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+# MediaProc
+
+> 🚧 **Under Active Development** - Planning & Architecture Phase
+
+Universal media processing CLI with an extensible plugin architecture. One tool to process all your media - images, videos, audio, documents, and more.
+
+[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![Node.js Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18.0.0-brightgreen)](https://nodejs.org/)
+[![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5.3.3-blue)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
+[![Status](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-alpha-orange)](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc)
+[![PRs Welcome](https://img.shields.io/badge/PRs-welcome-brightgreen.svg)](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+
+---
+
+## 📋 Table of Contents
+
+- [The Problem](#-the-problem)
+- [Our Solution](#-our-solution)
+- [Current Status](#-current-status)
+- [Features](#-features)
+- [Quick Start](#-quick-start)
+- [Available Plugins](#-available-plugins)
+- [Documentation](#-documentation)
+- [Examples](#-examples)
+- [Development](#-development)
+- [Roadmap](#-roadmap)
+- [Contributing](#-contributing)
+- [Community](#-community)
+- [License](#-license)
+
+---
+
+## 🎯 The Problem
+
+Media processing in modern development workflows is **fragmented and complex**:
+
+### Current Pain Points
+
+1. **Too Many Tools**
+
+   - FFmpeg for videos
+   - ImageMagick for images
+   - SoX for audio
+   - Ghostscript for PDFs
+   - Different tools for each media type
+
+2. **Inconsistent Interfaces**
+
+   - Each tool has different command syntax
+   - Different parameter names and formats
+   - Steep learning curve for each tool
+   - Hard to remember all the commands
+
+3. **Complex Workflows**
+
+   - Chaining multiple tools together
+   - Writing custom shell scripts
+   - Managing dependencies across tools
+   - Debugging is painful
+
+4. **Lack of Flexibility**
+
+   - Hard to extend with custom processing
+   - No plugin ecosystem
+   - Difficult to integrate into CI/CD
+   - Limited automation capabilities
+
+5. **Performance Issues**
+   - Manual parallelization
+   - No built-in batch processing
+   - Memory management challenges
+   - Inefficient for large files
+
+### Real-World Scenarios
+
+**Web Developer:** "I need to resize 100 images, convert to WebP, and optimize for web. Should I use Sharp? ImageMagick? Write a Node script? Use Gulp/Webpack?"
+
+**Video Editor:** "I need to transcode videos, extract thumbnails, and create HLS streams. Do I write FFmpeg commands? Use a GUI tool? Build a custom pipeline?"
+
+**DevOps Engineer:** "I need to automate media processing in CI/CD. How do I make it reliable, fast, and easy to maintain across different media types?"
+
+**Content Manager:** "I need to batch process documents, add watermarks to images, and compress videos. I don't want to learn 5 different tools."
