diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 74e02e1..8335b67 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ logs
 npm-debug.log*
 lerna-debug.log*
 .pnpm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
 
 # Diagnostic reports (https://nodejs.org/api/report.html)
 report.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*.json
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ build/Release
 
 # Dependency directories
 node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
 
 # TypeScript cache
 *.tsbuildinfo
@@ -51,6 +54,9 @@ node_modules/
 .env.test.local
 .env.production.local
 .env.local
+.env.development
+.env.test
+.env.production
 
 # parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
 .cache
@@ -98,3 +104,40 @@ python_env_cncfpeople
 python_venv_ambassadors
 credentials.json
 token.json
+
+# VS Code specific files
+.vscode/*
+!.vscode/extensions.json
+!.vscode/settings.json
+!.vscode/tasks.json
+!.vscode/launch.json
+*.code-workspace
+
+# Local History for Visual Studio Code
+.history/
+
+# OS generated files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Build outputs
+dist/
+build/
+out/
+target/
+bin/
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*.sublime-workspace
+*.sublime-project
+.project
+.classpath
+.settings/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019adda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# CNCF Automation
+
+This repository contains automation tools and scripts used by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and its projects. These tools help streamline various tasks and workflows, making it easier to manage and maintain CNCF projects.
+
+## Overview
+
+The CNCF Automation repository provides various tools that help automate repetitive tasks, standardize workflows, and improve efficiency across CNCF projects. These tools are designed to be reusable and configurable for different project needs.
+
+## Tools and Components
+
+### Self-Hosted Runners
+
+Tools and scripts for managing self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on CNCF's infrastructure (e.g., Oracle Cloud Infrastructure). These runners allow CNCF projects to execute their CI/CD workflows in a controlled environment.
+
+For more information, see the [CI documentation](./ci/README.md).
+
+### [Additional Tools - Add other major tools here]
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions to improve these automation tools are welcome! Please see our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE).
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