diff --git a/lib/Propagator.ts b/lib/Propagator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index b2f56aa..0000000
--- a/lib/Propagator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,243 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * A function that processes the event and updates the target.
- * @param {EventTarget} source - The source that emitted the event
- * @param {EventTarget} target - The target that receives propagated changes
- * @param {Event} event - The event that triggered the propagation
- * @returns {any} - The result of the propagation
- */
-export type PropagatorFunction = (source: EventTarget, target: EventTarget, event: Event) => any;
-
-/**
- * A parser function that converts a string expression into a PropagatorFunction.
- * @param {string} body - The string expression to parse
- * @param {Propagator} [propagator] - The Propagator instance (optional)
- * @returns {PropagatorFunction | null} - The parsed PropagatorFunction or null if parsing fails
- */
-export type PropagatorParser = (body: string, propagator?: Propagator) => PropagatorFunction | null;
-
-export type PropagatorOptions = {
-  source?: EventTarget | null;
-  target?: EventTarget | null;
-  event?: string | null;
-  handler?: PropagatorFunction | string;
-  parser?: PropagatorParser;
-  onParseSuccess?: (body: string) => void;
-  onParseError?: (error: Error) => void;
-};
-
-/**
- * A propagator takes in a source and target and listens for events on the source.
- * When an event is detected, it will execute a handler and update the target.
- */
-export class Propagator {
-  #source: EventTarget | null = null;
-  #target: EventTarget | null = null;
-  #eventName: string | null = null;
-  #handler: PropagatorFunction | null = null;
-
-  #parser: PropagatorParser | null = null;
-  #onParse: ((body: string) => void) | null = null;
-  #onError: ((error: Error) => void) | null = null;
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a new Propagator instance.
-   * @param {PropagatorOptions} options - Configuration options for the propagator
-   * @param {EventTarget} [options.source] - Source that emits events
-   * @param {EventTarget} [options.target] - Target that receives propagated changes
-   * @param {string} [options.event] - Event name to listen for on the source
-   * @param {PropagatorFunction|string} [options.handler] - Event handler function or string expression
-   * @param {PropagatorParser} [options.parser] - Custom parser for string handlers
-   * @param {Function} [options.onParse] - Callback fired when a string handler is parsed
-   * @param {Function} [options.onError] - Callback fired when an error occurs during parsing
-   */
-  constructor(options: PropagatorOptions = {}) {
-    const {
-      source = null,
-      target = null,
-      event = null,
-      handler = null,
-      onParseSuccess: onParse = null,
-      onParseError: onError = null,
-      parser = null,
-    } = options;
-
-    this.#onParse = onParse;
-    this.#onError = onError;
-    this.#parser = parser;
-    this.source = source;
-    this.target = target;
-    if (event) this.event = event;
-    if (handler) this.handler = handler;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The source that emits events.
-   * Setting a new source will automatically update event listeners.
-   */
-  get source(): EventTarget | null {
-    return this.#source;
-  }
-
-  set source(eventTarget: EventTarget | null) {
-    // Remove listener from old source
-    if (this.#source && this.#eventName) {
-      this.#source.removeEventListener(this.#eventName, this.#handleEvent);
-    }
-
-    this.#source = eventTarget;
-
-    // Add listener to new source
-    if (this.#source && this.#eventName) {
-      this.#source.addEventListener(this.#eventName, this.#handleEvent);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The target that receives propagated changes.
-   */
-  get target(): EventTarget | null {
-    return this.#target;
-  }
-
-  set target(eventTarget: EventTarget | null) {
-    this.#target = eventTarget;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The name of the event to listen for on the source.
-   * Setting a new event name will automatically update event listeners.
-   */
-  get event(): string | null {
-    return this.#eventName;
-  }
-
-  set event(name: string) {
-    // Remove old listener
-    if (this.#source && this.#eventName) {
-      this.#source.removeEventListener(this.#eventName, this.#handleEvent);
-    }
-
-    this.#eventName = name;
-
-    // Add new listener
-    if (this.#source && this.#eventName) {
-      this.#source.addEventListener(this.#eventName, this.#handleEvent);
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * The handler function that processes the event and updates the target.
-   * Can be set using either a function or a string expression.
-   */
-  get handler(): PropagatorFunction | null {
-    return this.#handler;
-  }
-
-  set handler(value: PropagatorFunction | string | null) {
-    if (typeof value === 'string') {
-      try {
-        this.#handler = this.#parser ? this.#parser(value, this) : this.#defaultParser(value);
-      } catch (error) {
-        this.#handler = null;
-      }
-    } else {
-      this.#handler = value;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Manually triggers the propagation with an optional event.
-   * If no event is provided and an event name is set, creates a new event.
-   * @param {Event} [event] - Optional event to propagate
-   */
-  propagate(event?: Event): void {
-    if (!event && this.#eventName) {
-      event = new Event(this.#eventName);
-    }
-    if (!event) return;
-    this.#handleEvent(event);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Cleans up the propagator by removing event listeners and clearing references.
-   * Should be called when the propagator is no longer needed.
-   */
-  dispose(): void {
-    if (this.#source && this.#eventName) {
-      this.#source.removeEventListener(this.#eventName, this.#handleEvent);
-    }
-    this.#source = null;
-    this.#target = null;
-    this.#handler = null;
-  }
-
-  #handleEvent = (event: Event) => {
-    if (!this.#source || !this.#target || !this.#handler) return;
-
-    try {
-      this.#handler(this.#source, this.#target, event);
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error in propagator handler:', error);
-    }
-  };
-
-  // This approach turns object syntax into imperative code.
-  // We could alternatively use a parser (i.e. Babel) to statically analyse the code
-  // and check on keystrokes if the code is valid.
-  // We should try a few different things to figure out how this class could work best.
-  #defaultParser = (body: string): PropagatorFunction | null => {
-    const processedExp = body.trim();
-
-    const codeLines: string[] = [];
-
-    // Split the expression into lines, handling different line endings
-    const lines = processedExp.split(/\r?\n/);
-
-    for (const line of lines) {
-      let line_trimmed = line.trim();
-      if (!line_trimmed) continue;
-
-      // Remove trailing comma if it exists (only if it's at the very end of the line)
-      if (line_trimmed.endsWith(',')) {
-        line_trimmed = line_trimmed.slice(0, -1).trim();
-      }
-
-      // Find the first colon index, which separates the key and value.
-      // Colons can still be used in ternary operators or other expressions,
-      const colonIndex = line_trimmed.indexOf(':');
-      if (colonIndex === -1) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      const key = line_trimmed.slice(0, colonIndex).trim();
-      const value = line_trimmed.slice(colonIndex + 1).trim();
-
-      if (key === '()') {
-        // Anonymous function: directly evaluate the value
-        codeLines.push(`${value};`);
-      } else if (key.endsWith('()')) {
-        // If the key is a method, execute it if the condition is true
-        const methodName = key.slice(0, -2);
-        codeLines.push(`
-  if (typeof to.${methodName} !== 'function') throw new Error(\`Method '${methodName}' does not exist on the target.\`);
-  else if (${value}) to.${methodName}();`);
-      } else {
-        // For property assignments, assign the value directly
-        codeLines.push(`
-  if (!('${key}' in to)) throw new Error(\`Property '${key}' does not exist on the target.\`);
-  to.${key} = ${value};`);
-      }
-    }
-
-    const functionBody = codeLines.join('\n');
-
-    try {
-      const handler = new Function('from', 'to', 'event', functionBody) as PropagatorFunction;
-      this.#onParse?.(functionBody);
-      return handler;
-    } catch (error) {
-      this.#onError?.(error as Error);
-      return null;
-    }
-  };
-}
diff --git a/lib/client-rect-observer.ts b/lib/client-rect-observer.ts
index 6891408..9926950 100644
--- a/lib/client-rect-observer.ts
+++ b/lib/client-rect-observer.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export class ClientRectObserver {
   #rootRect = this.#root.getBoundingClientRect();
 
