diff --git a/MANIFESTO.md b/MANIFESTO.md
index 792985688..cd1047ccf 100644
--- a/MANIFESTO.md
+++ b/MANIFESTO.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ The core of Helia will be very focused on use as a library: just [js-libp2p], a
 
 A "get you started" bundle with some common components will be provided but users are very much encouraged to roll their own version of Helia to suit their use case.
 
+> **Note**
+>
+> An implementation of IPNS compatible with helia can be installed from npm [`@helia/ipns`](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-ipns)
+
 ## BYO Filesystem
 
 The default filesystem for IPFS is [UnixFS](https://github.com/ipfs/specs/blob/main/UNIXFS.md), but UnixFS has several limitations. Support for some common Unix file attributes such as mode (permission bits) and `mtime` landed in UnixFSv1.5, but this has yet to make it to [kubo].
@@ -35,6 +39,10 @@ Several features are still missing from 1.5, such as arbitrary metadata (extende
 
 That these missing features are being implemented by other filesystems is incredibly exciting and will unlock new use cases that are not possible today, so Helia will not bless any one filesystem as the One True Implementation, instead it will present an abstraction of posix filesystem operations (`ls`, `cat`, etc) as an API but the underlying filesystem(s) will be configurable.
 
+> **Note**
+>
+> An implementation of unixFS compatible with helia can be installed from npm [`@helia/unixfs`](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs).
+
 ## JavaScript first
 
 In the beginning there were Node.js [streams](https://nodejs.org/api/stream.html#readable-streams). Then there were [pull streams](https://www.npmjs.com/package/pull-stream). And finally, browsers have [native streams too](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ReadableStream).
@@ -71,4 +79,4 @@ It will use [js-libp2p] and [js-bitswap] to ensure compatibility with existing I
 [js-libp2p]: https://github.com/libp2p/js-libp2p
 [js-bitswap]: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-bitswap
 [blockstore]: https://github.com/ipfs/js-ipfs-interfaces/tree/master/packages/interface-blockstore
-[kubo]: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo
\ No newline at end of file
+[kubo]: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1d9c7baec..d36fe9883 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ## Table of contents <!-- omit in toc -->
 
 - [Purpose and goals](#purpose-and-goals)
+- [Getting Started](#getting-started)
 - [Project status](#project-status)
 - [Roadmap](#roadmap)
 - [Get involved](#get-involved)
@@ -31,9 +32,20 @@ A lean, modular, and modern implementation of IPFS for the prolific JS and brows
 
 See the [Manifesto](./MANIFESTO.md) and the [State of IPFS in JS blog post from October 2022](https://blog.ipfs.tech/state-of-ipfs-in-js/) for more info.
 
+## Getting Started
+
+Check out the [Helia examples repo](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples#examples), which covers a wide variety of use cases. If you feel something has been missed, follow the [contribution guide](https://github.com/ipfs-examples/helia-examples#contributing) and create a PR to the examples repo.
+
+Helia embraces the modular approach and encourages you to bring your own implementations of interfacing libraries to suit your needs. Helia also ships supplemental libraries and tooling compatible with Helia:
+
+- [`@helia/UnixFS`](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-unixfs)
+- [`@helia/ipns`](https://github.com/ipfs/helia-ipns)
+
+These libraries are by no means the "one true implementation", instead these are meant to configurable as per your needs.
+
 ## Project status
 
-As of early 2023, this project is pre-alpha and is currently in development.  These initial building blocks are in development now; have a look at this repo's PR(s).  An initial v1 release is planned for [late Q1 2023](/ROADMAP.md#late-q1-march). 
+As of early 2023, this project is pre-alpha and is currently in development.  These initial building blocks are in development now; have a look at this repo's PR(s).  An initial v1 release is planned for [late Q1 2023](/ROADMAP.md#late-q1-march).
 
 ## Roadmap