diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d676d3..0000000
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-vendor
-__PROJECT__
-conf
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4cf331..e82f336 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [v0.0.1]
 - Initial creation
+- external configuration
+- bootstrapping for the core prometheus objects:  Registerer and Gatherer
+- bootstrapping for the HTTP environment
+- bundled HTTP metrics
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__/compare/v0.0.1..HEAD
-[v0.0.1]: https://github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__/compare/0.0.0...v0.0.1
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone/compare/v0.0.1..HEAD
+[v0.0.1]: https://github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone/compare/0.0.0...v0.0.1
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 514f790..0000000
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-FROM docker.io/library/golang:1.15-alpine as builder
-
-MAINTAINER Jack Murdock <jack_murdock@comcast.com>
-
-WORKDIR /src
-
-ARG VERSION
-ARG GITCOMMIT
-ARG BUILDTIME
-
-
-RUN apk add --no-cache --no-progress \
-    ca-certificates \
-    make \
-    git \
-    openssh \
-    gcc \
-    libc-dev \
-    upx
-
-RUN go get github.com/geofffranks/spruce/cmd/spruce && chmod +x /go/bin/spruce
-COPY . .
-RUN make test release
-
-FROM alpine:3.12.1
-
-COPY --from=builder /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
-COPY --from=builder /src/__PROJECT__ /src/__PROJECT__.yaml /src/deploy/packaging/entrypoint.sh /go/bin/spruce /src/Dockerfile /src/NOTICE /src/LICENSE /src/CHANGELOG.md /
-COPY --from=builder /src/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT__.yaml /tmp/__PROJECT__.yaml
-
-RUN mkdir /etc/__PROJECT__/ && touch /etc/__PROJECT__/__PROJECT__.yaml && chmod 666 /etc/__PROJECT__/__PROJECT__.yaml
-
-USER nobody
-
-ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
-
-EXPOSE 6600
-EXPOSE 6601
-EXPOSE 6602
-EXPOSE 6603
-
-CMD ["/__PROJECT__"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c09c734..0000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: default build test style docker binaries clean
-
-
-DOCKER       ?= docker
-GO           ?= go
-GOFMT        ?= $(GO)fmt
-APP          := __PROJECT__
-DOCKER_ORG   := xmidt
-
-VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tag --always --dirty)
-PROGVER ?= $(shell git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1` | tail -1 | sed 's/v\(.*\)/\1/')
-BUILDTIME = $(shell date -u '+%c')
-GITCOMMIT = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-GOBUILDFLAGS = -a -ldflags "-w -s -X 'main.BuildTime=$(BUILDTIME)' -X main.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X main.Version=$(VERSION)" -o $(APP)
-
-default: build
-
-generate:
-	$(GO) generate ./...
-	$(GO) install ./...
-
-test:
-	$(GO) test -v -race  -coverprofile=coverage.txt ./...
-	$(GO) test -v -race  -json ./... > report.json
-
-style:
-	! $(GOFMT) -d $$(find . -path ./vendor -prune -o -name '*.go' -print) | grep '^'
-
-check:
-	golangci-lint run -n | tee errors.txt
-
-build:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GO) build $(GOBUILDFLAGS)
-
-release: build
-	upx $(APP)
-
-docker:
-	-$(DOCKER) rmi "$(APP):$(VERSION)"
-	-$(DOCKER) rmi "$(APP):latest"
-	$(DOCKER) build -t "$(APP):$(VERSION)" -t "$(APP):latest" .
-
-binaries: generate
-	mkdir -p ./.ignore
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(GO) build -o ./.ignore/$(APP)-$(PROGVER).darwin-amd64 -ldflags "-X 'main.BuildTime=$(BUILDTIME)' -X main.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X main.Version=$(VERSION)"
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux  GOARCH=amd64 $(GO) build -o ./.ignore/$(APP)-$(PROGVER).linux-amd64 -ldflags "-X 'main.BuildTime=$(BUILDTIME)' -X main.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X main.Version=$(VERSION)"
-
-	upx ./.ignore/$(APP)-$(PROGVER).darwin-amd64
-	upx ./.ignore/$(APP)-$(PROGVER).linux-amd64
-
-clean:
-	-rm -r .ignore/ $(APP) errors.txt report.json coverage.txt
-
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
index 8036277..115e498 100644
--- a/NOTICE
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__PROJECT__
+touchstone
 Copyright 2020 Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0994ace..cc1a81e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,38 +1,22 @@
-# __PROJECT__
+# touchstone
 
