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 ## Changed
 - dev: repository trivy ignore CVE-2024-22871
 - service: move mulog publisher inside donut system config
+- readme: simplify readme, add overview, remove older examples
 
 # 2024-01-23
 ## Changed
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 ```
 
-[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/practicalli/project-templates?display_name=tag)](https://github.com/practicalli/project-templates/releases)
+## Overview
 
-```clojure
-io.github.practicalli/project-templates {:git/tag "2023-08-02" :git/sha "eaa11fa"}
-```
+Create new projects with a REPL driven development focus, including production level features where relevant. The templates are used by [deps-new](https://github.com/seancorfield/deps-new) via a user or project alias.
 
-## Usage
+Templates provide
 
-Create a new project using the `:project/create` alias from [Practialli Clojure CLI Config](https://practical.li/clojure/clojure-cli/practicalli-config/), using `practicalli/minimal` template by default
+- `:practicalli/minimal` essential tools, libraries and example code
+- `:practicalli/service` production level web services with http-kit, reitit and swagger. Optional `:component` management with `:donut` or `:integrant`
 
-```shell
-clojure -T:project/create
-```
 
-Override the defaults used to create a project using command line options
+## Configuration
 
-* `:template` to specify a different template to create the project from, e.g. `:template practicalli/service`
-* `:name` and value to create a project with a different name, e.g. `github-org/project-name`
-* `:target-dir` to specify a directory to create the project in
-* `:overwrite` an existing project with the same `:target-dir name`, `true` updates, `:delete` deletes existing project and replaces it with new project
+[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/practicalli/project-templates?display_name=tag)](https://github.com/practicalli/project-templates/releases)
 
-```shell
-clojure -T:project/create :template practicalli/service \
-:name practicalli/gameboard :target-dir gameboard-service
+```clojure
+io.github.practicalli/project-templates {:git/tag "2023-08-02" :git/sha "eaa11fa"}
 ```
 
-### Alias definition
+### Add alias
 
-`:project/create` alias is provided by [Practialli Clojure CLI Config](https://practical.li/clojure/clojure-cli/practicalli-config/).
+`:project/create` alias is provided by [Practicalli Clojure CLI Config](https://practical.li/clojure/clojure-cli/practicalli-config/).
 
 The `project/create` alias definition combines [seancorfield/deps-new](https://github.com/seancorfield/deps-new) and practicalli/project-templates so that all Practicalli templates are available within one alias.
 
-[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/practicalli/project-templates?display_name=tag)](https://github.com/practicalli/project-templates/releases) page includes the release `:git/tag` and `:git/sha` values for `io.github.practicalli/project-templates`
-
-
 ```clojure
   :project/create
   {:replace-deps {io.github.seancorfield/deps-new
@@ -55,18 +44,28 @@ The `project/create` alias definition combines [seancorfield/deps-new](https://g
                   :name practicalli/playground}}
 ```
 
-> [seancorfield/deps-new](https://github.com/seancorfield/deps-new) can also be installed as a Clojure CLi tool, for example with the `project-create` tool name:
->
-> ```bash
-> clojure -Ttools install io.github.seancorfield/deps-new '{:git/tag "v0.5.2"}' \
-> :as project-create
-> ```
->
-> Create a new project, specifying the template and name of the projects
->
-> ```shell
-> clojure -Tproject-create practicalli/service :name practicalli.gameboard/service
-> ```
+> [![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/practicalli/project-templates?display_name=tag)](https://github.com/practicalli/project-templates/releases) page includes the release `:git/tag` and `:git/sha` values for `io.github.practicalli/project-templates`
+
+
+## Usage
+
+Create a new project using the `:project/create` alias from [Practicalli Clojure CLI Config](https://practical.li/clojure/clojure-cli/practicalli-config/), using `practicalli/minimal` template by default
+
+```shell
+clojure -T:project/create
+```
+
+Override the defaults used to create a project using command line options
+
+* `:template` to specify a different template to create the project from, e.g. `:template practicalli/service`
+* `:name` and value to create a project with a different name, e.g. `github-org/project-name`
+* `:target-dir` to specify a directory to create the project in
+* `:overwrite` an existing project with the same `:target-dir name`, `true` updates, `:delete` deletes existing project and replaces it with new project
+
+```shell
+clojure -T:project/create :template practicalli/service \
+:name practicalli/gameboard :target-dir gameboard-service
+```
 
 
 ## Templates Roadmap