diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87301cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 hypercube
+
+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
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# synthetiser
+
+### plays notes when you press keys
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index cee9be1..74e2824 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
         "build.zig",
         "build.zig.zon",
         "src",
-        // For example...
-        //"LICENSE",
-        //"README.md",
+        "LICENSE",
+        "README.md",
     },
 }