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+# Emerald Legacy Workshop
+
+Welcome to the **Emerald Legacy Workshop**! This repository serves as the central registry for community-driven content used by the Emerald Legacy Launcher.
+
+## About
+The Workshop is a free, open-source alternative to the Minecraft Marketplace. It allows the community to share:
+- **Skins Packs**: High-quality character skins.
+- **Texture Packs**: Resource updates for Title Updates.
+- **DLCs**: Expansion packs, maps, etc.
+
+## How to Contribute
+
+We welcome contributors! To add your content to the workshop:
+
+1. **Fork this repository.**
+2. **Upload your content**: Create a subfolder and place your assets (zips, thumbnails) in the `assets/` folder or host them via GitHub Releases in your own repo.
+3. **Update `workshop.json`**: Add your item to the list following the schema below.
+4. **Submit a Pull Request**: Our team will review your submission for quality and safety.
+
+## Schema Details
+
+Every item in `workshop.json` must follow this structure:
+
+| Field | Type | Description |
+|---|---|---|
+| `id` | String | A unique identifier (kebab-case). |
+| `name` | String | Display name of the item. |
+| `author` | String | Your name or organization. |
+| `description`| String | A short summary of what the item does. |
+| `category` | String | Must be `Skins`, `Packs`, or `DLC`. |
+| `thumbnail` | URL | A 1:1 image (PNG/JPG) for the preview. |
+| `downloadUrl`| URL | Direct link to a `.zip` file of the content, it can be directly inside your folder on /assets/ or a repo's release. |
+| `version` | String | Semantic versioning (e.g. `1.0.0`). |
+
+## License
+By contributing to this repository, you agree to license your manifest entries under the **MIT License**. The content itself (skins/packs) must be compatible with FOSS distribution.

workshop.json

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+{
+  "version": 1,
+  "categories": ["Skins", "Packs", "DLC"],
+  "items": [
+    {
+      "id": "emerald-dev-team",
+      "name": "Emerald Dev Team",
+      "author": "Emerald Team",
+      "description": "A skin pack with the skins of every Emerald Team member.",
+      "category": "Skins",
+      "thumbnail": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Emerald-Legacy-Launcher/Workshop/main/assets/emerald-team/emerald-thumb.png",
+      "downloadUrl": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Emerald-Legacy-Launcher/Workshop/main/assets/emerald-team/EmeraldSkinPack.zip",
+      "version": "1.0.0"
+    }
+  ]
+}