diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe262f7..db378a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ library to create, verify, and evaluate policy for attestations on container ima
 
 # usage
 ## verifying attestations
-See example [example_verify.go](./pkg/attest/example_verify.go)
+See [example_verify_test.go](./pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go)
 
 ## signing attestations
-See example [example_sign.go](./pkg/attest/example_sign.go)
+See [example_sign_test.go](./pkg/attest/example_sign_test.go)
 
 ## mirroring TUF repositories to OCI
-See example [example_mirror.go](./pkg/mirror/example_mirror.go)
+See [example_mirror_test.go](./pkg/mirror/example_mirror_test.go)
 
 ### using `go-tuf` OCI registry client
-See example [example_registry](./pkg/tuf/example_registry.go)
+See [example_registry_test.go](./pkg/tuf/example_registry_test.go)
diff --git a/internal/test/test.go b/internal/test/test.go
index 10baf71..73e26cc 100644
--- a/internal/test/test.go
+++ b/internal/test/test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/attestation"
-	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/policy"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/signerverifier"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/tlog"
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ func Setup(t *testing.T) (context.Context, dsse.SignerVerifier) {
 
 	var policyEvaluator policy.PolicyEvaluator
 	if USE_MOCK_POLICY {
-		policyEvaluator = GetMockPolicy()
+		policyEvaluator = policy.GetMockPolicy()
 	} else {
 		policyEvaluator = policy.NewRegoEvaluator(true)
 	}
@@ -86,25 +85,6 @@ func GetMockSigner(ctx context.Context) (dsse.SignerVerifier, error) {
 	return signerverifier.GenKeyPair()
 }
 
-type MockPolicyEvaluator struct {
-	EvaluateFunc func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*policy.PolicyFile, input *policy.PolicyInput) error
-}
-
-func (pe *MockPolicyEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*policy.PolicyFile, input *policy.PolicyInput) error {
-	if pe.EvaluateFunc != nil {
-		return pe.EvaluateFunc(ctx, resolver, policy, input)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func GetMockPolicy() policy.PolicyEvaluator {
-	return &MockPolicyEvaluator{
-		EvaluateFunc: func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*policy.PolicyFile, input *policy.PolicyInput) error {
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
 type AnnotatedStatement struct {
 	OCIDescriptor   *v1.Descriptor
 	InTotoStatement *intoto.Statement
diff --git a/pkg/attest/example_sign.go b/pkg/attest/example_sign_test.go
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/attest/example_sign.go
rename to pkg/attest/example_sign_test.go
index 6330f7e..41bbee6 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/example_sign.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/example_sign_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-package attest
+package attest_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/attest"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/attestation"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/mirror"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ func ExampleSign_remote() {
 	// signer, err := signerverifier.GetAWSSigner(cmd.Context(), aws_arn, aws_region)
 
 	// configure signing options
-	opts := &SigningOptions{
+	opts := &attest.SigningOptions{
 		Replace: true, // replace unsigned intoto statements with signed intoto attestations, otherwise leave in place
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ func ExampleSign_remote() {
 	// att, err := oci.AttestationIndexFromLocal(path)
 
 	// sign attestations
-	signedImageIndex, err := Sign(context.Background(), att.Index, signer, opts)
+	signedImageIndex, err := attest.Sign(context.Background(), att.Index, signer, opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/attest/example_verify.go b/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
similarity index 91%
rename from pkg/attest/example_verify.go
rename to pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
index 570b124..9e55f71 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/example_verify.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/example_verify_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package attest
+package attest_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/embed"
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/attest"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/policy"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/tuf"
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func createTufClient(outputPath string) (*tuf.TufClient, error) {
 	// metadataURI := "https://docker.github.io/tuf-staging/metadata"
 	// targetsURI := "https://docker.github.io/tuf-staging/targets"
 
-	return tuf.NewTufClient(embed.DefaultRoot, outputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
+	return tuf.NewTufClient(embed.StagingRoot, outputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
 }
 
 func ExampleVerify_remote() {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func ExampleVerify_remote() {
 	}
 
