diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
+*.sw[a-z]
 
+#Temporarily
+tests/
 # C extensions
 *.so
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9a61df..dd6c3c6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1 +1,23 @@
-# carboncopy
\ No newline at end of file
+# carboncopy
+
+Keep your repositories up-to-date with their templates in a few keystrokes.
+
+## :question: Why `carboncopy`?
+
+[Github Template Repositories](https://github.blog/2019-06-06-generate-new-repositories-with-repository-templates/) made it really easy to skip project boilerplate setup steps and to produce "new project kits" that ensure that all your (or your organization's) new projects have all the must-haves. Problem is, templates aren't set in stone and it's likely that templates get updated after some projects have been spawned from it.
+
+Because template repositories are different than forks, you can't simply rebase your project to gulp in the latest templated goodies -- leaving you with the gnarly task of manually moving files over. No more.
+
+With `carboncopy`, you are one command away from pulling in the latest changes from your template repositories as if it were a regular base branch. You can configure it via its RC file to ignore certain files from the template, and more!
+
+## :package: Installation
+
+As it is not yet published on `PyPi`, you can simply clone this repository and use `pip install <path>` to install it in your local environment.
+
+## :hammer: Usage
+
+From your repository, simply type `carboncopy` in your terminal to bring up a prompt asking you what to pull from your template repository. __Any change made is left as an unstaged change so you can commit and merge it however you want.__
+
+## :wrench: Configuration
+
+You can configure the way `carboncopy` handles your template's contents by creating a `.carboncopyrc` file at the root of your repository. Documentation TBD. See `src/carboncopy/config_defaults.py` for general layout.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dec578
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+appdirs==1.4.3
+attrs==19.3.0
+black==19.10b0
+blessings==1.7
+certifi==2019.11.28
+chardet==3.0.4
+Click==7.0
+idna==2.8
+importlib-metadata==1.3.0
+inquirer==2.6.3
+invoke==1.4.0
+more-itertools==8.0.2
+mypy==0.761
+mypy-extensions==0.4.3
+packaging==19.2
+pathspec==0.7.0
+pluggy==0.13.1
+py==1.8.1
+pyparsing==2.4.6
+pytest==5.3.2
+python-editor==1.0.4
+readchar==2.0.1
+regex==2019.12.20
+requests==2.22.0
+six==1.13.0
+syrupy==0.0.12
+toml==0.10.0
+typed-ast==1.4.0
+typing-extensions==3.7.4.1
+urllib3==1.25.7
+wcwidth==0.1.8
+zipp==0.6.0
diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73f2c65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+VENV_NAME="carboncopy.venv"
+REQ_FILE="./requirements.txt"
+
+pyenv uninstall -f $VENV_NAME
+pyenv install -s
+pyenv virtualenv $VENV_NAME
+pyenv activate $VENV_NAME
+
+pip install -r $REQ_FILE
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c322d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import setuptools
+
+with open("README.md", "r") as fh:
+    long_description = fh.read()
+
+setuptools.setup(
+    entry_points={"console_scripts": ["carboncopy = src.carboncopy.main:run"]},
+    name="carboncopy",
+    version="0.0.1",
+    author="Marc Cataford",
+    author_email="c.marcandre@gmail.com",
+    description="A small CLI utility to keep your repositories up-to-date with their templates",
+    long_description=long_description,
+    url="",
+    packages=setuptools.find_packages(),
+    classifiers=[],
+    install_requires=["requests>=2.22.0", "inquirer==2.6.3"],
+    python_requires=">=3.6",
+)
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/__init__.py b/src/carboncopy/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/cli_utils.py b/src/carboncopy/cli_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c3ffc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/cli_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import inquirer
+
+from typing import List
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def prompt_staging_files_confirmation(
+    staged: List[Path], template_repository_name: str
+):
+    questions = [
+        inquirer.Checkbox(
+            "suggested_changes",
+            message="The following files can be pulled from {}. Select the ones to be merged in:".format(
+                template_repository_name
+            ),
+            choices=[str(staged_file) for staged_file in staged],
+        )
+    ]
+
+    return inquirer.prompt(questions)
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/config_defaults.py b/src/carboncopy/config_defaults.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b8063f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/config_defaults.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+CONFIG_DEFAULTS = {
+    # This is used as the scratch space where the template is cloned.
