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 `main` / stable: [![CI and Artifacts](https://github.com/girlbossceo/conduwuit/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/girlbossceo/conduwuit/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 
-`dev`: [![CI and Artifacts](https://github.com/girlbossceo/conduwuit/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=dev)](https://github.com/girlbossceo/conduwuit/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
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 ### a very cool, featureful fork of [Conduit](https://conduit.rs/)
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