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From: Bretton <36870434+BrettM86@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:34:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add README with Photon attribution and AGPL-3.0 notice

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# Coves Frontend
+
+Web frontend for [Coves](https://github.com/BrettM86/coves), a forum-style social platform built on [atProto](https://atproto.com/).
+
+Based on [Photon](https://github.com/Xyphyn/photon) by [Xyphyn](https://github.com/Xyphyn) — a Svelte-based Lemmy client — adapted for the Coves AppView and atProto identity.
+
+## Development
+
+```sh
+bun install
+bun run dev
+```
+
+Built with [SvelteKit](https://svelte.dev/docs/kit), Svelte 5, and Tailwind CSS.
+
+## License
+
+[AGPL-3.0](LICENSE), same as the upstream Photon project.
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