diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed.rs
index f7c19a97..a4e3691e 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ impl<FixedPoints: super::FixedPoints<pallas::Affine>> Config<FixedPoints> {
     fn running_sum_coords_gate(&self, meta: &mut ConstraintSystem<pallas::Base>) {
         meta.create_gate("Running sum coordinates check", |meta| {
             let q_mul_fixed_running_sum =
-                meta.query_selector(self.running_sum_config.q_range_check);
+                meta.query_selector(self.running_sum_config.q_range_check());
 
             let z_cur = meta.query_advice(self.window, Rotation::cur());
             let z_next = meta.query_advice(self.window, Rotation::next());
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/base_field_elem.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/base_field_elem.rs
index 1b0db637..a8be85d1 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/base_field_elem.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/base_field_elem.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl<Fixed: FixedPoints<pallas::Affine>> Config<Fixed> {
                     offset,
                     &(&scalar).into(),
                     base,
-                    self.super_config.running_sum_config.q_range_check,
+                    self.super_config.running_sum_config.q_range_check(),
                 )?;
 
                 Ok((scalar, acc, mul_b))
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/short.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/short.rs
index 3f033f02..c921d668 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/short.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/ecc/chip/mul_fixed/short.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl<Fixed: FixedPoints<pallas::Affine>> Config<Fixed> {
                         offset,
                         &(&scalar).into(),
                         base,
-                        self.super_config.running_sum_config.q_range_check,
+                        self.super_config.running_sum_config.q_range_check(),
                     )?;
 
                 Ok((scalar, acc, mul_b))
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle.rs
index 7c8caef5..38c7436b 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::utilities::{
 };
 use std::iter;
 
-pub(crate) mod chip;
+pub mod chip;
 
 /// SWU hash-to-curve personalization for the Merkle CRH generator
 pub const MERKLE_CRH_PERSONALIZATION: &str = "z.cash:Orchard-MerkleCRH";
@@ -58,12 +58,40 @@ pub struct MerklePath<
 > where
     MerkleChip: MerkleInstructions<C, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS> + Clone,
 {
-    pub(crate) chip_1: MerkleChip,
-    pub(crate) chip_2: MerkleChip,
-    pub(crate) domain: MerkleChip::HashDomains,
-    pub(crate) leaf_pos: Option<u32>,
+    chip_1: MerkleChip,
+    chip_2: MerkleChip,
+    domain: MerkleChip::HashDomains,
+    leaf_pos: Option<u32>,
     // The Merkle path is ordered from leaves to root.
-    pub(crate) path: Option<[C::Base; PATH_LENGTH]>,
+    path: Option<[C::Base; PATH_LENGTH]>,
+}
+
+impl<
+        C: CurveAffine,
+        MerkleChip,
+        const PATH_LENGTH: usize,
+        const K: usize,
+        const MAX_WORDS: usize,
+    > MerklePath<C, MerkleChip, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS>
+where
+    MerkleChip: MerkleInstructions<C, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS> + Clone,
+{
+    /// Constructs a [`MerklePath`].
+    pub fn construct(
+        chip_1: MerkleChip,
+        chip_2: MerkleChip,
+        domain: MerkleChip::HashDomains,
+        leaf_pos: Option<u32>,
+        path: Option<[C::Base; PATH_LENGTH]>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            chip_1,
+            chip_2,
+            domain,
+            leaf_pos,
+            path,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[allow(non_snake_case)]
@@ -78,7 +106,7 @@ where
     MerkleChip: MerkleInstructions<C, PATH_LENGTH, K, MAX_WORDS> + Clone,
 {
     /// Calculates the root of the tree containing the given leaf at this Merkle path.
-    pub(crate) fn calculate_root(
+    pub fn calculate_root(
         &self,
         mut layouter: impl Layouter<C::Base>,
         leaf: MerkleChip::Var,
@@ -253,7 +281,7 @@ pub mod tests {
 
             let leaf = chip_1.load_private(
                 layouter.namespace(|| ""),
-                config.0.cond_swap_config.a,
+                config.0.cond_swap_config.a(),
                 self.leaf,
             )?;
 
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle/chip.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle/chip.rs
index d19aae3a..0e800bca 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle/chip.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/sinsemilla/merkle/chip.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Chip implementing a Merkle hash using Sinsemilla as the hash function.
+
 use halo2_proofs::{
     circuit::{AssignedCell, Chip, Layouter},
     plonk::{Advice, Column, ConstraintSystem, Error, Selector},
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ use crate::{
 use group::ff::PrimeField;
 use std::array;
 
+/// Configuration for the `MerkleChip` implementation.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MerkleConfig<Hash, Commit, Fixed>
 where
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ where
     pub(super) sinsemilla_config: SinsemillaConfig<Hash, Commit, Fixed>,
 }
 
