diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 14fcadd..a3b71c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+.env*
+.env.local
+__pycache__/
+.venv/
+.pytest_cache/
 .vercel
-.venv
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c0a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 Ryan Eggleston
+
+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
index ccc16f9..8450372 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-# Prompt Engineers AI - Serverless Chat
+<h1 align="center">
+  🤖 Prompt Engineers AI - Serverless Chat
+</h1>
 
 ### Useful Links
 - [Blog Rocket - Deploying FastAPI to Vercel](https://blog.logrocket.com/deploying-fastapi-applications-to-vercel/)
 
-## Run development server
+## 🛠️ Setup and Usage
 ```bash
 python main.py
 ```
@@ -17,4 +19,18 @@ vercel login
 2. Deploy to vercel
 ```bash
 vercel .
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+
+## 💡 Issues
+
+Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests. We're always looking for feedback and suggestions.
+
+## 🤓 Maintainers
+
+- `Ryan Eggleston` - `ryan.adaptivebiz@gmail.com`
+
+## 📜 License
+
+This project is open-source, under the [MIT License](LICENSE). Feel free to use, modify, and distribute the code as you please.
+
+Happy Coding! 🎉🎉
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diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c1768f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pytest
+httpx
+pytest-asyncio
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