From: Kyle Bowman <kyle+github@rocketbowman.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:54:07 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: deprecate project
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deprecate project
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0b9ece..cdb2e1c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 The `proto` library simplifies the creation of command line applications by 
 inferring parser options from type signatures from functions.
 
+Update: This project is deprecated. There is a library that is becoming more
+well-known that implements the core idea of this library: use type-annotations
+to build a command line. The library is called `typer`.
+
+https://github.com/fastapi/typer
+
 ## Design Philosophy
 
 The governing design belief is that a CLI app writer should focus on writing 
@@ -252,4 +258,4 @@ Currently, there is no argument-specific help for a parser created by inference.
 @command(aliases=['alias1', 'alias2'], help="help message")
 def function(arg1: type1 = default1, arg2: type2 = default 2, ...)
     definition
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```