diff --git a/.github/workflows/Book.yml b/.github/workflows/Book.yml
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+# Sample workflow for building and deploying a mdBook site to GitHub Pages
+#
+# To get started with mdBook see: https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/index.html
+#
+name: Deploy mdBook site to Pages
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: main
+  push:
+    branches: main
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
+  workflow_dispatch:
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+# Sets permissions of the GITHUB_TOKEN to allow deployment to GitHub Pages
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+jobs:
+  # Build job
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          default: true
+          toolchain: stable
+      - name: mdbook
+        run: cargo install mdbook mdbook-katex
+      - name: Setup Pages
+        id: pages
+        uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
+      - name: Build with mdBook
+        run: mdbook build
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: ./book
+
+      # Deployment job
+      - name: Deploy
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        with:
+          publish_branch: gh-pages
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_dir: ./book/build
+          force_orphan: true
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2ea19a4..a8fe3aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /arcwelderlib-sys/vendor/ArcWelderLib
+/book/build
 /target
 Cargo.lock
 *.gcode
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+[![book](https://img.shields.io/badge/slicey-Book-blue?logo=mdbook&logoColor=000000)](https://cmhamel.github.io/slicey)
+[![Build Status](https://github.com/cmhamel/slicey/workflows/CI/badge.svg)](https://github.com/cmhamel/slicey/actions?query=workflow%3ACI)
+
+# Slicey
+A grassroots effort to build a 3D printing slicer in rust.
diff --git a/book.toml b/book.toml
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+++ b/book.toml
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+[book]
+authors = ["Craig M. Hamel", "Lucas K. Gallup"]
+language = "en"
+multilingual = false
+src = "book/"
+title = "slicey"
+
+[build]
+build-dir = "book/build/"
+create-missing = false
+
+[rust]
+edition = "2021"
+
+[output.html]
+edit-url-template = "https://github.com/cmhamel/slicey/edit/main/{path}"
+git-repository-url = "https://github.com/cmhamel/slicey"
+
+# [preprocessor.cmdrun]
+
+[preprocessor.katex]
+after = ["links"]
+
+# [preprocessor.repl]
+# # iframe url, default is https://mr-addict.github.io/mdbook-repl/embed/
+# src = "https://mr-addict.github.io/mdbook-repl/embed/"
+
+# # python is disabled by default and loading is lazy
+# python.enable = true
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diff --git a/book/SUMMARY.md b/book/SUMMARY.md
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+++ b/book/SUMMARY.md
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+# slicey
+Welcome to the slicey book
+
+TODO break down documentation into DLP vs. FFF/SLA
+
+- [Introduction](./introduction.md)
diff --git a/book/introduction.md b/book/introduction.md
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+++ b/book/introduction.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Introduction
+Some stuff here
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