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+[![Release](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/remotestorage-module-chat-messages.svg?style=flat)](https://github.com/67P/remotestorage-module-chat-messages/releases)
+
+# remoteStorage Module: Chat Messages
+
+Stores chat messages in daily archive documents.
+
+Please feel free to open GitHub issues for questions, feature requests,
+protocol proposals, and whatever else you like.
+
+## Protocols
+
+### Currently supported
+
+* IRC
+* XMPP
+
+### Planned
+
+* Mattermost
+* Matrix
+* Slack
+* ...