diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ no installation is necessary — everything in the `out/` directory is self-cont
 however, if you'd like to use create
 your own pseudo-release of cosmopolitan to build against,
 you can run `install-cosmo` to install an amalgamation to `/opt/cosmopolitan/`.
+this includes the amalgamation (in `dist/`),
+the gcc toolchain (in `gcc/`),
+some essential APEs (in `bin/`),
+and all the necessary headers.
 
 ## notes