--- a/src/easylink/utilities/data_utils.py
+++ b/src/easylink/utilities/data_utils.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def copy_configuration_files_to_results_directory(
         shutil.copy(computing_environment, results_dir)
 
 
-def get_results_directory(output_dir: str | None, timestamp: bool) -> Path:
+def get_results_directory(output_dir: str | None, no_timestamp: bool) -> Path:
     results_dir = Path("results" if output_dir is None else output_dir).resolve()
-    if timestamp:
+    if not no_timestamp:
         launch_time = _get_timestamp()
         results_dir = results_dir / launch_time
     return results_dir
diff --git a/src/easylink/utilities/general_utils.py b/src/easylink/utilities/general_utils.py
index e4486b38..f5c033f2 100644
--- a/src/easylink/utilities/general_utils.py
+++ b/src/easylink/utilities/general_utils.py
@@ -87,13 +87,23 @@ def _add_logging_sink(
 
 
 def exit_with_validation_error(error_msg: dict) -> None:
-    """Exits the program with a validation error.
+    """Logs error messages and exits the program.
+
+    This function logs the provided validation error messages using a structured
+    YAML format and terminates the program execution with a non-zero exit code
+    (indicating an error).
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     error_msg
         The error message to print to the user.
 
+    Raises
+    ------
+    SystemExit
+        Exits the program with an EINVAL (invalid argument) code due to
+        previously-determined validation errors.
+
     """
 
     logger.error(
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ def exit_with_validation_error(error_msg: dict) -> None:
         "\nValidation errors found. Please see above."
         "\n==========================================\n"
     )
-    exit(errno.EINVAL)
+    sys.exit(errno.EINVAL)
 
 
 def is_on_slurm() -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_data_utils.py b/tests/unit/test_data_utils.py
index eae9d354..13bed35c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_data_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_data_utils.py
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ def test_create_results_directory(test_dir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "output_dir_provided, timestamp",
+    "output_dir_provided, no_timestamp",
     [
-        (False, False),
         (False, True),
-        (True, False),
+        (False, False),
         (True, True),
+        (True, False),
     ],
 )
-def test_get_results_directory(test_dir, output_dir_provided, timestamp, mocker):
+def test_get_results_directory(test_dir, output_dir_provided, no_timestamp, mocker):
     """Tests expected behavior. If directory is provided then a "results/" folder
-    is created at the working directory. If timestamp is True, then a timestamped
+    is created at the working directory. If no_timestamp is False, then a timestamped
     directory is created within the results directory.
     """
     if output_dir_provided:
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ def test_get_results_directory(test_dir, output_dir_provided, timestamp, mocker)
     mocker.patch(
         "easylink.utilities.data_utils._get_timestamp", return_value="2024_01_01_00_00_00"
     )
-    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, timestamp)
+    results_dir = get_results_directory(output_dir, no_timestamp)
 
     expected_results_dir = Path(test_dir)
     if not output_dir_provided:
         expected_results_dir = expected_results_dir / "results"
-    if timestamp:
+    if not no_timestamp:
         expected_results_dir = expected_results_dir / "2024_01_01_00_00_00"
 
     assert expected_results_dir == results_dir