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-==========
-stx-config
-==========
+======
+config
+======
+The starlingx/config repository handles the StarlingX configuration management
+services.
 
-StarlingX Configuration Management
+Its key component is the System Inventory Service (Sysinv), which provides the
+system command-line interface (CLI) [1]_.
+
+This repository is not intended to be developed standalone, but rather as part
+of the StarlingX Source System, which is defined by the StarlingX manifest [2]_.
+
+References
+==========
+.. [1] https://docs.starlingx.io/cli_ref/system.html
+.. [2] https://opendev.org/starlingx/manifest.git