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 # FAQ
 
+## What is this for?
+
+forgehook attempts to decouple the tight integration between repository ownership on a forge, and the ability to perform CI/CD tasks such as running tests or deploying an application/website.
+
+Usecase 1: Automatically deploy your website/application from your shell account, without giving a 3rd party CI/CD tool (eg. [drone](https://drone.tildegit.org)) access to your shell.
+
+Usecase 2: Maintain a central repository of files shared by different users. These users subscribe to the repository and run on each update a task to keep their $HOME copy updated. Example: dotfiles, a theme for a website.
+
+Usecase 3: Empower users to run their own automated battery of tests on a repository. One user may wish to run the repository's provided test suite, while some users may need more specific testing for their personal usecase.
+
 ## How can i manually trigger update for a repo
 
 If you want to integrate third-party tooling as an unprivileged user (i.e. not an endpoint), you can use the unprivileged `forgehook-trigger` command: