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+# YardWatch
+Implementation of [YardWatchAPI](https://github.com/YouHaveTrouble/YardWatchAPI) for common protection plugins. If any
+of supported plugins implements the API itself, then this plugin will stop providing its implementation to allow the
+plugin to take over.
+
+
+If you're a developer looking for information how to implement YardWatchAPI in your plugin, see
+[YardWatchAPI](https://github.com/YouHaveTrouble/YardWatchAPI)