diff --git a/__dist/README.txt b/__dist/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..188d45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__dist/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+An NMDC client protocol library for Golang.
+
+- Includes a sample logging client.
+- This code hosting site isn't yet compatible with `go get`.
+
+Written in golang
+Tags: nmdc