diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 04ce73f..a0b331c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "allegedly"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2024"
-default-run = "main"
+default-run = "allegedly"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0.99"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 344a8ad..747afbe 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -12,3 +12,12 @@ Allegedly can
 also can:
 
 - Copy ops to postgres for a mirror running the [reference typescript implementation](https://github.com/did-method-plc/did-method-plc)
+
+
+## install
+
+for now you'll need rust installed locally. after cloning, run
+
+```bash
+cargo install --path . --bin allegedly
+```
diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/allegedly.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/bin/main.rs
rename to src/bin/allegedly.rs