diff --git a/document/cbor/decode.go b/document/cbor/decode.go
index c998989a7..275482b09 100644
--- a/document/cbor/decode.go
+++ b/document/cbor/decode.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (d *decoder) Decode(v cbor.Value, to interface{}) error {
 
 	rv := reflect.ValueOf(to)
 	if rv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || rv.IsNil() || !rv.IsValid() {
-		return &document.InvalidUnmarshalError{reflect.TypeOf(to)}
+		return &document.InvalidUnmarshalError{Type: reflect.TypeOf(to)}
 	}
 
 	return d.decode(v, rv, serde.Tag{})
diff --git a/document/cbor/encode.go b/document/cbor/encode.go
index 7ad7f43ff..3b0fd98b7 100644
--- a/document/cbor/encode.go
+++ b/document/cbor/encode.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (e *encoder) encodeMap(rv reflect.Value) (cbor.Map, error) {
 	for _, key := range rv.MapKeys() {
 		keyName := fmt.Sprint(key.Interface())
 		if keyName == "" {
-			return nil, &document.InvalidMarshalError{"map key cannot be empty"}
+			return nil, &document.InvalidMarshalError{Message: "map key cannot be empty"}
 		}
 
 		cv, err := e.encode(rv.MapIndex(key), serde.Tag{})
diff --git a/encoding/cbor/encode.go b/encoding/cbor/encode.go
index 646f5b68c..8c88cb015 100644
--- a/encoding/cbor/encode.go
+++ b/encoding/cbor/encode.go
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (v EncodeRaw) encode(p []byte) int {
 	return len(v)
 }
 
-// FixedUint encodes fixed-width Uint values.
+// EncodeFixedUint encodes fixed-width Uint values.
 //
 // This is used by the encoder for the purpose of embedding integrals in
 // document shapes. Decode will never return values of this type.
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (v EncodeFixedUint) encode(p []byte) int {
 	return 9
 }
 
-// FixedUint encodes fixed-width NegInt values.
+// EncodeFixedNegInt encodes fixed-width NegInt values.
 //
 // This is used by the encoder for the purpose of embedding integrals in
 // document shapes. Decode will never return values of this type.
diff --git a/encoding/doc.go b/encoding/doc.go
index 792fdfa08..f3c93df49 100644
--- a/encoding/doc.go
+++ b/encoding/doc.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 // Package encoding provides utilities for encoding values for specific
 // document encodings.
-
 package encoding
diff --git a/encoding/httpbinding/encode.go b/encoding/httpbinding/encode.go
index 543e7cf03..bde78aca2 100644
--- a/encoding/httpbinding/encode.go
+++ b/encoding/httpbinding/encode.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewEncoder(path, query string, headers http.Header) (*Encoder, error) {
 	return NewEncoderWithRawPath(path, path, query, headers)
 }
 
-// NewHTTPBindingEncoder creates a new encoder from the passed in request. All query and
+// NewEncoderWithRawPath creates a new encoder from the passed in request. All query and
 // header values will be added on top of the request's existing values. Overwriting
 // duplicate values.
 func NewEncoderWithRawPath(path, rawPath, query string, headers http.Header) (*Encoder, error) {
diff --git a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/doc.go b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/doc.go
index e24e190dc..53b430e3e 100644
--- a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/doc.go
+++ b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/doc.go
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 // Package rulesfn provides endpoint rule functions for evaluating endpoint
 // resolution rules.
-
 package rulesfn
diff --git a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/strings.go b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/strings.go
index 5cf4a7b02..088cfb3e8 100644
--- a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/strings.go
+++ b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/strings.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package rulesfn
 
-// Substring returns the substring of the input provided. If the start or stop
+// SubString returns the substring of the input provided. If the start or stop
 // indexes are not valid for the input nil will be returned. If errors occur
 // they will be added to the provided [ErrorCollector].
 func SubString(input string, start, stop int, reverse bool) *string {
diff --git a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri.go b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri.go
index 0c1154127..340d4ec34 100644
--- a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri.go
+++ b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func ParseURL(input string) *URL {
 		Authority:      authority,
 		Path:           u.Path,
 		NormalizedPath: normalizedPath,
-		IsIp:           net.ParseIP(hostnameWithoutZone(u)) != nil,
+		IsIP:           net.ParseIP(hostnameWithoutZone(u)) != nil,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type URL struct {
 	Authority      string // https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.2
 	Path           string // https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-3.3
 	NormalizedPath string // https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3986#section-6.2.3
-	IsIp           bool
+	IsIP bool
 }
 
