diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c1ddfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+charset = utf-8
+end_of_line = lf
+insert_final_newline = true
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+
+[*.{yml,yaml,toml,md,json}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[Makefile]
+indent_style = tab
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dfd1ba4..356d812 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,8 +1,40 @@
+# Virtual environments / uv
 .venv/
+venv/
+.python-version.local
+
+# Python
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.egg-info/
+.eggs/
+dist/
+build/
+*.egg
+
+# Test / type / lint caches
 .pytest_cache/
 .mypy_cache/
 .ruff_cache/
-dist/
-*.egg-info/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+coverage.xml
+.dmypy.json
+.pyright/
+
+# Editors / OS
+.idea/
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+*.swp
+.DS_Store
+
+# Env / secrets
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# MegaLinter / CI artifacts
+megalinter-reports/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e091a70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Create-Python-App contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6a55c1..2a1bd54 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,26 @@ Composable scaffolding CLI for production-ready Python apps.
 
 > **Status:** bootstrapping. Roadmap: [#1](https://github.com/Create-Python-App/create-python-app/issues/1).
 
+
+## Install (preview)
+
+Once published to PyPI:
+
+```bash
+uvx create-awesome-python-app@latest my-app
+```
+
+Until the first release, use the workspace CLI stub:
+
+```bash
+uv sync
+uv run create-awesome-python-app
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT — see [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
+
 ## Monorepo layout (uv workspaces)
 
 This repository is a **virtual uv workspace**: the root is not published; packages live under `packages/*` and share one `uv.lock` / `.venv`.