+
+---
+
+## 💡 Our Solution
+
+**MediaProc is a unified CLI that solves these problems:**
+
+### Core Philosophy
+
+🎯 **One Tool for Everything** - Process any media type with consistent commands  
+🔌 **Plugin Architecture** - Extend with official or community plugins  
+⚡ **Performance First** - Multi-threaded, streaming, optimized for large files  
+🎨 **Simple & Intuitive** - Clear commands, helpful errors, great DX  
+🔧 **Automation Ready** - Perfect for scripts, CI/CD, and workflows  
+🌍 **Community Driven** - Open source, extensible, third-party plugins welcome
+
+### What Makes MediaProc Different
+
+| Feature            | Traditional Tools          | MediaProc                       |
+| ------------------ | -------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
+| **Interface**      | Different for each tool    | Unified, consistent CLI         |
+| **Installation**   | Install 5+ separate tools  | One tool, add plugins as needed |
+| **Learning Curve** | Learn each tool separately | Learn once, use everywhere      |
+| **Extensibility**  | Limited or none            | Built-in plugin system          |
+| **Performance**    | Manual optimization        | Auto-parallelization, streaming |
+| **Automation**     | Write custom scripts       | Built-in pipeline workflows     |
+| **Community**      | Separate ecosystems        | Unified plugin marketplace      |
+
+### How It Works
+
+```bash
+# Traditional approach (multiple tools)
+convert input.jpg -resize 1920x1080 output.jpg
+ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v h264 -crf 23 output.mp4
+sox input.wav -r 44100 output.mp3
+gs -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -dCompatibilityLevel=1.4 -o output.pdf input.pdf
+
+# MediaProc approach (one tool, consistent syntax)
+mediaproc image resize input.jpg --width 1920 --height 1080
+mediaproc video transcode input.mp4 --codec h264 --crf 23
+mediaproc audio convert input.wav --samplerate 44100 --format mp3
+mediaproc document compress input.pdf --quality high
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📊 Current Status
+
+**Version**: 0.1.0 (Alpha - Planning & Development Phase)  
+**Status**: 🚧 Architecture Complete, Implementation In Progress  
+**Expected Beta**: Q2 2026  
+**Expected v1.0**: Q4 2026
+
+### What's Ready
+
+✅ **Architecture** - Plugin system designed and implemented  
+✅ **Core CLI** - Command framework with plugin discovery  
+✅ **Plugin Registry** - Smart plugin management  
+✅ **Documentation** - Comprehensive guides and standards  
+✅ **Community Guidelines** - Contributing, security, code of conduct  
+✅ **Third-Party Support** - Standards for community plugins
+
+### What's In Progress
+
+🚧 **Core Plugins** - Implementing image, video, audio processing  
+🚧 **Testing** - Unit and integration tests  
+🚧 **Performance** - Optimization and benchmarking  
+🚧 **Examples** - Real-world usage examples
+
+### What's Next
+
+📋 **Beta Release** - Feature-complete core plugins (Q2 2026)  
+📋 **Advanced Plugins** - 3D, streaming, AI features (Q3 2026)  
+📋 **Plugin Marketplace** - Community plugin directory (Q4 2026)  
+📋 **v1.0 Release** - Production-ready stable version (Q4 2026)
+
+See [Upcoming Features](docs/upcoming-features.md) for detailed roadmap.
+
+---
+
+## ✨ Features
+
+### Current Features (v0.1.0)
+
+#### Core CLI
+
+- ✅ Plugin discovery and loading
+- ✅ Smart installation (auto-detects global/local)
+- ✅ Plugin registry with short names
+- ✅ Configuration management
+- ✅ TypeScript with strict mode
+- ✅ Cross-platform support
+
+#### Plugin Management
+
+- `mediaproc add <plugin>` - Install plugins
+- `mediaproc remove <plugin>` - Uninstall plugins
+- `mediaproc list` - List installed plugins
+- `mediaproc plugins` - Show available plugins
+- `mediaproc init` - Initialize configuration
+- `mediaproc config` - Manage settings
+
+### Planned Features
+
+#### Image Processing (Q1 2026)
+
+- Resize, crop, rotate, flip
+- Format conversion (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIF)
+- Optimization and compression
+- Filters (blur, sharpen, grayscale, sepia)
