It appears that the (help) procedure (from `ice-9 session` can't provide help information for modules that are imported with a prefix. Normal module import: scheme@(guile-user)> (use-modules (system vm trap-state)) scheme@(guile-user)> (help add-trap-at-procedure-call! ) No documentation found for: (system vm trap-state): add-trap-at-procedure-call! scheme@(guile-user)> Prefixed module import: scheme@(guile-user)> (use-modules ((system vm trap-state) #:prefix ts:)) scheme@(guile-user)> (help ts:add-trap-at-procedure-call! ) Did not find any object named `ts:add-trap-at-procedure-call!' scheme@(guile-user)>