diff --git a/solarwinds_apm/w3c_transformer.py b/solarwinds_apm/w3c_transformer.py
index a3b71f48c..0b21f820e 100644
--- a/solarwinds_apm/w3c_transformer.py
+++ b/solarwinds_apm/w3c_transformer.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 class W3CTransformer:
-    """Transforms inputs to W3C-compliant data for SolarWinds context propagation"""
+    """Transform inputs to W3C-compliant data for SolarWinds context propagation."""
 
     _DECISION = "{}"
     _SPAN_ID_HEX = "{:016x}"
@@ -23,23 +23,54 @@ class W3CTransformer:
 
     @classmethod
     def span_id_from_int(cls, span_id: int) -> str:
-        """Formats span ID as 16-byte hexadecimal string"""
+        """
+        Format span ID as 16-byte hexadecimal string.
+
+        Parameters:
+        span_id (int): The span ID as an integer.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: The span ID formatted as 16-character hexadecimal string.
+        """
         return cls._SPAN_ID_HEX.format(span_id)
 
     @classmethod
     def span_id_from_sw(cls, sw_val: str) -> str:
-        """Formats span ID from sw tracestate value"""
+        """
+        Extract span ID from sw tracestate value.
+
+        Parameters:
+        sw_val (str): The sw tracestate value (format: "<span_id>-<flags>").
+
+        Returns:
+        str: The span ID portion of the sw value.
+        """
         return sw_val.split("-")[0]
 
     @classmethod
     def trace_flags_from_int(cls, trace_flags: int) -> str:
-        """Formats trace flags as 8-bit field"""
+        """
+        Format trace flags as 8-bit hexadecimal field.
+
+        Parameters:
+        trace_flags (int): The trace flags as an integer.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: The trace flags formatted as 2-character hexadecimal string.
+        """
         return cls._TRACE_FLAGS_HEX.format(trace_flags)
 
     @classmethod
     def traceparent_from_context(cls, span_context: SpanContext) -> str:
-        """Maps a liboboe W3C compatible trace_context from
-        provided OTel span context."""
+        """
+        Create W3C traceparent header from OpenTelemetry span context.
+
+        Parameters:
+        span_context (SpanContext): The OpenTelemetry span context.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: W3C traceparent header value (format: "00-<trace_id>-<span_id>-<flags>").
+        """
         template = "-".join(
             [
                 cls._VERSION,
@@ -57,31 +88,62 @@ def traceparent_from_context(cls, span_context: SpanContext) -> str:
 
     @classmethod
     def sw_from_context(cls, span_context: SpanContext) -> str:
-        """Formats tracestate sw value from SpanContext as 16-byte span_id
-        with 8-bit trace_flags.
+        """
+        Format tracestate sw value from SpanContext.
 
-        Example: 1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h-01"""
+        Creates sw value as 16-byte span_id with 8-bit trace_flags.
+
+        Parameters:
+        span_context (SpanContext): The OpenTelemetry span context.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: SW tracestate value (format: "<span_id>-<flags>", e.g., "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h-01").
+        """
         sw = "-".join([cls._SPAN_ID_HEX, cls._TRACE_FLAGS_HEX])
         return sw.format(span_context.span_id, span_context.trace_flags)
 
     @classmethod
     def trace_and_span_id_from_context(cls, span_context: SpanContext) -> str:
-        """Formats trace ID and span ID as 32-byte and 16-byte hex str, respectively"""
+        """
+        Format trace ID and span ID as hexadecimal strings.
+
+        Parameters:
+        span_context (SpanContext): The OpenTelemetry span context.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: Trace and span IDs (format: "<32-byte-trace-id>-<16-byte-span-id>").
+        """
         trace_span = "-".join([cls._TRACE_ID_HEX, cls._SPAN_ID_HEX])
         return trace_span.format(span_context.trace_id, span_context.span_id)
 
     @classmethod
     def sw_from_span_and_decision(cls, span_id: int, decision: str) -> str:
-        """Formats tracestate sw value from span_id and liboboe decision
-        as 16-byte span_id with 8-bit trace_flags.
+        """
+        Format tracestate sw value from span_id and liboboe decision.
 
-        Example: 1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h-01"""
+        Creates sw value as 16-byte span_id with 8-bit trace_flags.
+
+        Parameters:
+        span_id (int): The span ID as an integer.
+        decision (str): The liboboe sampling decision.
+
+        Returns:
+        str: SW tracestate value (format: "<span_id>-<decision>", e.g., "1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h-01").
+        """
         sw = "-".join([cls._SPAN_ID_HEX, cls._DECISION])
         return sw.format(span_id, decision)
 
     @classmethod
     def remove_response_from_sw(cls, trace_state: TraceState) -> TraceState:
-        """Remove xtraceoptions response from tracestate"""
+        """
+        Remove xtraceoptions response from tracestate.
+
+        Parameters:
+        trace_state (TraceState): The tracestate to modify.
+
+        Returns:
+        TraceState: Modified tracestate with xtraceoptions response removed.
+        """
         if trace_state.get(INTL_SWO_X_OPTIONS_RESPONSE_KEY):
             trace_state = trace_state.delete(INTL_SWO_X_OPTIONS_RESPONSE_KEY)
         return trace_state