diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5dfbd0d..cc177ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ matrix.os }}-composer-${{ matrix.php-versions }}-${{ hashFiles('**/composer.lock') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ matrix.os }}-composer-${{ matrix.php-versions }}-
 
+      - name: Run composer
+        run: |
+          composer update
+      
       - name: Run codestyle check
         env:
           PHP_CS_FIXER_IGNORE_ENV: 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 03de7e7..98248b3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,77 @@ Offers a modern, clean PHP 8.1 API, with support for **default label values**, b
 composer require danog/better-prometheus
 ```
 
+## Usage
+
+```php
+<?php
+
+require 'vendor/autoload.php';
+
+use danog\BetterPrometheus\BetterCollectorRegistry;
+use Prometheus\Storage\InMemory;
+use Prometheus\Storage\Redis;
+
+$adapter = new InMemory;
+// Any other promphp adapter may also be used...
+// $adapter = new Redis();
+
+$registry = new BetterCollectorRegistry($adapter);
+
+// Note the difference with promphp: the labels are keys => values, not just keys.  
+$counter = $registry->getOrRegisterCounter(
+    'test',
+    'some_counter',
+    'it increases',
+    // Note: these are default label key+values, they will be sent verbatim, no changes
+    ['someLabel' => 'defaultValue']
+);
+
+// Specify some additional labels post-construction like this (both keys and values)...
+$counter->incBy(3, ['type' => 'blue']);
+
+// ...or add some more default labels to the counter, creating a new counter:
+$newCounter = $counter->addLabels(['someOtherLabel' => 'someOtherDefaultValue']);
+assert($newCounter !== $counter); // true
+$counter->incBy(3, ['type' => 'blue']);
+
+
+
+// Gauges can also be used
+$gauge = $registry->getOrRegisterGauge(
+    'test',
+    'some_gauge',
+    'it sets',
+    ['someLabel' => 'defaultValue']
+);
+$gauge->set(2.5, ['type' => 'blue']);
+
+
+
+// As well as histograms
+$histogram = $registry->getOrRegisterHistogram(
+    'test',
+    'some_histogram',
+    'it observes',
+    ['someLabel' => 'defaultValue'],
+    // [0.1, 1, 2, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
+);
+$histogram->observe(3.5, ['type' => 'blue']);
+
+
+// And suummaries
+$summary = $registry->getOrRegisterSummary(
+    'test',
+    'some_summary',
+    'it observes a sliding window',
+    ['someLabel' => 'defaultValue'],
+    // 84600,
+    // [0.01, 0.05, 0.5, 0.95, 0.99]
+);
+
+$summary->observe(5, ['type' => 'blue']);
+```
+
 ## API documentation
 
 See [here &raquo;](https://github.com/danog/better-prometheus/blob/master/docs/docs/index.md) for the full API documentation.  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/BetterCollector.php b/lib/BetterCollector.php
index 3dceba0..58d0091 100644
--- a/lib/BetterCollector.php
+++ b/lib/BetterCollector.php
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ abstract class BetterCollector
         }
     }
 
-    /** 
+    /**
      * Create a new instance of this collector, with these additional labels.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param array<string, string> $labels
      */
     abstract public function addLabels(array $labels): static;
diff --git a/lib/BetterCollectorRegistry.php b/lib/BetterCollectorRegistry.php
index 6193487..ae1a88d 100644
--- a/lib/BetterCollectorRegistry.php
+++ b/lib/BetterCollectorRegistry.php
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use Prometheus\MetricFamilySamples;
 use Prometheus\Storage\Adapter;
 
 /**
+ * A better collector registry.
+ *
  * @api
  */
 final class BetterCollectorRegistry
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ final class BetterCollectorRegistry
         public readonly Adapter $storageAdapter,
         bool $registerDefaultMetrics = true
     ) {
-        $this->storageAdapter = $storageAdapter;
         if ($registerDefaultMetrics) {
             $this->defaultGauge = $this->getOrRegisterGauge(
                 "",
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ final class BetterCollectorRegistry
 
     /**
      * @psalm-suppress TooManyArguments
-     * 
+     *
      * @return list<MetricFamilySamples>
      */
     public function getMetricFamilySamples(bool $sortMetrics = true): array