+- Watermarking with positioning
+- Batch processing
+
+#### Video Processing (Q1 2026)
+
+- Format transcoding (MP4, WebM, AVI, MKV)
+- Codec conversion (H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1)
+- Quality presets (web, mobile, high-quality)
+- Frame extraction
+- Trimming and cutting
+- Video merging
+- Audio track management
+
+#### Audio Processing (Q1 2026)
+
+- Format conversion (MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, OGG)
+- Normalization and loudness adjustment
+- Trimming and splitting
+- Audio extraction from video
+- Multi-track merging
+- Bitrate control
+
+#### Document Processing (Q2 2026)
+
+- PDF compression
+- Page extraction and splitting
+- OCR text extraction
+- PDF merging
+- Format conversion
+- Watermarking
+
+#### Advanced Features (Q3-Q4 2026)
+
+- Animation optimization (GIF, WebP, Lottie)
+- 3D model optimization
+- Metadata management
+- HLS/DASH streaming
+- AI-assisted processing
+- Pipeline workflows
+
+See [docs/upcoming-features.md](docs/upcoming-features.md) for complete feature list.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Quick Start
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- **Node.js** >= 18.0.0
+- **pnpm** (recommended) or npm
+- **System dependencies** (installed as needed by plugins):
+  - FFmpeg (for video/audio)
+  - Sharp/libvips (for images)
+  - Ghostscript (for PDFs)
+
+### Installation
+
+#### From npm (when published)
+
+```bash
+# Install globally
+npm install -g @mediaproc/cli
+
+# Verify installation
+mediaproc --version
+```
+
+#### From Source (current)
+
+```bash
+# Clone repository
+git clone https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc.git
+cd mediaproc
+
+# Install dependencies
+pnpm install
+
+# Build all packages
+pnpm build
+
+# Link globally
+pnpm link --global
+
+# Verify
+mediaproc --version
+```
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+```bash
+# Install your first plugin
+mediaproc add image
+
+# Process an image (when implemented)
+mediaproc image resize photo.jpg --width 1920 --height 1080
+
+# Get help
+mediaproc --help
+mediaproc image --help
+mediaproc image resize --help
+```
+
+### Installing More Plugins
+
+```bash
+# Install official plugins
+mediaproc add video
+mediaproc add audio
+mediaproc add document
+
+# Install third-party plugins
+npm install -g mediaproc-plugin-instagram
+mediaproc instagram filter photo.jpg --style vintage
+
+# View all available plugins
+mediaproc plugins
+
+# View installed plugins
+mediaproc list
+```
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Available Plugins
+
+### Official Plugins
+
+| Plugin                             | Commands | Status         | Description                              |
+| ---------------------------------- | -------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
+| **[image](plugins/image)**         | 10       | 🚧 In Progress | Resize, convert, optimize, filter images |
+| **[video](plugins/video)**         | 6        | 🚧 In Progress | Transcode, compress, trim, merge videos  |
+| **[audio](plugins/audio)**         | 5        | 🚧 In Progress | Convert, normalize, trim, merge audio    |
+| **[document](plugins/document)**   | 5        | 📋 Planned     | Process PDFs and documents               |
+| **[animation](plugins/animation)** | 2        | 📋 Planned     | Optimize GIFs and animations             |
+| **[3d](plugins/3d)**               | 4        | 📋 Planned     | Optimize 3D models                       |
+| **[metadata](plugins/metadata)**   | 4        | 📋 Planned     | Manage media metadata                    |
+| **[stream](plugins/stream)**       | 3        | 📋 Planned     | HLS/DASH packaging                       |
+| **[ai](plugins/ai)**               | 4        | 💡 Concept     | AI-powered processing                    |
+| **[pipeline](plugins/pipeline)**   | 2        | 📋 Planned     | Workflow automation                      |
+
+**Legend:** ✅ Complete | 🚧 In Progress | 📋 Planned | 💡 Concept
+
+### Community Plugins
+
+Third-party plugins are welcome! See [Creating Plugins](#-creating-your-own-plugins) below.
