diff --git a/src/modules/accounts/accounts.controller.ts b/src/modules/accounts/accounts.controller.ts
index 03d8194..014a468 100644
--- a/src/modules/accounts/accounts.controller.ts
+++ b/src/modules/accounts/accounts.controller.ts
@@ -12,28 +12,43 @@ import {
   ApiOperation,
   ApiResponse,
   ApiBearerAuth,
+  ApiQuery,
 } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { ThrottlerGuard } from '@nestjs/throttler';
 import { AccountsService } from './accounts.service.js';
 import { CreateAccountDto } from './dto/create-account.dto.js';
 import { AccountResponseDto } from './dto/account-response.dto.js';
+import { AccountsListResponseDto } from './dto/accounts-list-response.dto.js';
 import { AccountStatus } from './entities/account.entity.js';
 
 @ApiTags('accounts')
+@ApiBearerAuth()
 @Controller('accounts')
 @UseGuards(ThrottlerGuard)
 export class AccountsController {
   constructor(private readonly accountsService: AccountsService) {}
 
   @Post()
-  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Create ephemeral account' })
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Create ephemeral escrow account',
+    description:
+      'Creates a temporary Stellar escrow account for fund holding. ' +
+      'This is NOT a user wallet — it is an ephemeral account that will be ' +
+      'swept to a destination address upon claim or expire after the set duration. ' +
+      'Returns claim URL for the recipient to access funds.',
+  })
   @ApiResponse({
     status: 201,
-    description: 'Account created',
+    description: 'Ephemeral account created successfully',
     type: AccountResponseDto,
   })
-  @ApiResponse({ status: 400, description: 'Invalid input' })
-  @ApiBearerAuth()
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 400, description: 'Invalid input parameters' })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 401, description: 'Authentication required' })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 429,
+    description:
+      'Rate limit exceeded — requests are throttled to protect funding flows',
+  })
   public async create(
     @Body() createAccountDto: CreateAccountDto,
   ): Promise<AccountResponseDto> {
@@ -41,25 +56,81 @@ export class AccountsController {
   }
 
   @Get(':id')
-  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'Get account by ID' })
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Get ephemeral account lifecycle state',
+    description:
+      'Retrieves the current state of an ephemeral account including its ' +
+      'status (pending_payment, pending_claim, claimed, expired, failed), ' +
+      'funding details, and claim information.',
+  })
   @ApiResponse({
     status: 200,
-    description: 'Account details',
+    description: 'Account details retrieved successfully',
     type: AccountResponseDto,
   })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 401, description: 'Authentication required' })
   @ApiResponse({ status: 404, description: 'Account not found' })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 429,
+    description:
+      'Rate limit exceeded — requests are throttled to protect funding flows',
+  })
   public async findOne(@Param('id') id: string): Promise<AccountResponseDto> {
     return this.accountsService.findOne(id);
   }
 
   @Get()
-  @ApiOperation({ summary: 'List accounts' })
-  @ApiResponse({ status: 200, description: 'List of accounts' })
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'List ephemeral accounts (Admin)',
+    description:
+      'Administrative endpoint for listing all ephemeral accounts with optional filtering. ' +
+      'Supports filtering by status and cursor-based pagination using limit/offset. ' +
+      'Maximum 100 records per request.',
+  })
+  @ApiQuery({
+    name: 'status',
+    enum: AccountStatus,
+    required: false,
+    description:
+      'Filter accounts by lifecycle status:\n' +
+      '- `pending_payment`: Account created, awaiting funding\n' +
+      '- `pending_claim`: Funded and ready for recipient claim\n' +
+      '- `claimed`: Funds successfully transferred to recipient\n' +
+      '- `expired`: Claim window closed, funds swept back\n' +
+      '- `failed`: Error during creation or funding',
+  })
+  @ApiQuery({
+    name: 'limit',
+    type: Number,
+    required: false,
+    description: 'Maximum number of records to return (default: 50, max: 100)',
+    example: 50,
+  })
+  @ApiQuery({
+    name: 'offset',
+    type: Number,
+    required: false,
+    description:
+      'Number of records to skip for cursor-based pagination. ' +
+      'Use with limit to paginate through results. Not page-based.',
+    example: 0,
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 200,
+    description: 'List of accounts retrieved successfully',
+    type: AccountsListResponseDto,
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 401, description: 'Authentication required' })
+  @ApiResponse({
+    status: 429,
+    description:
+      'Rate limit exceeded — requests are throttled to protect funding flows',
+  })
   public async findAll(
     @Query('status') status?: AccountStatus,
     @Query('limit') limit = 50,
     @Query('offset') offset = 0,
-  ) {
+  ): Promise<AccountsListResponseDto> {
     return this.accountsService.findAll({ status, limit, offset });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/accounts/dto/account-response.dto.ts b/src/modules/accounts/dto/account-response.dto.ts
index 2f55d0c..64ec2ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/accounts/dto/account-response.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/accounts/dto/account-response.dto.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { AccountStatus } from '../entities/account.entity.js';
 
-/**
- * Response DTO for account details
- *
- * Represents the public-facing contract for ephemeral Stellar account information.
- * This DTO is used in both account creation responses and account lookup endpoints.
- *
- * @remarks
- * - All fields are readonly to ensure immutability in API responses
- * - Date fields are in ISO 8601 format
- * - Amounts are represented as string decimals to preserve precision
- * - Status enum values indicate the current lifecycle state of the account
- */
 export class AccountResponseDto {
   @ApiProperty({
     description:
@@ -64,8 +52,7 @@ export class AccountResponseDto {
   amount: string;
 
   @ApiProperty({
-    description:
-      'Asset code for the funds in this account (e.g., XLM, USDC)',
+    description: 'Asset code for the funds in this account (e.g., XLM, USDC)',
     example: 'XLM',
     maxLength: 100,
     readOnly: true,
diff --git a/src/modules/accounts/dto/accounts-list-response.dto.ts b/src/modules/accounts/dto/accounts-list-response.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db64265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/accounts/dto/accounts-list-response.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
+import { AccountResponseDto } from './account-response.dto.js';
+
+export class AccountsListResponseDto {
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Array of ephemeral account records',
+    type: [AccountResponseDto],
+  })
+  accounts: AccountResponseDto[];
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description: 'Total number of accounts matching the query (for pagination)',
+    example: 150,
+  })
+  total: number;
+}