diff --git a/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/AppProvider.java b/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/AppProvider.java
index 36b692b83..24744c83c 100644
--- a/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/AppProvider.java
+++ b/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/AppProvider.java
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ package xsbti;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+/**
+ * This represents an interface that can generate applications.
+ * 
+ *  An application is somethign which will run and return an exit value.
+ */
 public interface AppProvider
 {
 	/** Returns the ScalaProvider that this AppProvider will use. */
@@ -34,5 +39,8 @@ public interface AppProvider
 	/** The classpath from which the main class is loaded, excluding Scala jars.*/
 	public File[] mainClasspath();
 
+	/** Returns a mechanism you can use to install/find/resolve components.  
+	 * A component is just a related group of files.
+	 */
 	public ComponentProvider components();
 }
diff --git a/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/ComponentProvider.java b/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/ComponentProvider.java
index 5eb234a22..424e31989 100644
--- a/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/ComponentProvider.java
+++ b/launch/interface/src/main/java/xsbti/ComponentProvider.java
@@ -2,12 +2,52 @@ package xsbti;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
+
+/**
+ * A service to locate, install and modify "Components".
+ * 
+ * A component is essentially a directory and a set of files attached to a unique string id.
+ */
 public interface ComponentProvider
 {
+	/** 
+	 * @param id  The component's id string.
+	 * @return
+	 *       The "working directory" or base directory for the component.  You should perform temporary work here for the component.
+	 */
 	public File componentLocation(String id);
+	/**
+	 * Grab the current component definition.
+	 * 
+	 * @param componentID The component's id string.
+	 * @return
+	 *     The set of files attached to this component.
+	 */
 	public File[] component(String componentID);
+	/**
+	 * This will define a new component using the files passed in.  
+	 * 
+	 * Note:  The component will copy/move the files into a cache location.  You should not use them directly, but
+	 *   look them up using the `component` method.
+	 *   
+	 * @param componentID  The component's id string
+	 * @param components   The set of files which defines the component.
+	 * 
+	 * @throws BootException if the component is already defined.
+	 */
 	public void defineComponent(String componentID, File[] components);
+	/**
+	 * Modify an existing component by adding files to it.
+	 * 
+	 * @param componentID   The component's id string
+	 * @param components    The set of new files to add to the component.
+	 * @return              true if any files were copied and false otherwise.
+	 *           
+	 */
 	public boolean addToComponent(String componentID, File[] components);
-	 // null if locking disabled
+	/**
+	 * @return  The lockfile you should use to ensure your component cache does not become corrupted.
+	 *          May return null if there is no lockfile for this provider.
+	 */
 	public File lockFile();
 }
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