+
+**Plugin Development Resources:**
+
+- 📖 [Plugin Integration Guide](docs/plugin-integration-guide.md) - Complete tutorial
+- 🏗️ [Plugin Template](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc-plugin-template) - Starter template (coming soon)
+- 📚 [Example Plugins](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc-examples) - Real examples (coming soon)
+
+_Coming soon: Browse community plugins at https://plugins.mediaproc.dev_
+
+---
+
+## 📚 Documentation
+
+Comprehensive documentation is available in the [docs/](docs/) folder:
+
+### Core Documentation
+
+- **[Plugin System](docs/plugin-system.md)** - Complete guide to the plugin architecture
+
+  - How plugins work
+  - Plugin discovery and loading
+  - Creating plugins
+  - **Third-party plugin standards**
+  - Plugin submission process
+  - Quality standards
+  - Testing and publishing
+
+- **[Configuration](docs/configuration.md)** - Configure MediaProc for your workflow
+
+  - Configuration file format
+  - Global and project-level settings
+  - Plugin-specific options
+  - Environment variables
+  - Pipeline configuration
+
+- **[Upcoming Features](docs/upcoming-features.md)** - Roadmap and planned features
+  - Phase 1: Core plugins (Q1-Q2 2026)
+  - Phase 2: Advanced plugins (Q3 2026)
+  - Phase 3: AI & future-proof (Q4 2026)
+  - Long-term vision (2027+)
+
+### Community Guides
+
+- **[Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md)** - How to contribute to MediaProc
+
+  - Reporting bugs
+  - Suggesting features
+  - Pull request guidelines
+  - Development setup
+  - Plugin development
+
+- **[Security](SECURITY.md)** - Security policy and vulnerability reporting
+
+  - Supported versions
+  - Reporting vulnerabilities
+  - Security best practices
+  - Disclosure policy
+
+- **[Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)** - Community guidelines
+
+  - Our pledge
+  - Standards and expectations
+  - Enforcement
+  - Reporting process
+
+- **[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)** - Release history and changes
+- **[License](LICENSE)** - MIT License
+
+### External Resources (Coming Soon)
+
+- 🌐 Website: https://mediaproc.dev
+- 📖 Full Docs: https://docs.mediaproc.dev
+- 🎓 Tutorials: https://tutorials.mediaproc.dev
+- 📦 Plugin Marketplace: https://plugins.mediaproc.dev
+- 💻 GitHub: https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc
+
+---
+
+## 💡 Examples
+
+### Image Processing
+
+```bash
+# Resize image
+mediaproc image resize photo.jpg --width 1920 --height 1080 --fit cover
+
+# Convert format
+mediaproc image convert photo.jpg --format webp --quality 85
+
+# Apply filter
+mediaproc image grayscale photo.jpg --output bw-photo.jpg
+
+# Watermark
+mediaproc image watermark photo.jpg --text "© 2025" --position bottom-right
+
+# Batch processing
+for img in photos/*.jpg; do
+  mediaproc image convert "$img" --format webp --quality 85
+done
+```
+
+### Video Processing
+
+```bash
+# Compress video
+mediaproc video compress large-video.mp4 --quality 80 --codec h264
+
+# Transcode format
+mediaproc video transcode input.avi --format mp4
+
+# Extract frames
+mediaproc video extract video.mp4 --fps 1 --format png
+
+# Trim video
+mediaproc video trim video.mp4 --start 00:01:30 --end 00:02:45
+
+# Merge videos
+mediaproc video merge video1.mp4 video2.mp4 video3.mp4 --output combined.mp4
+```
+
+### Audio Processing
+
+```bash
+# Convert format
+mediaproc audio convert song.wav --format mp3 --bitrate 320k
+
+# Normalize volume
+mediaproc audio normalize podcast.mp3 --target -16
+
+# Extract audio from video
+mediaproc audio extract video.mp4 --format flac
+
+# Trim audio
+mediaproc audio trim song.mp3 --start 00:30 --end 03:45
+```
+
+### Pipeline Workflows
+
+```yaml
+# workflow.yaml
+name: "Optimize Images for Web"
