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+# LazyPM
+
+A lazy project management tool for developers.
+
+## Overview
+
+LazyPM is a lightweight project management system that provides three interfaces:
+- **CLI** - Command-line interface for quick operations
+- **TUI** - Terminal user interface for interactive use
+- **Web** - Browser-based interface with HTML templates
+
+## Features
+
+- Issue tracking (bugs, features, tasks, epics, chores)
+- Status management (open, in-progress, blocked, deferred, closed)
+- Dependency tracking between issues
+- Labels and comments
+- Statistics and reporting
+- SQLite storage via Beads library
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+go mod tidy
+```
+
+### Install make
+
+Linux:
+```bash
+sudo pacman -S make
+```
+
+Windows (Choco):
+```bash
+choco install make
+```
+
+### Available make commands
+
+```bash
+# Build all interfaces
+make build
+
+# Run CLI
+make cli
+
+# Run TUI
+make tui
+
+# Run Web interface
+make web
+
+# Development with hot reload
+make dev
+```
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+├── cmd/           # Entry points (cli, tui, web)
+├── internal/      # Core services and models
+├── pkg/           # Public packages (CLI, TUI, Web)
+└── .pm/           # Local data storage
+```
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Go 1.25.6+
+- SQLite
+
+## Dependencies
+
+- [Cobra](https://github.com/spf13/cobra) - CLI framework
+- [templ](https://github.com/a-h/templ) - HTML templating
+- [beads](https://github.com/steveyegge/beads) - Issue tracking engine