diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7fbf608..0423cbc 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 4
 
-[[package]]
-name = "anyhow"
-version = "1.0.98"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e16d2d3311acee920a9eb8d33b8cbc1787ce4a264e85f964c2404b969bdcd487"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "vessel"
 version = "0.1.1"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
-]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a06ad5d..c528c6e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
 vessel = { path = "crates/vessel" }
-
-anyhow = { version = "1.0.71" }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb70b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Vessel
+
+`vessel::Vessel` is a simple, immutable value bag for Rust – inspired by Go's `context.Context`, but focused solely on storing and propagating context in a simple manner.
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+- Immutable: setting a value returns a new `Vessel`.
+- Ordered: uses a `BTreeMap` internally for deterministic iteration.
+- Ergonomic: fluent API with zero dependencies (aside from the standard library).
+- Useful for threading context-like metadata (e.g., request IDs, tenant info) through application layers.
+
+## 📦 Example
+
+```rust
+use vessel::Vessel;
+
+let vessel = Vessel::new();
+let vessel = vessel.with_value("request_id", "abc-123");
+
+assert_eq!(vessel.get_value("request_id"), Some(&"abc-123".to_string()));
+````
+
+## 📚 API
+
+```rust
+pub fn new() -> Self;
+pub fn with_value(&self, key: &str, value: &str) -> Self;
+pub fn get_value(&self, key: &str) -> Option<&String>;
+pub fn get_values(&self) -> &BTreeMap<String, String>;
+```
+
+* `with_value`: Adds a key-value pair to the vessel, returning a new instance.
+* `get_value`: Retrieves a value for a given key.
+* `get_values`: Returns all key-value pairs.
+
+## 🧪 Tests
+
+Run tests with:
+
+```bash
+cargo test
+```
+
+## 🔒 Stability
+
+The crate is small and intentionally limited in scope. You can depend on its behavior being stable.
+
+## 📜 License
+
+MIT
+
diff --git a/crates/vessel/Cargo.toml b/crates/vessel/Cargo.toml
index b9f6383..92c58c8 100644
--- a/crates/vessel/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/vessel/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@ name = "vessel"
 version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "A context propogation struct. Carries cancellation, and other useful items transparently through an application"
+readme = "../../README.md"
 license = "MIT"
-
-[dependencies]
-anyhow.workspace = true