diff --git a/xvec/accessor.py b/xvec/accessor.py
index 128a4b0..4ba31c9 100644
--- a/xvec/accessor.py
+++ b/xvec/accessor.py
@@ -1259,7 +1259,19 @@ def extract_points(
         return result
 
     def encode_cf(self) -> xr.Dataset:
-        """Encode geometry variables and associated CRS with CF conventions"""
+        """
+        Encode all geometry variables and associated CRS with CF conventions.
+
+        Use this method prior to writing an Xarray dataset to any array format
+        (e.g. netCDF or Zarr).
+
+        The following invariant is satisfied:
+            `assert ds.xvec.encode_cf().xvec.decode_cf().identical(ds) is True`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Dataset
+        """
         import cf_xarray as cfxr
 
         ds = self._obj.copy()
@@ -1308,6 +1320,16 @@ def encode_cf(self) -> xr.Dataset:
         return encoded
 
     def decode_cf(self) -> xr.Dataset:
+        """
+        Decode geometries stored as CF-compliant arrays to shapely geometries.
+
+        The following invariant is satisfied:
+        `assert ds.xvec.encode_cf().xvec.decode_cf().identical(ds) is True`
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Dataset
+        """
         import cf_xarray as cfxr
 
         decoded = cfxr.geometry.decode_geometries(self._obj.copy())