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-[Seam](https://wiki.plexwave.org/seam) is a personal wiki system based
-on [Org mode](https://orgmode.org/).
-
-## Installation
-Clone this repo and add it to your load path. As long as your system
-has `find` and `grep` installed, no further setup should be required.
-
-## Documentation
-For now, the best way to learn about Seam is the [project
-page](https://wiki.plexwave.org/seam) and the
-[tutorial](https://wiki.plexwave.org/seam-tutorial). I have
-endeavored to make Seam fairly self-documenting, so also see the
-docstrings and the Seam customization group.
+## A personal wiki toolkit for Emacs
+
+Seam leverages the power of [Org mode](https://orgmode.org/) to make
+creating, linking, and exporting your notes easier. It is geared
+particularly towards creating a personal wiki — a place where you can
+share some portion of your notes with the world. It takes inspiration
+from the likes of [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) and
+[MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki).
+
+Three of Seam's key design tenets are:
+
+- Org files and their resultant HTML files should always be kept in
+ sync.
+- It should be easy to create multiple sites using different subsets
+ of the same note collection.
+- Notes should not be unnecessarily clouded with metadata.
+
+Be aware that Seam is a fully self-contained package, and is not
+likely to be compatible with things like Org-roam due to its vastly
+different approach.
+
+### Getting started
+
+The easiest way to begin is to follow the brief
+[tutorial](https://wiki.plexwave.org/seam-tutorial).
+
+### Documentation
+
+Seam's manual is still being written. In the meantime, the [project
+page](https://wiki.plexwave.org/seam) contains some more tidbits you
+might find useful.
+
+I have endeavored to make Seam fairly self-documenting, so check the
+docstrings and the Seam customization group when in any doubt.