 // URIEncode returns an percent-encoded [RFC3986 section 2.1] version of the
diff --git a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri_test.go b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri_test.go
index 0a001a8fc..49504cde3 100644
--- a/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri_test.go
+++ b/endpoints/private/rulesfn/uri_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "127.0.0.1",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 		"ip4 URL with port": {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "127.0.0.1:8443",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 		"ip6 short": {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "[fe80::1]",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 		"ip6 short with interface": {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "[fe80::1%25en0]",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 		"ip6 short with port": {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "[fe80::1]:8443",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 		"ip6 short with port with interface": {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestParseURL(t *testing.T) {
 				Authority:      "[fe80::1%25en0]:8443",
 				Path:           "",
 				NormalizedPath: "/",
-				IsIp:           true,
+				IsIP:           true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/sync/singleflight/docs.go b/internal/sync/singleflight/docs.go
index 9c9d02b94..cb70616e8 100644
--- a/internal/sync/singleflight/docs.go
+++ b/internal/sync/singleflight/docs.go
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@
 // and unversioned golang.org/x/sync module.
 //
 // https://github.com/golang/sync/tree/67f06af15bc961c363a7260195bcd53487529a21/singleflight
-
 package singleflight
diff --git a/middleware/stack_values.go b/middleware/stack_values.go
index ef96009ba..97e818ca0 100644
--- a/middleware/stack_values.go
+++ b/middleware/stack_values.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func ClearStackValues(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, stackValuesKey{}, nil)
 }
 
-// GetStackValues returns the value pointed to by the key within the stack
+// GetStackValue returns the value pointed to by the key within the stack
 // values, if it is present.
 func GetStackValue(ctx context.Context, key interface{}) interface{} {
 	md, _ := ctx.Value(stackValuesKey{}).(*stackValues)
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ func (m *stackValues) Value(key interface{}) interface{} {
 	return m.parent.Value(key)
 }
 
-func (c *stackValues) String() string {
+func (m *stackValues) String() string {
 	var str strings.Builder
 
-	cc := c
+	cc := m
 	for cc == nil {
 		str.WriteString("(" +
-			reflect.TypeOf(c.key).String() +
+			reflect.TypeOf(m.key).String() +
 			": " +
 			stringify(cc.value) +
 			")")
diff --git a/private/requestcompression/request_compression.go b/private/requestcompression/request_compression.go
index 7c4147603..caabc4c8b 100644
--- a/private/requestcompression/request_compression.go
+++ b/private/requestcompression/request_compression.go
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
 	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/middleware"
 	"github.com/aws/smithy-go/transport/http"
-	"io"
 )
 
-const MaxRequestMinCompressSizeBytes = 10485760
+// MaxRequestMinCompressSizeBytes is the maximum value allowed for the member MinCompressSizeBytes
+const MaxRequestMinCompressSizeBytes = 10485760 // 10 MB
 
 // Enumeration values for supported compress Algorithms.
 const (
diff --git a/testing/bytes.go b/testing/bytes.go
index 955612552..c223f6e2b 100644
--- a/testing/bytes.go
+++ b/testing/bytes.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const (
 type compareCompressFunc func([]byte, io.Reader) error
 
 var allowedAlgorithms = map[string]compareCompressFunc{
-	GZIP: GzipCompareCompressBytes,
+	GZIP: gzipCompareCompressBytes,
 }
 
 // CompareReaderEmpty checks if the reader is nil, or contains no bytes.
diff --git a/testing/gzip.go b/testing/gzip.go
index e6f4d6524..1f5acd13f 100644
--- a/testing/gzip.go
+++ b/testing/gzip.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-func GzipCompareCompressBytes(expect []byte, actual io.Reader) error {
+func gzipCompareCompressBytes(expect []byte, actual io.Reader) error {
 	content, err := gzip.NewReader(actual)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error while reading request")
diff --git a/testing/xml/doc.go b/testing/xml/doc.go
index 7282681cf..eff6fb122 100644
--- a/testing/xml/doc.go
+++ b/testing/xml/doc.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-// package xml is xml testing package that supports xml comparison utility.
-// The package consists of XMLToStruct and StructToXML utils that help sort xml elements
-// as per their nesting level. XMLToStruct function converts an xml document into a sorted
+// Package xml is xml testing package that supports xml comparison utility.
+// The package consists of ToStruct and StructToXML utils that help sort xml elements
+// as per their nesting level. ToStruct function converts a xml document into a sorted
 // tree node structure, while StructToXML converts the sorted xml nodes into a sorted xml document.
-// SortXML function should be used to sort an xml document. It can be configured to ignore indentation
+// SortXML function should be used to sort a xml document. It can be configured to ignore indentation
 package xml
diff --git a/testing/xml/sort.go b/testing/xml/sort.go
index 19a06b580..e4fcd328b 100644
--- a/testing/xml/sort.go
+++ b/testing/xml/sort.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (x xmlAttrSlice) Swap(i, j int) {
 func SortXML(r io.Reader, ignoreIndentation bool) (string, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	d := xml.NewDecoder(r)
-	root, err := XMLToStruct(d, nil, ignoreIndentation)
+	root, err := ToStruct(d, nil, ignoreIndentation)
 	if err != nil {
 		return buf.String(), err
 	}
diff --git a/testing/xml/xmlToStruct.go b/testing/xml/xmlToStruct.go
index 1bfc7ba98..d56f5fd91 100644
--- a/testing/xml/xmlToStruct.go
+++ b/testing/xml/xmlToStruct.go
@@ -8,39 +8,39 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// A XMLNode contains the values to be encoded or decoded.
-type XMLNode struct {
-	Name     xml.Name              `json:",omitempty"`
-	Children map[string][]*XMLNode `json:",omitempty"`
-	Text     string                `json:",omitempty"`
-	Attr     []xml.Attr            `json:",omitempty"`
+// Node contains the values to be encoded or decoded.
+type Node struct {
+	Name     xml.Name           `json:",omitempty"`
+	Children map[string][]*Node `json:",omitempty"`
+	Text     string             `json:",omitempty"`
+	Attr     []xml.Attr         `json:",omitempty"`
 
