diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index f61b630..5c44787 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ func NewAPI(name string, opts ...APIOpts) *API {
 		KnownTypes: defaultKnownTypes,
 		Routes:     make(map[Pattern]MethodToRoute),
 		// map of model name to schema.
-		models: map[string]*openapi3.Schema{},
+		models:   make(map[string]*openapi3.Schema),
+		comments: make(map[string]map[string]string),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -91,6 +92,9 @@ type API struct {
 	// adjust the OpenAPI specification.
 	configureSpec func(spec *openapi3.T)
 
+	// comments from the package. This can be cleared once the spec has been created.
+	comments map[string]map[string]string
+
 	// handler is a HTTP handler that serves up the OpenAPI specification and Swagger UI.
 	handler    http.Handler
 	configured bool
diff --git a/examples/chiexample/go.mod b/examples/chiexample/go.mod
index 8cebf9a..bda70a0 100644
--- a/examples/chiexample/go.mod
+++ b/examples/chiexample/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 // indirect
 	github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow v1.1.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/examples/chiexample/go.sum b/examples/chiexample/go.sum
index cd4ec23..9a6afca 100644
--- a/examples/chiexample/go.sum
+++ b/examples/chiexample/go.sum
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.7 h1:YPXUKf7fYbp/y8xloBqZOw2qaVggbfwMlI8WM3wZUJ0
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.7/go.mod h1:WGN1fab3R1fzQlVQTkfxVtIBhWDRqOviHU95kRgeqEY=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab h1:628ME69lBm9C6JY2wXhAph/yjN3jezx1z7BIDLUwxjo=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0 h1:b9gGHsz9/HhJ3HF5DHQytPpuwocVTChQJK3AvoLRD5I=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0/go.mod h1:4mET923SAdbXp2ki8ey+zGs1SLqsuM2Y0uvdZR/fUNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0 h1:G6AHpWxTMGY1KyEYoAQ5WTtIekUUvDNjan3ugu60JvE=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0/go.mod h1:y4OqIKeOV/fWJetJ8bXPU1sEVniLMIyDAZWeHdV+NTA=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/examples/chiexample/main.go b/examples/chiexample/main.go
index 8371ce9..dd229e6 100644
--- a/examples/chiexample/main.go
+++ b/examples/chiexample/main.go
@@ -7,40 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/a-h/respond"
 	"github.com/a-h/rest"
 	"github.com/a-h/rest/chiadapter"
+	"github.com/a-h/rest/examples/chiexample/models"
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 )
 
-type Topic struct {
-	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
-	Topic     string `json:"topic"`
-	Private   bool   `json:"private"`
-	ViewCount int64  `json:"viewCount"`
-}
-
-type TopicsPostRequest struct {
-	Topic
-}
-
-type TopicsPostResponse struct {
-	ID string `json:"id"`
-}
-
-type TopicsGetResponse struct {
-	Topics []TopicRecord `json:"topics"`
-}
-
-type TopicRecord struct {
-	ID string `json:"id"`
-	Topic
-}
-
 func main() {
 	// Define routes in any router.
 	router := chi.NewRouter()
 
 	router.Get("/topic/{id}", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		resp := Topic{
+		resp := models.Topic{
 			Namespace: "example",
 			Topic:     "topic",
 			Private:   false,
@@ -50,11 +27,11 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	router.Get("/topics", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		resp := TopicsGetResponse{
-			Topics: []TopicRecord{
+		resp := models.TopicsGetResponse{
+			Topics: []models.TopicRecord{
 				{
 					ID: "testId",
-					Topic: Topic{
+					Topic: models.Topic{
 						Namespace: "example",
 						Topic:     "topic",
 						Private:   false,
@@ -67,7 +44,7 @@ func main() {
 	})
 
 	router.Post("/topics", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		resp := TopicsPostResponse{ID: "123"}
+		resp := models.TopicsPostResponse{ID: "123"}
 		respond.WithJSON(w, resp, http.StatusOK)
 	})
 
@@ -90,16 +67,16 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Document the routes.
 	api.Get("/topic/{id}").
-		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[TopicsGetResponse]()).
+		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[models.TopicsGetResponse]()).
 		HasResponseModel(http.StatusInternalServerError, rest.ModelOf[respond.Error]())
 
 	api.Get("/topics").
-		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[TopicsGetResponse]()).
+		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[models.TopicsGetResponse]()).
 		HasResponseModel(http.StatusInternalServerError, rest.ModelOf[respond.Error]())
 
 	api.Post("/topics").
-		HasRequestModel(rest.ModelOf[TopicsPostRequest]()).
-		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[TopicsPostResponse]()).
+		HasRequestModel(rest.ModelOf[models.TopicsPostRequest]()).
+		HasResponseModel(http.StatusOK, rest.ModelOf[models.TopicsPostResponse]()).
 		HasResponseModel(http.StatusInternalServerError, rest.ModelOf[respond.Error]())
 
