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+Contributions welcome!
+
+### Install
+
+```shell
+git clone git@github.com:vikejs/vike-react
+cd vike-react/
+pnpm install
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> See [System requirements](#system-requirements) for how to install `pnpm`.
+
+### Build
+
+```shell
+# Build all packages/*
+pnpm build
+```
+
+### Develop
+
+To develop (watch & re-build upon file changes):
+
+```shell
+cd packages/vike-react # or any other packages/*
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+In a second shell:
+
+```shell
+cd examples/full/ # or any other examples/*
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+That's it. You can now view and test your modifications.
+
+> [!Warning]
+> After changing the source code of `vike-react(-*)`, make sure to **always clear Vite's client cache** with `$ rm -rf examples/full/node_modules/.vite/`. Otherwise you'll get a version mismatch between the server (using the latest build) and the client (using the previous cached build).
+
+> [!Warning]
+> When switching Git branches, make sure to **run `pnpm reset`** at the monorepo root: it will re-install and re-build everything. It's required when swtiching to a branch that, for example, requires another Vike version.
+
+<br/>
+
+## System requirements
+
+- Node.js `>=16.0.0`
+- pnpm `>=9.0.0`
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> To install [pnpm](https://pnpm.io) run:
+> ```shell
+> npm install -g pnpm
+> ```
+> (Or see [pnpm.io > Installation](https://pnpm.io/installation#using-npm) for alternative methods.)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-[<img src="https://vike.dev/vike-readme.svg" align="right" height="90">](https://vike.dev)
+[Vike extensions](https://vike.dev/extensions) for [React](https://react.dev).
 
-# `vike-react*`
-
-[Vike extensions](https://vike.dev/extensions) for [React](https://react.dev):
 - `vike-react` ([React](https://react.dev) integration)
   - Docs: [`vike.dev/vike-react`](https://vike.dev/vike-react)
   - Version history: [CHANGELOG.md](packages/vike-react/CHANGELOG.md)
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   - Docs: [`README.md`](packages/vike-react-query#readme)
   - Version history: [CHANGELOG.md](packages/vike-react-query/CHANGELOG.md)
   - Source code: [/packages/vike-react-query](packages/vike-react-query)
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The source code is [small, simple, and highly polished](https://vike.dev/vike-react#under-the-hood). Contributing is easy and very much welcome, see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.
diff --git a/packages/vike-react/README.md b/packages/vike-react/README.md
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-Source code of `vike-react`.
-
-See also:
-- Docs at [`vike.dev`](https://vike.dev) and [`vike.dev/vike-react`](https://vike.dev/vike-react)
-- [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/vikejs/vike-react/blob/main/packages/vike-react/CHANGELOG.md)
+Docs: [`vike.dev/vike-react`](https://vike.dev/vike-react).  
+Source code: [GitHub > vikejs/vike-react](https://github.com/vikejs/vike-react).