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 ## Contributing Ideas
 Have something you want to say about Open Whisper Systems projects or want to be part of the conversation? Get involved in the [community forum](https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net).
 
+## SignalServiceKit
+
+Check out the [SignalServiceKit README](SignalServiceKit/README.md) for
+details about using SignalServiceKit in your own app.
+
 ## Cryptography Notice
 
 This distribution includes cryptographic software. The country in which you currently reside may have restrictions on the import, possession, use, and/or re-export to another country, of encryption software. 
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/README.md b/SignalServiceKit/README.md
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 SignalServiceKit is an Objective-C library for communicating with the Signal
 messaging service for iOS & OS X
+
+To use SignalServiceKit via Cocoapods add the following to your Podfile
+
+    pod 'SignalServiceKit', git: 'https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-iOS.git'
+