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+# Software X
 
-# Run and deploy your AI Studio app
+A polished React + Vite landing page and community waitlist experience for a premium meme-coin launch platform. The app includes a hero section, ecosystem overview, funding narrative, tokenomics modal, roadmap, and a live waitlist flow backed by Firebase Firestore.
 
-This contains everything you need to run your app locally.
+## Overview
 
-View your app in AI Studio: https://ai.studio/apps/55306b36-3d34-4fd9-a0e8-4c330db069c4
+Software X is designed to present a high-trust launch narrative for a community-driven web3 product. The project combines brand storytelling, conversion-focused sections, and a waitlist system that tracks registrations and community momentum.
 
-## Run Locally
+## Highlights
 
-**Prerequisites:**  Node.js
+- Premium landing-page design with dark, modern visual language
+- Conversion-focused sections for problem, solution, roadmap, and funding
+- Tokenomics and vision modal experiences
+- Waitlist registration and stats tracking powered by Firebase
+- Responsive React interface built with Vite and TypeScript
 
+## Tech Stack
+
+- React 19
+- Vite
+- TypeScript
+- Tailwind CSS
+- Firebase Firestore
+- Google GenAI SDK
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```bash
+.
+├── src/
+│   ├── components/
+│   ├── data/
+│   ├── lib/
+│   ├── App.tsx
+│   ├── main.tsx
+│   └── index.css
+├── firebase-applet-config.json
+├── firebase-blueprint.json
+├── firestore.rules
+├── .env.example
+├── package.json
+├── tsconfig.json
+├── vite.config.ts
+└── README.md
+```
+
+## Local Development
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Node.js 18+
+- npm
+
+### Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+### Environment variables
+
+This project includes an example environment file at [.env.example](.env.example). Configure the variables required by your runtime environment before starting the app.
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+The example file includes:
+
+- `GEMINI_API_KEY`
+- `APP_URL`
+
+If you are running in AI Studio, configure these values through the platform’s secrets/runtime settings as needed.
+
+### Run the app
+
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+The app runs on port `3000` by default via the Vite config.
+
+### Production build
+
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+
+### Type checking
+
+```bash
+npm run lint
+```
+
+## Firebase + Waitlist
+
+The waitlist logic is configured in [src/lib/firebase.ts](src/lib/firebase.ts). It uses Firebase Firestore to manage registrations, live statistics, and referral-based waitlist tracking.
+
+Before using the live waitlist flow, make sure your Firebase config file is populated correctly in [firebase-applet-config.json](firebase-applet-config.json).
+
+## Notes
+
+- The app is structured as a marketing and launch-site interface, not a general-purpose backend app.
+- If you are deploying this to a static host or custom frontend platform, ensure your environment variables and Firebase configuration are available in the deployment environment.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Pull requests and improvements are welcome. For any significant changes, open an issue or propose the update before making a large refactor.
 
-1. Install dependencies:
-   `npm install`
-2. Set the `GEMINI_API_KEY` in [.env.local](.env.local) to your Gemini API key
-3. Run the app:
-   `npm run dev`