diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 07da615..fed8107 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ lazy val io = project
 
 lazy val effect = project
   .in(file("modules/effect"))
+  .dependsOn(core)
+  .dependsOn(io % "test->compile")
   .settings(sharedSettings)
   .settings(testSettings)
   .settings(name := s"${gsProjectName.value}-effect-v${semVerMajor.value}")
diff --git a/modules/effect/src/main/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256Pipe.scala b/modules/effect/src/main/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256Pipe.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62636a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/effect/src/main/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256Pipe.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package gs.std.v0.effect.pipes
+
+import cats.Applicative
+import fs2.Chunk
+import fs2.Pipe
+import fs2.Pull
+import fs2.Stream
+import gs.std.v0.core.SHA256
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+
+class SHA256Pipe[F[_]: Applicative] extends Pipe[F, Byte, SHA256]:
+
+  private def newDigest(): MessageDigest =
+    MessageDigest.getInstance(SHA256.Algorithm)
+
+  private def append(
+    digest: MessageDigest,
+    data: Chunk[Byte]
+  ): F[Unit] =
+    Applicative[F].pure(digest.update(data.toArray))
+
+  def pull(
+    s: Stream[F, Byte],
+    digest: MessageDigest
+  ): Pull[F, SHA256, Unit] =
+    s.pull.uncons.flatMap {
+      case Some((head, tail)) =>
+        // There is another chunk of data.
+        // Update the digest and then handle the next chunk.
+        Pull.eval(append(digest, head)) >> pull(tail, digest)
+      case None =>
+        // The stream is empty. Emit a single chunk that contains the calculated
+        // hash.
+        Pull.output(Chunk(SHA256.fromBytes(digest.digest()))) >> Pull.done
+    }
+
+  override def apply(v1: Stream[F, Byte]): Stream[F, SHA256] =
+    pull(v1, newDigest()).stream
+
+end SHA256Pipe
+
+object SHA256Pipe:
+
+  def apply[F[_]: Applicative] = new SHA256Pipe[F]
+
+end SHA256Pipe
diff --git a/modules/effect/src/test/resources/sha256-input b/modules/effect/src/test/resources/sha256-input
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fd0447
Binary files /dev/null and b/modules/effect/src/test/resources/sha256-input differ
diff --git a/modules/effect/src/test/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256PipeTests.scala b/modules/effect/src/test/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256PipeTests.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19bd2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/effect/src/test/scala/src/gs/std/v0/effect/pipes/SHA256PipeTests.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package gs.std.v0.effect.pipes
+
+import cats.effect.IO
+import cats.effect.unsafe.IORuntime
+import fs2.Stream
+import gs.std.v0.core.SHA256
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+import munit.*
+
+class SHA256PipeTests extends FunSuite:
+
+  import SHA256PipeTests.Data
+
+  given runtime: IORuntime = IORuntime.global
+
+  def io(
+    name: String
+  )(
+    body: => IO[Unit]
+  )(
+    using
+    loc: Location
+  ): Unit =
+    test(name)(body.unsafeRunSync())(
+      using loc
+    )
+
+  def getDigest(): MessageDigest = MessageDigest.getInstance(SHA256.Algorithm)
+
+  def shaDefault(data: String): SHA256 =
+    SHA256.calculate(data)
+
+  def shaStream(data: String): IO[SHA256] =
+    Stream
+      .evals(IO(data.getBytes().toList))
+      .through(SHA256Pipe.apply[IO])
+      .compile
+      .toList
+      .map {
+        case sha :: Nil => sha
+        case Nil        => fail("Received an empty SHA-256.")
+        case _          => fail("Received multiple SHA-256.")
+      }
+
+  def readResource(resourceName: String): Stream[IO, Byte] =
+    fs2.io.readInputStream(
+      fis = IO(getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(resourceName)),
+      chunkSize = 1024,
+      closeAfterUse = true
+    )
+
+  io("should calculate the SHA-256 for some fixed (pre-calculated) value") {
+    val data        = "some-fixed-value"
+    val expectedHex =
+      "d5dae4f21bc27a568842bc9b467e69bd823d54d1c9e89d5ea662493068d5100d"
+    val basic = shaDefault(data)
+
+    shaStream(data).map { streamed =>
+      assertEquals(basic.hex().data, expectedHex)
+      assertEquals(streamed.hex().data, expectedHex)
+      assert(streamed.isSame(basic))
+    }
+  }
+
+  io("should calculate the SHA-256 for a 1M file") {
+    readResource(Data.File1Path)
+      .through(SHA256Pipe[IO])
+      .compile
+      .toList
+      .map {
+        case sha :: Nil => sha
+        case Nil        => fail("Received an empty SHA-256.")
+        case _          => fail("Received multiple SHA-256.")
+      }
+      .map(sha => assertEquals(sha.hex().data, Data.File1Sha))
+  }
+
+end SHA256PipeTests
+
+object SHA256PipeTests:
+
+  object Data:
+
+    val File1Path: String = "sha256-input"
+
+    val File1Sha: String =
+      "42d96cff2300306954c166ab75862d4e5fd7ce977bb34f7e8ee785f62244d7a0"
+
+  end Data
+
+end SHA256PipeTests
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gs/std/v0/SHA256.scala b/src/main/scala/gs/std/v0/SHA256.scala
index 89fb61f..90f7198 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gs/std/v0/SHA256.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gs/std/v0/SHA256.scala
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 
 /** Opaque type representing a SHA-256 hash.
+  *
+  * The actual underlying type is an array of bytes.
   */
 opaque type SHA256 = Array[Byte]