diff --git a/intrinsic-superclasses.cabal b/intrinsic-superclasses.cabal
--- a/intrinsic-superclasses.cabal
+++ b/intrinsic-superclasses.cabal
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 name:                intrinsic-superclasses
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.2.0.0
 synopsis:           A quasiquoter implementation of the Intrinsic Superclasses Proposal
 description:
   A template haskell implementation of the
   <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/IntrinsicSuperclasses Intrinsic Superclasses Proposal>,
   which allows defining all superclass methods at the "root"
-  of the class heirarchy in one declaration, rathar than
+  of the class heirarchy in one declaration, rather than
   an instance declaration per class
 homepage:            https://github.com/daig/intrinsic-superclasses#readme
 license:             MIT
diff --git a/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Instances.hs b/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Instances.hs
--- a/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Instances.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Haskell/TH/Instances.hs
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+{-# language ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# language TupleSections #-}
+{-# language FlexibleInstances #-}
+{-# language MultiParamTypeClasses #-}
+{-# language FlexibleContexts #-}
+{-# language GADTs #-}
+{-# language LambdaCase #-}
+{-# language ViewPatterns #-}
 module Language.Haskell.TH.Instances (instances) where
 
 import Language.Haskell.TH
@@ -6,17 +14,22 @@
 import Language.Haskell.TH.Quote (QuasiQuoter(..))
 import Data.Set (Set)
 import qualified Data.Set as S
-import Data.List (partition)
-import Control.Monad.Writer (when,lift,execWriterT,Endo(..),MonadWriter(..))
+import Data.Map (Map)
+import qualified Data.Map as M
+import Data.Maybe (mapMaybe)
+import Control.Monad.Writer
+import Data.Foldable
 
 -- | @QuasiQuoter@ for providing <https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/IntrinsicSuperclasses intrinsic-superclasses>.
 --
 -- Example:
 --
 -- >  class Semigroup a where mappend :: a -> a -> a
+-- >  class Semigroup a => Commutative a
 -- >  class Semigroup a => Monoid a where mempty :: a
--- >  class (Monoid a) => Group a where inverse :: a -> a
--- >  [instances| Num a => Group where
+-- >  class Monoid a => Group a where inverse :: a -> a
+-- >  class (Commutative a, Group a) => CommutativeGroup a
+-- >  [instances| Num a => CommutativeGroup a where
 -- >      mempty = fromInteger 0
 -- >      mappend a b = a + b
 -- >      inverse = negate
@@ -25,8 +38,10 @@
 -- will generate the appropriate instances for @Semigroup@, @Monoid@, and @Group@:
 --
 -- >  instance Num a => Semigroup a where mappend a b = a + b
+-- >  instance Num a => Commutative a
 -- >  instance Num a => Monoid a where mempty = fromInteger 0
 -- >  instance Num a => Group a where inverse = negate
+-- >  instance Num a => CommutativeGroup a
 instances :: QuasiQuoter
 instances = QuasiQuoter
   {quoteExp = err "Exp"
@@ -36,31 +51,87 @@
     Left e -> error e
     Right d -> fmap concat $ mapM splitInstances d}
   where err s = const $ error $ "quasiquoter `instances` expected Dec, instead used as " ++ s
-  
 