 	namespaces map[string]string
-	parent     *XMLNode
+	parent     *Node
 }
 
 // NewXMLElement returns a pointer to a new XMLNode initialized to default values.
-func NewXMLElement(name xml.Name) *XMLNode {
-	return &XMLNode{
+func NewXMLElement(name xml.Name) *Node {
+	return &Node{
 		Name:     name,
-		Children: map[string][]*XMLNode{},
+		Children: map[string][]*Node{},
 		Attr:     []xml.Attr{},
 	}
 }
 
 // AddChild adds child to the XMLNode.
-func (n *XMLNode) AddChild(child *XMLNode) {
+func (n *Node) AddChild(child *Node) {
 	child.parent = n
 	if _, ok := n.Children[child.Name.Local]; !ok {
 		// flattened will have multiple children with same tag name
-		n.Children[child.Name.Local] = []*XMLNode{}
+		n.Children[child.Name.Local] = []*Node{}
 	}
 	n.Children[child.Name.Local] = append(n.Children[child.Name.Local], child)
 }
 
-// XMLToStruct converts a xml.Decoder stream to XMLNode with nested values.
-func XMLToStruct(d *xml.Decoder, s *xml.StartElement, ignoreIndentation bool) (*XMLNode, error) {
-	out := &XMLNode{}
+// ToStruct converts a xml.Decoder stream to XMLNode with nested values.
+func ToStruct(d *xml.Decoder, s *xml.StartElement, ignoreIndentation bool) (*Node, error) {
+	out := &Node{}
 
 	for {
 		tok, err := d.Token()
@@ -69,15 +69,15 @@ func XMLToStruct(d *xml.Decoder, s *xml.StartElement, ignoreIndentation bool) (*
 			el := typed.Copy()
 			out.Attr = el.Attr
 			if out.Children == nil {
-				out.Children = map[string][]*XMLNode{}
+				out.Children = map[string][]*Node{}
 			}
 
 			name := typed.Name.Local
 			slice := out.Children[name]
 			if slice == nil {
-				slice = []*XMLNode{}
+				slice = []*Node{}
 			}
-			node, e := XMLToStruct(d, &el, ignoreIndentation)
+			node, e := ToStruct(d, &el, ignoreIndentation)
 			out.findNamespaces()
 			if e != nil {
 				return out, e
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ func XMLToStruct(d *xml.Decoder, s *xml.StartElement, ignoreIndentation bool) (*
 			if s != nil && s.Name.Local == typed.Name.Local { // matching end token
 				return out, nil
 			}
-			out = &XMLNode{}
+			out = &Node{}
 		}
 	}
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-func (n *XMLNode) findNamespaces() {
+func (n *Node) findNamespaces() {
 	ns := map[string]string{}
 	for _, a := range n.Attr {
 		if a.Name.Space == "xmlns" {
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (n *XMLNode) findNamespaces() {
 	n.namespaces = ns
 }
 
-func (n *XMLNode) findElem(name string) (string, bool) {
+func (n *Node) findElem(name string) (string, bool) {
 	for node := n; node != nil; node = node.parent {
 		for _, a := range node.Attr {
 			namespace := a.Name.Space
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (n *XMLNode) findElem(name string) (string, bool) {
 }
 
