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 ![tootpaste logo](./logo.png)
 
 Toot(h)paste is a simple bash script to clean your Mastodon instance.
+It is basically a wrapper around `tootctl` but add some more logic, especially 
+around `accounts cull` to detect instances in errors and purge them (expired 
+certificate, cannot connect, etc.)
 
 # How to install