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@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ Mastodon Glitch Edition
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 Now with automated deploys!
 
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/glitch-soc/mastodon.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/glitch-soc/mastodon)
+
 So here's the deal: we all work on this code, and then it runs on dev.glitch.social and anyone who uses that does so absolutely at their own risk. can you dig it?