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 # Central repository for work on libp2p
 
-[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/repo/github/libp2p/rust-libp2p/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/repo/github/libp2p/rust-libp2p)
+<a href="http://libp2p.io/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/project-libp2p-yellow.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
+<a href="http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23libp2p"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23libp2p-yellow.svg?style=flat-square" /></a>
+[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/repo/github/libp2p/rust-libp2p/status.svg?style=flat-square)](https://deps.rs/repo/github/libp2p/rust-libp2p)
 
 This repository is the central place for Rust development of the [libp2p](https://libp2p.io) spec.