diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index f5078ac..cc94b97 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *
 !src/**
 !binding.gyp
+!index.js
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8865428..665aeb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,15 +15,26 @@ Supports Node.js v4, v6 and v7 on Linux, MacOS, Windows and AIX.
 
 ```bash
 npm install nodereport
+node -r nodereport app.js
 ```
+A NodeReport will be triggered automatically on unhandled exceptions and fatal
+error events (for example out of memory errors), and can also be triggered
+by sending a USR2 signal to a Node.js process (Linux/MacOS only).
 
-This will allow a NodeReport to be triggered via an API
-call from a JavaScript application.
+A NodeReport can also be triggered via an API call from a JavaScript
+application.
 
 ```js
 var nodereport = require('nodereport');
 nodereport.triggerReport();
 ```
+The API can be used without adding the automatic exception and fatal error
+hooks and the signal handler, as follows:
+
+```js
+var nodereport = require('nodereport/api');
+nodereport.triggerReport();
+```
 
 Content of the NodeReport consists of a header section containing the event
 type, date, time, PID and Node version, sections containing JavaScript and
@@ -50,19 +61,12 @@ can be specified as a parameter on the `triggerReport()` call.
 nodereport.triggerReport("myReportName");
 ```
 
-A NodeReport can also be triggered automatically on unhandled exceptions, fatal
-error events (for example out of memory errors), and signals (Linux/MacOS only).
-Triggering on these events can be enabled using the following API call:
-
-```js
-nodereport.setEvents("exception+fatalerror+signal+apicall");
-```
-
 ## Configuration
 
 Additional configuration is available using the following APIs:
 
 ```js
+nodereport.setEvents("exception+fatalerror+signal+apicall");
 nodereport.setSignal("SIGUSR2|SIGQUIT");
 nodereport.setFileName("stdout|stderr|<filename>");
 nodereport.setDirectory("<full path>");
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 3d0be4e..6d4c379 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "targets": [
     {
-      "target_name": "nodereport",
+      "target_name": "api",
       "sources": [ "src/node_report.cc", "src/module.cc" ],
       "include_dirs": [ '<!(node -e "require(\'nan\')")' ],
       "conditions": [
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
     {
       "target_name": "install",
       "type":"none",
-      "dependencies" : [ "nodereport" ],
+      "dependencies" : [ "api" ],
       "copies": [
         {
           "destination": "<(module_root_dir)",
-          "files": ["<(module_root_dir)/build/Release/nodereport.node"]
+          "files": ["<(module_root_dir)/build/Release/api.node"]
         }]
     },
   ],
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed52c20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Main module entry point for nodereport
+
+const api = require('./api');
+
+// Process NODEREPORT_EVENTS env var
+const options = process.env.NODEREPORT_EVENTS;
+if (options) {
+  api.setEvents(options);
+} else {
+  // Default action - all events enabled
+  api.setEvents('exception+fatalerror+signal+apicall');
+}
+
+exports.triggerReport = api.triggerReport;
+exports.setEvents = api.setEvents;
+exports.setCoreDump = api.setCoreDump;
+exports.setSignal = api.setSignal;
+exports.setFileName = api.setFileName;
+exports.setDirectory = api.setDirectory;
+exports.setVerbose = api.setVerbose;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e2729f..436bf59 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "nodereport",
-  "main": "nodereport.node",
   "version": "1.0.6",
   "description": "Diagnostic NodeReport",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/nodejs/nodereport#readme",
diff --git a/test/test-exception.js b/test/test-exception.js
index 6966c00..9ece583 100644
--- a/test/test-exception.js
+++ b/test/test-exception.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Testcase to produce NodeReport on uncaught exception
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  require('../').setEvents('exception');
+  require('../');
 
   function myException(request, response) {
     const m = '*** exception.js: testcase exception thrown from myException()';
diff --git a/test/test-fatal-error.js b/test/test-fatal-error.js
index 66238eb..c203066 100644
--- a/test/test-fatal-error.js
+++ b/test/test-fatal-error.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // Testcase to produce NodeReport on fatal error (javascript heap OOM)
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  require('../').setEvents('fatalerror');
+  require('../');
 
   const list = [];
   while (true) {
diff --git a/test/test-signal.js b/test/test-signal.js
index 183dbb3..e3bb090 100644
--- a/test/test-signal.js
+++ b/test/test-signal.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Testcase to produce NodeReport on signal interrupting a js busy-loop,
 // showing it is interruptible.
 if (process.argv[2] === 'child') {
-  require('../').setEvents('signal');
+  require('../');
 
   // Exit on loss of parent process
   process.on('disconnect', () => process.exit(2));