 // StructToXML writes an XMLNode to a xml.Encoder as tokens.
-func StructToXML(e *xml.Encoder, node *XMLNode, sorted bool) error {
+func StructToXML(e *xml.Encoder, node *Node, sorted bool) error {
 	var err error
 	// Sort Attributes
 	attrs := node.Attr
@@ -206,21 +206,21 @@ func StructToXML(e *xml.Encoder, node *XMLNode, sorted bool) error {
 // which ever has lower value and then added to the global sorted list.
 // If value was initially chosen, but has nested nodes; key will be chosen as comparable
 // as it is unique and will always have concrete data ie. string.
-func sortFlattenedNodes(nodes []*XMLNode) ([]*XMLNode, error) {
-	var sortedNodes []*XMLNode
+func sortFlattenedNodes(nodes []*Node) ([]*Node, error) {
+	var sortedNodes []*Node
 
 	// concreteNodeMap stores concrete value associated with a list of nodes
 	// This is possible in case multiple members of a flatList has same values.
-	concreteNodeMap := make(map[string][]*XMLNode, 0)
+	concreteNodeMap := make(map[string][]*Node, 0)
 
 	// flatListNodeMap stores flat list or wrapped list members associated with a list of nodes
 	// This will have only flattened list with members that are Nodes and not concrete values.
-	flatListNodeMap := make(map[string][]*XMLNode, 0)
+	flatListNodeMap := make(map[string][]*Node, 0)
 
 	// flatMapNodeMap stores flat map or map entry members associated with a list of nodes
 	// This will have only flattened map concrete value members. It is possible to limit this
 	// to concrete value as map key is expected to be concrete.
-	flatMapNodeMap := make(map[string][]*XMLNode, 0)
+	flatMapNodeMap := make(map[string][]*Node, 0)
 
 	// nodes with concrete value are prioritized and appended based on sorting order
 	sortedNodesWithConcreteValue := []string{}
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func sortFlattenedNodes(nodes []*XMLNode) ([]*XMLNode, error) {
 			if v, ok := concreteNodeMap[node.Text]; ok {
 				concreteNodeMap[node.Text] = append(v, node)
 			} else {
-				concreteNodeMap[node.Text] = []*XMLNode{node}
+				concreteNodeMap[node.Text] = []*Node{node}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -253,14 +253,14 @@ func sortFlattenedNodes(nodes []*XMLNode) ([]*XMLNode, error) {
 				if v, ok := flatListNodeMap[nestedNodeName]; ok {
 					flatListNodeMap[nestedNodeName] = append(v, nestedNodes[0])
 				} else {
-					flatListNodeMap[nestedNodeName] = []*XMLNode{nestedNodes[0]}
+					flatListNodeMap[nestedNodeName] = []*Node{nestedNodes[0]}
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
 		// if node has two children, then it is a flattened map node
 		if len(node.Children) == 2 {
-			nestedPair := []*XMLNode{}
+			nestedPair := []*Node{}
 			for _, k := range node.Children {
 				nestedPair = append(nestedPair, k[0])
 			}
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func sortFlattenedNodes(nodes []*XMLNode) ([]*XMLNode, error) {
 					if v, ok := flatMapNodeMap[comparableValue]; ok {
 						flatMapNodeMap[comparableValue] = append(v, node)
 					} else {
-						flatMapNodeMap[comparableValue] = []*XMLNode{node}
+						flatMapNodeMap[comparableValue] = []*Node{node}
 					}
 					break
 				}
diff --git a/transport/http/headerlist.go b/transport/http/headerlist.go
index cbc9deb4d..3c7c1edf6 100644
--- a/transport/http/headerlist.go
+++ b/transport/http/headerlist.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func quotedCommaSplit(v string) (parts []string, err error) {
 			//------------------------------
 			var j int
 			var skipQuote bool
-			for j += 1; j < len(remaining); j++ {
+			for j ++; j < len(remaining); j++ {
 				if remaining[j] == '\\' || (remaining[j] != '\\' && skipQuote) {
 					skipQuote = !skipQuote
 					continue
diff --git a/transport/http/properties.go b/transport/http/properties.go
index c65aa3932..060858832 100644
--- a/transport/http/properties.go
+++ b/transport/http/properties.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func SetSigV4ASigningName(p *smithy.Properties, name string) {
 	p.Set(sigV4ASigningNameKey{}, name)
 }
 
-// GetSigV4ASigningRegion gets the v4a signing region set from Properties.
+// GetSigV4ASigningRegions gets the v4a signing region set from Properties.
 func GetSigV4ASigningRegions(p *smithy.Properties) ([]string, bool) {
 	v, ok := p.Get(sigV4ASigningRegionsKey{}).([]string)
 	return v, ok