 	// verify attestations
-	policy, err := Verify(context.Background(), opts, resolver)
+	policy, err := attest.Verify(context.Background(), opts, resolver)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err) // failed policy or attestation signature verification
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/attest/verify.go b/pkg/attest/verify.go
index 52f05c6..0a963d1 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/verify.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/verify.go
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ func VerifyAttestations(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, f
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = evaluator.Evaluate(ctx, resolver, files, input)
+	rs, err := evaluator.Evaluate(ctx, resolver, files, input)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("policy evaluation failed: %w", err)
 	}
+	if !rs.Allowed() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("policy evaluation failed: %s", fmt.Sprint(rs))
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/attest/verify_test.go b/pkg/attest/verify_test.go
index 5751da0..538081a 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/verify_test.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/verify_test.go
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/test"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/attestation"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/policy"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/rego"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 
-			mockPE := test.MockPolicyEvaluator{
-				EvaluateFunc: func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, pfs []*policy.PolicyFile, input *policy.PolicyInput) error {
-					return tc.policyEvaluationError
+			mockPE := policy.MockPolicyEvaluator{
+				EvaluateFunc: func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, pfs []*policy.PolicyFile, input *policy.PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error) {
+					return policy.AllowedResult(), tc.policyEvaluationError
 				},
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/mirror/example_mirror.go b/pkg/mirror/example_mirror_test.go
similarity index 81%
rename from pkg/mirror/example_mirror.go
rename to pkg/mirror/example_mirror_test.go
index d89312c..ea2bd2a 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/example_mirror.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/example_mirror_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package mirror
+package mirror_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/embed"
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/mirror"
 	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
 )
 
 type TufMirrorOutput struct {
 	metadata          *v1.Image
-	delegatedMetadata []*MirrorImage
-	targets           []*MirrorImage
-	delegatedTargets  []*MirrorIndex
+	delegatedMetadata []*mirror.MirrorImage
+	targets           []*mirror.MirrorImage
+	delegatedTargets  []*mirror.MirrorIndex
 }
 
-func ExampleMirror() {
+func ExampleNewTufMirror() {
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ func ExampleMirror() {
 	// configure TUF mirror
 	metadataURI := "https://docker.github.io/tuf-staging/metadata"
 	targetsURI := "https://docker.github.io/tuf-staging/targets"
-	m, err := NewTufMirror(embed.DefaultRoot, tufOutputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
+	m, err := mirror.NewTufMirror(embed.StagingRoot, tufOutputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func ExampleMirror() {
 func mirrorToRegistry(o *TufMirrorOutput) error {
 	// push metadata to registry
 	metadataRepo := "registry-1.docker.io/docker/tuf-metadata:latest"
-	err := PushToRegistry(o.metadata, metadataRepo)
+	err := mirror.PushToRegistry(o.metadata, metadataRepo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func mirrorToRegistry(o *TufMirrorOutput) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get repo without tag: %s", metadataRepo)
 		}
 		imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", repo, metadata.Tag)
-		err = PushToRegistry(metadata.Image, imageName)
+		err = mirror.PushToRegistry(metadata.Image, imageName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func mirrorToRegistry(o *TufMirrorOutput) error {
 	targetsRepo := "registry-1.docker.io/docker/tuf-targets"
 	for _, target := range o.targets {
 		imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", targetsRepo, target.Tag)
-		err = PushToRegistry(target.Image, imageName)
+		err = mirror.PushToRegistry(target.Image, imageName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func mirrorToRegistry(o *TufMirrorOutput) error {
 	// push delegated targets to registry
 	for _, target := range o.delegatedTargets {
 		imageName := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", targetsRepo, target.Tag)
-		err = PushToRegistry(target.Index, imageName)
+		err = mirror.PushToRegistry(target.Index, imageName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ func mirrorToRegistry(o *TufMirrorOutput) error {
 
