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 **Tactile Terminal:** A WebUI / TUI built to help teach and study programming concepts in an interactive, hands-on way.
 
+> I found it frustrating that there wasn't a simple, easy to use program for studying program in an interactive or kinesthetic way. So, while I worked on other projects, I decided to slop together a program and leverage local LLMs to build **TactiTerm**.
+>
+> A self-sufficient, offline capable IDE, with an LLM powered tutor to help guide you through mental roadblocks, and build up confidence when it comes to programming in various languages.
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 ## Overview
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 - [Devbox](https://www.jetify.com/devbox) 
 
-> Currently we only officially support running this through devbox to simplify deployment, though if you have the prequisites installed, you should be able to run TactiTerm without it
+> Currently we only officially support running TactiTerm through devbox. This is to simplify the deployment process across devices. If you dare, and you have the prequisites installed; you should be able to run TactiTerm without it.
 
 ### Installation
 
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-## ⚙️ Configuration
+## Configuration
 
 When initialized, TactiTerm automatically generates a `config.json` file in the root directory if one does not exist.
 
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-## 🏗️ Architecture
+## Architecture
 
 - **Backend (`src/api/main.py`):** FastAPI application serving REST endpoints for challenges, code linting, code execution, mentoring guidance, and handbook references.
 - **Core Engine (`src/core/`):**