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 # Mermix
 
-A cross-platform **Mermaid diagram editor & viewer** with **Git-backed projects**.
+A cross-platform Mermaid diagram editor and viewer with Git-backed projects.
 Organize many diagrams into projects, edit them with a live preview, export to
-SVG/PNG, and version everything with real Git branches and commits — all in a
+SVG or PNG, and version everything with real Git branches and commits in a
 native desktop app.
 
-Built with **Rust + Tauri 2**, **SQLite (sqlx)**, **git2**, and a **Svelte 5 +
-TypeScript** frontend using **CodeMirror 6** and **Mermaid 11**.
+Built with Rust + Tauri 2, SQLite (sqlx), git2, and a Svelte 5 + TypeScript
+frontend using CodeMirror 6 and Mermaid 11.
 
 ---
 
 ## Features
 
-- **Projects** — each project is a folder on disk that is a real Git repository
+- Projects: Each project is a folder on disk that is a real Git repository
   with a `mermix.toml` config and a `diagrams/` directory of `.mmd` files.
-- **Many diagrams per project** with a sidebar explorer; create, rename, delete.
-- **Live editor + preview** — CodeMirror source on the left, debounced Mermaid
-  render on the right, with zoom/pan and inline syntax-error reporting.
-- **Git version control built in** — view the working-tree status, write commit
-  messages, browse history, create branches and switch between them. Each branch
-  keeps its own set of diagrams, just like normal Git.
-- **Remote sync** — point a project at a remote (`origin`), then **fetch**,
-  **pull** (fast-forward) and **push** from the Git panel, with live ahead/behind
-  counts. Network operations shell out to your system `git`, so they reuse your
-  existing credentials (SSH agent, keychain / credential helpers) — no separate
-  login.
-- **Optimize panel (Diagram Doctor)** — analyse a tangled **flowchart or state
-  diagram** and declutter it in one click: a readability score and metrics
-  (hubs, density, cross-group edges), plus source rewrites for the **ELK layered
-  layout** (flowcharts), extra spacing, a layout-direction toggle,
-  **de-emphasising cross-cutting hubs** (event-bus / audit fan-ins on flowcharts;
-  faded sink states like CANCELLED on state diagrams), and removing duplicate
-  edges. A non-destructive **focus mode** spotlights any node/state and its
-  neighbours so you can read a dense graph without changing it. Every rewrite
-  lands in the editor and is reversible with ⌘Z.
-- **Export** the current diagram to **SVG** or **PNG** (2× scale), or **copy a
-  PNG straight to the clipboard**. (PNG/clipboard re-render flowcharts with
-  text labels so the bitmap rasterizes cleanly across platforms.)
-- **Project registry** — recently opened projects are remembered in a local
+- Many diagrams per project: Create, rename, and delete diagrams via the
+  sidebar explorer.
+- Live editor and preview: CodeMirror source on the left, debounced Mermaid
+  render on the right, with zoom, pan, and inline syntax-error reporting.
+- Git version control: View working-tree status, write commit messages,
+  browse history, create and switch branches. Each branch keeps its own
+  set of diagrams, just like normal Git.
+- Remote sync: Configure an origin remote, then fetch, pull (fast-forward),
+  and push from the Git panel with live ahead/behind counts. Network
+  operations use your system git, reusing existing credentials (SSH agent,
+  keychain, credential helpers) — no separate login.
+- Optimize panel (Diagram Doctor): Analyze a tangled flowchart or state
+  diagram and declutter it in one click. Provides a readability score and
+  metrics (hubs, density, cross-group edges), plus source rewrites for:
+  ELK layered layout (flowcharts), extra spacing, layout-direction toggle,
+  de-emphasizing cross-cutting hubs (e.g. event-bus fan-ins, faded sink
+  states), and removing duplicate edges. A non-destructive focus mode
+  spotlights any node and its neighbors so you can read a dense graph
+  without changing it. Every rewrite lands in the editor and is reversible
+  with Command + Z.
+- Export the current diagram to SVG or PNG (2x scale), or copy a PNG
+  straight to the clipboard. PNG export re-renders flowcharts with text
+  labels so the bitmap rasterizes cleanly across platforms.
+- Project registry: Recently opened projects are remembered in a local
   SQLite database so you can jump back in from the start screen.
-- **Themes** — switch the Mermaid theme (default / neutral / dark / forest /
+- Themes: Switch the Mermaid theme (default, neutral, dark, forest, or
   base) per project.
 
