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+# Backstage Frontend
+
+## Usage
+
+Serve app:
+
+```bash
+yarn serve
+```
+
+Build app:
+
+```bash
+yarn build
+```
+
+Run all tests:
+
+```bash
+yarn test
+```
+
+Lint project:
+
+```bash
+yarn lint
+```
+
+Test a single package:
+
+```bash
+cd packages/plugins/hello-world
+
+yarn test
+```
+
+## Structure
+
+### `packages/app`
+
+Example application with a standard plugin wiring.
+
+### `packages/core`
+
+Core API package.
+
+### `packages/plugins/*`
+
+Plugins go here