diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 1ff40e6..2eed47c 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -3,20 +3,15 @@ root = true
 
 [*]
 indent_style = space
+indent_size = 2
 end_of_line = lf
 charset = utf-8
-indent_size = 2
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 
 [*.md]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
-insert_final_newline = false
 
-[{,test/}{actual,fixtures}/**]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
-insert_final_newline = false
-
-[templates/**]
-trim_trailing_whitespace = false
+[test/fixtures/*]
 insert_final_newline = false
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
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diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 660957e..4a3f1d3 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 *.jpg binary
 *.gif binary
 *.png binary
-*.jpeg binary
+*.jpeg binary
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diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index 1a2f7b9..6e5a84a 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
   "sub": true,
   "undef": true,
   "unused": true
-}
+}
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diff --git a/.verb.md b/.verb.md
index cc797c2..bd6b91b 100644
--- a/.verb.md
+++ b/.verb.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-# {%= name %} {%= badge("fury") %}
+# {%= name %} {%= badge("fury") %} {%= badge("travis") %}
 
 > {%= description %}
 
-## Install
 {%= include("install-npm", {save: true}) %}
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5484a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# npm-base [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/npm-base.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/npm-base)  [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/doowb/npm-base.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/doowb/npm-base) 
+
+> Base class for downloading data from the npm registry
+
+## Install with [npm](npmjs.org)
+
+```bash
+npm i npm-base --save
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```js
+var npmBase = require('npm-base');
+```
+
+## API
+<!-- add a path or glob pattern for files with code comments to use for docs  -->
+{%= apidocs("index.js") %}
+
+## Related projects
+<!-- add an array of related projects, then un-escape the helper -->
+{%= related([]) %}  
+
+## Running tests
+Install dev dependencies.
+
+```bash
+npm i -d && npm test
+```
+
+
+## Contributing
+Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](https://github.com/doowb/npm-base/issues)
+
+
+## Author
+
+**Brian Woodward**
+ 
++ [github/doowb](https://github.com/doowb)
++ [twitter/doowb](http://twitter.com/doowb) 
+
+## License
+Copyright © 2015 Brian Woodward
+Released under the MIT license
+
+***
+
+_This file was generated by [verb-cli](https://github.com/assemble/verb-cli) on October 31, 2015._
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b3a301..2027b44 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "mocha"
   },
-  "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "mocha": "*",
-    "should": "*"
-  },
-  "keywords": []
-}
+    "mocha": "*"
+  }
+}
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