From f54c290fd15b488b36b2cff5e86c36401254c982 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikhil Vengal <ngvengal@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 02:35:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Update readme

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 README.md | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f9e8a1b..03f6f6c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 - Ruby 3.4.7
 - Bundler
-- Set `NPS_API_KEY` env var
+- An API key from the [national parks service](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/developer/get-started.htm)
 
-### Deps
+### Under the hood
 
 - Ruby 3.4.7
 - Rails 8.0.3
@@ -14,10 +14,27 @@
 
 ## Getting started
 
+1. `bundle install`
+  - You know this one; install dependencies
+2. Set `NPS_API_KEY` using your tool of choice
+3. `bin/rails db:prepare`
+  - This will create and load your database
+  - hint: `tail -f log/development.log` to see what's going on
+4. `bin/rails server`
+  - Congrats you're ready to receive requests
 ```
-bundle install
-bin/rails db:prepare
-bin/rails server
+❯ curl 'localhost:3000/api/v1/parks?per_page=1' | jq '.'
+[
+  {
+    "id": 1,
+    "code": "abli",
+    "name": "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace",
+    "states": "KY",
+    "properties": {},
+    "created_at": "2025-10-08T09:26:00.202Z",
+    "updated_at": "2025-10-08T09:26:00.202Z"
+  }
+]
 ```
 
 ## Testing