diff --git a/io/.gitignore b/io/.gitignore
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+# C build
+.transaction_lock
+_bin
+_build
+_packs
+
+# Docio generated
+docs/
diff --git a/io/README.md b/io/README.md
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+# Gilded Rose starting position in Io
+
+## Run the unit tests from the Command-Line
+
+```shell
+io tests/correctness/run.io
+```
+
+## Run the TextTest Fixture from Command-Line
+
+```shell
+io tests/correctness/TexttestFixture.io
+```
+
+### Specify Number of Days
+
+For e.g. 10 days:
+
+```shell
+io tests/correctness/TexttestFixture.io 10
+```
diff --git a/io/package.json b/io/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "gilded-rose-kata",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "readme": "README.md",
+  "protos": [
+    "GildedRose",
+    "Item"
+  ],
+  "dependencies": {
+    "libs": [],
+    "headers": [],
+    "protos": [],
+    "packages": []
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/io/tests/correctness/run.io b/io/tests/correctness/run.io
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+#!/usr/bin/env io
+TestSuite clone setPath(System launchPath) run