Point to user guide in root instance README

deployments/root/README.md

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 The [`root`](deployments/root) deployment is reachable by users at [https://api.alchemiscale.org](https://api.alchemiscale.org/redoc).
 It is also often referred to as `prod` currently, but other instances used for "production" work may also be deployed from this repo over time.
 
-## for users
+## environment installation instructions for users
 
-To use this instance, clone this repository, and switch to the currently-deployed tag:
+To use this deployed instance, first clone this repository, and switch to the currently-deployed tag:
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/alchemiscale.org-deployment.git
     $ cd alchemiscale.org-deployment
@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Once installed, activate the environment::
     $ micromamba activate alchemiscale-client
 
 You may wish to install other packages into this environment, such as `jupyterlab`.
+
+See the [`alchemiscale` User Guide](https://docs.alchemiscale.org/en/latest/user_guide.html) for further details on how to connect and interact with the instance.