diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b8cfdd..e91f114 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 
 **RDF/Borsh** is a [Ruby] library and [RDF.rb] extension for encoding
 and decoding [RDF] knowledge graphs in the [Borsh] binary serialization
-format.
+format. (See the [specification].)
 
 ## ✨ Features
 
-- 100% pure Ruby with minimal dependencies and no bloat.
+- Serializes RDF datasets into compact and efficient binary files.
+- Implements the `application/x-rdf+borsh` MIME type with a `.rdfb` extension.
+- Employes LZ4 compression for both the term dictionary and quad data.
+- Designed for blockchain and distributed ledger applications.
+- Supports reading from and writing to files or I/O streams.
 - Plays nice with others: entirely contained in the `RDF::Borsh` module.
 - 100% free and unencumbered public domain software.
 
@@ -79,3 +83,4 @@ git clone https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh.git
 [RDF]: https://www.w3.org/TR/rdf12-concepts/
 [RDF.rb]: https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf
 [Ruby]: https://ruby-lang.org
+[specification]: https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh/blob/master/doc/spec.md
diff --git a/spec/readme_spec.rb b/spec/readme_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c9fba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/readme_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require 'rdf/borsh'
+
+include RDF
+
+RSpec.describe RDF::Borsh do
+  describe 'README examples' do
+    it 'roundtrip correctly' do
+      statement = [RDF::URI("https://rubygems.org/gems/rdf-borsh"), RDFS.label, "RDF/Borsh for Ruby"]
+
+      ### Serializing an RDF graph into an RDF/Borsh file
+      RDF::Borsh::Writer.open("mygraph.rdfb") do |writer|
+        writer << statement
+      end
+
+      ### Parsing an RDF graph from an RDF/Borsh file
+      graph = RDF::Graph.load("mygraph.rdfb")
+      expect(graph.to_a).to eq([statement])
+    end
+  end
+end