diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 William Harbert
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -24,3 +24,25 @@ my-app/
   - `git commit -m "init"`
   - `git remote add origin http://[user]:[token]@git.develenet.net/wiharb/[repo].git`
   - `git push -u origin master`
+
+--- DELETE AFTER INITIALIZATION ^
+
+# Project Name
+
+## Overview
+[One or two sentences explaining what the project does and why it exists]
+
+## Features
+[Bullet points of what it can do]
+
+## Installation
+[How to install the app or add the module]
+
+## Usage
+[CLI examples for apps, code snippets for libs]
+
+## (Optional)Configuration 
+[ Describe `.env`, config files, or CLI flags]
+
+## (Optional)Contributing
+[How to build, test, and contribute]
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