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 # apidoc-core
 
-Core parser library to generate apidoc result following the [apidoc-spec](https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc-spec).
+## ARCHIVED: this repository has been archived because it is now part of the apidoc main repository
 
-![Build Status](https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc-core/workflows/validate/badge.svg)
-[![Dependency Status](https://david-dm.org/apidoc/apidoc-core.svg)](https://david-dm.org/apidoc/apidoc-core)
-[![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/apidoc-core.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/apidoc-core)
+Core parser library to generate apidoc result following the [apidoc-spec](https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc-spec).
 
-If you are an end user, please proceed to [apidoc](https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc) or [apidoc-documentation](http://apidocjs.com).
+If you are an end user, please proceed to [apidoc](https://github.com/apidoc/apidoc) or [apidoc-documentation](https://apidocjs.com).