+-- | Implements the @instances@ quasiquoter ast transform
 splitInstances :: Dec -> DecsQ
-splitInstances d = case d of
-  InstanceD _overlaps ctx ty@(AppT _ instanceFor) instanceMethods ->
-    let
-      go methods t = case t of
-        AppT (ConT className) _ -> do
-          (superclasses,classMethods) <- lift $ reifyClass className 
-          let (theseMethods,methods') = partition (\x -> defOccName x `S.member` classMethods) methods
-          when (length theseMethods > 0) $ tellCons $ InstanceD Nothing ctx (AppT (ConT className) instanceFor) theseMethods
-          mapM_ (go methods') superclasses
-        _ -> error $ "splitInstances: malformed instance head (" ++ show t ++ ")"
-        {-_ -> pure ()-}
-    in (`appEndo` []) <$> execWriterT (go instanceMethods ty)
-  _ -> error $ "splitInstances: not an instance declaration " ++ show d
+splitInstances = \case
+  InstanceD Nothing ctx (AppT (ConT className) instancesFor) instanceMethods -> do
+    instanceMethods' <- M.fromList <$> traverse globalizeDef instanceMethods
+    superclasses <- getTransitiveSuperclassNames className
+
+    superclassMethods <- fold <$> M.traverseWithKey (\k _ -> getClassMethods k) superclasses
+    let badMethods = filter (\x -> not $ S.member x superclassMethods) $ M.keys instanceMethods'
+    unless (null badMethods) $
+      error $ "splitInstances: Trying to declare methods not in the superclass heirarchy\n"
+           ++ unlines (map show badMethods)
+
+    superclassHasInstance <- M.traverseWithKey (\k _ -> isInstance k [instancesFor]) superclasses
+    let superclasses' = M.filterWithKey (\k _ -> not $ superclassHasInstance M.! k) superclasses
+    classOps <- getClassOps instanceMethods superclasses'
+    let classDefs = M.map (\names -> (instanceMethods' M.!) `S.map` names) classOps
+    let instanceDecls = M.foldrWithKey (\c ms -> (declInstance ctx c instancesFor ms :)) [] classDefs
+    pure instanceDecls
+  d -> error $ "splitInstances: Not an instance declaration\n" ++ pprint d
   where
-    tellCons = tell . Endo . (:)
-    defOccName x = case x of
-      FunD (Name occ _) _ -> occ
-      ValD (VarP (Name occ _)) _ _ -> occ
-      _ -> error $ "defOccName: not a function or value definition " ++ show x
-    reifyClass :: Name -> Q (Cxt,Set OccName)
-    reifyClass n = do
-      info <- reify n
-      pure $ case info of
-        ClassI (ClassD ctx _name  _tyvarbndr _fundeps methods) _instances -> (ctx,S.fromList [occ | SigD (Name occ _) _ <- methods])
-        _ -> error "reifyClass: not a class name"
+    occName (Name (OccName s) _) = s
+    declInstance ctx className targetType ms = InstanceD Nothing ctx (AppT (ConT className) targetType) (S.toList ms)
+    -- Associate a definition with its toplevel qualified identifier
+    globalizeDef d = (lookupValueName . occName . defName) d >>= \case
+        Nothing -> error $ "globalizeDef: instance method " ++ show (occName (defName d)) ++ " not in scope"
+        Just n -> pure (n,d)
+    
+-- | Create a Map of className to method declaration from a list of instance method definitions
+getClassOps :: Traversable t => t Dec -> Map ParentName (Set Name) -> Q (Map ParentName (Set Name))
+getClassOps decs superclasses = collectFromList S.insert superclasses <$> mapM (\d -> opClass <$> reify (defName d)) decs
+  where
+    opClass (ClassOpI n _t p) = (p,n)
+    opClass x = error $ "opClass: not a class operation\n" ++ pprint x
+
+-- | Get the name of a function or value declaration
+defName :: Dec -> Name
+defName x = case x of
+  FunD n _ -> n
+  ValD (VarP n) _ _ -> n
+  d -> error $ "defName: Declaration is not a Function or Value definition\n" ++ pprint d
+sigName :: Dec -> Name
+sigName = \case
+  SigD n _ -> n
+  d -> error $ "sigName: Declaration is not a type signature\n" ++ pprint d
+
+
+collectFromList :: (Ord k, Foldable t) => (a -> as -> as) -> Map k as -> t (k,a) -> Map k as
+collectFromList f m0 x = foldr (\(k,a) -> M.adjust (f a) k) m0 x
+
+-- | reify the names of the direct superclasses for a class name
+getSuperclassNames :: Name -> Q [Name]
+getSuperclassNames className = do
+  ClassI (ClassD ctx _  (S.fromList . map _TyVarBndr_name -> classVars) _ _) _ <- reify className
+  let
+    -- if t represents a supeclass of n then `superclass t` is Just the superclass name, and Nothing otherwise
+    superclass :: Type -> Maybe Name
+    superclass = \case
+      AppT t (VarT v) | S.member v classVars -> Just $ headAppT t
+      AppT ConT{} _ -> Nothing
+      AppT t _ -> superclass t
+      x -> error $ show x
+  pure $ mapMaybe superclass ctx
+  where
+    _TyVarBndr_name = \case {PlainTV n -> n; KindedTV n _ -> n}
+    headAppT :: Type -> Name -- project the innermost @ConT@ in a chain of @AppT@
+    headAppT = \case
+      ConT n -> n
+      AppT t _ -> headAppT t
+      x -> error $ "headAppT: Malformed type\n" ++ show x
+
+getClassMethods :: Name -> Q (Set Name)
+getClassMethods className = reify className <&> (\(ClassI (ClassD _ _ _ _ (map sigName -> methods)) _) -> S.fromList methods)
+
+-- | reify the names of all transitive superclasses for a class name, including itself
+getTransitiveSuperclassNames :: Name -> Q (Map Name (Set a))
+getTransitiveSuperclassNames = execWriterT . go where
+  go n = do
+    tell $ M.singleton n S.empty
+    traverse_ go =<< lift (getSuperclassNames n)
+
+(<&>) :: Functor f => f a -> (a -> b) -> f b
+(<&>) = flip (<$>)
