diff --git a/kvstore/badger/errors.go b/kvstore/badger/errors.go
index 6759b30..6bdb083 100644
--- a/kvstore/badger/errors.go
+++ b/kvstore/badger/errors.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// ErrBadgerOpeningStore is returned when the badger store cannot be opened
-	// or an error occurs while opening/creating the KVStore
+	// or an error occurs while opening/creating the BadgerKVStore
 	ErrBadgerOpeningStore = errors.New("error opening the store")
 	// ErrBadgerUnableToSetValue is returned when the badger store fails to
 	// set a value
diff --git a/kvstore/badger/interface.go b/kvstore/badger/interface.go
index 6780a5f..5691868 100644
--- a/kvstore/badger/interface.go
+++ b/kvstore/badger/interface.go
@@ -6,27 +6,46 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore"
 )
 
-// Ensure the KVStore can be used as an SMT node store
-var _ kvstore.MapStore = (KVStore)(nil)
+// Ensure the BadgerKVStore can be used as an SMT node store
+var _ kvstore.MapStore = (BadgerKVStore)(nil)
 
-// KVStore is an interface that defines a key-value store
+// BadgerKVStore is an interface that defines a key-value store
 // that can be used standalone or as the node store for an SMT.
-type KVStore interface {
-	// Store methods
+// This is a superset of the MapStore interface that offers more
+// features and can be used as a standalone key-value store.
+type BadgerKVStore interface {
+	// --- Store methods ---
+
+	// Get returns the value for a given key
 	Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	// Set sets/updates the value for a given key
 	Set(key, value []byte) error
+	// Delete removes a key
 	Delete(key []byte) error
 
-	// Lifecycle methods
+	// --- Lifecycle methods ---
+
+	// Stop closes the database connection, disabling any access to the store
 	Stop() error
 
-	// Data methods
+	// --- Data methods ---
+
+	// Backup creates a full backup of the store written to the provided writer
 	Backup(writer io.Writer, incremental bool) error
+	// Restore loads the store from a backup in the reader provided
 	Restore(io.Reader) error
 
-	// Accessors
+	// --- Accessors ---
+
+	// GetAll returns all keys and values with the given prefix in the specified order
 	GetAll(prefixKey []byte, descending bool) (keys, values [][]byte, err error)
+	// Exists returns true if the key exists
 	Exists(key []byte) (bool, error)
-	ClearAll() error
+	// Len returns the number of key-value pairs in the store
 	Len() int
+
+	// --- Data management ---
+
+	// ClearAll deletes all key-value pairs in the store
+	ClearAll() error
 }
diff --git a/kvstore/badger/kvstore.go b/kvstore/badger/kvstore.go
index 2d8edd4..07e2caf 100644
--- a/kvstore/badger/kvstore.go
+++ b/kvstore/badger/kvstore.go
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ const (
 	maxPendingWrites = 16 // used in backup restoration
 )
 
-var _ KVStore = &badgerKVStore{}
+var _ BadgerKVStore = &badgerKVStore{}
 
 type badgerKVStore struct {
 	db         *badgerv4.DB
 	lastBackup uint64 // timestamp of the most recent backup
 }
 
-// NewKVStore creates a new KVStore using badger as the underlying database
+// NewKVStore creates a new BadgerKVStore using badger as the underlying database
 // if no path for a persistence database is provided it will create one in-memory
-func NewKVStore(path string) (KVStore, error) {
+func NewKVStore(path string) (BadgerKVStore, error) {
 	var db *badgerv4.DB
 	var err error
 	if path == "" {
diff --git a/kvstore/badger/kvstore_test.go b/kvstore/badger/kvstore_test.go
index bac9d3d..0f41b6d 100644
--- a/kvstore/badger/kvstore_test.go
+++ b/kvstore/badger/kvstore_test.go
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func TestBadger_KVStore_Len(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setupStore(t *testing.T, store badger.KVStore) {
+func setupStore(t *testing.T, store badger.BadgerKVStore) {
 	t.Helper()
 	err := store.Set([]byte("foo"), []byte("bar"))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/kvstore/interfaces.go b/kvstore/interfaces.go
index 0d0ac53..e0c92a4 100644
--- a/kvstore/interfaces.go
+++ b/kvstore/interfaces.go
@@ -5,11 +5,18 @@ package kvstore
 // store requires in order to back an SM(S)T.
 type MapStore interface {
 	// --- Accessors ---
+
+	// Get returns the value for a given key
 	Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error)
+	// Set sets/updates the value for a given key
 	Set(key, value []byte) error
+	// Delete removes a key
 	Delete(key []byte) error
+	// Len returns the number of key-value pairs in the store
 	Len() int
 
 	// --- Debug ---
+
+	// ClearAll deletes all key-value pairs in the store
 	ClearAll() error
 }