diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index ad4b53f..26383e3 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ packages:
   name: array-api-extra
   version: 0.1.dev0
   path: .
-  sha256: 3015369d39b509279df91f3537e0e3ddb8cce9065ce1361d4ba7877fdbe46642
+  sha256: b82b0f121a8e80e8a7d82ea44bbd2adde87e5b8299f80203eea65f4cb43914ca
   requires_dist:
   - array-api-strict ; extra == 'dev'
   - numpy ; extra == 'dev'
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 368c822..5df5b52 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pre-commit = { cmd = "pre-commit install && pre-commit run -v --all-files --show
 pylint = "*"
 
 [tool.pixi.feature.lint.tasks]
-pylint = { cmd = ["pylint", "array_api_extra"], cwd = "src" }
+pylint = { cmd = "pylint", cwd = "src" }
 lint = { depends-on = ["pre-commit", "pylint"] }
 
 [tool.pixi.feature.test.dependencies]
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ myst_parser = ">=0.13"
 sphinx_copybutton = "*"
 sphinx_autodoc_typehints = "*"
 
+[tool.pixi.feature.docs.tasks]
+docs = { cmd = "sphinx-build . build/", cwd = "docs" }
+
 [tool.pixi.feature.py309.dependencies]
 python = "~=3.9.0"
 
diff --git a/src/array_api_extra/_funcs.py b/src/array_api_extra/_funcs.py
index 45d381f..72689dd 100644
--- a/src/array_api_extra/_funcs.py
+++ b/src/array_api_extra/_funcs.py
@@ -10,27 +10,24 @@
 
 def atleast_nd(x: Array, *, ndim: int, xp: ModuleType) -> Array:
     """
-    Recursively expand the dimension of an array to have at least `ndim`.
+    Recursively expand the dimension of an array to at least `ndim`.
 
     Parameters
     ----------
     x: array
-        An array.
-
     ndim: int
         The minimum number of dimensions for the result.
-
     xp: array_namespace
-        The array namespace for `x`.
+        The standard-compatible namespace for `x`.
 
     Returns
     -------
     res: array
         An array with ``res.ndim`` >= `ndim`.
         If ``x.ndim`` >= `ndim`, `x` is returned.
-        If ``x.ndim`` < `ndim`, ``res.ndim`` will equal `ndim`.
+        If ``x.ndim`` < `ndim`, `x` is expanded by prepending new axes
+        until ``res.ndim`` equals `ndim`.
     """
-    x = xp.asarray(x)
     if x.ndim < ndim:
         x = xp.expand_dims(x, axis=0)
         x = atleast_nd(x, ndim=ndim, xp=xp)