diff --git a/compose-cli/src/file.rs b/compose-cli/src/file.rs
index f0f10702..ec1c1703 100644
--- a/compose-cli/src/file.rs
+++ b/compose-cli/src/file.rs
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ pub fn file(args: FileArgs) -> Result<(), CliError> {
 
     let warnings: Vec<_> = source.warnings().into_iter().map(|w| w.into()).collect();
     if !warnings.is_empty() {
-        crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &warnings).unwrap();
+        crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &warnings).expect("failed to print diagnostics");
     }
 
     let Warned { value, warnings } = compose_eval::eval_source(&source, &mut vm);
 
     if let Err(err) = value {
-        crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &err, &warnings).unwrap();
+        crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &err, &warnings).expect("failed to print diagnostics");
         return Err(CliError::Execution);
     }
 
-    crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &warnings).unwrap();
+    crate::print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &warnings).expect("failed to print diagnostics");
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/compose-cli/src/world.rs b/compose-cli/src/world.rs
index f48b4e24..6a498eb6 100644
--- a/compose-cli/src/world.rs
+++ b/compose-cli/src/world.rs
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ impl SystemWorld {
         }
 
         // try to read from disk
-        let path = file_id.path().0.clone();
-        let text = std::fs::read_to_string(&path).map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, &path))?;
+        let path = file_id.path().as_path();
+        let text = std::fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, path))?;
         let source = Source::new(file_id, text);
         sources.insert(source.id(), source.clone());
         Ok(source)
diff --git a/compose-error-codes-doc-tests/src/lib.rs b/compose-error-codes-doc-tests/src/lib.rs
index c1de548f..6de36a73 100644
--- a/compose-error-codes-doc-tests/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compose-error-codes-doc-tests/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ Documentation and doc-tests for the Compose error codes.
 The purpose of this crate is to provide the compose error codes as a Rust module, so that they can be included in docs.rs
 and the examples can be tested.
 
-The source of the error codes is in the [`compose-error-codes`] crate. The description of the error code is transformed
+The source of the error codes is in the `compose-error-codes` crate. The description of the error code is transformed
 via `compose_doc::transform_markdown` into documented items with doc-tests.
 */
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/Error_Codes"));
-
-pub use compose_error_codes;
diff --git a/compose-syntax/src/file.rs b/compose-syntax/src/file.rs
index 30bd2765..b560701e 100644
--- a/compose-syntax/src/file.rs
+++ b/compose-syntax/src/file.rs
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ impl VirtualPath {
         self.0.display().to_string()
     }
     
-    pub fn to_path_buf(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.0.clone()
+    pub fn as_path(&self) -> &PathBuf {
+        &self.0
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compose-syntax/src/source.rs b/compose-syntax/src/source.rs
index 8cbb15d0..72b4dbed 100644
--- a/compose-syntax/src/source.rs
+++ b/compose-syntax/src/source.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ use crate::{parse, Span, SyntaxError, SyntaxNode};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+/// A Compose source file.
+///
+/// Uses reference counting, so it is quite inexpensive to clone
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Source(Arc<Repr>);
 
diff --git a/compose/src/embedding/mod.rs b/compose/src/embedding/mod.rs
index 0ff3ed21..3209e193 100644
--- a/compose/src/embedding/mod.rs
+++ b/compose/src/embedding/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,238 @@
 /*!
 # Embedding Compose
 
