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+# Topo CLI
+
+Documentation for developing and maintaining the Topo command-line interface.
+
+## Start here
+
+- [Development guide](./DEVELOPMENT.md)
+- [Proposed API changes](./PROPOSALS.md)
+- [Glossary](./glossary.md)