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 # react-socket-store
 
-`react-socket-store` is the React adapter for the public `socket-store`
-package. It provides a provider and hooks for reading topic state, sending
-topic payloads, and cleaning up subscriptions with React components.
+`react-socket-store` connects `socket-store` to React with a provider and hooks
+for reading topic state, sending payloads, and cleaning up subscriptions in
+components.
 
-Use these docs for user-facing React integration guidance.
+Use it when you already have a `SocketStore` instance and want a React-friendly
+way to share it through context or pass it directly into a focused client
+subtree.
 
-## Sections
+## Install
 
-- [Guide](./guide/): provider setup and hook usage.
-- [API](./api/): exported React adapter surface.
-- [Examples](./examples/): runnable or directly adaptable usage notes.
-- [Compatibility](./compatibility/): package ownership, version pairing, and
-  release order.
-- [Migration](./migration/): current package-boundary guidance.
-- [Next.js](./nextjs/): current client-boundary status.
+```sh
+npm install react-socket-store socket-store
+```
+
+## Getting Started
+
+Create the `SocketStore` first, then choose either `SocketProvider` or the
+store-direct hooks:
+
+```tsx
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import {
+  SocketProvider,
+  SocketStore,
+  createMessageHandler,
+  useSocket,
+  type ISocketStore,
+} from "react-socket-store";
+
+type ChatSchema = {
+  talk: {
+    state: string[];
+    payload: string;
+  };
+};
+
+function ChatMessages() {
+  const [messages, sendTalk] = useSocket<ChatSchema, "talk">("talk");
+
+  return (
+    <button type="button" onClick={() => sendTalk("hello")}>
+      Messages: {messages.length}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+export function ChatBoundary() {
+  const [store, setStore] = useState<ISocketStore<ChatSchema> | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const socket = new WebSocket("wss://example.com/chat");
+    const nextStore = new SocketStore(socket, [
+      createMessageHandler<string[], string>(
+        "talk",
+        (messages, message) => [...messages, message],
+        []
+      ),
+    ]) as unknown as ISocketStore<ChatSchema>;
+
+    setStore(nextStore);
+
+    return () => {
+      socket.close();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  if (store === null) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <SocketProvider store={store}>
+      <ChatMessages />
+    </SocketProvider>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+## Choose An Integration Shape
+
+- [Guide](./guide/): provider setup, store-direct hooks, and cleanup guidance.
+- [Examples](./examples/): provider, store-direct, and Next.js usage patterns.
+- [API](./api/): exported hooks, provider types, and adapter surface.
+- [Next.js](./nextjs/): client-boundary guidance for App Router projects.
+- [Compatibility](./compatibility/): version pairing and package ownership.
+- [Migration](./migration/): current migration notes and boundary changes.
+
+## What This Package Owns
+
+`react-socket-store` owns the React adapter layer: `SocketProvider`,
+store-direct hooks, `useSocketStoreRef`, schema-safe hook types, and React
+subscription cleanup.
+
+The framework-agnostic WebSocket behavior still belongs to
+[`socket-store`](https://nerdchanii.github.io/socket-store/).