+description: "Batch image optimization pipeline"
+
+steps:
+  - plugin: image
+    command: resize
+    options:
+      width: 1920
+      height: 1080
+      fit: contain
+
+  - plugin: image
+    command: convert
+    options:
+      format: webp
+      quality: 85
+
+  - plugin: image
+    command: optimize
+    options:
+      level: 9
+```
+
+```bash
+# Run pipeline
+mediaproc run workflow.yaml --input images/ --output optimized/
+```
+
+_Note: Most commands shown above are planned for implementation. See [Current Status](#-current-status) for what's available now._
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Development
+
+### Setup Development Environment
+
+```bash
+# Clone repository
+git clone https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc.git
+cd mediaproc
+
+# Install dependencies
+pnpm install
+
+# Build all packages
+pnpm build
+
+# Link CLI globally
+pnpm link --global
+
+# Run in dev mode (watch mode)
+pnpm dev
+```
+
+### Project Structure
+
+```
+mediaproc/
+├── src/                    # Core CLI source code
+│   ├── cli.ts             # Main entry point
+│   ├── plugin-manager.ts  # Plugin discovery & loading
+│   ├── plugin-registry.ts # Plugin name mapping
+│   ├── types.ts           # TypeScript types
+│   └── commands/          # Core commands
+│
+├── plugins/               # Plugin packages
+│   ├── image/            # Image processing plugin
+│   ├── video/            # Video processing plugin
+│   ├── audio/            # Audio processing plugin
+│   └── .../              # More plugins
+│
+├── docs/                  # Documentation
+├── bin/                   # Executable files
+├── CONTRIBUTING.md        # Contribution guidelines
+├── SECURITY.md           # Security policy
+├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md    # Community guidelines
+├── CHANGELOG.md          # Release history
+└── package.json          # Root package config
+```
+
+### Building
+
+```bash
+# Build all packages
+pnpm build
+
+# Build specific plugin
+pnpm --filter @mediaproc/image build
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+pnpm clean
+
+# Clean and rebuild
+pnpm clean && pnpm build
+```
+
+### Testing
+
+```bash
+# Run all tests (when implemented)
+pnpm test
+
+# Test specific plugin
+pnpm --filter @mediaproc/image test
+
+# Watch mode
+pnpm test --watch
+
+# Coverage
+pnpm test --coverage
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🎨 Creating Your Own Plugins
+
+MediaProc welcomes third-party plugins! Anyone can create and publish plugins.
+
+### Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# Create plugin directory
+mkdir mediaproc-plugin-myprocessor
+cd mediaproc-plugin-myprocessor
+
+# Initialize
+npm init -y
+
+# Install dependencies
+npm install --save-peer @mediaproc/cli
+npm install --save-dev typescript @types/node
+npm install chalk commander ora
+```
+
+### Plugin Structure
+
+```typescript
+// src/index.ts
+import { Command } from "commander";
+
+export const name = "myprocessor";
+export const version = "1.0.0";
+export const description = "My custom processor";
+
+export function register(program: Command): void {
+  const cmd = program.command(name).description(description);
+
+  cmd
+    .command("process <input>")
+    .description("Process a file")
+    .option("-o, --output <path>", "Output path")
+    .action(async (input, options) => {
+      // Your processing logic
+      console.log("Processing:", input);
+    });
+}
+```
+
+### Publishing
+
+```bash
+# Build
+npm run build
+
+# Test locally
+npm link
+mediaproc myprocessor process test.jpg
+
+# Publish
+npm publish
+```
+
+### Getting Listed
+
+Submit your plugin to be featured in the plugin directory:
+
+1. Publish to npm
+2. Open an issue with [Plugin Submission] tag
+3. We'll review and list it!