+/// Chip implementing `MerkleInstructions`.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct MerkleChip<Hash, Commit, Fixed>
 where
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ where
     F: FixedPoints<pallas::Affine>,
     Commit: CommitDomains<pallas::Affine, F, Hash>,
 {
+    /// Configures the [`MerkleChip`].
     pub fn configure(
         meta: &mut ConstraintSystem<pallas::Base>,
         sinsemilla_config: SinsemillaConfig<Hash, Commit, F>,
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a [`MerkleChip`] given a [`MerkleConfig`].
     pub fn construct(config: MerkleConfig<Hash, Commit, F>) -> Self {
         MerkleChip { config }
     }
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities.rs
index 8eafbbd2..b4d18150 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ use halo2_proofs::{
 use pasta_curves::arithmetic::FieldExt;
 use std::{array, ops::Range};
 
-pub(crate) mod cond_swap;
-pub(crate) mod decompose_running_sum;
-pub(crate) mod lookup_range_check;
+pub mod cond_swap;
+pub mod decompose_running_sum;
+pub mod lookup_range_check;
 
 /// Trait for a variable in the circuit.
 pub trait Var<F: FieldExt>: Clone + std::fmt::Debug + From<AssignedCell<F, F>> {
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/cond_swap.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/cond_swap.rs
index 616d883c..2486924f 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/cond_swap.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/cond_swap.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Gadget and chip for a conditional swap utility.
+
 use super::{bool_check, ternary, UtilitiesInstructions};
 use halo2_proofs::{
     circuit::{AssignedCell, Chip, Layouter},
@@ -7,6 +9,7 @@ use halo2_proofs::{
 use pasta_curves::arithmetic::FieldExt;
 use std::{array, marker::PhantomData};
 
+/// Instructions for a conditional swap gadget.
 pub trait CondSwapInstructions<F: FieldExt>: UtilitiesInstructions<F> {
     #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     /// Given an input pair (a,b) and a `swap` boolean flag, returns
@@ -42,14 +45,22 @@ impl<F: FieldExt> Chip<F> for CondSwapChip<F> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Configuration for the [`CondSwapChip`].
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct CondSwapConfig {
-    pub q_swap: Selector,
-    pub a: Column<Advice>,
-    pub b: Column<Advice>,
-    pub a_swapped: Column<Advice>,
-    pub b_swapped: Column<Advice>,
-    pub swap: Column<Advice>,
+    q_swap: Selector,
+    a: Column<Advice>,
+    b: Column<Advice>,
+    a_swapped: Column<Advice>,
+    b_swapped: Column<Advice>,
+    swap: Column<Advice>,
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+impl CondSwapConfig {
+    pub(crate) fn a(&self) -> Column<Advice> {
+        self.a
+    }
 }
 
 impl<F: FieldExt> UtilitiesInstructions<F> for CondSwapChip<F> {
@@ -185,6 +196,7 @@ impl<F: FieldExt> CondSwapChip<F> {
         config
     }
 
+    /// Constructs a [`CondSwapChip`] given a [`CondSwapConfig`].
     pub fn construct(config: CondSwapConfig) -> Self {
         CondSwapChip {
             config,
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/decompose_running_sum.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/decompose_running_sum.rs
index 259d7523..1f519f53 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/decompose_running_sum.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/decompose_running_sum.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ use pasta_curves::arithmetic::FieldExt;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
 /// The running sum $[z_0, ..., z_W]$. If created in strict mode, $z_W = 0$.
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct RunningSum<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits>(Vec<AssignedCell<F, F>>);
 impl<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits> std::ops::Deref for RunningSum<F> {
     type Target = Vec<AssignedCell<F, F>>;
@@ -43,16 +44,22 @@ impl<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits> std::ops::Deref for RunningSum<F> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Configuration that provides methods for running sum decomposition.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct RunningSumConfig<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits, const WINDOW_NUM_BITS: usize> {
-    pub q_range_check: Selector,
-    pub z: Column<Advice>,
+    q_range_check: Selector,
+    z: Column<Advice>,
     _marker: PhantomData<F>,
 }
 
 impl<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits, const WINDOW_NUM_BITS: usize>
     RunningSumConfig<F, WINDOW_NUM_BITS>
 {
+    /// Returns the q_range_check selector of this [`RunningSumConfig`].
+    pub(crate) fn q_range_check(&self) -> Selector {
+        self.q_range_check
+    }
+
     /// `perm` MUST include the advice column `z`.
     ///
     /// # Panics
diff --git a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/lookup_range_check.rs b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/lookup_range_check.rs
index a68fcc59..86889f13 100644
--- a/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/lookup_range_check.rs
+++ b/halo2_gadgets/src/utilities/lookup_range_check.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ impl<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits> std::ops::Deref for RunningSum<F> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Configuration that provides methods for a lookup range check.
 #[derive(Eq, PartialEq, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct LookupRangeCheckConfig<F: FieldExt + PrimeFieldBits, const K: usize> {
-    pub q_lookup: Selector,
-    pub q_running: Selector,
-    pub q_bitshift: Selector,
-    pub running_sum: Column<Advice>,
+    q_lookup: Selector,
+    q_running: Selector,
+    q_bitshift: Selector,
+    running_sum: Column<Advice>,
     table_idx: TableColumn,
     _marker: PhantomData<F>,
 }