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@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ This package contains the actual XMPP code that is platform-independent.
 implements the RFC6120 connection algorithm and XEP-0368 direct TLS connections,
 if a DNS implementation is given, and supports StartTLS.
 
+## Development
+
+To begin, use [melos](https://github.com/invertase/melos) to bootstrap the project: `melos bootstrap`. Then, the example
+can be run with `flutter run` on Linux or Android.
+
 ## License
 
 See `./LICENSE`.