+
+**Full Guide:** See [docs/plugin-system.md](docs/plugin-system.md) for complete plugin development guide, including:
+
+- Naming conventions
+- Required exports and structure
+- Quality standards
+- Submission process
+- Testing and best practices
+
+---
+
+## 🗺️ Roadmap
+
+### Q1 2026 - Core Plugins
+
+- ✅ Complete image plugin implementation
+- ✅ Complete video plugin implementation
+- ✅ Complete audio plugin implementation
+- ✅ Performance optimization
+- ✅ Comprehensive testing
+- ✅ Beta release
+
+### Q2 2026 - Advanced Features
+
+- ✅ Document plugin (PDF processing)
+- ✅ Animation plugin (GIF optimization)
+- ✅ Metadata plugin
+- ✅ Pipeline workflows
+- ✅ Plugin marketplace launch
+
+### Q3 2026 - Specialized Plugins
+
+- ✅ 3D model optimization
+- ✅ Streaming (HLS/DASH)
+- ✅ GUI wrapper (Electron)
+- ✅ VS Code extension
+
+### Q4 2026 - AI & Future-Proof
+
+- ✅ AI-assisted features
+- ✅ Background removal
+- ✅ Auto-captioning
+- ✅ v1.0 stable release
+
+### 2027+ - Long-Term Vision
+
+- Cloud integration (S3, CDN)
+- Serverless function support
+- Enterprise features
+- Mobile SDK
+- WebAssembly support
+
+**Full Roadmap:** See [docs/upcoming-features.md](docs/upcoming-features.md) for detailed feature plans.
+
+---
+
+## 🤝 Contributing
+
+We welcome contributions of all kinds! MediaProc is in active development and there are many ways to help:
+
+### Ways to Contribute
+
+- 🐛 **Report Bugs** - [Open an issue](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/issues/new?template=bug_report.md)
+- 💡 **Suggest Features** - [Start a discussion](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/discussions/new?category=ideas)
+- 📝 **Improve Docs** - Fix typos, add examples, clarify explanations
+- 🔧 **Write Code** - Implement features, fix bugs, optimize performance
+- 🧪 **Write Tests** - Improve test coverage
+- 🎨 **Create Plugins** - Build community plugins
+- 💬 **Help Others** - Answer questions in discussions
+- 🌟 **Spread the Word** - Star the repo, share on social media
+
+### Getting Started
+
+1. Read the [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
+2. Check the [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
+3. Look for [good first issues](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/labels/good%20first%20issue)
+4. Join discussions and ask questions
+5. Submit your first PR!
+
+### Development Workflow
+
+```bash
+# Fork and clone
+git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/mediaproc.git
+
+# Create branch
+git checkout -b feature/my-feature
+
+# Make changes
+# ... edit files ...
+
+# Build and test
+pnpm build
+pnpm test
+
+# Commit
+git commit -m "feat(image): add AVIF support"
+
+# Push and create PR
+git push origin feature/my-feature
+```
+
+**Full Guide:** See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for detailed contribution guidelines.
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Community
+
+### Get Help & Connect
+
+- **💬 GitHub Discussions** - Ask questions, share ideas
+- **🐛 GitHub Issues** - Report bugs, request features
+- **📧 Email** - support@mediaproc.dev (coming soon)
+- **🐦 Twitter** - @mediaproc (coming soon)
+- **💬 Discord** - Join our community (coming soon)
+
+### Recognition
+
+Contributors are recognized in:
+
+- [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) - Release contributions
+- [GitHub Contributors](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/graphs/contributors) - Code contributions
+- Social media shoutouts
+- Plugin spotlights
+
+---
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MediaProc is [MIT licensed](LICENSE).
+
+```
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 0xshariq and MediaProc contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction...
+```
+
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full license text.
+
+---
+
+## 🙏 Acknowledgments
+
+MediaProc is built on top of amazing open-source projects:
+
+### Core Technologies
+
+- **[Sharp](https://sharp.pixelplumbing.com/)** - High-performance image processing (libvips)
+- **[FFmpeg](https://ffmpeg.org/)** - Complete multimedia framework
+- **[Commander.js](https://github.com/tj/commander.js)** - Node.js CLI framework
+- **[Chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk)** - Terminal string styling
+- **[Ora](https://github.com/sindresorhus/ora)** - Elegant terminal spinners
+- **[Execa](https://github.com/sindresorhus/execa)** - Better child_process
+
+### Inspiration
+
+- **FFmpeg** - The gold standard for media processing
+- **Sharp** - Blazing fast image processing
+- **ImageMagick** - Comprehensive image manipulation
+- **Homebrew** - Plugin-like package management
+- **VS Code** - Extension architecture
+
+---
+
+## 🌟 Star History
+
+If you find MediaProc useful, please consider giving it a star ⭐️
+
+It helps us grow and shows appreciation for the work!
