diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ default: status-monitor
 run:
 	go run ./*.go
 
-status-monitor:
+build:
 	go build -o bin/status-monitor
 
 clean:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..662a9ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Description
+
+This is a console client for manging peers connected to an instance of [status-go](https://github.com/status-im/status-go).
+
+![](/img/status-go-monitor.png)
+
+# Details
+
+It is written in Go using [gocui](https://github.com/jroimartin/gocui) library.
+
+# Building
+
+The simplest way is to just run:
+```
+make build
+```
+And use it from the `bin` folder:
+```
+./bin/status-monitor
+```
+
+# TODO
+
+* Command line options for connecting to `status-go`
+* Confirmation dialogs for actions on peers
+* Syncing of mailservers
+* Info about current node
+* Help screen / bindings list
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