diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
index 1412c789..6fd2fafa 100644
--- a/docs/API.md
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ using (var archive = ArchiveFactory.OpenArchive(parts))
 
 `InspectArchive` enumerates metadata and returns `ArchiveInformation`. It reports `Partial` status for missing volumes or encrypted headers without a password; malformed archives and incorrect passwords throw. ZIP-specific metadata is exposed through `ArchiveInformation.Zip`.
 
+Detection and inspection result types are in the `SharpCompress.Detection` namespace.
+
 The stream overloads of `DetectArchive` and `InspectArchive` preserve the supplied stream's position and leave it open, including when `ReaderOptions.LeaveStreamOpen` is `false`.
 
 #### Migrating from `GetArchiveInformation`
diff --git a/docs/FORMATS.md b/docs/FORMATS.md
index a9309c06..3a2cde50 100644
--- a/docs/FORMATS.md
+++ b/docs/FORMATS.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 4. The 7Zip format doesn't allow for reading as a forward-only stream, so 7Zip read support is only through the Archive API. Writing is supported through SevenZipWriter for non-solid archives with LZMA/LZMA2 and requires a seekable output stream. See [7Zip Format Notes](#7zip-format-notes) for details on async extraction behavior.
 5. LZip has no support for extra data like the file name or timestamp. There is a default filename used when looking at the entry Key on the archive.
 
-`ArchiveFactory.DetectArchive(...)` reports which APIs in this table are available through `ArchiveDetection.SupportedApis`. Reader-only formats include Ace, Arc, Arj, and standalone LZW. Compressed TAR wrappers are detected as a TAR container with an outer compression type and support the Reader API, not the Archive API. Use `ArchiveFactory.InspectArchive(...)` when complete archive metadata is required.
+`ArchiveFactory.DetectArchive(...)` reports which APIs in this table are available through `SharpCompress.Detection.ArchiveDetection.SupportedApis`. Reader-only formats include Ace, Arc, Arj, and standalone LZW. Compressed TAR wrappers are detected as a TAR container with an outer compression type and support the Reader API, not the Archive API. Use `ArchiveFactory.InspectArchive(...)` when complete archive metadata is required.
 
 ### Zip Format Notes
 
diff --git a/docs/USAGE.md b/docs/USAGE.md
index 838cd16f..91e6331a 100644
--- a/docs/USAGE.md
+++ b/docs/USAGE.md
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ using (var archive = ArchiveFactory.OpenArchive("archive.zip"))
 ### Detect the format and choose the right API
 
 ```C#
+using SharpCompress.Detection;
+
 var archivePath = "archive.arc";
 var detection = ArchiveFactory.DetectArchive(archivePath);
 if (detection is null)
@@ -264,6 +266,8 @@ if (information is not null)
 
 `InspectArchive` parses archive metadata, which can require a complete sequential scan for TAR and compressed TAR files. It returns partial information for encrypted headers without a password or missing archive parts; inspect `Status` and `Limitations` before using nullable metadata values.
 
+Detection and inspection result types are in the `SharpCompress.Detection` namespace.
+
 The stream overload preserves the caller's current position and leaves the supplied stream open.
 
 ### Open multi-volume archives
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Detection.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Detection.cs
index caedc7fd..88168d92 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Detection.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Detection.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives.Tar;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Detection;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Providers;
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.Async.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.Async.cs
index cb5b763a..1f26bd3e 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.Async.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.Async.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip;
+using SharpCompress.Detection;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.cs
index 01a06ed5..b89774ef 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveFactory.Information.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using SharpCompress.Common;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Rar;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip;
 using SharpCompress.Common.Zip.Headers;
+using SharpCompress.Detection;
 using SharpCompress.IO;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 using AceMainHeader = SharpCompress.Common.Ace.Headers.AceMainHeader;
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveAccessMode.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveAccessMode.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveAccessMode.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveAccessMode.cs
index a86afdb2..8826f2d8 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveAccessMode.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveAccessMode.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Specifies the APIs available for an archive format.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveDetection.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveDetection.cs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveDetection.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveDetection.cs
index fe961af8..c01cf4b5 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveDetection.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveDetection.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using SharpCompress.Common;
 
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Identifies an archive format without enumerating its entries.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs
similarity index 92%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs
index 5299e9bf..2e3afe8c 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveEncryptionScope.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Identifies which archive data is encrypted.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformation.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformation.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformation.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformation.cs
index 68468771..fac49816 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformation.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformation.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Contains metadata collected by fully inspecting an archive.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs
similarity index 94%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs
index 26f2cd3a..592f6ed6 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationLimitations.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Identifies conditions that prevented complete archive metadata inspection.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs
similarity index 91%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs
index dabee58b..5d37f534 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ArchiveInformationStatus.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Describes whether archive metadata could be collected completely.
diff --git a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ZipArchiveInformation.cs b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ZipArchiveInformation.cs
similarity index 93%
rename from src/SharpCompress/Archives/ZipArchiveInformation.cs
rename to src/SharpCompress/Detection/ZipArchiveInformation.cs
index 80bc76cd..63e46e1b 100644
--- a/src/SharpCompress/Archives/ZipArchiveInformation.cs
+++ b/src/SharpCompress/Detection/ZipArchiveInformation.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace SharpCompress.Archives;
+namespace SharpCompress.Detection;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Contains ZIP-specific metadata.
diff --git a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/ArchiveFactoryTests.cs b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/ArchiveFactoryTests.cs
index 2de784f9..85fbca99 100644
--- a/tests/SharpCompress.Test/ArchiveFactoryTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SharpCompress.Test/ArchiveFactoryTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using SharpCompress.Archives;
 using SharpCompress.Common;
+using SharpCompress.Detection;
 using SharpCompress.Factories;
 using SharpCompress.Readers;
 using SharpCompress.Test.Mocks;