From fc21ddd11287dc5f7b1df506788ea5ba67549197 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Morss <ben.morss@deepl.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:28:36 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add line to README explaining this a bit for beginners

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 README.md | 2 +-
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 <img src="assets/proxy-running.png" width="60%" alt="Proxy Running">
 
-A lightweight Node.js proxy for the DeepL API, enabling browser-based applications to bypass CORS restrictions during local development.
+A lightweight Node.js proxy for the DeepL API, enabling browser-based applications to bypass CORS restrictions during local development. This lets you make API requests from client-side JavaScript.
 
 This proxy is designed for getting up and running quickly with local frontend development involving the DeepL API, to help you quickly prototype and test DeepL integration without having to worry about CORS issues.