-Coming soon!
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+To learn about embedding Compose in your application, we'll create a CLI similar to the one
+provided in compose_cli.
+
+It will support executing a Compose source file, loading other source files, reading from stdin, and printing to stdout.
+
+## Creating a World
+
+We want to create a [`World`](crate::World) implementation backed by the file system working from the current directory.
+
+```rust
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fs;
+use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::path::{PathBuf, Path};
+use std::sync::Mutex;
+use compose::library::diag::{FileError, FileResult};
+use compose::library::{Library, World};
+use compose::syntax::{FileId, Source};
+
+struct SystemWorld {
+    entrypoint: FileId,
+    // Since the world trait works through a shared reference, we need to add a mutex
+    // to allow mutation through a shared reference.
+    sources: Mutex<HashMap<FileId, Source>>,
+    library: Library,
+    // Keep track of the root directory so that we can resolve relative paths.
+    root: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl SystemWorld {
+    fn from_file(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> FileResult<Self> {
+        let path = path.as_ref();
+        let root = path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf()
+            .canonicalize()
+            .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, path))?;
+
+        let entrypoint = FileId::new(path);
+        let text = fs::read_to_string(path)
+            .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, path))?;
+        let source = Source::new(entrypoint, text);
+
+        let mut sources = HashMap::new();
+        sources.insert(source.id(), source);
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            entrypoint,
+            sources: Mutex::new(sources),
+            library: Library::default(),
+            root,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn add_source(&self, source: Source) {
+        self.sources.lock().unwrap().insert(source.id(), source);
+    }
+
+    fn get_or_read_from_disk(&self, file_id: FileId) -> FileResult<Source> {
+        let mut sources = self.sources.lock().unwrap();
+        if let Some(source) = sources.get(&file_id) {
+            // Source uses reference counting and is inexpensive to clone, so we can return it directly.
+            return Ok(source.clone());
+        }
+
+        let path = file_id.path();
+
+        let file_contents = fs::read_to_string(path.as_path())
+            .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, path.as_path()))?;
+
+        let source = Source::new(file_id, file_contents);
+
+        sources.insert(source.id(), source.clone());
+
+        Ok(source)
+    }
+}
+
+impl World for SystemWorld {
+    fn entry_point(&self) -> FileId {
+        self.entrypoint
+    }
+
+    fn source(&self, file_id: FileId) -> FileResult<Source> {
+        self.get_or_read_from_disk(file_id)
+    }
+
+    fn library(&self) -> &Library {
+        &self.library
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self, f: &mut dyn FnMut(&mut dyn Write) -> std::io::Result<()>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        f(&mut std::io::stdout())
+    }
+
+    fn read(&self, f: &mut dyn FnMut(&mut dyn Read) -> std::io::Result<()>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        f(&mut std::io::stdin())
+    }
+
+    fn name(&self, id: FileId) -> String {
+        // return the path relative to the root, if within the root.
+        id.path()
+            .0
+            .strip_prefix(&self.root)
+            .unwrap_or(&id.path().0)
+            .display()
+            .to_string()
+    }
+}
+```
+
+That was most of the work! All that's left to do is reading the
+file path from the command line arguments, creating a world, creating a vm, and evaluating the file.
+
+```rust
+# use std::collections::HashMap;
+# use std::fs;
+# use std::io::{Read, Write};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+# use std::path::Path;
+# use std::sync::Mutex;
+# use compose::library::diag::{FileError, FileResult};
+# use compose::library::{Library, World};
+# use compose::syntax::{FileId, Source};
+#
+# struct SystemWorld {
+#     entrypoint: FileId,
+#     // Since the world trait works through a shared reference, we need to add a mutex
+#     // to allow mutation through a shared reference.
+#     sources: Mutex<HashMap<FileId, Source>>,
+#     library: Library,
+#     // Keep track of the root directory so that we can resolve relative paths.
+#     root: PathBuf,
+# }
+#
+# impl SystemWorld {
+#     fn from_file(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> FileResult<Self> {
+#         let path = path.as_ref();
+#         let root = path.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf()
+#             .canonicalize()
+#             .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, &path))?;
+#
+#         let entrypoint = FileId::new(path);
+#         let text = fs::read_to_string(path)
+#             .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, &path))?;
+#         let source = Source::new(entrypoint, text);
+#
+#         let mut sources = HashMap::new();
+#         sources.insert(source.id(), source);
+#
+#         Ok(Self {
+#             entrypoint,
+#             sources: Mutex::new(sources),
+#             library: Library::default(),
+#             root,
+#         })
+#     }
+#
+#     fn add_source(&self, source: Source) {
+#         self.sources.lock().unwrap().insert(source.id(), source);
+#     }
+#
+#     fn get_or_read_from_disk(&self, file_id: FileId) -> FileResult<Source> {
+#         let mut sources = self.sources.lock().unwrap();
+#         if let Some(source) = sources.get(&file_id) {
+#             // Source uses reference counting and is inexpensive to clone, so we can return it directly.
+#             return Ok(source.clone());
+#         }
+#
+#         let path = file_id.path();
+#
+#         let file_contents = fs::read_to_string(path.as_path())
+#             .map_err(|e| FileError::from_io(e, path.as_path()))?;
+#
+#         let source = Source::new(file_id, file_contents);
+#
+#         sources.insert(source.id(), source.clone());
+#
+#         Ok(source)
+#     }
+# }
+#
+# impl World for SystemWorld {
+#     fn entry_point(&self) -> FileId {
+#         self.entrypoint
+#     }
+#
+#     fn source(&self, file_id: FileId) -> FileResult<Source> {
+#         self.get_or_read_from_disk(file_id)
+#     }
+#
+#     fn library(&self) -> &Library {
+#         &self.library
+#     }
+#
+#     fn write(&self, f: &mut dyn FnMut(&mut dyn Write) -> std::io::Result<()>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+#         f(&mut std::io::stdout())
+#     }
+#
+#     fn read(&self, f: &mut dyn FnMut(&mut dyn Read) -> std::io::Result<()>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+#         f(&mut std::io::stdin())
+#     }
+#
+#     fn name(&self, id: FileId) -> String {
+#         // return the path relative to the root, if within the root.
+#         id.path()
+#             .0
+#             .strip_prefix(&self.root)
+#             .unwrap_or(&id.path().0)
+#             .display()
+#             .to_string()
+#     }
+# }
+
+
+use std::process::exit;
+use compose_eval::{eval, Machine};
+use compose_library::diag::print_diagnostics;
+
+fn file(file_path: impl AsRef<Path>) {
+    let path = file_path.as_ref();
+    let world = SystemWorld::from_file(&path).expect("Failed to load entrypoint file");
+    let mut vm = Machine::new(&world);
+
+    let result = eval(&mut vm);
+
+    if let Err(err) = result.value {
+        print_diagnostics(&world, &err, &result.warnings, false).expect("failed to print diagnostics");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+
+    // print warnings
+    print_diagnostics(&world, &[], &result.warnings, false).expect("failed to print diagnostics");
+}
+```
+*/
+
diff --git a/compose/src/lib.rs b/compose/src/lib.rs
index 0a823220..5e51caba 100644
--- a/compose/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compose/src/lib.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl World for ExampleWorld {
         if file_id == self.main.id() {
             Ok(self.main.clone())
         } else {
-            Err(FileError::NotFound(file_id.path().to_path_buf()))
+            Err(FileError::NotFound(file_id.path().as_path().clone()))
         }
     }
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ use std::process::exit;
 #         if file_id == self.main.id() {
 #             Ok(self.main.clone())
 #         } else {
-#             Err(FileError::NotFound(file_id.path().to_path_buf()))
+#             Err(FileError::NotFound(file_id.path().as_path().clone()))
 #         }
 #     }
 #