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+This is consensus, a plugin for the Bedrock dedicated server.
+
+consensus watches your Minecraft server's chat logs and sends
+any messages back to your group's Discord chat.
+
+To install consensus, copy this repository into the directory
+behavior_packs/consensus. Set webhookUrl in scripts/main.js
+to your webhook's URL from Discord.
+
+Further documentation is provided at the project's website:
+  <https://reformers.dev/consensus>.
+
+Written by Jeremy Baxter <jeremy@reformers.dev>