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+# Sculpin Skeleton
+
+A skeleton project for the [Sculpin][1] static site generator.
+
+## Usage
+
+1. Download the project by running `composer create-project opdavies/sculpin-skeleton --stability dev my-sculpin-site`.
+1. Run `vendor/bin/sculpin generate --server --watch` to generate and serve the site.
+1. Start adding content to `source/index.md`.
+
+## Notes
+
+- The `posts` content type is disabled by default. Re-enable it if needed by removing `enabled: false` from `app/config/sculpin_kernel.yml`.
+
+[1]: https://sculpin.io