diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/Cargo.toml
index bb738f75d6..d5d10ea633 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Top-level crate for sphinx packets as used by the Nym mixnet"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
index 50d41e7bd9..3db7d909db 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/acknowledgements/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-acknowledgements"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packet ack messages"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/addressing/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/addressing/Cargo.toml
index 6b2aae04d4..f9c646e04b 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/addressing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/addressing/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-addressing"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Nym mixnet addressing"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 nym-crypto = { path = "../../crypto", features = ["asymmetric"] } # all addresses are expressed in terms on their crypto keys
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/anonymous-replies/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/anonymous-replies/Cargo.toml
index c9068d859d..40a6d19308 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/anonymous-replies/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/anonymous-replies/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-anonymous-replies"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Anonymous sphinx packet replies using singly-use-reply-blocks (SURB)"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/chunking/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/chunking/Cargo.toml
index 2e26f1626f..94bec5886b 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/chunking/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/chunking/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-chunking"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packet chunking of underlying data packets"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/cover/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/cover/Cargo.toml
index 1e32ff500e..f1558d3676 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/cover/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/cover/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-cover"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packets used as cover traffic"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 rand = { version = "0.7.3", features = ["wasm-bindgen"] }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/forwarding/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/forwarding/Cargo.toml
index bd1a6a830b..e4931b7d8b 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/forwarding/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/forwarding/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-forwarding"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packet forwarding as Nym mix packets"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 nym-sphinx-addressing = { path = "../addressing" }
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/framing/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/framing/Cargo.toml
index 90a8e94e5a..b510926555 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/framing/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/framing/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-framing"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packet framing for the Nym mixnet"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 bytes = "1.0"
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/params/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/params/Cargo.toml
index 319a55513d..6037bdb333 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/params/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/params/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-params"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Sphinx packet parameters for the Nym mixnet"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
-
-# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
 thiserror = "1.0.37"
diff --git a/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml b/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
index 9eaa417b42..53e399ebcf 100644
--- a/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/common/nymsphinx/types/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-sphinx-types"
 version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Re-export sphinx packet types"
 edition = { workspace = true }
 authors = { workspace = true }
 license = { workspace = true }
 repository = { workspace = true }
-readme = { workspace = true }
-homepage = { workspace = true }
-documentation = { workspace = true }
 
 [dependencies]
 sphinx-packet = { version = "0.1.0" }