diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fa5bd6473..39678e3cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ jobs:
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.target }}" == "debian-x86_64" ]]; then
             mv debian-x86_64.deb ../${{ matrix.name }}
           else
-            tar czvf ../${{ matrix.name }} martin${{ matrix.ext }} mbtiles${{ matrix.ext }}          
+            tar czvf ../${{ matrix.name }} martin${{ matrix.ext }} mbtiles${{ matrix.ext }}
           fi
       - name: Generate SHA-256 (MacOS)
         if: matrix.sha == 'true'
diff --git a/docs/src/tools.md b/docs/src/tools.md
index 05f444035..d59d8e6cb 100644
--- a/docs/src/tools.md
+++ b/docs/src/tools.md
@@ -69,47 +69,64 @@ If the `.mbtiles` file is of `flat_with_hash` or `normalized` type, then verify
 mbtiles validate src_file.mbtiles
 ```
 
+## Content Validation
+The original [MBTiles specification](https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec#readme) does not provide any guarantees for the content of the tile data in MBTiles. This tool adds a few additional conventions to ensure that the content of the tile data is valid.
+
+A typical Normalized schema generated by tools like [tilelive-copy](https://github.com/mapbox/TileLive#bintilelive-copy) use MD5 hash in the `tile_id` column. The Martin's `mbtiles` tool can use this hash to verify the content of each tile. We also define a new `flat-with-hash` schema that stores the hash and tile data in the same table. This schema is more efficient than the `normalized` schema when data has no duplicate tiles (see below). Per tile validation is not available for `flat` schema.
+
+Per-tile validation will catch individual invalid tiles, but it will not detect overall datastore corruption (e.g. missing tiles or tiles that shouldn't exist, or tiles with incorrect z/x/y values).  For that, Martin `mbtiles` tool defines a new metadata value called `agg_tiles_hash`. The value is computed by hashing  `cast(zoom_level AS text), cast(tile_column AS text), cast(tile_row AS text), tile_data` combined for all rows in the `tiles` table/view, ordered by z,x,y. In case there are no rows or all are NULL, the hash value of an empty string is used.
+
+The `mbtiles` tool will compute `agg_tiles_hash` value when copying or validating mbtiles files.
+
 ## Supported Schema
-The `mbtiles` tool supports three different kinds of schema for `tiles` data in `.mbtiles` files:
-
-- `flat`:
-    ```
-    CREATE TABLE tiles (zoom_level integer, tile_column integer, tile_row integer, tile_data blob);
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tile_index on tiles (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
-    ```
-- `flat-with-hash`:
-    ```
-    CREATE TABLE tiles_with_hash (zoom_level integer NOT NULL, tile_column integer NOT NULL, tile_row integer NOT NULL, tile_data blob, tile_hash text);
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tiles_with_hash_index on tiles_with_hash (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
-    CREATE VIEW tiles AS SELECT zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row, tile_data FROM tiles_with_hash;
-    ```
-- `normalized`:
-    ```
-    CREATE TABLE map (zoom_level INTEGER, tile_column INTEGER, tile_row INTEGER, tile_id TEXT);
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX map_index ON map (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
-    CREATE TABLE images (tile_data blob, tile_id text);
-    CREATE UNIQUE INDEX images_id ON images (tile_id);
-    CREATE VIEW tiles AS
-      SELECT
-          map.zoom_level AS zoom_level,
-          map.tile_column AS tile_column,
-          map.tile_row AS tile_row,
-          images.tile_data AS tile_data
-      FROM map
-      JOIN images ON images.tile_id = map.tile_id;
-    ```
-  Optionally, `.mbtiles` files with `normalized` schema can include a `tiles_with_hash` view:
-  ```
-  CREATE VIEW tiles_with_hash AS
-      SELECT
-          map.zoom_level AS zoom_level,
-          map.tile_column AS tile_column,
-          map.tile_row AS tile_row,
-          images.tile_data AS tile_data,
-          images.tile_id AS tile_hash
-      FROM map
-      JOIN images ON images.tile_id = map.tile_id;
-  ```
-  **__Note:__** All `normalized` files created by the `mbtiles` tool will contain this view.
-
-For more general spec information, see [here](https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec#readme).
+The `mbtiles` tool supports three different kinds of schema for `tiles` data in `.mbtiles` files. See also the original [specification](https://github.com/mapbox/mbtiles-spec#readme).
