diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7e957e4f2f..83d803e1b3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ platform.  Functionally, the edx-platform repository provides two services:
 * CMS (Content Management Service), which powers Open edX Studio, the platform's learning content authoring environment; and
 * LMS (Learning Management Service), which delivers learning content.
 
-Installation
-************
+Getting Started
+***************
 
 Installing and running an Open edX instance is not simple.  We strongly
 recommend that you use a service provider to run the software for you.  They
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ Contributions are welcome! The first step is to submit a signed
 information – it also contains guidelines for how to maintain high code
 quality, which will make your contribution more likely to be accepted.
 
+New features are accepted. Discussing your new ideas with the maintainers
+before you write code will also increase the chances that your work is accepted.
+
+Code of Conduct
+***************
+
+Please read the `Community Code of Conduct`_ for interacting with this repository.
 
 Reporting Security Issues
 *************************
@@ -131,3 +138,4 @@ security@edx.org.
 
 .. _individual contributor agreement: https://openedx.org/cla
 .. _CONTRIBUTING: https://github.com/openedx/.github/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
+.. _Community Code of Conduct: https://openedx.org/code-of-conduct/
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdb5e200da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# This file records information about this repo. Its use is described in OEP-55:
+# https://open-edx-proposals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/processes/oep-0055-proc-project-maintainers.html
+
+apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Component
+metadata:
+  name: 'edx-platform'
+  description: "The monolith at the center of the Open edX platform"
+  links:
+    - url: "https://docs.openedx.org"
+      title: "Documentation"
+      icon: "Web"
+spec:
+  owner: group:arch-bom
+  type: 'service'
+  lifecycle: 'production'