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+# Web Utils 2026
+
+A privacy-focused, client-side first collection of web utilities.
+
+## Overview
+**Web Utils 2026** is designed to handle most operations directly in the browser to ensure data privacy and speed. The server is used only for heavy computations or platform-specific tasks (like image processing).
+
+## Features
+- **Client-Side First:** Logic for data generation and simple processing runs in the browser.
+- **Stateless Backend:** No user sessions or persistent data storage.
+- **Auto-Cleanup:** Temporary files for processing are automatically deleted.
+- **Dynamic Registry:** Tool discovery via backend API.
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+### Frontend
+- **Framework:** Vue 3 (Composition API) + TypeScript
+- **Styling:** Tailwind CSS
+- **Build:** Vite
+
+### Backend
+- **Framework:** FastAPI (Python)
+- **Scheduler:** APScheduler (for cleanup)
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Prerequisites
+- Node.js (v18+) or Bun
+- Python 3.10+
+
+### Backend Setup
+```bash
+cd backend
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+# Run server
+uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000
+```
+
+### Frontend Setup
+```bash
+cd frontend
+npm install
+
+# Run development server
+npm run dev
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+- `backend/`: FastAPI server and tool implementations.
+- `frontend/`: Vue 3 application source code.
+- `PROJECT_RULES.md`: Core development guidelines.