diff --git a/src/Configuration.php b/src/Configuration.php
index 5d44172..e214aa8 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.php
+++ b/src/Configuration.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class Configuration
     /** @var array|null Options to use for connections (driver-specific) */
     public static ?array $options = null;
 
+    /** @var Mode|null The mode in which the library is operating (filled after first connection if not configured) */
+    public static ?Mode $mode = null;
+
     /**
      * Retrieve a new connection to the database
      *
@@ -38,8 +41,15 @@ class Configuration
         $db = new PDO(self::$pdoDSN, $_ENV['PDO_DOC_USERNAME'] ?? self::$username,
             $_ENV['PDO_DOC_PASSWORD'] ?? self::$password, self::$options);
 
-        // TODO: determine driver, set mode for other queries
-        echo $db->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME);
+        if (is_null(self::$mode)) {
+            $driver = $db->getAttribute(PDO::ATTR_DRIVER_NAME);
+            self::$mode = match ($driver) {
+                'pgsql'  => Mode::PgSQL,
+                'sqlite' => Mode::SQLite,
+                default  => throw new DocumentException(
+                    "Unsupported driver $driver: this library currently supports PostgreSQL and SQLite")
+            };
+        }
         return $db;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Mode.php b/src/Mode.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6e21c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Mode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace BitBadger\PDODocument;
+
+/**
+ * The mode for queries generated by the library
+ */
+enum Mode
+{
+    /** Storing documents in a PostgreSQL database */
+    case PgSQL;
+
+    /** Storing documents in a SQLite database */
+    case SQLite;
+}
diff --git a/src/Query/Definition.php b/src/Query/Definition.php
index 730d8a6..4399310 100644
--- a/src/Query/Definition.php
+++ b/src/Query/Definition.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 namespace BitBadger\PDODocument\Query;
 
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Configuration;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\DocumentException;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Mode;
 
 /**
  * Queries to define tables and indexes
@@ -13,11 +15,16 @@ class Definition
      * SQL statement to create a document table
      *
      * @param string $name The name of the table (including schema, if applicable)
-     * @param string $dataType The data type used for the document column
      * @return string The CREATE TABLE statement for the document table
+     * @throws DocumentException If the database mode has not been set
      */
-    public static function ensureTableFor(string $name, string $dataType): string
+    public static function ensureTable(string $name): string
     {
+        $dataType = match (Configuration::$mode) {
+            Mode::PgSQL  => 'JSONB',
+            Mode::SQLite => 'TEXT',
+            default      => throw new DocumentException('Database mode not set; cannot make create table statement')
+        };
         return "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS $name (data $dataType NOT NULL)";
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Query/Patch.php b/src/Query/Patch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5811647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Query/Patch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace BitBadger\PDODocument\Query;
+
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Configuration;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\DocumentException;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Mode;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query;
+
+/**
+ * Queries to perform partial updates on documents
+ */
+class Patch
+{
+    /**
+     * Create an UPDATE statement to patch documents
+     *
+     * @param string $tableName The name of the table in which documents should be patched
+     * @param string $whereClause The body of the WHERE clause to use in the UPDATE statement
+     * @return string The UPDATE statement to perform the patch
+     * @throws DocumentException If the database mode has not been set
+     */
+    public static function update(string $tableName, string $whereClause): string
+    {
+        $setValue = match (Configuration::$mode) {
+            Mode::PgSQL  => 'data || @data',
+            Mode::SQLite => 'json_patch(data, json(@data))',
+            default      => throw new DocumentException('Database mode not set; cannot make patch statement')
+        };
+        return "UPDATE $tableName SET data = $setValue WHERE $whereClause";
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Query to patch (partially update) a document by its ID
+     *
+     * @param string $tableName The name of the table in which a document should be patched
+     * @return string The query to patch a document by its ID
+     * @throws DocumentException If the database mode has not been set
+     */
+    public static function byId(string $tableName): string
+    {
+        return self::update($tableName, Query::whereById());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Query to patch (partially update) a document via a comparison on a JSON field
+     *
+     * @param string $tableName The name of the table in which documents should be patched
+     * @param array|Field[] $field The field comparison to match
+     * @param string $conjunction How to handle multiple conditions (optional; defaults to `AND`)
+     * @return string The query to patch documents via field comparison
+     * @throws DocumentException If the database mode has not been set
+     */
+    public static function byFields(string $tableName, array $field, string $conjunction = 'AND'): string
+    {
+        return self::update($tableName, Query::whereByFields($field, $conjunction));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/Query/DefinitionTest.php b/tests/unit/Query/DefinitionTest.php
index 680b2e1..dbdcb02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Query/DefinitionTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Query/DefinitionTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Test\Unit\Query;
 
