diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7aa9e94..63a75e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ helpers for the common paths, with a raw escape hatch for everything else.
 `requirements.txt`:
 
 ```
-mongo @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/mongo.git@v0.1.8
+mongo @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/mongo.git@v0.1.9
 ```
 
 Direct:
 
 ```bash
-pip install "mongo @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/mongo.git@v0.1.8"
+pip install "mongo @ git+ssh://git@git.rethinkstudios.io/rethink-public/mongo.git@v0.1.9"
 ```
 
 Requires `motor` and `pymongo` (pulled transitively).
 
-Drop the `@v0.1.8` suffix from the line above to install the latest unpinned.
+Drop the `@v0.1.9` suffix from the line above to install the latest unpinned.
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 88be7d7..4587cb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "mongo"
-version = "0.1.8"
+version = "0.1.9"
 description = "async mongodb wrapper over motor with a raw escape hatch"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/src/mongo/__init__.py b/src/mongo/__init__.py
index 0e32d92..53c3100 100644
--- a/src/mongo/__init__.py
+++ b/src/mongo/__init__.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@ __all__ = ["MongoDB", "Mongo", "init", "instance"]
 
 
 def __getattr__(name: str):
-    """proxy bare package attribute access to the default instance (PEP 562)
-
-    lets `import mongo; await mongo.get_documents(...)` work after init().
-    `from mongo import func` still won't see this (resolved before init). the
-    bare-proxy raw escape hatch is `mongo.collection(name)`, not `mongo[name]` —
-    module-level subscripting isn't a thing in python, so the proxy only forwards
-    named attributes (an instance's `db[name]` still works fine).
-    """
+    """proxy bare attribute access to the default instance (PEP 562); needs
+    `import mongo`, not `from mongo import func` (resolved before init)"""
     if not name.startswith("_") and hasattr(MongoDB, name):
         return getattr(instance(), name)
     raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}")
diff --git a/src/mongo/mongo.py b/src/mongo/mongo.py
index c303f44..0bd1dbc 100644
--- a/src/mongo/mongo.py
+++ b/src/mongo/mongo.py
@@ -1,41 +1,17 @@
 """
-async mongodb wrapper over motor
+async mongodb wrapper over motor, with a raw escape hatch for anything not wrapped
 
-object (preferred), one client per process:
     from mongo import MongoDB
-    bot.db = MongoDB(conn_string, database)
-    await bot.db.connect()                    # optional: ping to fail-early
-    await bot.db.get_documents("users", {"active": True})
-    bot.db.close()                            # on shutdown (sync)
+    db = MongoDB(conn_string, database)
+    await db.get_documents("users", {"active": True})
 
-    # async with (guaranteed cleanup):
-    async with MongoDB(conn_string, database) as db:
-        await db.get_documents("users", {})
+`Mongo` is a back-compat alias of `MongoDB`. A module-proxy path also exists
+(`mongo.init(...)` then bare `mongo.func(...)`) - see README for both usage patterns.
 
-`Mongo` is a back-compat alias of `MongoDB`; old `Mongo(...)` call sites still work.
-
-module proxy (back-compat), arm once then call bare:
-    import mongo                              # not `from mongo import ...`
-    mongo.init(conn_string, database)
-    await mongo.get_documents("users", {"active": True})
-
-errors:
-    wrapped methods log and swallow, returning a safe default (False / [] / {} / 0 /
-    None). .collection(name) / db[name] return the raw motor collection: full driver
-    surface, raises, nothing swallowed. mongo SWALLOWS by design — the one deliberate
-    difference from the fail-loud redis/psql/mysql trio, kept so existing consumers'
-    branch-on-result control flow doesn't break.
-
-naming consistency with the trio (all additive — old names still work):
-    - class is `MongoDB` (was `Mongo`, kept as alias)
-    - `connect()` / `async with` like the trio (motor connects lazily, so connect()
-      just pings to validate early)
-    - `exists()` aliases `check_document_exists()`; `delete()` aliases `delete_document()`
-
-notes:
-    - the proxy needs `import mongo`; `from mongo import func` resolves before init
-    - find_one_and_update returns the after-image by default
-    - bulk_write takes caller-built pymongo ops (UpdateOne/DeleteOne/...)
+errors: wrapped methods log and swallow, returning a safe default (False / [] / {} / 0 /
+None). .collection(name) / db[name] return the raw motor collection: full driver surface,
+raises, nothing swallowed. mongo SWALLOWS by design, unlike the fail-loud redis/psql/mysql
+trio - kept so existing consumers' branch-on-result control flow doesn't break.
 """
 
