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 [my config](https://github.com/barrettruth/dots/blob/main/.config/nvim/lua/plugins/cp.lua)
 for the setup in the video shown above.
 
+## Motivation
+
+I could not find a neovim-centric, efficient, dependency-free, flexible, and
+easily customizable competitive programming workflow that "just works"--so I
+made it myself. I conferenced with top competitive programmers at Carnegie
+Mellon Univerity and the University of Virginia and covered their (and my) pain
+points:
+
+- Scraping: contests are automatically loaded asynchronously
+- Test Case Management: test case editor (`:CP edit`)
+- UI: both `run` and `panel` layouts cover common formats
+- Extensibility: snippet plugins, compilation, etc. are left to the programmer
+
 ## Similar Projects
 
 - [competitest.nvim](https://github.com/xeluxee/competitest.nvim)