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+# Vertex
+
+A Discord bot for the best Discord community out there, TriDev. Vertex comes jam packed with features that make your community come alive. Curl up by a nice Flame War Friday, and enjoy the ride
+
+## Getting Started
+
+1. Install the Rust toolchain for your system: https://www.rust-lang.org/learn/get-started
+2. Open an issue for @jaketothepast to add you to the Discord developer team.
+3. Compile and run the bot locally, with the correct Discord bot token.
+
+## Discord Environments
+
+We currently have two applications
+
+1. Vertex - the production app, used to power our prod bot user.
+2. Vertex Test - our private app, used as a staging ground for new bot features.