-__PROJECT__ does something good.
+Touchstone is an integration between go.uber.org/fx and prometheus.
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__.svg?branch=main)](https://travis-ci.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__)
-[![codecov.io](http://codecov.io/github/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__/coverage.svg?branch=main)](http://codecov.io/github/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__?branch=main)
-[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__)
-[![Apache V2 License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20V2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__/blob/main/LICENSE)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/xmidt-org/touchstone.svg?branch=main)](https://travis-ci.com/xmidt-org/touchstone)
+[![codecov.io](http://codecov.io/github/xmidt-org/touchstone/coverage.svg?branch=main)](http://codecov.io/github/xmidt-org/touchstone?branch=main)
+[![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone)
+[![Apache V2 License](http://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20V2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone/blob/main/LICENSE)
 [![Quality Gate Status](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=xmidt-org_PROJECT&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=xmidt-org_PROJECT)
-[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__.svg)](CHANGELOG.md)
-[![PkgGoDev](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__)
-
-## Setup
-
-1. Search and replace __PROJECT__ with your project name.
-1. Initialize `go.mod` file: `go mod init github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__`
-1. Add org teams to project (Settings > Manage Access): 
-    - xmidt-org/admins with Admin role
-    - xmidt-org/server-writers with Write role
-1. Manually create the first release.  After v0.0.1 exists, other releases will be made by automation after the CHANGELOG is updated to reflect a new version header and nothing under the Unreleased header.
-1. For libraries:
-    1. Add org workflows in dir `.github/workflows`: push, tag, and release. This can be done by going to the Actions tab for the repo on the github site.
-    1. Remove the following files/dirs: `.dockerignore`, `Dockerfile`, `Makefile`, `rpkg.macros`, `__PROJECT__.yaml`, `deploy/`, and `conf/`.
-1. For applications:
-    1. Remove PkgGoDev badge from this file.
-    1. Add org workflows in dir `.github/workflows`: push, tag, release, and docker-release. This can be done by going to the Actions tab for the repo on the github site.
-    1. Add project name, `.ignore`, and `errors.txt` to `.gitignore` file.
-    1. Update `Dockerfile` - choose new ports to expose that no current XMiDT application is using.
-    1. Update `deploy/packaging/__PROJECT__.spec` file to have a proper Summary and Description.
-    1. Update `conf/__PROJECT__.service` file to have a proper Description.
-
+[![GitHub release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/xmidt-org/touchstone.svg)](CHANGELOG.md)
+[![PkgGoDev](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone)
 
 ## Summary
 
-Summary should be a small paragraph explanation of what this project does.
+Touchstone provides easy bootstrapping of a prometheus client environment within a go.uber.org/fx application container.  Key features include:
+
+- External configuration that can drive how the Registry and other components are initialized
+- Simple constructors that allow individual metrics to fully participate in dependency injection
+- Prebundled HTTP metrics with a simpler and more efficient instrumentation than what promhttp provides
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -46,13 +30,9 @@ Summary should be a small paragraph explanation of what this project does.
 This project and everyone participating in it are governed by the [XMiDT Code Of Conduct](https://xmidt.io/code_of_conduct/). 
 By participating, you agree to this Code.
 
