diff --git a/client/qldbtools/README.md b/client/qldbtools/README.md
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+# qldbtools
+
+qldbtools is a Python package for working with CodeQL databases
+
+## Installation
+
+Local development
+
+```bash
+cd ~/work-gh/mrva/mrvacommander/client/qldbtools
+pip install -e .
+```
+
+Full installation
+
+```bash
+pip install qldbtools
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+import qldbtools as ql
+```
+
+
diff --git a/client/qldbtools/qldbtools/__init__.py b/client/qldbtools/qldbtools/__init__.py
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+from . import utils
+
diff --git a/client/db_load_fs.py b/client/qldbtools/qldbtools/utils.py
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rename from client/db_load_fs.py
rename to client/qldbtools/qldbtools/utils.py
diff --git a/client/qldbtools/setup.py b/client/qldbtools/setup.py
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+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+setup(
+    name='qldbtools',
+    version='0.1.0',
+    description='A Python package for working with CodeQL databases',
+    author='Michael Hohn',
+    author_email='hohn@github.com',
+    packages=find_packages(),
+    install_requires=[
+    ],
+)