 ## Architecture
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ Mermix/
    └─ tauri.conf.json
 ```
 
-**Data model.** Mermix keeps one small app-level SQLite database (in the OS app
-data directory) that only tracks the *registry* of known projects and user
-settings. All real content lives on disk inside each project's Git repository —
-so projects are portable, inspectable, and work with any other Git tooling.
+Data model: A single app-level SQLite database (in the OS app data directory)
+tracks the project registry and user settings. All content lives on disk
+inside each project's Git repository — projects are portable, inspectable,
+and work with any other Git tooling.
 
 A project on disk looks like:
 
@@ -89,17 +89,17 @@ my-diagrams/
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- **Rust** (stable) and **Cargo**
-- **Node.js** 18+ and npm
-- Platform webview deps:
-  - **macOS** — nothing extra (system WebKit)
-  - **Windows** — WebView2 (preinstalled on Windows 11)
-  - **Linux** — `webkit2gtk` and related packages (see Tauri docs)
+- Rust (stable) and Cargo
+- Node.js 18+ and npm
+- Platform webview dependencies:
+  - macOS: nothing extra (system WebKit)
+  - Windows: WebView2 (preinstalled on Windows 11)
+  - Linux: webkit2gtk and related packages (see Tauri docs)
 
 ## Getting started
 
 ```bash
-npm install          # install frontend deps + Tauri CLI
+npm install          # install frontend dependencies and Tauri CLI
 
 npm run app:dev      # run the desktop app in dev mode (hot reload)
 npm run app:build    # build a production bundle for your platform
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Other useful scripts:
 
 ```bash
 npm run dev          # frontend only (Vite) on http://localhost:1420
-npm run build        # type-check + build the frontend bundle
+npm run build        # type-check and build the frontend bundle
 npm run check        # svelte-check type checking
 ```
 
@@ -121,27 +121,26 @@ cd src-tauri && cargo test
 
 ## Keyboard shortcuts
 
-| Shortcut            | Action                |
-| ------------------- | --------------------- |
-| `⌘/Ctrl + S`        | Save current diagram  |
-| `⌘/Ctrl + Enter`    | Commit (in commit box)|
-| `⌘/Ctrl + scroll`   | Zoom the preview      |
+| Shortcut               | Action                 |
+| ---------------------- | ---------------------- |
+| Command / Ctrl + S     | Save current diagram   |
+| Command / Ctrl + Enter | Commit (in commit box) |
+| Command / Ctrl + scroll| Zoom the preview       |
 
 ## How Git is used
 
 - Creating a project runs `git init` (default branch `main`) and makes an
   initial commit.
-- **Commit** stages every change (adds, edits, deletes) and records it with the
-  message you type; the author defaults to your global Git identity, falling back
-  to `Mermix <mermix@localhost>` if none is configured.
-- **Branches** are listed in the Git panel; create one and Mermix checks it out
-  for you. Switching branches reloads the diagram list from that branch.
-- **History** shows the most recent commits with short SHA, message, author and
+- Commit stages every change (adds, edits, deletes) and records it with
+  your message. The author defaults to your global Git identity, falling
+  back to `Mermix <mermix@localhost>` if none is configured.
+- Branches are listed in the Git panel; creating one checks it out
+  automatically. Switching branches reloads the diagram list.
+- History shows recent commits with short SHA, message, author, and
   relative time.
-- **Remote sync** sets/uses an `origin` remote. Fetch updates remote-tracking
-  refs; pull is fast-forward only (it never leaves a half-merged tree from the
-  GUI — reconcile divergent history yourself); push uses `--set-upstream`. These
-  invoke the system `git` binary, which must be installed and on `PATH`.
+- Remote sync configures an origin remote. Fetch updates remote-tracking
+  refs; pull is fast-forward only; push uses `--set-upstream`. All
+  require the system `git` binary on PATH.
 
 ## License