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-# Octokit - GitHub API Client Library for .NET [![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/octokit/octokit.net?branch=master)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Haacked15676/octokit-net)
+# Octokit - GitHub API Client Library for .NET 
+[![Build Status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/github/octokit/octokit.net?branch=master)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/Haacked15676/octokit-net) [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/octokit/octokit.net](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/octokit/octokit.net?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
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