diff --git a/docs/intro/translation.md b/docs/intro/translation.md
index a7dec83..613b93f 100644
--- a/docs/intro/translation.md
+++ b/docs/intro/translation.md
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ There are several different ways to create references between objects in nwb/hdm
 - Implicitly, hdmf creates references between objects according to some naming conventions, eg.
   an attribute/dataset that is a `VectorIndex` named `mydata_index` will be linked to a `VectorData`
   object `mydata`.
-- There is currrently a note in the schema language docs that there will be an additional
+- There is currently a note in the schema language docs that there will be an additional
   [Relationships](https://schema-language.readthedocs.io/en/latest/description.html#relationships) system
   that explicitly models relationships, but it is unclear how that would be different than references. 
 
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/adapter.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/adapter.py
index 6823bb0..72f4248 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/adapter.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/adapter.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from linkml_runtime.linkml_model import (
 )
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
-from nwb_schema_language import Attribute, Dataset, Group, Schema, CompoundDtype
+from nwb_schema_language import Attribute, CompoundDtype, Dataset, Group, Schema
 
 if sys.version_info.minor >= 11:
     from typing import TypeVarTuple, Unpack
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/attribute.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/attribute.py
index c7ebd19..ddf6edb 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/attribute.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/attribute.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ Adapters for attribute types
 """
 
 from abc import abstractmethod
-from typing import ClassVar, Optional, TypedDict, Type
+from typing import ClassVar, Optional, Type, TypedDict
 
 from linkml_runtime.linkml_model.meta import SlotDefinition
 
+from nwb_linkml.adapters.adapter import Adapter, BuildResult, is_1d
 from nwb_linkml.adapters.array import ArrayAdapter
-from nwb_linkml.adapters.adapter import BuildResult, is_1d, Adapter
 from nwb_linkml.maps import Map
 from nwb_linkml.maps.dtype import handle_dtype
 from nwb_schema_language import Attribute
@@ -24,16 +24,19 @@ def _make_ifabsent(val: str | int | float | None) -> str | None:
     elif isinstance(val, float):
         return f"float({val})"
     else:
-        return str(value)
+        return str(val)
 
 
 class AttrDefaults(TypedDict):
+    """Default fields for an attribute"""
+
     equals_string: str | None
     equals_number: float | int | None
     ifabsent: str | None
 
 
 class AttributeMap(Map):
+    """Base class for attribute mapping transformations :)"""
 
     @classmethod
     def handle_defaults(cls, attr: Attribute) -> AttrDefaults:
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
index bcbd109..824fe84 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/dataset.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from typing import ClassVar, Optional, Type
 
 from linkml_runtime.linkml_model.meta import ArrayExpression, SlotDefinition
 
-from nwb_linkml.adapters.adapter import BuildResult, is_1d, is_compound, has_attrs
+from nwb_linkml.adapters.adapter import BuildResult, has_attrs, is_1d, is_compound
 from nwb_linkml.adapters.array import ArrayAdapter
 from nwb_linkml.adapters.classes import ClassAdapter
 from nwb_linkml.maps import QUANTITY_MAP, Map
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/group.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/group.py
index 451cb4c..13a03b7 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/group.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/adapters/group.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Adapter for NWB groups to linkml Classes
 """
 
-from typing import Type, List
+from typing import List, Type
 
 from linkml_runtime.linkml_model import SlotDefinition
 
diff --git a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/maps/dtype.py b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/maps/dtype.py
index 0cc7c79..26d25a6 100644
--- a/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/maps/dtype.py
+++ b/nwb_linkml/src/nwb_linkml/maps/dtype.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Any, Type
 
 import nptyping
 import numpy as np
+
 from nwb_schema_language import CompoundDtype, DTypeType, FlatDtype, ReferenceDtype
 
 flat_to_linkml = {