diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a37d16d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 JC-000
+
+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 be6da7a..644c15b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ An HTTPS client for the Commodore 64 in 6502 assembly. Implements TLS 1.3 over T
  │  │ Record Layer │ Handshake Proto  │    │  tls_record.asm, tls_handshake.asm
  │  └──────┬───────┴────────┬─────────┘    │
  │         │                │              │
- │  ┌──────┴───────┐ ┌─────┴──────────┐   │
- │  │   AEAD       │ │  Key Schedule  │   │  (crypto modules)
- │  │ ChaCha20-    │ │  HKDF-SHA256   │   │  hkdf.asm
- │  │ Poly1305     │ │  ECDHE P-256   │   │
- │  └──────────────┘ └────────────────┘   │
+ │  ┌──────┴───────┐ ┌──────┴─────────┐    │
+ │  │   AEAD       │ │  Key Schedule  │    │  (crypto modules)
+ │  │ ChaCha20-    │ │  HKDF-SHA256   │    │  hkdf.asm
+ │  │ Poly1305     │ │  ECDHE P-256   │    │
+ │  └──────────────┘ └────────────────┘    │
  ├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
  │     Network ABI  (src/net_abi.inc)      │  net_init / net_tcp_* / net_dns_*
  ├──────────────────────┬──────────────────┤
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ The Makefile automatically builds ip65 from the submodule into a flat binary blo
 
 ## Project Status
 
-Current status (40 KB binary, 537 labels):
+Current status:
+
+- 38 KB binary (ip65 build), 1738 labels
+- 38 KB binary (uci build), 1816 labels
+
+Progress:
 
 - [x] Project structure and build system
 - [x] ip65 submodule integration — 6.8 KB binary blob at $2000 (TCP/UDP/DNS/DHCP/ARP + RR-Net CS8900a)