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+# Revolt for Android
+
+## Description
+
+This is the official Android app for the [Revolt](https://revolt.chat) chat platform.  
+The codebase includes the app itself, as well as an internal library for interacting with the Revolt
+API.
+
+| Module         | Description                             |
+|----------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| `:app`         | The main app module.                    |
+| `:lettertrees` | A library for parsing text into an AST. |
+
+The API library is part of the `app` module, and is not intended to be used as a standalone library,
+as it makes liberal use of Android-specific APIs for reactivity.
+
+The app is currently in alpha, and is not yet ready for production use.
+
+The app is written in Kotlin, and uses
+the [Jetpack Compose](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose) UI toolkit, the current state
+of the art for Android UI development.
+
+## Stack
+
+- [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org/)
+- [Jetpack Compose](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/compose)
+- [Ktor](https://ktor.io/)
+- [Dagger](https://dagger.dev/) with [Hilt](https://dagger.dev/hilt/)
+
+## Resources
+
+### Revolt
+
+- [Revolt Project Board](https://github.com/revoltchat/revolt/discussions) (Submit feature requests
+  here)
+- [Revolt Testers Server](https://app.revolt.chat/invite/Testers)
+- [Contribution Guide](https://developers.revolt.chat/contributing)
+
+## Quick Start
+
+Open the project in Android Studio. You can then run the app on an emulator or a physical device by
+running the `app` module.