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+# Structured Errors for Go
+
+Errors are great, but we need to know where they happened and why.
+This library defines functions and custom error types for annotating errors with additional context.
+It's like customizable stacktraces.
+
+The primary error type, `ErrorWithContext`, attaches a stack of context messages to a base error.
+When "re-throwing" an error, use `ContextualizeErrorf` or one of the `*ContextErrorf` functions
+to push a message onto the context stack. Also included: convenience methods for common errors and contexts.
+