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Configuration;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\DocumentException;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Mode;
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query\Definition;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -10,10 +14,35 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
  */
 class DefinitionTest extends TestCase
 {
-    public function testEnsureTableForSucceeds(): void
+    #[TestDox('Ensure table succeeds for PosgtreSQL')]
+    public function testEnsureTableSucceedsForPostgreSQL(): void
     {
-        $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents (data JSON NOT NULL)',
-            Definition::ensureTableFor('documents', 'JSON'), 'CREATE TABLE statement not generated correctly');
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::PgSQL;
+            $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS documents (data JSONB NOT NULL)',
+                Definition::ensureTable('documents'), 'CREATE TABLE statement not generated correctly');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('Ensure table succeeds for SQLite')]
+    public function testEnsureTableSucceedsForSQLite(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::SQLite;
+            $this->assertEquals('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dox (data TEXT NOT NULL)', Definition::ensureTable('dox'),
+                'CREATE TABLE statement not generated correctly');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testEnsureTableFailsWhenModeNotSet(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(DocumentException::class);
+        Configuration::$mode = null;
+        Definition::ensureTable('boom');
     }
 
     public function testEnsureIndexOnSucceedsWithoutSchemaSingleAscendingField(): void
diff --git a/tests/unit/Query/DeleteTest.php b/tests/unit/Query/DeleteTest.php
index 7921631..8636713 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Query/DeleteTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Query/DeleteTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Test\Unit\Query;
 
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query\Delete;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
  */
 class DeleteTest extends TestCase
 {
+    #[TestDox('By ID succeeds')]
     public function testByIdSucceeds(): void
     {
         $this->assertEquals("DELETE FROM over_there WHERE data->>'id' = @id", Delete::byId('over_there'),
diff --git a/tests/unit/Query/ExistsTest.php b/tests/unit/Query/ExistsTest.php
index dcbf023..60d1093 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Query/ExistsTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Query/ExistsTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Test\Unit\Query;
 
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query\Exists;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class ExistsTest extends TestCase
             'Existence query not generated correctly');
     }
 
+    #[TestDox('By ID succeeds')]
     public function testByIdSucceeds(): void
     {
         $this->assertEquals("SELECT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM dox WHERE data->>'id' = @id)", Exists::byId('dox'),
diff --git a/tests/unit/Query/FindTest.php b/tests/unit/Query/FindTest.php
index 1811caf..5a92241 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Query/FindTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Query/FindTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Test\Unit\Query;
 
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query\Find;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
  */
 class FindTest extends TestCase
 {
+    #[TestDox('By ID succeeds')]
     public function testByIdSucceeds(): void
     {
         $this->assertEquals("SELECT data FROM here WHERE data->>'id' = @id", Find::byId('here'),
diff --git a/tests/unit/Query/PatchTest.php b/tests/unit/Query/PatchTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81c5fd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/Query/PatchTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Test\Unit\Query;
+
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Configuration;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\DocumentException;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Mode;
+use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query\Patch;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for the Patch class
+ */
+class PatchTest extends TestCase
+{
+    #[TestDox('By ID succeeds for PostgreSQL')]
+    public function testByIdSucceedsForPostgreSQL(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::PgSQL;
+            $this->assertEquals("UPDATE doc_table SET data = data || @data WHERE data->>'id' = @id",
+                Patch::byId('doc_table'), 'Patch UPDATE statement is not correct');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('By ID succeeds for SQLite')]
+    public function testByIdSucceedsForSQLite(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::SQLite;
+            $this->assertEquals("UPDATE my_table SET data = json_patch(data, json(@data)) WHERE data->>'id' = @id",
+                Patch::byId('my_table'), 'Patch UPDATE statement is not correct');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('By ID fails when mode not set')]
+    public function testByIdFailsWhenModeNotSet(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(DocumentException::class);
+        Configuration::$mode = null;
+        Patch::byId('oof');
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('By fields succeeds for PostgreSQL')]
+    public function testByFieldsSucceedsForPostgreSQL(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::PgSQL;
+            $this->assertEquals("UPDATE that SET data = data || @data WHERE data->>'something' < @some",
+                Patch::byFields('that', [Field::LT('something', 17, '@some')]),
+                'Patch UPDATE statement is not correct');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[TestDox('By fields succeeds for SQLite')]
+    public function testByFieldsSucceedsForSQLite(): void
+    {
+        try {
+            Configuration::$mode = Mode::SQLite;
+            $this->assertEquals(
+                "UPDATE a_table SET data = json_patch(data, json(@data)) WHERE data->>'something' > @it",
+                Patch::byFields('a_table', [Field::GT('something', 17, '@it')]),
+                'Patch UPDATE statement is not correct');
+        } finally {
+            Configuration::$mode = null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testByFieldsFailsWhenModeNotSet(): void
+    {
+        $this->expectException(DocumentException::class);
+        Configuration::$mode = null;
+        Patch::byFields('oops', []);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/QueryTest.php b/tests/unit/QueryTest.php
index afdd261..3ed215e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/QueryTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/QueryTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace Test\Unit;
 
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Field;
 use BitBadger\PDODocument\Query;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\TestDox;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 /**
@@ -37,11 +38,13 @@ class QueryTest extends TestCase
             'WHERE fragment not constructed correctly');
     }
 
+    #[TestDox('Where by ID succeeds with default parameter')]
     public function testWhereByIdSucceedsWithDefaultParameter(): void
     {
         $this->assertEquals("data->>'id' = @id", Query::whereById(), 'WHERE fragment not constructed correctly');
     }
 
+    #[TestDox('Where by ID succeeds with specific parameter')]
     public function testWhereByIdSucceedsWithSpecificParameter(): void
     {
         $this->assertEquals("data->>'id' = @di", Query::whereById('@di'), 'WHERE fragment not constructed correctly');