diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dbfd58f..e9f1a6f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,5 +71,9 @@ endif
 publish:
 	$(PELICAN) $(INPUTDIR) -o $(OUTPUTDIR) -s $(PUBLISHCONF) $(PELICANOPTS)
 
+.PHONY:
+deps:
+	pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt
+
+.PHONY: html help clean regenerate serve serve-global devserver stopserver publish 
 
-.PHONY: html help clean regenerate serve serve-global devserver stopserver publish 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813aab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# exo-notes
+
+This is the source for the [exocortex notes site](https://exon.wntrmute.net/).
+
+It is buiit with Pelican. Use `make deps` to fetch the dependencies,
+`make html` to generate the site HTML under `output/`, and
+`make devserver` to run a development server.