diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9065ebe..17d2d9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,15 +252,15 @@ Lets rock and roll.
     {
       "name": "netlify-fauna",
       "scripts": {
-        "ABOUT-bootstrap-command": "#👇 scaffold and setup FaunaDB #",
+        "👇 ABOUT-bootstrap-command": "💡 scaffold and setup FaunaDB #",
         "bootstrap": "node ./scripts/bootstrap-fauna-database.js",
-        "ABOUT-start-command": "#👇 start the app and server #",
+        "👇 ABOUT-start-command": "💡 start the app and server #",
         "start": "npm-run-all --parallel start:app start:server",
         "start:app": "react-scripts start",
         "start:server": "netlify-lambda serve functions -c ./webpack.config.js",
-        "ABOUT-prebuild-command": "#👇 before 'build' runs, run the 'bootstrap' command #",
+        "👇 ABOUT-prebuild-command": "💡 before 'build' runs, run the 'bootstrap' command #",
         "prebuild": "echo 'setup faunaDB' && npm run bootstrap",
-        "ABOUT-build-command": "#👇 build the react app and the serverless functions #",
+        "👇 ABOUT-build-command": "💡 build the react app and the serverless functions #",
         "build": "npm-run-all --parallel build:**",
         "build:app": "react-scripts build",
         "build:functions": "netlify-lambda build functions -c ./webpack.config.js",
diff --git a/functions/todos-create.js b/functions/todos-create.js
index 2c23a40..c353543 100644
--- a/functions/todos-create.js
+++ b/functions/todos-create.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 
 const q = faunadb.query
@@ -8,7 +9,11 @@ const client = new faunadb.Client({
 exports.handler = (event, context, callback) => {
   const data = JSON.parse(event.body)
   console.log("Function `todo-create` invoked", data)
-  return client.query(q.Create(q.Ref("classes/todos"), {data}))
+  const todoItem = {
+    data: data
+  }
+  /* construct the fauna query */
+  return client.query(q.Create(q.Ref("classes/todos"), todoItem))
   .then((response) => {
     console.log("success", response)
     return callback(null, {
diff --git a/functions/todos-delete-batch.js b/functions/todos-delete-batch.js
index 3e0479c..d671fc5 100644
--- a/functions/todos-delete-batch.js
+++ b/functions/todos-delete-batch.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 import getId from './utils/getId'
 
diff --git a/functions/todos-delete.js b/functions/todos-delete.js
index 122f028..93b25cb 100644
--- a/functions/todos-delete.js
+++ b/functions/todos-delete.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 import getId from './utils/getId'
 
diff --git a/functions/todos-read-all.js b/functions/todos-read-all.js
index 05e81a8..403dbf5 100644
--- a/functions/todos-read-all.js
+++ b/functions/todos-read-all.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 
 const q = faunadb.query
diff --git a/functions/todos-read.js b/functions/todos-read.js
index f5b388b..92e382a 100644
--- a/functions/todos-read.js
+++ b/functions/todos-read.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 import getId from './utils/getId'
 
diff --git a/functions/todos-update.js b/functions/todos-update.js
index 76486fc..3333d71 100644
--- a/functions/todos-update.js
+++ b/functions/todos-update.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* Import faunaDB sdk */
 import faunadb from 'faunadb'
 import getId from './utils/getId'
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64e1f8e..3ced196 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "bootstrap": "node ./scripts/bootstrap-fauna-database.js",
+    "docs": "md-magic --path '**/*.md' --ignore 'node_modules'",
     "checkForFaunaKey": "node ./scripts/check-for-fauna-key.js",
-    "start": "npm-run-all --parallel checkForFaunaKey startApp startServer",
-    "startApp": "react-scripts start",
-    "startServer": "netlify-lambda serve functions -c ./webpack.config.js",
+    "start": "npm-run-all --parallel checkForFaunaKey start:app start:server",
+    "start:app": "react-scripts start",
+    "start:server": "netlify-lambda serve functions -c ./webpack.config.js",
     "prebuild": "echo 'setup faunaDB' && npm run bootstrap",
     "build": "npm-run-all --parallel build:**",
     "build:app": "react-scripts build",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "markdown-magic": "^0.1.22",
     "netlify-lambda": "^0.4.0",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.3"
   },