diff --git a/workspace/compress/Cargo.toml b/workspace/compress/Cargo.toml
index 7b27ff9..51f3262 100644
--- a/workspace/compress/Cargo.toml
+++ b/workspace/compress/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [package]
-name = "compress"
+name = "substratum-compress"
 version.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
diff --git a/workspace/compress/src/decode/decoder.rs b/workspace/compress/src/decode/decoder.rs
index 82c49a8..6d5a43b 100644
--- a/workspace/compress/src/decode/decoder.rs
+++ b/workspace/compress/src/decode/decoder.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use super::decode::{
     DecodeBufReadIntoBufRead, DecodeBufReadIntoRead, DecodeReadIntoBufRead, DecodeReadIntoRead,
 };
 use std::io::{BufRead, Error, Read};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "bitcode", derive(::bitcode::Encode, ::bitcode::Decode))]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
@@ -74,3 +75,12 @@ impl_decompression_trait!(
     DecodeBufReadIntoBufRead,
     decode_bufread_into_bufread
 );
+
+impl Decoder {
+    pub fn from_extension(ext: &str, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        crate::Format::from_extension(ext, uncompressed_exts).map(|x| x.decoder())
+    }
+    pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        crate::Format::from_path(path, uncompressed_exts).map(|x| x.decoder())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workspace/compress/src/encode/encoder.rs b/workspace/compress/src/encode/encoder.rs
index 40fafe0..9fe69ba 100644
--- a/workspace/compress/src/encode/encoder.rs
+++ b/workspace/compress/src/encode/encoder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use super::adapter::Adapter;
 use super::encode::Encode;
 use std::io::{Error, Write};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "bitcode", derive(::bitcode::Encode, ::bitcode::Decode))]
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash)]
@@ -48,3 +49,12 @@ where
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl Encoder {
+    pub fn from_extension(ext: &str, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        crate::Format::from_extension(ext, uncompressed_exts).map(|x| x.encoder())
+    }
+    pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+        crate::Format::from_path(path, uncompressed_exts).map(|x| x.encoder())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/workspace/compress/src/format.rs b/workspace/compress/src/format.rs
index 4e9832e..6e39c3a 100644
--- a/workspace/compress/src/format.rs
+++ b/workspace/compress/src/format.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{decode, encode};
+use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
 use std::path::Path;
 
 const DEFLATE: &[&str] = &[];
@@ -18,32 +19,42 @@ pub enum Format {
 }
 
 impl Format {
-    pub fn from_extension(ext: &str, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> Option<Self> {
+    pub fn from_extension(ext: &str, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> Result<Self> {
         match ext {
             // Empty extension can't be used to infer format
-            ext if ext.is_empty() => None,
+            ext if ext.is_empty() => Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                "Can't infer format from empty extension",
+            )),
 
             // Uncompressed files
-            ext if uncompressed_exts.contains(&ext) => Some(Self::Uncompressed),
+            ext if uncompressed_exts.contains(&ext) => Ok(Self::Uncompressed),
 
             // DEFLATE compressed files
             #[cfg(any(feature = "decode-deflate", feature = "encode-deflate"))]
-            ext if DEFLATE.contains(&ext) => Some(Self::Deflate),
+            ext if DEFLATE.contains(&ext) => Ok(Self::Deflate),
 
             // GZIP compressed files
             #[cfg(any(feature = "decode-gzip", feature = "encode-gzip"))]
-            ext if GZIP.contains(&ext) => Some(Self::Gzip),
+            ext if GZIP.contains(&ext) => Ok(Self::Gzip),
 
             // BGZF compressed files
             #[cfg(any(feature = "decode-bgzf", feature = "encode-bgzf"))]
-            ext if BGZF.contains(&ext) => Some(Self::Bgzf),
+            ext if BGZF.contains(&ext) => Ok(Self::Bgzf),
 
-            _ => None,
+            _ => Err(Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
+                format!("Unknown format '{}'", ext),
+            )),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> Option<Self> {
-        let path = path.as_ref().extension()?.to_str()?;
+    pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>, uncompressed_exts: &[&str]) -> Result<Self> {
+        let path = path
+            .as_ref()
+            .extension()
+            .and_then(|ext| ext.to_str())
+            .unwrap_or("");
         Self::from_extension(path, uncompressed_exts)
     }
 
@@ -81,25 +92,25 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Uncompressed extensions
         assert_eq!(
-            Format::from_extension("txt", uncompressed_exts),
-            Some(Format::Uncompressed)
+            Format::from_extension("txt", uncompressed_exts).unwrap(),
+            Format::Uncompressed
         );
 
         // Known compressed extensions
         #[cfg(feature = "decode-gzip")]
         assert_eq!(
-            Format::from_extension("gz", uncompressed_exts),
-            Some(Format::Gzip)
+            Format::from_extension("gz", uncompressed_exts).unwrap(),
+            Format::Gzip
         );
 
         #[cfg(feature = "decode-bgzf")]
         assert_eq!(
-            Format::from_extension("bgzf", uncompressed_exts),
-            Some(Format::Bgzf)
+            Format::from_extension("bgzf", uncompressed_exts).unwrap(),
+            Format::Bgzf
         );
 
         // Unknown or empty extensions
-        assert_eq!(Format::from_extension("unknown", uncompressed_exts), None);
-        assert_eq!(Format::from_extension("", uncompressed_exts), None);
+        assert!(Format::from_extension("unknown", uncompressed_exts).is_err());
+        assert!(Format::from_extension("", uncompressed_exts).is_err());
     }
 }
diff --git a/workspace/compress/src/lib.rs b/workspace/compress/src/lib.rs
index a92cfe6..d829cbd 100644
--- a/workspace/compress/src/lib.rs
+++ b/workspace/compress/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //! compress data into a memory buffer, and then decompress it back to verify integrity.
 //!
 //! ```rust
-//! use compress::{adapter::BoxedSync, decode::DecodeReadIntoRead, encode::Encode, Format};
+//! use substratum_compress::{adapter::BoxedSync, decode::DecodeReadIntoRead, encode::Encode, Format};
 //! use std::io::{Read, Write};
 //!
 //! fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@
 //!     // 1. Setup & Inference
 //!     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 //!     // Detect format from extension (e.g., "gz" -> Format::Gzip)
-//!     let format = Format::from_extension("gz", &[]);
-//!     assert_eq!(format, Some(Format::Gzip), "Should infer Gzip format");
-//!     let format = format.unwrap();
+//!     let format = Format::from_extension("gz", &[]).unwrap();
+//!     assert_eq!(format, Format::Gzip, "Should infer Gzip format");
 //!
 //!     // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 //!     // 2. Encode (Write)
@@ -71,4 +70,6 @@ pub mod decode;
 pub mod encode;
 mod format;
 
+pub use decode::Decoder;
+pub use encode::Encoder;
 pub use format::Format;