diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
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@@ -2,3 +2,10 @@ saveschems 0.2.0 by paramat
 For Minetest 0.4.13 and later
 Depends default
 Licenses: Code WTFPL. Schematics CC BY-SA
+
+This mod exists to help create (mostly tree) decorations for the
+in-game mapgen code. The code in this mod is used to create the
+official minetest_game tree decorations from a Lua table format,
+and the output is minetest's MTS format (a binary format).
+
+This mod has no gameplay value, and is only useful for developers.
diff --git a/description.txt b/description.txt
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+A mod to help create decoration schematics. See lua_api.txt for more information.
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
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+name = saveschems