diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# contribapi
+
+tiny extensible api to merge contribution heatmap from forgejo (git.gay, codeberg, etc)
+and github.
+
+## usage
+
+this runs as a cloudflare worker
+
+### configuration
+
+for testing, put these variables in `.dev.vars`. in production you will need to use wrangler
+to update worker secrets with this command:
+
+```sh
+pnpx wrangler secret put <name>
+# it will prompt you for value
+```
+
+**1. codeberg**
+
+codeberg (or forgejo in general) do not need api keys to get user heatmap.
+
+```env
+CODEBERG_USERNAME=dragsbruh
+```
+
+**2. github**
+
+github needs an api key. i recommend you use a fine grained personal access token
+with access to commit statuses of all repos.
+
+https://github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens
+
+```env
+GITHUB_USERNAME=dragsbruh
+GITHUB_TOKEN=github_pat_xxxxxxxxxx
+```
+
+**other forgejo instances**
+
+ill use [git.gay](https://git.gay) in this example
+
+- copy `src/forgejo.example.ts` to, `src/gitdotgay.ts`
+- read comments in `src/gitdotgay.ts` and change as described, its like 4 changes
+- read `queryForges` function in `src/index.ts` and add your query function as shown
+
+to remove github/etc, its the same, you just remove `queryGithub`
+
+### deploying
+
+```sh
+pnpm deploy
+```
diff --git a/src/codeberg.ts b/src/codeberg.ts
index 4e31ce4..644e529 100644
--- a/src/codeberg.ts
+++ b/src/codeberg.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export const codebergResponse = z.array(daySchema);
 
 export async function queryCodeberg(env: Env): Promise<{ codeberg: Day[] }> {
 	const response = await fetch(
-		`https://soxy.dragsbruh.workers.dev/?u=https://codeberg.org/api/v1/users/${env.CODEBERG_USERNAME}/heatmap`,
+		`https://codeberg.org/api/v1/users/${env.CODEBERG_USERNAME}/heatmap`,
 		{
 			headers: {
 				"User-Agent": USER_AGENT,
diff --git a/src/forgejo.example.ts b/src/forgejo.example.ts
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index 0000000..72bb175
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+++ b/src/forgejo.example.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { Day, daySchema, USER_AGENT } from "./common";
+
+// CHANGE `forgejoResponse`
+export const forgejoResponse = z.array(daySchema);
+
+// CHANGE `queryForgejo` AND `{ forgejo: Day[] }`
+export async function queryForgejo(env: Env): Promise<{ forgejo: Day[] }> {
+	const response = await fetch(
+		// CHANGE `https://example.com` and `env.FORGEJO_USERNAME`
+		`https://example.com/api/v1/users/${env.FORGEJO_USERNAME}/heatmap`,
+		{
+			headers: {
+				"User-Agent": USER_AGENT,
+			},
+		},
+	);
+	// CHANGE `forgejo:` and `forgejoResponse`
+	return { forgejo: forgejoResponse.parse(await response.json()) };
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index dda11bc..d8d7ea0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ const corsHeaders = {
 	"Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "Content-Type",
 };
 
+function queryForges(env: Env) {
+	// CHANGE add/remove forges here
+	return [
+		queryGithub(env),
+		queryCodeberg(env),
+	];
+}
+
 export default {
 	async fetch(request, env): Promise<Response> {
 		if (request.method === "OPTIONS") {
@@ -17,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
 			return new Response("OwO wutz that");
 		}
 
-		const responses = await Promise.all([queryGithub(env), queryCodeberg(env)]);
+		const responses = await Promise.all(queryForges(env));
 		const merged = Object.assign({}, ...responses);
 
 		return Response.json(merged, {