+    # It is cleaned once done.
+    "temp_directory": ".carboncopy",
+    "ignore": [],
+}
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/constants.py b/src/carboncopy/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80c1dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+RCFILE_PATH = ".carboncopyrc"
+
+FORCED_IGNORE_PATTERNS = r"^.git/*"
+FETCH_URL_PATTERN = r"Fetch URL"
+GIT_LINK_PATTERN = r"(?<=git@github.com:)[A-Za-z0-9_\-\.]+/[A-Za-z0-9_\-\.]+"
+GIT_EXT_PATTERN = r"\.git$"
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/fs_utils.py b/src/carboncopy/fs_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5aee153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/fs_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union, List, Dict, Any
+import os
+
+from .print_utils import pretty_print
+
+
+class Transform:
+    def __init__(self, source: Path, destination: Path):
+        self.source = source
+        self.destination = destination
+
+    def get_source(self, as_str: bool = False):
+        return str(self.source) if as_str else self.source
+
+    def get_destination(self, as_str: bool = False):
+        return str(self.destination) if as_str else self.destination
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "<{classname} {source} -> {destination}>".format(
+            classname=self.__class__,
+            source=str(self.source),
+            destination=str(self.destination),
+        )
+
+
+def clean_temp_files(path: Path) -> None:
+    if path:
+        shutil.rmtree(path, True)
+
+
+def get_template_transforms(path: Path) -> List[Transform]:
+    file_paths = []
+
+    stack = [path]
+
+    while stack:
+        current_path = stack.pop()
+
+        if not current_path.is_dir():
+            file_paths.append(current_path)
+            continue
+
+        for child in current_path.iterdir():
+            child_path = Path(child)
+            stack.append(child_path)
+
+    return [
+        Transform(source=filename, destination=filename.relative_to(path))
+        for filename in file_paths
+    ]
+
+
+def squash(transform: Transform) -> None:
+    destination = transform.get_destination()
+    source = transform.get_source()
+
+    if not destination.parent.exists():
+        os.makedirs(destination.parent)
+
+    try:
+        shutil.copy(source, destination)
+        pretty_print(
+            "Copied {source} -> {destination}".format(
+                source=source, destination=destination
+            )
+        )
+    except IsADirectoryError:
+        pretty_print(
+            "Failed to copy {source} -> {destination}".format(
+                source=source, destination=destination
+            )
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        pretty_print(e.__class__)
+        pretty_print(e)
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/git_utils.py b/src/carboncopy/git_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6281c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/git_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
+import re
+
+import requests
+
+from .constants import FETCH_URL_PATTERN, GIT_EXT_PATTERN, GIT_LINK_PATTERN
+
+
+class NotInAGitRepositoryError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class NoTemplateError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+def clone_template_head(url: str, destination: Path) -> None:
+    _run(
+        "git clone {url} {location}".format(url=url, location=destination.resolve()),
+        stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+    )
+
+
+def get_local_repository_meta():
+    stdout = _run("git remote show origin")
+    stdout_split = stdout.decode().split("\n")
+
+    for line in stdout_split:
+        if re.search(FETCH_URL_PATTERN, line):
+            match = re.search(GIT_LINK_PATTERN, line)
+            org, repo = match.group(0).split("/")
+
+            return org, re.sub(GIT_EXT_PATTERN, "", repo)
+
+    return None, None
+
+
+def get_repo_metadata(owner, repo):
+    headers = {"Accept": "application/vnd.github.baptiste-preview+json"}
+    r = requests.get(
+        "https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}".format(owner=owner, repo=repo),
+        headers=headers,
+    )
+    repo_data = r.json()
+
+    template_repo = repo_data.get("template_repository")
+    return template_repo
+
+
+def _run(command, stdout=subprocess.PIPE):
+    return subprocess.run(command.split(" "), stdout=stdout, stderr=stdout).stdout
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/main.py b/src/carboncopy/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa6e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+from .use_cases import get_local_config, UseCases
+from .print_utils import pretty_print
+from .git_utils import NoTemplateError, NotInAGitRepositoryError
+
+
+def run():
+    config = get_local_config()
+    use_cases = UseCases(config)
+
+    try:
+        use_cases.fetch_template_repository_details()
+    except NotInAGitRepositoryError:
+        pretty_print("Not in a git repository.")