 func mirrorToLocal(o *TufMirrorOutput, outputPath string) error {
 	// output metadata to local directory
-	err := SaveAsOCILayout(o.metadata, outputPath)
+	err := mirror.SaveAsOCILayout(o.metadata, outputPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// output delegated metadata to local directory
 	for _, metadata := range o.delegatedMetadata {
 		path := filepath.Join(outputPath, metadata.Tag)
-		err = SaveAsOCILayout(metadata.Image, path)
+		err = mirror.SaveAsOCILayout(metadata.Image, path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func mirrorToLocal(o *TufMirrorOutput, outputPath string) error {
 	// output top-level targets to local directory
 	for _, target := range o.targets {
 		path := filepath.Join(outputPath, target.Tag)
-		err = SaveAsOCILayout(target.Image, path)
+		err = mirror.SaveAsOCILayout(target.Image, path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ func mirrorToLocal(o *TufMirrorOutput, outputPath string) error {
 	// output delegated targets to local directory
 	for _, target := range o.delegatedTargets {
 		path := filepath.Join(outputPath, target.Tag)
-		err = SaveAsOCILayout(target.Index, path)
+		err = mirror.SaveAsOCILayout(target.Index, path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/evaluator.go b/pkg/policy/evaluator.go
index 35a34cb..d512e56 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/evaluator.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/evaluator.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/rego"
 )
 
 type policyEvaluatorCtxKeyType struct{}
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@ func GetPolicyEvaluator(ctx context.Context) (PolicyEvaluator, error) {
 }
 
 type PolicyEvaluator interface {
-	Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) error
+	Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/policy/mock.go b/pkg/policy/mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f4e891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/policy/mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/oci"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/opa/rego"
+)
+
+type MockPolicyEvaluator struct {
+	EvaluateFunc func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error)
+}
+
+func (pe *MockPolicyEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, policy []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error) {
+	if pe.EvaluateFunc != nil {
+		return pe.EvaluateFunc(ctx, resolver, policy, input)
+	}
+	return AllowedResult(), nil
+}
+
+func GetMockPolicy() PolicyEvaluator {
+	return &MockPolicyEvaluator{
+		EvaluateFunc: func(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, pfs []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error) {
+			return AllowedResult(), nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func AllowedResult() *rego.ResultSet {
+	return &rego.ResultSet{
+		{
+			Bindings: rego.Vars{},
+			Expressions: []*rego.ExpressionValue{
+				{
+					Value: true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
index 2665cf7..bf389fb 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/policy_test.go
@@ -97,11 +97,13 @@ func TestRegoEvaluator_Evaluate(t *testing.T) {
 
 			policyFiles, err := policy.ResolvePolicy(ctx, tc.resolver, tc.policy)
 			assert.NoErrorf(t, err, "failed to resolve policy")
-			err = re.Evaluate(ctx, tc.resolver, policyFiles, tc.input)
+			rs, err := re.Evaluate(ctx, tc.resolver, policyFiles, tc.input)
+
 			if tc.expectSuccess {
 				assert.NoErrorf(t, err, "Evaluate failed")
+				assert.True(t, rs.Allowed(), "Evaluate should have succeeded")
 			} else {
-				assert.Errorf(t, err, "Evaluate should have failed")
+				assert.False(t, rs.Allowed(), "Evaluate should have failed")
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/policy/rego.go b/pkg/policy/rego.go
index 78f3de3..c6851b0 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/rego.go
+++ b/pkg/policy/rego.go
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ type regoEvaluator struct {
 func NewRegoEvaluator(debug bool) PolicyEvaluator {
 	return &regoEvaluator{
 		debug: debug,
+		query: "data.attest.allow",
 	}
 }
 
-func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, files []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) error {
+func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationResolver, files []*PolicyFile, input *PolicyInput) (*rego.ResultSet, error) {
 	var regoOpts []func(*rego.Rego)
 
