diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 2badda7..a864159 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Checks: >
   -modernize-use-auto,
   -modernize-use-nodiscard,
   -modernize-use-trailing-return-type,
-  -readability-named-parameter
+  -readability-named-parameter,
+  -readability-redundant-declaration
 
 CheckOptions:
   readability-identifier-length.IgnoredParameterNames: 'ec|to'
diff --git a/include/tmp/directory b/include/tmp/directory
index 2aa5fb9..29f4406 100644
--- a/include/tmp/directory
+++ b/include/tmp/directory
@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <string_view>
+#include <utility>
 
 namespace tmp {
 
+extern "C++" std::filesystem::path create_directory(std::string_view prefix);
+extern "C++" void remove_all(const std::filesystem::path& path) noexcept;
+
 /// tmp::directory is a smart handle that manages a temporary directory,
 /// ensuring its recursive deletion when the handle goes out of scope
 ///
@@ -45,7 +49,29 @@ public:
   /// @param prefix A prefix to add to the temporary directory name
   /// @throws std::filesystem::filesystem_error if cannot create a directory
   /// @throws std::invalid_argument if the prefix contains a directory separator
-  explicit directory(std::string_view prefix = "");
+  explicit directory(std::string_view prefix = "")
+      : pathobject(create_directory(prefix)) {}
+
+  directory(const directory&) = delete;
+  directory& operator=(const directory&) = delete;
+
+  /// Moves the ownership of the directory managed by `other` to a new handle
+  /// @note After the move, `other` is not associated with a directory
+  /// @param other Another directory that will be moved from
+  directory(directory&& other) noexcept
+      : pathobject(std::exchange(other.pathobject, std::filesystem::path())) {}
+
+  /// Deletes the managed temporary directory, then moves the ownership
+  /// of the directory managed by `other` to `this`
+  /// @note After the assignment, `other` is not associated with a directory
+  /// @param other Another directory that will be moved from
+  /// @returns `*this`
+  directory& operator=(directory&& other) noexcept {
+    remove_all(*this);
+    pathobject = std::exchange(other.pathobject, std::filesystem::path());
+
+    return *this;
+  }
 
   /// Returns the path of this directory
   /// @returns The full path of this directory
@@ -67,12 +93,9 @@ public:
   }
 
   /// Deletes this directory recursively
-  ~directory() noexcept;
-
-  directory(directory&&) noexcept;
-  directory& operator=(directory&&) noexcept;
-  directory(const directory&) = delete;
-  directory& operator=(const directory&) = delete;
+  ~directory() noexcept {
+    remove_all(*this);
+  }
 
 private:
   /// This directory path
diff --git a/src/abi.hpp b/src/abi.hpp
index 7127151..ea6a7aa 100644
--- a/src/abi.hpp
+++ b/src/abi.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #ifndef TMP_ABI_H
 #define TMP_ABI_H
 
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string_view>
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define abi __declspec(dllexport)
 #else
@@ -12,7 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace tmp {
 
-class abi directory;
+std::filesystem::path abi create_directory(std::string_view prefix);
+void abi remove_all(const std::filesystem::path& path) noexcept;
+
 class abi file;
 }    // namespace tmp
 
diff --git a/src/directory.cpp b/src/directory.cpp
index c7a20c4..636a633 100644
--- a/src/directory.cpp
+++ b/src/directory.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 
 namespace tmp {
 namespace {
-
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
 /// Checks if the given prefix is valid to attach to a temporary directory name
-/// @param[in] prefix The prefix to check validity for
+/// @param prefix The prefix to check validity for
 /// @returns `true` if the prefix is valid, `false` otherwise
 bool is_prefix_valid(const fs::path& prefix) {
   // We also need to check that the prefix does not contain a root path
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ bool is_prefix_valid(const fs::path& prefix) {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 /// Creates a temporary path with the given prefix
 /// @note prefix must be valid
-/// @param[in] prefix A prefix to attach to the path pattern
+/// @param prefix A prefix to attach to the path pattern
 /// @returns A unique temporary path
 fs::path make_path(std::string_view prefix) {
   GUID guid;
@@ -61,9 +60,10 @@ fs::path make_path(std::string_view prefix) {
   return path;
 }
 #endif
+}    // namespace
 
 /// Creates a temporary directory in the current user's temporary directory
-/// @param[in] prefix A prefix to attach to the temporary directory name
+/// @param prefix A prefix to attach to the temporary directory name
 /// @returns A path to the created temporary directory
 /// @throws fs::filesystem_error if cannot create a temporary directory
 /// @throws std::invalid_argument if the prefix contains a directory separator
@@ -95,38 +95,20 @@ fs::path create_directory(std::string_view prefix) {
   return path;
 }
 
-/// Deletes a directory recursively, ignoring any errors
-/// @param[in] directory The directory to delete
-void remove_directory(const directory& directory) noexcept {
+/// Deletes a path recursively, ignoring any errors
+/// @param path The path to delete
+void remove_all(const fs::path& path) noexcept {
   try {
-    if (!directory.path().empty()) {
+    if (!path.empty()) {
       // Calling the `std::error_code` overload of `fs::remove_all` should be
       // more optimal here since it would not require creating
       // a `fs::filesystem_error` message before we suppress the exception
       std::error_code ec;
-      fs::remove_all(directory, ec);
+      fs::remove_all(path, ec);
     }
   } catch (...) {
     // Do nothing: if we failed to delete the temporary directory,
     // the system should do it later
   }
 }
-}    // namespace
-
-directory::directory(std::string_view prefix)
-    : pathobject(create_directory(prefix)) {}
-
-directory::~directory() noexcept {
-  remove_directory(*this);
-}
-
-directory::directory(directory&& other) noexcept
-    : pathobject(std::exchange(other.pathobject, fs::path())) {}
-
-directory& directory::operator=(directory&& other) noexcept {
-  remove_directory(*this);
-
-  pathobject = std::exchange(other.pathobject, fs::path());
-  return *this;
-}
 }    // namespace tmp