 import logging
@@ -52,9 +28,6 @@ class MongoDB:
     """async mongodb wrapper; one client per process, attach to bot as bot.db"""
 
     def __init__(self, connection_string: str, database: str):
-        # motor builds the client eagerly (no I/O yet); a bad URI raises InvalidURI
-        # here with nothing built. an invalid db name raises below, after the client
-        # exists — close it before propagating so it doesn't outlive the raise.
         self._client = AsyncIOMotorClient(connection_string)
         try:
             self._db = self._client[database]
@@ -63,11 +36,8 @@ class MongoDB:
             raise
 
     async def connect(self) -> "MongoDB":
-        """validate the connection with a ping and return self
-
-        optional — motor connects lazily, so this just fails early on a bad
-        URI/credentials (parallel to the trio's connect()). raises, unlike the
-        swallowing wrapped methods.
+        """validate the connection with a ping and return self; raises, unlike the
+        swallowing wrapped methods
 
         an instance is single-use: pymongo 4.x `close()` is irreversible and
         connect() doesn't rebuild the client. construct a fresh MongoDB instead of
@@ -80,9 +50,8 @@ class MongoDB:
         try:
             return await self.connect()
         except BaseException:
-            # __aexit__ is not called when __aenter__ raises, so a failed ping here
-            # would otherwise leak the motor client built in __init__. close it
-            # before propagating.
+            # __aexit__ isn't called when __aenter__ raises; close here so the
+            # client built in __init__ doesn't leak
             self.close()
             raise
 
@@ -112,7 +81,7 @@ class MongoDB:
             return False
 
     def close(self) -> None:
-        """close the client pool on shutdown (sync — motor's close() is synchronous)"""
+        """close the client pool on shutdown (sync - motor's close() is synchronous)"""
         self._client.close()
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -121,8 +90,8 @@ class MongoDB:
     async def create_collection(self, collection: str, index=None) -> bool:
         """create a collection, optionally seeding ONE index
 
-        `index` is a single index key-spec (e.g. `[("a", 1), ("b", 1)]` builds one
-        compound index, NOT two); call `create_index` per index for multiples.
+        `index` is a single key-spec (e.g. `[("a", 1), ("b", 1)]` builds one compound
+        index, not two) - call create_index per index for multiples
         """
         try:
             await self._db.create_collection(collection)
@@ -377,7 +346,7 @@ class MongoDB:
         """$set one or more fields on a single document
 
         returns True when a document matched, even if `$set` to an identical value
-        leaves `modified_count=0` — uses `matched_count` so an idempotent no-op isn't
+        leaves `modified_count=0` - uses `matched_count` so an idempotent no-op isn't
         misread as a failure.
         """
         try:
@@ -392,7 +361,7 @@ class MongoDB:
     ) -> bool:
         """apply raw update operators ($set/$inc/$unset/...) to a single document
 
-        returns True when a document matched, even if the operators changed nothing —
+        returns True when a document matched, even if the operators changed nothing -
         uses `matched_count` so an idempotent write isn't misread as a failure.
         """
         try:
@@ -406,7 +375,7 @@ class MongoDB:
         """$set fields on a single document, creating it if absent
 
         returns True when a document matched or was upserted, even if `$set` to an
-        identical value leaves `modified_count=0` — mirrors update_document_field's
+        identical value leaves `modified_count=0` - mirrors update_document_field's
         matched_count-over-modified_count contract.
         """
         try:
@@ -468,7 +437,7 @@ class MongoDB:
         """$pull a value from an array field
 
         returns True when a document matched, even if the value was absent and
-        nothing was pulled — uses `matched_count`, not `modified_count`.
+        nothing was pulled - uses `matched_count`, not `modified_count`.
         """
         try:
             response = await self._db[collection].update_one(target, {"$pull": {array: value}})
@@ -593,7 +562,7 @@ Mongo = MongoDB
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #   backwards-compat module proxy: `import mongo; mongo.init(conn, db)` then
-#   bare `await mongo.func(...)`. needs `import mongo` — `from mongo import func`
+#   bare `await mongo.func(...)`. needs `import mongo` - `from mongo import func`
 #   resolves at import time, before init() runs.
 
 _default: Optional[MongoDB] = None