diff --git a/cftools/README b/cftools/README
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+There are several bootstrap methods for cloudformations:
+1. Create image with application ready to go
+2. Use cloud-init to run a startup script passed as userdata to the nova
+   server create
+3. Use the CloudFormations instance helper scripts
+
+This directory contains files required for choice #3.
+
+cfn-init   - Reads the AWS::CloudFormation::Init for the instance resource,
+             installs packages, and starts services
+cfn-signal - Waits for an application to be ready before continuing, ie:
+             supporting the WaitCondition feature
+cfn-hup    - Handle updates from the UpdateStack CloudFormations API call
diff --git a/cftools/cfn-hup b/cftools/cfn-hup
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+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""
+Implements cfn-hup CloudFormations functionality
+"""
diff --git a/cftools/cfn-init b/cftools/cfn-init
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+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""
+Implements cfn-init CloudFormations functionality
+"""
diff --git a/cftools/cfn-signal b/cftools/cfn-signal
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+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+"""
+Implements cfn-signal CloudFormations functionality
+"""