diff --git a/lib/latch/client_assertion.ex b/lib/latch/client_assertion.ex
index 5b2f00a..18d9575 100644
--- a/lib/latch/client_assertion.ex
+++ b/lib/latch/client_assertion.ex
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Latch.ClientAssertion do
   Signs a client assertion JWT.
 
   ## Arguments
-  - `jwk` - the client's private JOSE JWK map
+  - `jwk` - the client's private plain JWK map
   - `client_id` - used as both `iss` and `sub`
   - `audience` - the authorization server's `issuer` URL
 
diff --git a/lib/latch/config.ex b/lib/latch/config.ex
index 32d1351..c7d133e 100644
--- a/lib/latch/config.ex
+++ b/lib/latch/config.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Latch.Config do
     * `:redirect_uri` - the OAuth callback URL
     * `:scope` - the requsted scopes
     * `:client_id` - the URL of the published client metadata document
-    * `:signing_key` - the ES256 `JOSE.JWK` private key for `private_key_jwt` as string
+    * `:signing_key` - the JSON-encoded ES256 private JWK for `private_key_jwt` as string
     * `:client_name` - shown on the authorization consent screen
     * `:client_uri` - client home page
   """
diff --git a/lib/latch/dpop.ex b/lib/latch/dpop.ex
index 7558247..ff10d67 100644
--- a/lib/latch/dpop.ex
+++ b/lib/latch/dpop.ex
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ defmodule Latch.DPoP do
   @jwt_type "dpop+jwt"
 
   @doc """
-  Generates a new ES256 (P-256) key pair as a JOSE JWK map.
+  Generates a new ES256 (P-256) key pair as a plain RFC 7517 JWK map.
   """
   @spec generate_key() :: map()
   def generate_key do
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ defmodule Latch.DPoP do
   @doc """
   Signs a DPoP proof JWT for an HTTP request.
   ## Arguments
-  - `jwk` — private JOSE JWK map for this OAuth session
+  - `jwk` — private plain JWK map for this OAuth session
   - `method` — HTTP method (e.g. `"POST"`)
   - `url` — request URL; query string is stripped for `htu` per atproto
   ## Options