diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
index 5e767850a..991563dd4 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/inspect.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ var InspectCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	inconsistent state. 
 
 	The inspect command can be used to query the block and state store using Tendermint
-	RPC calls to debug issues of inconsisent state.
+	RPC calls to debug issues of inconsistent state.
 	`,
 
 	RunE: runInspect,
diff --git a/inspect/doc.go b/inspect/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a2a82da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inspect/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+Package inspect provides a tool for investigating the state of a
+failed Tendermint node.
+
+This package provides the Inspect type. The Inspect type runs a subset of the Tendermint
+RPC endpoints that are useful for debugging issues with Tendermint consensus.
+
+When a node running the Tendermint consensus engine detects an inconsistent consensus state,
+the entire node will crash. The Tendermint consensus engine cannot run in this
+inconsistent state so the node will not be able to start up again.
+
+The RPC endpoints provided by the Inspect type allow for a node operator to inspect
+the block store and state store to better understand what may have caused the inconsistent state.
+
+
+The Inspect type's lifecycle is controlled by a context.Context
+  ins := inspect.NewFromConfig(rpcConfig)
+  ctx, cancelFunc:= context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+  // Run blocks until the Inspect server is shut down.
+  go ins.Run(ctx)
+  ...
+
+  // calling the cancel function will stop the running inspect server
+  cancelFunc()
+
+Inspect serves its RPC endpoints on the address configured in the RPC configuration
+
+  rpcConfig.ListenAddress = "tcp://127.0.0.1:26657"
+  ins := inspect.NewFromConfig(rpcConfig)
+  go ins.Run(ctx)
+
+The list of available RPC endpoints can then be viewed by navigating to
+http://127.0.0.1:26657/ in the web browser.
+*/
+package inspect