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+# Crates
+
+## [puffin-cli](./puffin-cli)
+
+Command-line interface for the Puffin package manager.
+
+## [puffin-client](./puffin-client)
+
+Client for interacting with PyPI-compatible HTTP APIs.
+
+## [puffin-interpreter](./puffin-interpreter)
+
+Functionality for detecting and leveraging the current Python interpreter.
+
+## [puffin-package](./puffin-package)
+
+Types and functionality for working with Python packages, e.g., parsing wheel files.
+
+## [puffin-platform](./puffin-platform)
+
+Functionality for detecting the current platform (operating system, architecture, etc.).