diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
index 4b028d8b..5ecacda3 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/api/app.py
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ def cleanup():
 atexit.register(cleanup)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-#    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port="5000", threaded=True, debug=True, use_reloader=False)
+    app.run(host="0.0.0.0", port="5000", threaded=True, debug=True, use_reloader=False)
     #from pprint import pprint
     #pprint(labthing.spec.to_dict())
-    with open('spec.yaml', 'w') as f:
-        f.write(labthing.spec.to_yaml())
\ No newline at end of file
+    #with open('spec.yaml', 'w') as f:
+    #    f.write(labthing.spec.to_yaml())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
index 208e0313..ea895b4b 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/labthing.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from .views.tasks import TaskList, TaskResource
 
 from .spec import view2path
 
+from .utilities import description_from_view
+
 from openflexure_microscope.common.labthings_core.utilities import get_docstring
 from .exceptions import JSONExceptionHandler
 
@@ -110,8 +112,13 @@ class LabThing(object):
         pass
 
     def _create_base_routes(self):
-        # Add thing description to root
+        # Add root representation
+        self.app.add_url_rule(self._complete_url("/", ""), "rootrep", self.rootrep)
+        # Add thing description
         self.app.add_url_rule(self._complete_url("/td", ""), "td", self.td)
+        # Add swagger spec
+        self.app.add_url_rule(self._complete_url("/swagger", ""), "swagger", self.swagger)
+
         # Add plugin overview
         self.add_resource(PluginListResource, "/plugins")
         self.register_property(PluginListResource)
@@ -299,4 +306,42 @@ class LabThing(object):
 
         return jsonify(td)
 
-    # TODO: Add a nicer root resource like the old self-documenting system
+    def rootrep(self):
+        """
+        Root representation
+        """
+        # TODO: Allow custom root representations
+
+        rr = {
+            "id": url_for("rootrep", _external=True),
+            "title": self.title,
+            "description": self.description,
+            "links": {
+                "thingDescription": {
+                    "href": url_for("td", _external=True),
+                    "description": get_docstring(self.td),
+                    "methods": ["GET"],
+                },
+                "swagger": {
+                    "href": url_for("swagger", _external=True),
+                    "description": get_docstring(self.swagger),
+                    "methods": ["GET"],
+                },
+                "plugins": {
+                    "href": self.url_for(PluginListResource, _external=True),
+                    **description_from_view(PluginListResource),
+                },
+                "tasks": {
+                    "href": self.url_for(TaskList, _external=True),
+                    **description_from_view(TaskList),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return jsonify(rr)
+
+    def swagger(self):
+        """
+        OpenAPI v3 documentation
+        """
+        return jsonify(self.spec.to_dict())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/utilities.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/utilities.py
index 68c328e8..9fb110cf 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/utilities.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/utilities.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from openflexure_microscope.common.labthings_core.utilities import get_docstring
+from openflexure_microscope.common.labthings_core.utilities import get_docstring, get_summary
 from .schema import Schema, marshmallow, MARSHMALLOW_VERSION_INFO
 import collections.abc
 
-from webargs import dict2schema as wa_dict2schema
-
 import logging
 
 
@@ -12,9 +10,9 @@ def description_from_view(view_class):
     for method_key in ["get", "post", "put", "delete"]:
         if hasattr(view_class, method_key):
             methods.append(method_key.upper())
-    brief_description = get_docstring(view_class).partition("\n")[0].strip()
+    summary = get_summary(view_class)
 
-    d = {"methods": methods, "description": brief_description}
+    d = {"methods": methods, "description": summary}
 
     return d
 
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/plugins.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/plugins.py
index 03bd212a..c4e90c8c 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/plugins.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/plugins.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ class PluginSchema(Schema):
 
 
 class PluginListResource(Resource):
+    """
+    List and basic documentation for all enabled plugins
+    """
     @marshal_with(PluginSchema(many=True))
     def get(self):
         """
diff --git a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/tasks.py b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/tasks.py
index 6a3821c9..4b1450cf 100644
--- a/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/tasks.py
+++ b/openflexure_microscope/common/flask_labthings/views/tasks.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class TaskSchema(Schema):
 
 
 class TaskList(Resource):
+    """
+    List and basic documentation for all session tasks
+    """
     @marshal_with(TaskSchema(many=True))
     def get(self):
         return tasks.tasks()