README: TRMNL feed is BYOS-only, no cloud account

README.md

@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ docker compose up -d --build
 - `GET /trmnl.json` — JSON feed for TRMNL e-ink displays (see `trmnl-plugin/`)
 - `GET /health` — JSON: whether today's jokes exist / retries exhausted
 
-## TRMNL e-ink feed
+## TRMNL e-ink feed (BYOS — no TRMNL account)
 
-`GET /trmnl.json` returns the day's jokes in a shape ready for a TRMNL
+`GET /trmnl.json` returns the day's jokes as JSON:
-Private Plugin with the **polling** strategy:
 
 ```json
 {
@@ -56,17 +55,11 @@ Private Plugin with the **polling** strategy:
 }
 ```
 
+This is the data source for **trmnl-jokes-server** (BYOS): a small server that
+renders the jokes into the 800x480 1-bit BMP the TRMNL firmware expects and
+answers `/api/setup` + `/api/display` directly, so the device never talks to
+the TRMNL cloud. See the trmnl-jokes-server repo README.
+
 Optional access token: set `TRMNL_TOKEN` in `.env`; requests must then carry
-`?token=<token>` or the header `trmnl-token: <token>` (put the token directly
+`?token=<token>` or the header `trmnl-token: <token>`. Without the env var the
-in TRMNL's polling URL or polling headers). Without the env var the endpoint
+endpoint is open — the jokes themselves are public anyway.
-is open — the jokes themselves are public anyway.
-
-Setup on my.trmnl.com:
-
-1. Plugins → New private plugin. Strategy **Polling**, URL
-   `https://wiki-jokes.obahan.xyz/trmnl.json` (+ token if enabled).
-2. Markup (Full layout): paste `trmnl-plugin/full.liquid`.
-3. Assign the plugin to your device's playlist.
-
-The template was verified to render against the live payload with
-python-liquid (5 items, day, stale flag).