diff --git a/datalad_next/patches/cli_configoverrides.py b/datalad_next/patches/cli_configoverrides.py
index 59276b5d..b553854e 100644
--- a/datalad_next/patches/cli_configoverrides.py
+++ b/datalad_next/patches/cli_configoverrides.py
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+"""Post DataLad config overrides CLI/ENV as GIT_CONFIG items in process ENV
+
+This enables their propagation to any subprocess. This includes the
+specification of overrides via the ``datalad -c ...`` option of the
+main CLI entrypoint.
+"""
+
 from datalad.config import _update_from_env as _update_from_datalad_env
 from datalad.cli.helpers import _parse_overrides_from_cmdline
 
diff --git a/datalad_next/patches/commanderror.py b/datalad_next/patches/commanderror.py
index daef7dc6..eb42182a 100644
--- a/datalad_next/patches/commanderror.py
+++ b/datalad_next/patches/commanderror.py
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+"""Improve ``CommandError`` rendering
+
+Without this patch that overwrites ``__repr__``, it would use
+``RuntimeError``'s variant and ignore all additional structured information
+except for ``.msg`` -- which is frequently empty and confuses with a
+`CommandError('')` display.
+"""
+
 from datalad.runner.exception import CommandError
 
 
@@ -5,7 +13,4 @@ def commanderror_repr(self) -> str:
     return self.to_str()
 
 
-# without overwriting __repr__ it would use RuntimeError's variant
-# with ignore all info but `.msg` which will be empty frequently
-# and confuse people with `CommandError('')`
 CommandError.__repr__ = commanderror_repr
diff --git a/datalad_next/patches/create_sibling_gitlab.py b/datalad_next/patches/create_sibling_gitlab.py
index c4c8974f..971953dc 100644
--- a/datalad_next/patches/create_sibling_gitlab.py
+++ b/datalad_next/patches/create_sibling_gitlab.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-"""
+"""Streamline user experience
 
+Discontinue advertizing the ``hierarchy`` layout, and better explain
+limitations of the command.
 """
 
 import datalad.distributed.create_sibling_gitlab as mod_gitlab
diff --git a/docs/source/developer_guide/index.rst b/docs/source/developer_guide/index.rst
index 1ae91c6a..25c39878 100644
--- a/docs/source/developer_guide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/developer_guide/index.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .. _devguide:
 
-The developer's guide to datalad-next
-*************************************
+Developer Guide
+===============
 
 This guide sheds light on new and reusable subsystems developed in ``datalad-next``.
 The target audience are developers that intend to build up on or use functionality provided by this extension.
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ The target audience are developers that intend to build up on or use functionali
    :maxdepth: 2
 
    constraints.rst
-   contributing.rst
\ No newline at end of file
+   contributing.rst
diff --git a/docs/source/index.rst b/docs/source/index.rst
index 86db9be4..fea42812 100644
--- a/docs/source/index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/index.rst
@@ -29,82 +29,24 @@ extension has to be enabled for auto-loading by executing::
 Doing so will enable the extension to also alter the behavior the core DataLad
 package and its commands.
 
-API
-===
 
-High-level API commands
------------------------
+Provided functionality
+======================
 
 .. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
+   :maxdepth: 1
 
    api.rst
-
-Command line reference
-----------------------
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
    cmd.rst
-
-
-Python tooling
---------------
-
-``datalad-next`` comprises a number of more-or-less self-contained
-mini-packages providing particular functionality.
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
    Infrastructure classes and utilities <pyutils.rst>
-
-
-Git remote helpers
-------------------
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
    git-remote-helpers.rst
-
-
-Git-annex backends
-------------------
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
    annex-backends.rst
-
-
-
-Git-annex special remotes
--------------------------
-
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
    annex-specialremotes.rst
-
-
-
-DataLad patches
----------------
-
-Patches that are automatically applied to DataLad when loading the
-``datalad-next`` extension package.
-
-.. toctree::
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
    patches.rst
 
 
-Developer Guide
----------------
+Contributor information
+=======================
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/docs/source/patches.rst b/docs/source/patches.rst
index a7553cf4..33654513 100644
--- a/docs/source/patches.rst
+++ b/docs/source/patches.rst
@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 DataLad patches
 ***************
 
+Patches that are automatically applied to DataLad when loading the
+``datalad-next`` extension package.
+
 .. currentmodule:: datalad_next.patches
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: generated
 
    annexrepo
+   cli_configoverrides
+   commanderror
    common_cfg
    configuration
    create_sibling_ghlike
+   create_sibling_gitlab
    customremotes_main
    distribution_dataset
    interface_utils
    push_optimize
    push_to_export_remote
-   test_keyring
-   siblings
    run
+   siblings
+   test_keyring
+   update