 	// Create a new in-memory store
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationR
 	params.Write = true
 	txn, err := store.NewTransaction(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, target := range files {
@@ -49,11 +50,11 @@ func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationR
 		if filepath.Ext(target.Path) == ".yaml" {
 			yamlData, err := loadYAML(target.Path, target.Content)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 			err = store.Write(ctx, txn, storage.AddOp, storage.Path{}, yamlData)
 			if err != nil {
-				return err
+				return nil, err
 			}
 		} else {
 			regoOpts = append(regoOpts, rego.Module(target.Path, string(target.Content)))
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationR
 	err = store.Commit(ctx, txn)
 	if err != nil {
 		store.Abort(ctx, txn)
-		return err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	if re.debug {
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationR
 	}
 
 	regoOpts = append(regoOpts,
-		rego.Query("data.docker.allow"),
+		rego.Query(re.query),
 		rego.StrictBuiltinErrors(true),
 		rego.Input(input),
 		rego.Store(store),
@@ -86,15 +87,7 @@ func (re *regoEvaluator) Evaluate(ctx context.Context, resolver oci.AttestationR
 
 	r := rego.New(regoOpts...)
 	rs, err := r.Eval(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error from Eval: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if !rs.Allowed() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("policy evaluation failed")
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return &rs, err
 }
 
 var dynamicObj = types.NewObject(nil, types.NewDynamicProperty(types.S, types.A))
diff --git a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-allow/doi/policy.rego b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-allow/doi/policy.rego
index 5e3b8ab..b1b188a 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-allow/doi/policy.rego
+++ b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-allow/doi/policy.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 
 import rego.v1
 
diff --git a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-deny/doi/policy.rego b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-deny/doi/policy.rego
index ad73140..5e4ac7e 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-deny/doi/policy.rego
+++ b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-deny/doi/policy.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 
 import rego.v1
 
diff --git a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-verify-sig/doi/policy.rego b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-verify-sig/doi/policy.rego
index e2456af..8952fb1 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-verify-sig/doi/policy.rego
+++ b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-verify-sig/doi/policy.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 
 import rego.v1
 
diff --git a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-wrong-key/doi/policy.rego b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-wrong-key/doi/policy.rego
index 131129a..aaa78d7 100644
--- a/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-wrong-key/doi/policy.rego
+++ b/pkg/policy/testdata/mock-tuf-wrong-key/doi/policy.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 
 import rego.v1
 
diff --git a/pkg/tuf/example_registry.go b/pkg/tuf/example_registry_test.go
similarity index 82%
rename from pkg/tuf/example_registry.go
rename to pkg/tuf/example_registry_test.go
index 77bca56..02acfeb 100644
--- a/pkg/tuf/example_registry.go
+++ b/pkg/tuf/example_registry_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
-package tuf
+package tuf_test
 
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/docker/attest/internal/embed"
+	"github.com/docker/attest/pkg/tuf"
 	"github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf/v2/metadata"
 )
 
-func ExampleTufRegistryClient() {
+func ExampleNewTufClient_registry() {
 	// create a tuf client
 	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func ExampleTufRegistryClient() {
 	// using oci tuf metadata and targets
 	metadataURI := "regsitry-1.docker.io/docker/tuf-metadata:latest"
 	targetsURI := "regsitry-1.docker.io/docker/tuf-targets"
-	registryClient, err := NewTufClient(embed.DefaultRoot, tufOutputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
+	registryClient, err := tuf.NewTufClient(embed.StagingRoot, tufOutputPath, metadataURI, targetsURI)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy.rego b/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy.rego
index ed35cbe..d4ec593 100644
--- a/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy.rego
+++ b/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 
 import rego.v1
 
diff --git a/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy_test.rego b/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy_test.rego
index fa81aa9..e2bff5c 100644
--- a/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy_test.rego
+++ b/test/testdata/local-policy/doi/policy_test.rego
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package docker
+package attest
 import rego.v1
 
 config := {"keys": []}