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Author: Stevan Freeborn <stevan.freeborn@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed Jul 29 16:29:03 2026 -0500

    chore: initial project scaffolding with .gitignore, README, and license

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+# Copyright (c) 2026 Stevan Freeborn
+
+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
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+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
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+# ParagonPlayground — Getting Started
+
+A application harness to explore using Paragon for integrations.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Docker Desktop
+- .NET 10 SDK
+- Node.js 24+
+
+## Setup
+
+### 1. Generate TLS certificates
+
+```powershell
+# Run once to create + trust a local CA and sign a wildcard cert
+.\scripts\setup-certs.ps1
+```
+
+> **Run this from an elevated (Admin) PowerShell prompt.** `mkcert` needs admin rights to install the CA into the JDK system trust store. Without elevation the OS and browsers still trust the cert, but Java tools will reject it.
+
+This uses [mkcert](https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert) (installed automatically if missing). No hosts file entries needed — `*.paragonplayground.localhost` resolves to 127.0.0.1 natively.
+
+### 2. Start infrastructure
+
+```bash
+cd src\ParagonPlayground
+docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml up -d
+```
+
+### 3. Seed data (via CLI)
+
+```bash
+cd src\ParagonPlayground\backend
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision seed
+```
+
+Or create your own org + user:
+
+```bash
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision org --name "Test Corp" --slug testcorp
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision user --email admin@testcorp.com --password s3cret --name "Admin" --org-slug testcorp
+```
+
+### 4. Open the app
+
+Navigate to **https://acme.paragonplayground.localhost** and sign in with:
+
+- **Email:** alice@acme.com
+- **Password:** password123
+
+## CLI Reference
+
+```bash
+# Run from the backend directory
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision org --name "Name" --slug name
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision user --email e@x.com --password p --name "User" --org-slug name
+dotnet run --project src\ParagonPlayground.Cli -- provision seed
+```