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@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 Miscellaneous hledger add-ons, bash scripts, example make rules, etc. 
 
-hledger-*.hs are example/experimental hledger [add-on commands], 
-shipped as executable stack scripts.
-They are easiest to run reliably if you have [stack] in your PATH;
-they will install required dependencies and compile themselves as needed.
-(You can also run them with cabal or runghc, or compile them with ghc, if you take care of the dependencies.)
-
-[add-on commands]: http://hledger.org/hledger.html#add-on-commands
-[stack]: https://www.fpcomplete.com/haskell/get-started
+The hledger-*.hs scripts here are example/experimental hledger [add-on commands], including:
 
 - hledger-check.hs      - check more complex account balance assertions
 - hledger-smooth.hs     - an attempt at automatically splitting infrequent/irregular transactions
@@ -15,6 +8,15 @@ they will install required dependencies and compile themselves as needed.
 - hledger-combine-balances.hs  - render two balance reports as single multi-column one
 - hledger-balance-as-budget.hs - use one balance report as the budget for the other one
 
+Note these are not tested as much as the rest of hledger, and some of them may be only proof of concepts.
+
+They are easiest to run reliably if you have [stack] in your $PATH;
+they will install required dependencies and compile themselves as needed.
+(You can also run them with cabal or runghc, or compile them with ghc, if you take care of the dependencies.)
+
+[add-on commands]: http://hledger.org/hledger.html#add-on-commands
+[stack]: https://www.fpcomplete.com/haskell/get-started
+
 ## Installing a single script
 
     $ curl -sO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simonmichael/hledger/master/bin/hledger-check.hs
@@ -35,3 +37,4 @@ Note the `--`, which is required to separate script options from hledger options
     $ git clone https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger
     $ # add hledger/bin/ to your $PATH
     $ hledger  # addons appear in command list
+