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 Enhanced NVIDIA Shield TV integration for Home Assistant. ADB-based media session tracking, Jellyfin rich metadata, power monitoring, and receiver coordination.
 
+> **Status:** Early access (0.1.x). Tested on the author's own setup; expect rough edges and occasional breaking changes until 1.0. Please file issues on GitHub if anything is broken.
+
 ```mermaid
 graph TD
     subgraph "NVIDIA Shield Integration"
@@ -38,14 +40,15 @@ graph TD
 
 ### HACS (recommended)
 
-1. Open HACS > Integrations > three-dot menu > Custom repositories
-2. Add `https://github.com/ltomes/ha-nvidia-shield` as an Integration
-3. Search for "NVIDIA Shield" and install
-4. Restart Home Assistant
+1. In HACS, open the overflow menu (⋮) → **Custom repositories**.
+2. Paste `https://github.com/ltomes/ha-nvidia-shield`, pick type **Integration**, click **Add**.
+3. Find **NVIDIA Shield** in the HACS list and click **Download**.
+4. **Restart Home Assistant.**
+5. Go to **Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration**, search for **NVIDIA Shield**, and set up the integration (see [Configuration](#configuration)).
 
 ### Manual
 
-Copy `custom_components/nvidia_shield` to your HA `config/custom_components/` directory and restart.
+Copy `custom_components/nvidia_shield` to your HA `config/custom_components/` directory, restart, then add the integration from **Settings → Devices & Services**.
 
 ## Configuration