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+# SecureDrop SDK
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+This SDK provides a Pythonic interface to the [SecureDrop Journalist Interface
+API](https://developers.securedrop.org/en/latest/journalist_api.html).
+
+* It SHOULD provide types and methods for all resources and endpoints provided
+  by the v1 API downstream.  (Any downstream breaking changes MUST be coordinated.)
+
+* It MAY make breaking changes upstream to the SecureDrop Client, as its only
+  consumer.
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