diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e9c8945..67e937c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
   pull_request:
+  # The merge queue runs checks on its own gh-readonly-queue/main/* branch
+  # before merging. Without this trigger nothing runs there, the required checks
+  # never report, and the queue evicts the PR after the 60-minute timeout with
+  # no explanation. PR #4 sat AWAITING_CHECKS for exactly this reason.
+  merge_group:
 
 # Read-only. This workflow reports; it must never be able to change anything.
 permissions:
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c87a3af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Aswin (aswincloud.com)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.