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 # Luggage List
 
-Minimal local-first luggage management app built with Expo.
+[![Expo](https://img.shields.io/badge/Expo-54.0.33-000020?logo=expo&logoColor=white)](https://expo.dev/)
+[![React Native](https://img.shields.io/badge/React%20Native-0.81-61dafb?logo=react&logoColor=white)](https://reactnative.dev/)
+[![Local-first](https://img.shields.io/badge/Storage-Local--first-22c55e)](#data-and-backup)
+[![Backup](https://img.shields.io/badge/Backup-JSON-8b5cf6)](#data-and-backup)
 
-## What it does
+Luggage List is a local-first Expo app for keeping trips, luggage, and check-ups organized without a server, login, or cloud sync.
 
-- No auth, no server, local storage only (AsyncStorage)
-- Trips with name, location, start/end dates, optional image, and archive support
-- Active trip auto-select on first load, with a global trip picker for manual switching
-- Default trip template, copied into new trips
-- Luggage items with:
-  - name, quantity, description, category
-  - status: packed, unpacked, lost, left-behind, lent-to
-  - placement: suitcase, backpack, with-user, other
-  - optional images, gallery pick, camera capture, crop, and quality settings
-- Item create/edit via modal, with bulk and quick status updates
-- Check-up flow as a yes/no checklist with live stats
-  - “No” opens an update modal
-  - fixes can stay check-up-only or sync back to the trip item list
-- Check-up history per trip with saved snapshots and stats
-- Backup and restore via JSON file or pasted JSON
+## Highlights
 
-## Notes
+- Trip planning with names, locations, dates, images, and archive support
+- Global trip switching with sensible auto-selection on first launch
+- Default trip template that gets copied into new trips
+- Luggage items with quantity, description, category, status, placement, and optional photos
+- Quick status edits plus full item editing in a modal
+- Guided check-up flow with live stats and editable mismatches
+- Check-up history per trip with saved snapshots
+- JSON backup and restore, including file import/export and pasted JSON
 
-- Dark-mode-first minimalist UI.
-- JSON export/import is the current backup path.
+## Tech Stack
 
-## Run
+- Expo
+- React Native
+- AsyncStorage for local persistence
+- expo-image-picker, expo-document-picker, expo-file-system, expo-sharing
+- Vitest for tests
+
+## Getting Started
 
 ```bash
 npm install
 npm run start
 ```
 
-## Test
+### Run on a platform
+
+```bash
+npm run android
+npm run ios
+npm run web
+```
+
+## Scripts
+
+- `npm run start` , start the Expo dev server
+- `npm run android` , open on Android
+- `npm run ios` , open on iOS
+- `npm run web` , run in the browser
+- `npm run test` , run tests once
+- `npm run test:watch` , run tests in watch mode
+
+## Data and Backup
+
+All data stays on-device in AsyncStorage.
+
+Backup and restore is done through JSON, either by:
+
+- exporting to a file
+- importing a saved file
+- pasting JSON directly into the app
+
+## What You Can Track
+
+### Trips
+
+- Trip name
+- Location
+- Start and end dates
+- Optional trip image
+- Archive state
+
+### Items
+
+- Name and quantity
+- Description and category
+- Status: packed, unpacked, lost, left-behind, lent-to
+- Placement: suitcase, backpack, with-user, other
+- Optional item image
+
+### Check-ups
+
+- Yes / no checklist flow
+- Live correct, bad, and pending counters
+- Optional sync back into the trip item list
+- Saved history per trip
+
+## Notes
+
+- Dark-mode-first UI
+- No auth
+- No backend
+- No cloud sync
+
+## Development
 
 ```bash
 npm run test
-```
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+```