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@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ User Guide
     execution/index
     results/index
     cli/index
+    protocols/index
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diff --git a/docs/guide/protocols/absolutesolvation.rst b/docs/guide/protocols/absolutesolvation.rst
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+++ b/docs/guide/protocols/absolutesolvation.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Absolute Solvation Protocol
+===========================
+
+issue #xxx
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Details of Specific Protocols
+=============================
+
+Details on the theory and behaviour of different Protocols are listed here.
+
+.. toctree::
+   relativehybridtopology
+   absolutesolvation
+   plainmd
diff --git a/docs/guide/protocols/plainmd.rst b/docs/guide/protocols/plainmd.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Plain MD Protocol
+=================
+
+issue #xxx
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@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Relative Hybrid Topology Protocol
+=================================
+
+issue #xxx
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