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 # tools
-Tools for working with tendermint and associated technologies
+Tools for working with tendermint and associated technologies. See the documentation at: http://tendermint.readthedocs.io/en/master/index.html#tendermint-tools
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+NOTE: Please see the ``tm-bench`` directory for the README about tm-monitor. You can also find the documentation at: http://tendermint.readthedocs.io