-## Details
-
-Add details here.
-
 ## Install
 
-Add details here.
+go get -u github.com/xmidt-org/touchstone
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/__PROJECT__.yaml b/__PROJECT__.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b314f..0000000
--- a/__PROJECT__.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/__PROJECT__.env.example b/conf/__PROJECT__.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index ea716be..0000000
--- a/conf/__PROJECT__.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#KERNEL_OPEN_FILES=95000
-#ULIMIT_OPEN_FILES=75000
-#NET_CORE_SOMAXCONN=1000
-#NET_IPV4_TCP_MAX_SYN_BACKLOG=1000
-#NET_IPV4_TCP_MEM="100000000 100000000 100000000"
-DAEMON_COREFILE_LIMIT=unlimited
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/conf/__PROJECT__.service b/conf/__PROJECT__.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a09fb1..0000000
--- a/conf/__PROJECT__.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=__PROJECT__ description here
-After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-PIDFile=/run/__PROJECT__.pid
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/rm -f /run/__PROJECT__.pid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/__PROJECT__
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
-TimeoutStopSec=10
-KillMode=process
-PrivateTmp=true
-Restart=always
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT__.spec b/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT__.spec
deleted file mode 100644
index 0084641..0000000
--- a/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT__.spec
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-%define __os_install_post %{nil}
-%define debug_package %{nil}
-
-Name:       __PROJECT__
-Version:    {{{ git_tag_version }}}
-Release:    1%{?dist}
-Summary:    __PROJECT__ summary here.
-
-Vendor:     Comcast
-Packager:   Comcast
-Group:      System Environment/Daemons
-License:    ASL 2.0
-URL:        https://github.com/xmidt-org/__PROJECT__
-Source0:    %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-
-Prefix:     /opt
-BuildRoot:  %{_tmppath}/%{name}
-BuildRequires: systemd
-BuildRequires: golang >= 1.15
-BuildRequires: git
-
-%description
-__PROJECT__ description here.
-
-%prep
-%setup -q
-
-%build
-GOPROXY=https://proxy.golang.org go build -ldflags "-linkmode=external -X 'main.BuildTime=`date -u '+%c'`' -X main.GitCommit={{{ git_short_hash }}} -X main.Version=%{version}" -o %{name} .
-
-%install
-echo rm -rf %{buildroot}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_initddir}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/run/%{name}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
-
-%{__install} -p %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
-%{__install} -p conf/%{name}.service %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/%{name}.service
-%{__install} -p %{name}.yaml %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/%{name}.yaml
-
-%files
-%defattr(644, root, root, 755)
-%doc LICENSE CHANGELOG.md NOTICE
-
-%attr(755, root, root) %{_bindir}/%{name}
-
-%{_unitdir}/%{name}.service
-
-%dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}
-%config %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/%{name}.yaml
-
-%dir %attr(755, %{name}, %{name}) %{_localstatedir}/log/%{name}
-%dir %attr(755, %{name}, %{name}) %{_localstatedir}/run/%{name}
-
-%pre
-id %{name} >/dev/null 2>&1
-if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-    /usr/sbin/groupadd -r %{name} >/dev/null 2>&1
-    /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/run/%{name} -r -g %{name} %{name} >/dev/null 2>&1
-fi
-
-%post
-if [ $1 = 1 ]; then
-    systemctl preset %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-fi
-
-%preun
-if [ -e /etc/init.d/%{name} ]; then
-    systemctl --no-reload disable %{name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-    systemctl stop %{name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
-fi
-
-# If not an upgrade, then delete
-if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
-    systemctl disable %{name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-fi
-
-%postun
-# Do not remove anything if this is not an uninstall
-if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
-    /usr/sbin/userdel -r %{name} >/dev/null 2>&1
-    /usr/sbin/groupdel %{name} >/dev/null 2>&1
-    # Ignore errors from above
-    true
-fi
-
-%changelog
diff --git a/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT___spruce.yaml b/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT___spruce.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 73b314f..0000000
--- a/deploy/packaging/__PROJECT___spruce.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
----
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deploy/packaging/entrypoint.sh b/deploy/packaging/entrypoint.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 478b090..0000000
--- a/deploy/packaging/entrypoint.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-
-set -e
-
-# check to see if this file is being run or sourced from another script
-_is_sourced() {
-	# https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/215279
-	[ "${#FUNCNAME[@]}" -ge 2 ] \
-		&& [ "${FUNCNAME[0]}" = '_is_sourced' ] \
-		&& [ "${FUNCNAME[1]}" = 'source' ]
-}
-
-# check arguments for an option that would cause /__PROJECT__ to stop
-# return true if there is one
-_want_help() {
-	local arg
-	for arg; do
-		case "$arg" in
-			-'?'|--help|-v)
-				return 0
-				;;
-		esac
-	done
-	return 1
-}
-
-_main() {
-	# if command starts with an option, prepend __PROJECT__
-	if [ "${1:0:1}" = '-' ]; then
-		set -- /__PROJECT__ "$@"
-	fi
-		# skip setup if they aren't running /__PROJECT__ or want an option that stops /__PROJECT__
-	if [ "$1" = '/__PROJECT__' ] && ! _want_help "$@"; then
-		echo "Entrypoint script for __PROJECT__ Server ${VERSION} started."
-
-		if [ ! -s /etc/__PROJECT__/__PROJECT__.yaml ]; then
-		  echo "Building out template for file"
-		  /spruce merge /__PROJECT__.yaml /tmp/__PROJECT___spruce.yaml > /etc/__PROJECT__/__PROJECT__.yaml
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	exec "$@"
-}
-
-# If we are sourced from elsewhere, don't perform any further actions
-if ! _is_sourced; then
-	_main "$@"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rpkg.macros b/rpkg.macros
deleted file mode 100644
index 45baa75..0000000
--- a/rpkg.macros
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-function git_short_hash {
-    short_hash="$(cached git_short_hash)"
-
-    if [ -z "$short_hash" ]; then
-        short_hash="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
-    fi
-
-    output "$short_hash"
-}
-
-function git_tag_version {
-    tag="$(cached git_tag_version)"
-
-    if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
-        tag="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
-    fi
-
-    output "$tag"
-}
\ No newline at end of file