diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <h1 align="center">txob</h1>
-<p align="center">A generic transactional outbox event processor</p>
+<p align="center">A generic <a href="https://microservices.io/patterns/data/transactional-outbox.html">transactional outbox</a> event processor with graceful shutdown and horizontal scalability</p>
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://codecov.io/gh/dillonstreator/txob" >
     <img src="https://codecov.io/gh/dillonstreator/txob/graph/badge.svg?token=E9M7G67VLL"/>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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 {
   "name": "txob",
-  "description": "generic transactional outbox event processor",
+  "description": "generic transactional outbox event processor with graceful shutdown and horizontal scalability",
   "keywords": [
     "DDD",
     "outbox pattern",
     "transactional outbox",
-    "event processor"
+    "event processor",
+    "graceful shutdown",
+    "microservices"
   ],
   "author": "Dillon Streator <dillonstreator@gmail.com>",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/dillonstreator/txob",