diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1968018..2037391 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,13 +24,80 @@ npm install '@transmute/cose'
 ```
 
 ```ts
-import cose from "@transmute/cose";
+import * as cose from "@transmute/cose";
 ```
 
 ```js
 const cose = require("@transmute/cose");
 ```
 
+```ts
+const issuerSecretKeyJwk = await cose.key.generate<cose.SecretKeyJwk>(
+  "ES256",
+  "application/jwk+json"
+);
+const issuerPublicKeyJwk = await cose.key.publicFromPrivate<cose.PublicKeyJwk>(
+  issuerSecretKeyJwk
+);
+
+const notarySecretKeyJwk = await cose.key.generate<cose.SecretKeyJwk>(
+  "ES256",
+  "application/jwk+json"
+);
+const notaryPublicKeyJwk = await cose.key.publicFromPrivate<cose.PublicKeyJwk>(
+  notarySecretKeyJwk
+);
+const issuer = cose.detached.signer({ secretKeyJwk: issuerSecretKeyJwk });
+const notary = cose.detached.signer({ secretKeyJwk: notarySecretKeyJwk });
+
+const content = fs.readFileSync("./examples/image.png");
+const signatureForImage = await issuer.sign({
+  protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
+    [1, -7], // signing algorithm ES256
+    [3, "image/png"], // content type image/png
+    [4, issuerPublicKeyJwk.kid], // issuer key identifier
+  ]),
+  unprotectedHeader: new Map(),
+  payload: content,
+});
+const transparencyLogContainingImageSignatures = [
+  await cose.receipt.leaf(signatureForImage),
+];
+const receiptForImageSignature = await cose.receipt.inclusion.issue({
+  protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
+    [1, -7], // signing algorithm ES256
+    [-111, 1], // inclusion proof from RFC9162
+    [4, notaryPublicKeyJwk.kid], // notary key identifier
+  ]),
+  entry: 0,
+  entries: transparencyLogContainingImageSignatures,
+  signer: notary,
+});
+const transparentSignature = await cose.receipt.add(
+  signatureForImage,
+  receiptForImageSignature
+);
+const resolve = async (
+  header: cose.ProtectedHeaderMap
+): Promise<cose.PublicKeyJwk> => {
+  const kid = header.get(4);
+  if (kid === issuerPublicKeyJwk.kid) {
+    return issuerPublicKeyJwk;
+  }
+  if (kid === notaryPublicKeyJwk.kid) {
+    return notaryPublicKeyJwk;
+  }
+  throw new Error("No verification key found in trust store.");
+};
+const verifier = await cose.receipt.verifier({
+  resolve,
+});
+const verified = await verifier.verify({
+  coseSign1: transparentSignature,
+  payload: content,
+});
+```
+
 ## Develop
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/test/readme.test.ts b/test/readme.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bb1b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/readme.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import fs from 'fs'
+import * as cose from '../src'
+
+it('readme', async () => {
+  const issuerSecretKeyJwk = await cose.key.generate<cose.SecretKeyJwk>('ES256', 'application/jwk+json')
+  const issuerPublicKeyJwk = await cose.key.publicFromPrivate<cose.PublicKeyJwk>(issuerSecretKeyJwk)
+
+  const notarySecretKeyJwk = await cose.key.generate<cose.SecretKeyJwk>('ES256', 'application/jwk+json')
+  const notaryPublicKeyJwk = await cose.key.publicFromPrivate<cose.PublicKeyJwk>(notarySecretKeyJwk)
+  const issuer = cose.detached.signer({ secretKeyJwk: issuerSecretKeyJwk })
+  const notary = cose.detached.signer({ secretKeyJwk: notarySecretKeyJwk })
+
+  const content = fs.readFileSync('./examples/image.png')
+  const signatureForImage = await issuer.sign({
+    protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
+      [1, -7], // signing algorithm ES256
+      [3, "image/png"], // content type image/png
+      [4, issuerPublicKeyJwk.kid] // issuer key identifier
+    ]),
+    unprotectedHeader: new Map(),
+    payload: content
+  })
+  const transparencyLogContainingImageSignatures = [
+    await cose.receipt.leaf(signatureForImage)
+  ]
+  const receiptForImageSignature = await cose.receipt.inclusion.issue({
+    protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
+      [1, -7],  // signing algorithm ES256
+      [-111, 1], // inclusion proof from RFC9162
+      [4, notaryPublicKeyJwk.kid] // notary key identifier
+    ]),
+    entry: 0,
+    entries: transparencyLogContainingImageSignatures,
+    signer: notary
+  })
+  const transparentSignature = await cose.receipt.add(signatureForImage, receiptForImageSignature)
+  const resolve = async (header: cose.ProtectedHeaderMap): Promise<cose.PublicKeyJwk> => {
+    const kid = header.get(4);
+    if (kid === issuerPublicKeyJwk.kid) {
+      return issuerPublicKeyJwk
+    }
+    if (kid === notaryPublicKeyJwk.kid) {
+      return notaryPublicKeyJwk
+    }
+    throw new Error('No verification key found in trust store.')
+  }
+  const verifier = await cose.receipt.verifier({
+    resolve
+  })
+  const verified = await verifier.verify({
+    coseSign1: transparentSignature,
+    payload: content
+  })
+  expect(verified.payload).toBeDefined()
+  expect(verified.receipts.length).toBe(1)
+})
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/verifiers.test.ts b/test/verifiers.test.ts
index cd5f264..20a9e50 100644
--- a/test/verifiers.test.ts
+++ b/test/verifiers.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ it('verify multiple receipts', async () => {
   const content = fs.readFileSync('./examples/image.png')
   const signatureForImage = await issuerSigner.sign({
     protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
-      [2, issuerCkt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
+      [4, issuerCkt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
       [1, -7], // alg ES256
       [3, "image/png"], // content_type image/png
     ]),
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ it('verify multiple receipts', async () => {
   // inclusion proof receipt for image signature
   const receiptForImageSignature1 = await transmute.receipt.inclusion.issue({
     protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
-      [2, notary1Ckt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
+      [4, notary1Ckt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
       [1, -7],  // alg ES256
       [-111, 1] // vds RFC9162
     ]),
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ it('verify multiple receipts', async () => {
   })
   const receiptForImageSignature2 = await transmute.receipt.inclusion.issue({
     protectedHeader: new Map<number, any>([
-      [2, notary2Ckt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
+      [4, notary2Ckt], // kid urn:ietf:params:oauth:ckt:sha-256:T6ixLT_utMNJ...
       [1, -7],  // alg ES256
       [-111, 1] // vds RFC9162
     ]),
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ it('verify multiple receipts', async () => {
   const transparentSignature1 = await transmute.receipt.add(signatureForImage, receiptForImageSignature1)
   const transparentSignature = await transmute.receipt.add(transparentSignature1, receiptForImageSignature2)
   const resolve = async (header: transmute.ProtectedHeaderMap): Promise<transmute.PublicKeyJwk> => {
-    const kid = header.get(2);
+    const kid = header.get(4);
     if (kid === issuerCkt) {
       return transmute.key.convertCoseKeyToJsonWebKey(
         await transmute.key.publicFromPrivate(issuerSecretKey)