diff --git a/plugins/copybuffer/README.md b/plugins/copybuffer/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ddb740405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/copybuffer/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# `copybuffer` plugin
+
+This plugin adds a keybinding that copies the command line buffer contents to
+the system clipboard.
+
+```zsh
+plugins=(... copybuffer)
+```
+
+## Features
+
+| Keybinding | Command        | Description                                        |
+|------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| `ctrl-o`   | `copybuffer`   | Copies the command line buffer to system clipboard |
diff --git a/plugins/copybuffer.zsh b/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
similarity index 71%
rename from plugins/copybuffer.zsh
rename to plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
index 8545c189d..cc205d40f 100644
--- a/plugins/copybuffer.zsh
+++ b/plugins/copybuffer/copybuffer.plugin.zsh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ copybuffer () {
   if which clipcopy &>/dev/null; then
     echo $BUFFER | clipcopy
   else
-    echo "you must install clipcopy to use this keybinding"
+    echo "clipcopy function not found. Please make sure you have Oh My Zsh installed correctly."
   fi
 }