+
+#### flat
+```sql, ignore
+CREATE TABLE tiles (zoom_level integer, tile_column integer, tile_row integer, tile_data blob);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tile_index on tiles (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
+```
+
+#### flat-with-hash
+```sql, ignore
+CREATE TABLE tiles_with_hash (
+  zoom_level integer NOT NULL,
+  tile_column integer NOT NULL,
+  tile_row integer NOT NULL,
+  tile_data blob,
+  tile_hash text);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX tiles_with_hash_index on tiles_with_hash (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
+CREATE VIEW tiles AS SELECT zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row, tile_data FROM tiles_with_hash;
+```
+
+#### normalized
+```sql, ignore
+CREATE TABLE map (zoom_level INTEGER, tile_column INTEGER, tile_row INTEGER, tile_id TEXT);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX map_index ON map (zoom_level, tile_column, tile_row);
+CREATE TABLE images (tile_data blob, tile_id text);
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX images_id ON images (tile_id);
+CREATE VIEW tiles AS
+  SELECT
+      map.zoom_level AS zoom_level,
+      map.tile_column AS tile_column,
+      map.tile_row AS tile_row,
+      images.tile_data AS tile_data
+  FROM map
+  JOIN images ON images.tile_id = map.tile_id;
+```
+
+Optionally, `.mbtiles` files with `normalized` schema can include a `tiles_with_hash` view:
+
+```sql, ignore
+CREATE VIEW tiles_with_hash AS
+  SELECT
+      map.zoom_level AS zoom_level,
+      map.tile_column AS tile_column,
+      map.tile_row AS tile_row,
+      images.tile_data AS tile_data,
+      images.tile_id AS tile_hash
+  FROM map
+  JOIN images ON images.tile_id = map.tile_id;
+```
+
+**__Note:__** All `normalized` files created by the `mbtiles` tool will contain this view.
diff --git a/martin-mbtiles/src/bin/main.rs b/martin-mbtiles/src/bin/main.rs
index 7d8721a05..de3976eb9 100644
--- a/martin-mbtiles/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/martin-mbtiles/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ enum Commands {
         /// Value to specify the extent of the SQLite integrity check performed
         #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t=IntegrityCheckType::default())]
         integrity_check: IntegrityCheckType,
-        /// Generate a hash of the tile data hashes and store under the 'agg_tiles_hash' key in metadata
+        /// Update `agg_tiles_hash` metadata value instead of using it to validate if the entire tile store is valid.
         #[arg(long)]
         update_agg_tiles_hash: bool,
     },
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ async fn validate_mbtiles(
     if update_agg_tiles_hash {
         mbt.update_agg_tiles_hash(&mut conn).await?;
     } else {
-        mbt.check_agg_tile_hashes(&mut conn).await?;
+        mbt.check_agg_tiles_hashes(&mut conn).await?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/martin-mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs b/martin-mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
index 4912e4e72..fc878a095 100644
--- a/martin-mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
+++ b/martin-mbtiles/src/mbtiles.rs
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ impl Mbtiles {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub async fn check_agg_tile_hashes<T>(&self, conn: &mut T) -> MbtResult<()>
+    pub async fn check_agg_tiles_hashes<T>(&self, conn: &mut T) -> MbtResult<()>
     where
         for<'e> &'e mut T: SqliteExecutor<'e>,
     {
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ mod tests {
     async fn validate_invalid_file() {
         let (mut conn, mbt) =
             open("../tests/fixtures/files/invalid/invalid_zoomed_world_cities.mbtiles").await;
-        let result = mbt.check_agg_tile_hashes(&mut conn).await;
+        let result = mbt.check_agg_tiles_hashes(&mut conn).await;
         assert!(matches!(result, Err(MbtError::AggHashMismatch(..))));
     }
 }
diff --git a/martin-mbtiles/src/tile_copier.rs b/martin-mbtiles/src/tile_copier.rs
index e556b79ac..382573702 100644
--- a/martin-mbtiles/src/tile_copier.rs
+++ b/martin-mbtiles/src/tile_copier.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub struct TileCopierOptions {
     /// Compare source file with this file, and only copy non-identical tiles to destination
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", arg(long))]
     diff_with_file: Option<PathBuf>,
-    /// Skip generating a global hash for mbtiles validation. By default, if dst_type is flat-with-hash or normalized, generate a global hash and store in the metadata table
+    /// Skip generating a global hash for mbtiles validation. By default, `mbtiles` will compute `agg_tiles_hash` metadata value.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "cli", arg(long))]
     skip_agg_tiles_hash: bool,
 }