diff --git a/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs b/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
index 867555c..7b60e32 100644
--- a/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
+++ b/Torch.API/Plugins/PluginAttribute.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,55 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Torch.API.Plugins
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates that the given type should be loaded by the plugin manager as a plugin.
+    /// </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
     public class PluginAttribute : Attribute
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The display name of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
         public string Name { get; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The version of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
         public Version Version { get; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The GUID of the plugin
+        /// </summary>
         public Guid Guid { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new plugin attribute with the given attributes
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="version"></param>
+        /// <param name="guid"></param>
         public PluginAttribute(string name, string version, string guid)
         {
             Name = name;
             Version = Version.Parse(version);
             Guid = Guid.Parse(guid);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new plugin attribute with the given attributes.  Version is computed as the version of the assembly containing the given type.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="name"></param>
+        /// <param name="versionSupplier">Version is this type's assembly's version</param>
+        /// <param name="guid"></param>
+        public PluginAttribute(string name, Type versionSupplier, string guid)
+        {
+            Name = name;
+            Version = versionSupplier.Assembly.GetName().Version;
+            Guid = Guid.Parse(guid);
+        }
     }
 }