+        return 1
+    except NoTemplateError:
+        pretty_print("This repository does not have a template associated with it.")
+        return 1
+
+    try:
+        use_cases.clone_template_repository()
+        paths = use_cases.stage_changes()
+        use_cases.apply_changes(paths)
+    except Exception as e:
+        pretty_print(e.__class__)
+        pretty_print(e)
+    finally:
+        use_cases.clean_up()
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/print_utils.py b/src/carboncopy/print_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e66602a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/print_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def pretty_print(message: str):
+    print(message)
diff --git a/src/carboncopy/use_cases.py b/src/carboncopy/use_cases.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..191ca22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/carboncopy/use_cases.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+import subprocess
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+import requests
+import shutil
+import os
+import json
+import uuid
+from typing import List, Dict, Any
+
+from .config_defaults import CONFIG_DEFAULTS
+from .constants import RCFILE_PATH, FORCED_IGNORE_PATTERNS
+from .fs_utils import Transform, squash, clean_temp_files, get_template_transforms
+from .git_utils import (
+    NoTemplateError,
+    NotInAGitRepositoryError,
+    get_local_repository_meta,
+    get_repo_metadata,
+    clone_template_head,
+)
+from .cli_utils import prompt_staging_files_confirmation
+from .print_utils import pretty_print
+
+
+def get_local_config(root_path: Path = Path(".")) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    config_path = root_path.joinpath(RCFILE_PATH)
+    try:
+        with open(config_path, "r") as config_file:
+            loaded_config = json.load(config_file)
+
+        merged_config = CONFIG_DEFAULTS.copy()
+
+        for key in loaded_config:
+            merged_config[key] = loaded_config.get(key)
+
+        return merged_config
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pretty_print(
+            "No config file found in current directory! Proceeding with defaults."
+        )
+    except ValueError:
+        pretty_print("Invalid RC file!")
+
+    return CONFIG_DEFAULTS
+
+
+class UseCases:
+    def __init__(self, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+        self.config = config
+        self.template_repo: Dict[str, str] = {}
+        self.org = None
+        self.repo = None
+
+    def fetch_template_repository_details(self) -> None:
+        org, repo = get_local_repository_meta()
+        template_repo_data = get_repo_metadata(org, repo)
+
+        if not (org and repo):
+            raise NotInAGitRepositoryError()
+
+        if not template_repo_data:
+            raise NoTemplateError()
+
+        self.org = org
+        self.repo = repo
+        self.template_repo = template_repo_data
+
+    def clone_template_repository(self) -> None:
+        clone_template_head(
+            self.template_repo["clone_url"], Path(self.config["temp_directory"])
+        )
+
+    def stage_changes(self) -> List[Transform]:
+        path = Path(self.config["temp_directory"])
+        available_transforms = get_template_transforms(path)
+
+        def can_stage(path_str: str) -> bool:
+            return not re.match(FORCED_IGNORE_PATTERNS, path_str) and all(
+                [re.match(patt, path_str) for patt in self.config["ignore"]]
+            )
+
+        allowed_transforms = [
+            transform
+            for transform in available_transforms
+            if can_stage(transform.get_destination(as_str=True))
+        ]
+
+        destinations = [
+            transform.get_destination(as_str=True) for transform in allowed_transforms
+        ]
+        chosen_files = prompt_staging_files_confirmation(
+            destinations, "{}/{}".format(self.org, self.repo)
+        )
+        chosen_transforms = [
+            transform
+            for transform in allowed_transforms
+            if transform.get_destination(as_str=True)
+            in chosen_files["suggested_changes"]
+        ]
+
+        return chosen_transforms
+
+    def apply_changes(self, paths: List[Transform]) -> None:
+        for path in paths:
+            squash(path)
+
+    def clean_up(self) -> None:
+        clean_temp_files(Path(self.config["temp_directory"]))
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecdcdad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from invoke import Collection, task
+
+
+@task
+def format_all(ctx):
+    ctx.run("black src *.py")
+
+
+@task
+def typecheck(ctx):
+    ctx.run("mypy src")
+
+
+ns = Collection()
+ns.add_task(format_all, name="format")
+ns.add_task(typecheck)