+
+---
+
+## 📞 Contact
+
+- **Author**: [@0xshariq](https://github.com/0xshariq)
+- **Email**: support@mediaproc.dev (coming soon)
+- **Website**: https://mediaproc.dev (coming soon)
+- **Issues**: [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/issues)
+- **Discussions**: [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/discussions)
+
+---
+
+## ⚠️ Development Notice
+
+**MediaProc is under active development.**
+
+- API and commands may change before v1.0
+- Not recommended for production use yet
+- Feedback and contributions highly appreciated!
+- Expected stable release: Q4 2026
+
+---
+
+<div align="center">
+
+**Built with ❤️ by [@0xshariq](https://github.com/0xshariq) and [contributors](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc/graphs/contributors)**
+
+[⬆ Back to Top](#mediaproc)
+
+</div>
+
+---
+
+## 📖 Plugin Development
+
+### Creating Third-Party Plugins
+
+Want to extend MediaProc with your own functionality? Follow our comprehensive guide:
+
+**\ud83d\udcd8 [Plugin Integration Guide](docs/plugin-integration-guide.md)** - Complete step-by-step tutorial covering:
+
+- Quick start (5-minute plugin)
+- Plugin architecture explained
+- Step-by-step tutorial with real example
+- Plugin standards and requirements
+- Testing and debugging
+- Publishing to npm
+- Getting your plugin featured
+
+**Additional Resources:**
+
+- \ud83d\udcd6 [Plugin System Architecture](docs/plugin-system.md) - Deep dive into how plugins work
+- \ud83c\udfd7\ufe0f [Plugin Template](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc-plugin-template) - Starter template (coming soon)
+- \ud83d\udcda [Example Plugins](https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc-examples) - Real-world examples (coming soon)
+
+### Plugin Ideas
+
+Need inspiration? Here are some plugin ideas:
+
+- **Filters** - Instagram-style filters, artistic effects
+- **Converters** - Specialized format conversions
+- **Social Media** - Platform-specific optimizations (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)
+- **Analysis** - Media analysis, quality checking, metadata extraction
+- **Cloud Integration** - S3, Cloudinary, Imgur upload
+- **AI/ML** - Face detection, object recognition, style transfer
+- **Automation** - Batch processing, workflow templates
+
+---
+
+## 📄 License
+
+MediaProc is licensed under the **MIT License** - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+
+### What This Means
+
+✅ **You CAN:**
+
+- Use MediaProc commercially
+- Modify the source code
+- Distribute your modifications
+- Use it privately
+- Contribute to the project
+
+⚠️ **You MUST:**
+
+- Include the original copyright notice
+- Include the license text
+- Give credit to **[@0xshariq](https://github.com/0xshariq)** (original author)
+
+❌ **We're NOT LIABLE:**
+
+- No warranty is provided
+- Authors are not liable for any damages
+
+### Attribution
+
+If you use MediaProc in your project, a mention would be appreciated:
+
+```
+Powered by MediaProc - https://github.com/0xshariq/mediaproc-cli
+Created by @0xshariq
+```
+
+---
+
+## 👥 Credits
+
+**Created and maintained by:**
+
+- **[@0xshariq](https://github.com/0xshariq)** - Original Author & Lead Developer
+
+**Contributors:**
+See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md) for the list of amazing people who have contributed to this project.
+
+Want to be listed here? Check out our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)!
+
+---