 	api.ConfigureSpec(func(spec *openapi3.T) {
diff --git a/examples/chiexample/models/models.go b/examples/chiexample/models/models.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f7fda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/chiexample/models/models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package models
+
+type Topic struct {
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
+	Topic     string `json:"topic"`
+	Private   bool   `json:"private"`
+	ViewCount int64  `json:"viewCount"`
+}
+
+// TopicsPostRequest is the request to POST /topics.
+type TopicsPostRequest struct {
+	Topic
+}
+
+type TopicsPostResponse struct {
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+}
+
+// TopicsGetResponse is the response to GET /topics.
+type TopicsGetResponse struct {
+	Topics []TopicRecord `json:"topics"`
+}
+
+type TopicRecord struct {
+	// ID of the topic record.
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+	Topic
+}
diff --git a/examples/stdlib/go.mod b/examples/stdlib/go.mod
index 2017e55..609841f 100644
--- a/examples/stdlib/go.mod
+++ b/examples/stdlib/go.mod
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/mohae/deepcopy v0.0.0-20170929034955-c48cc78d4826 // indirect
 	github.com/perimeterx/marshmallow v1.1.4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/examples/stdlib/go.sum b/examples/stdlib/go.sum
index fe52f12..9aad3eb 100644
--- a/examples/stdlib/go.sum
+++ b/examples/stdlib/go.sum
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.7 h1:YPXUKf7fYbp/y8xloBqZOw2qaVggbfwMlI8WM3wZUJ0
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.2.7/go.mod h1:WGN1fab3R1fzQlVQTkfxVtIBhWDRqOviHU95kRgeqEY=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab h1:628ME69lBm9C6JY2wXhAph/yjN3jezx1z7BIDLUwxjo=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230210204819-062eb4c674ab/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0 h1:b9gGHsz9/HhJ3HF5DHQytPpuwocVTChQJK3AvoLRD5I=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.6.0/go.mod h1:4mET923SAdbXp2ki8ey+zGs1SLqsuM2Y0uvdZR/fUNI=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0 h1:kunALQeHf1/185U1i0GOB/fy1IPRDDpuoOOqRReG57U=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.1.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0 h1:G6AHpWxTMGY1KyEYoAQ5WTtIekUUvDNjan3ugu60JvE=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.2.0/go.mod h1:y4OqIKeOV/fWJetJ8bXPU1sEVniLMIyDAZWeHdV+NTA=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 h1:qIbj1fsPNlZgppZ+VLlY7N33q108Sa+fhmuc+sWQYwY=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/examples/stdlib/models/models.go b/examples/stdlib/models/models.go
index 94c085b..31b79ce 100644
--- a/examples/stdlib/models/models.go
+++ b/examples/stdlib/models/models.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package models
 
+// Topic of a thread.
 type Topic struct {
 	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
 	Topic     string `json:"topic"`
diff --git a/getcomments/main.go b/getcomments/main.go
index e444a5d..ecde67f 100644
--- a/getcomments/main.go
+++ b/getcomments/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
@@ -9,8 +10,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/a-h/rest/getcomments/parser"
 )
 
+var flagPackage = flag.String("package", "", "The package to retrieve comments from, e.g. github.com/a-h/rest/getcomments/example")
+
 func main() {
-	m, err := parser.Get("github.com/a-h/rest/getcomments/parser/example")
+	flag.Parse()
+	if *flagPackage == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+	m, err := parser.Get(*flagPackage)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to parse: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/getcomments/parser/parser.go b/getcomments/parser/parser.go
index 0b017d2..9d3b9a0 100644
--- a/getcomments/parser/parser.go
+++ b/getcomments/parser/parser.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 func Get(packageName string) (m map[string]string, err error) {
 	config := &packages.Config{
-		Mode: packages.NeedTypes | packages.NeedTypesInfo | packages.NeedSyntax,
+		Mode:  packages.NeedTypes | packages.NeedTypesInfo | packages.NeedSyntax,
+		Tests: true,
 	}
 	pkgs, err := packages.Load(config, packageName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/schema.go b/schema.go
index 44cf1e4..98172e4 100644
--- a/schema.go
+++ b/schema.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/a-h/rest/getcomments/parser"
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
 )
@@ -245,6 +246,9 @@ func (api *API) RegisterModel(model Model, opts ...ModelOpts) (name string, sche
 		schema.AdditionalProperties.Schema = getSchemaReferenceOrValue(elementName, elementSchema)
 	case reflect.Struct:
 		schema = openapi3.NewObjectSchema()
+		if schema.Description, err = api.getTypeComment(t.PkgPath(), t.Name()); err != nil {
+			return name, schema, fmt.Errorf("failed to get comments for type %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
 		schema.Properties = make(openapi3.Schemas)
 		for i := 0; i < t.NumField(); i++ {
 			f := t.Field(i)
@@ -260,7 +264,7 @@ func (api *API) RegisterModel(model Model, opts ...ModelOpts) (name string, sche
 			_, alreadyExists := api.models[api.getModelName(f.Type)]
 			fieldSchemaName, fieldSchema, err := api.RegisterModel(ModelFromType(f.Type))
 			if err != nil {
-				return fieldName, schema, fmt.Errorf("error getting schema for type %q, field %q, failed to get schema for embedded type %q: %w", t, fieldName, f.Type, err)
+				return name, schema, fmt.Errorf("error getting schema for type %q, field %q, failed to get schema for embedded type %q: %w", t, fieldName, f.Type, err)
 			}
 			if f.Anonymous {
 				// It's an anonymous type, no need for a reference to it,
@@ -274,7 +278,13 @@ func (api *API) RegisterModel(model Model, opts ...ModelOpts) (name string, sche
 				}
 				continue
 			}
-			schema.Properties[fieldName] = getSchemaReferenceOrValue(fieldSchemaName, fieldSchema)
+			ref := getSchemaReferenceOrValue(fieldSchemaName, fieldSchema)
+			if ref.Value != nil {
+				if ref.Value.Description, err = api.getTypeFieldComment(t.PkgPath(), t.Name(), fieldName); err != nil {
+					return name, schema, fmt.Errorf("failed to get comments for field %q in type %q: %w", fieldName, name, err)
+				}
+			}
+			schema.Properties[fieldName] = ref
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -295,6 +305,34 @@ func (api *API) RegisterModel(model Model, opts ...ModelOpts) (name string, sche
 	return
 }
 
