diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/docs-check.yml b/.gitea/workflows/docs-check.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+name: Docs Check
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**.md'
+      - 'docs/**'
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Markdown lint
+        run: |
+          npm install -g markdownlint-cli
+          markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules
+      - name: Link check
+        run: |
+          npm install -g markdown-link-check
+          find . -name '*.md' -not -path '*/node_modules/*' \
+            -exec markdown-link-check {} \;
+      - name: Spell check
+        run: |
+          pip install codespell
+          codespell '**/*.md' --skip='*.git*'
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1eb45fe..f4e1cbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# CHANGELOG — LaunchCheck
-
----
+# LaunchCheck — CHANGELOG
 
 ## 2026-07-25 — Project Inception
 
-**Decision:** Spin startup validation into a separate product from IntelSight. Two audiences with divergent signal...[truncated]
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+- Spun startup validation into a separate product from IntelSight.
+- Created competitive analysis and business proposal documentation.
+- Defined two-audience strategy: startup founders (LaunchCheck) vs enterprise (IntelSight).
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,33 @@
 # LaunchCheck
 
-> **Status:** Specification & Architecture — pre-MVP
-> **Started:** July 25, 2026
+> **Owner:** Germaine | **Status:** PLANNED
+> **Last Updated:** 2026-08-09
 > **Tagline:** Validate your idea before you build it.
 
-Startup validation t...[truncated]
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+LaunchCheck is a startup validation SaaS built for pre-revenue founders who need to understand their competitive landscape before writing code. It delivers competitive landscape reports, pricing comparisons, feature benchmarking, OSINT dossiers on key competitors, and investor-ready summary PDFs — powered by the Super Search v2 engine that drives IntelSight, IT Pro Partner's enterprise-grade intelligence platform.
+
+## What's Inside
+
+- `docs/` — Product documentation and research
+  - `competitive-analysis.md` — Full competitive landscape for IntelSight (enterprise CI) and LaunchCheck (startup validation)
+  - `launchcheck-business-proposal.md` — Business proposal with market analysis, revenue model, GTM strategy, and financial projections
+
+## Tech Stack
+
+- **Platform:** IntelSight shared infrastructure — Super Search v2 + Premium APIs + LLM Synthesis
+- **Backend:** TBD — FastAPI or equivalent
+- **Frontend:** TBD
+- **Target Pricing:** $49/month
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+git clone https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/launchcheck.git
+cd launchcheck
+# Review docs/ for product spec and competitive analysis
+```
+
+## Related
+
+- [itpp-infrastructure](https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/itpp-infrastructure) — server inventory, DNS
+- [itpp-standards](https://git.itpropartner.com/ippadmin/itpp-standards) — docs standards and templates