   #entries: ClientRectObserverEntry[] = [];
-  #rafId = -1;
 
   #callback: ClientRectObserverCallback;
 
diff --git a/lib/folk-element.ts b/lib/folk-element.ts
index 2339a00..d6ae6b2 100644
--- a/lib/folk-element.ts
+++ b/lib/folk-element.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import { ReactiveElement } from '@lit/reactive-element';
 
-// will eventually extend Lit's ReactiveElement
+/**
+ *  Base class for all custom elements. Extends Lit's `ReactiveElement` and adds some utilities for defining the element.
+ * ```ts
+ * class MyElement extends FolkElement {
+ *   static tagName = 'my-element';
+ * }
+ * 
+ * MyElement.define();
+ * ```
+ */
 export class FolkElement extends ReactiveElement {
+  /** Defines the name of the custom element, must include a hyphen or it will error out when defined. */
   static tagName = '';
 
+  /** Defines the custom element with the global CustomElementRegistry, ignored if called more than once. Errors if no tagName is defined or it doesn't include a hyphen. */
   static define() {
     if (customElements.get(this.tagName)) return;
 
diff --git a/lib/iframe-script.ts b/lib/iframe-script.ts
index e0385ac..fddbbad 100644
--- a/lib/iframe-script.ts
+++ b/lib/iframe-script.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// this needs to move to the web extension once that's set up.
+
 import { ClientRectObserverEntry } from './client-rect-observer.ts';
 import { FolkObserver } from './folk-observer.ts';
 
diff --git a/lib/rAF.ts b/lib/rAF.ts
index 2145899..4ffa061 100644
--- a/lib/rAF.ts
+++ b/lib/rAF.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/** 
+ * The nature of this project requires that we have multiple game/simulation loops running at the same time.
+ * This usually means multiple calls to window.requestAnimationFrame, which turns out is very costly.
+ * These helper functions batch calls to window.requestAnimationFrame to avoid that overhead.
+ * TODO: add some benchmarks for this
+*/
+
 const callbacks = new Set<FrameRequestCallback>();
 let rAFId = -1;
 
@@ -8,7 +15,7 @@ function onRAF(time: DOMHighResTimeStamp) {
   values.forEach((callback) => callback(time));
 }
 
-// Batch multiple callbacks into a single rAF for better performance
+/** Batch calls to window.requestAnimationFrame */
 export function requestAnimationFrame(callback: FrameRequestCallback) {
   if (callbacks.size === 0) {
     rAFId = window.requestAnimationFrame(onRAF);
@@ -17,6 +24,7 @@ export function requestAnimationFrame(callback: FrameRequestCallback) {
   callbacks.add(callback);
 }
 
+/** Batch calls to window.cancelAnimationFrame */
 export function cancelAnimationFrame(callback: FrameRequestCallback) {
   callbacks.delete(callback);
 
diff --git a/website/canvas/proximity-based-music.html b/website/canvas/proximity-based-music.html
index 22c7ea9..47821bf 100644
--- a/website/canvas/proximity-based-music.html
+++ b/website/canvas/proximity-based-music.html
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
       function updateFlowerProximity(flower) {
         const alreadyIntersection = proximitySet.has(flower);
-        // TODO: refactor this hack once resizing and the vertices API are figured out
+
         const isNowIntersecting = aabbIntersection(
           recordPlayerGeometry.getTransformDOMRect(),
           flower.getTransformDOMRect(),