+func (api *API) getCommentsForPackage(pkg string) (pkgComments map[string]string, err error) {
+	if pkgComments, loaded := api.comments[pkg]; loaded {
+		return pkgComments, nil
+	}
+	pkgComments, err = parser.Get(pkg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	api.comments[pkg] = pkgComments
+	return
+}
+
+func (api *API) getTypeComment(pkg string, name string) (comment string, err error) {
+	pkgComments, err := api.getCommentsForPackage(pkg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return pkgComments[pkg+"."+name], nil
+}
+
+func (api *API) getTypeFieldComment(pkg string, name string, field string) (comment string, err error) {
+	pkgComments, err := api.getCommentsForPackage(pkg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return pkgComments[pkg+"."+name+"."+field], nil
+}
+
 func shouldBeReferenced(schema *openapi3.Schema) bool {
 	if schema.Type == openapi3.TypeObject && schema.AdditionalProperties.Schema == nil {
 		return true
diff --git a/schema_test.go b/tests/schema_test.go
similarity index 94%
rename from schema_test.go
rename to tests/schema_test.go
index 672a79e..024a845 100644
--- a/schema_test.go
+++ b/tests/schema_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package rest_test
+package test
 
 import (
 	"embed"
@@ -20,14 +20,16 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
-//go:embed tests/*
+//go:embed *
 var testFiles embed.FS
 
 type TestRequestType struct {
 	IntField int
 }
 
+// TestResponseType description.
 type TestResponseType struct {
+	// IntField description.
 	IntField int
 }
 
@@ -45,13 +47,10 @@ type AllBasicDataTypes struct {
 	Uintptr uintptr
 	Float32 float32
 	Float64 float64
-	// Complex types are not supported by the Go JSON serializer.
-	//Complex64  complex64
-	//Complex128 complex128
-	Byte   byte
-	Rune   rune
-	String string
-	Bool   bool
+	Byte    byte
+	Rune    rune
+	String  string
+	Bool    bool
 }
 
 type AllBasicDataTypesPointers struct {
@@ -68,13 +67,10 @@ type AllBasicDataTypesPointers struct {
 	Uintptr *uintptr
 	Float32 *float32
 	Float64 *float64
-	// Complex types are not supported by the Go JSON serializer.
-	//Complex64  *complex64
-	//Complex128 *complex128
-	Byte   *byte
-	Rune   *rune
-	String *string
-	Bool   *bool
+	Byte    *byte
+	Rune    *rune
+	String  *string
+	Bool    *bool
 }
 
 type EmbeddedStructA struct {
@@ -276,7 +272,7 @@ func TestSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				// Load test file.
-				expectedYAML, err := testFiles.ReadFile("tests/" + test.name)
+				expectedYAML, err := testFiles.ReadFile(test.name)
 				if err != nil {
 					errs[0] = fmt.Errorf("could not read file %q: %v", test.name, err)
 					return
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@ func TestSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			// Compare the JSON marshalled output to ignore unexported fields and internal state.
 			if diff := cmp.Diff(expected, actual); diff != "" {
 				t.Error(diff)
-				t.Error(string(actual))
+				t.Error("\n\n" + string(actual))
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/tests/test001.yaml b/tests/test001.yaml
index 2022e3b..9c354e2 100644
--- a/tests/test001.yaml
+++ b/tests/test001.yaml
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ openapi: 3.0.0
 components:
   schemas:
     TestRequestType:
-      type: object
       properties:
         IntField:
           type: integer
-    TestResponseType:
       type: object
+    TestResponseType:
+      description: TestResponseType description.
       properties:
         IntField:
+          description: IntField description.
           type: integer
+      type: object
 info:
   title: test001.yaml
   version: 0.0.0
@@ -24,10 +26,10 @@ paths:
               $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestRequestType'
       responses:
         "200":
-          description: ""
           content:
             application/json:
               schema:
                 $ref: '#/components/schemas/TestResponseType'
+          description: ""
         default:
           description: ""