diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4ff63621..8434d906 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -70,15 +70,14 @@ jobs:
         path: legobin
         key: legobin
 
-    - name: Build isledecomp library
+    - name: Install python packages
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip install tools/isledecomp
+        pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Summarize Accuracy
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip install -r tools/reccmp/requirements.txt
         python3 tools/reccmp/reccmp.py -S ISLEPROGRESS.SVG --svg-icon tools/reccmp/isle.png -H ISLEPROGRESS.HTML legobin/ISLE.EXE build/ISLE.EXE build/ISLE.PDB . | tee ISLEPROGRESS.TXT
         python3 tools/reccmp/reccmp.py -S LEGO1PROGRESS.SVG -T 1929 --svg-icon tools/reccmp/lego1.png -H LEGO1PROGRESS.HTML legobin/LEGO1.DLL build/LEGO1.DLL build/LEGO1.PDB . | tee LEGO1PROGRESS.TXT
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 614317ab..1e6bd769 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Build isledecomp library
+    - name: Install python libraries
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip install black pylint tools/isledecomp
+        pip install black pylint -r tools/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Run pylint and black
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        pip install -r tools/reccmp/requirements.txt
         pylint tools --ignore=build,tests
         black --check tools
diff --git a/.github/workflows/order.yml b/.github/workflows/order.yml
index 6a0ee029..d7ae315c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/order.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/order.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Build isledecomp library
+    - name: Install python libraries
       run: |
-        pip install tools/isledecomp
+        pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Run checkorder.py
       run: |
-        pip install -r tools/checkorder/requirements.txt
         python3 tools/checkorder/checkorder.py --verbose --enforce ISLE
         python3 tools/checkorder/checkorder.py --verbose --enforce LEGO1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4e1970c2..72d6fef6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ ISLE.EXE
 LEGO1.DLL
 build/
 *.swp
-LEGO1PROGRESS.HTML
-LEGO1PROGRESS.SVG
+LEGO1PROGRESS.*
+ISLEPROGRESS.*
 *.pyc
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5062a3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# LEGO Island Decompilation Tools
+
+These are a set of Python tools for helping with the decomp project
+
+## Installing
+Use pip to install the required packages:
+
+```
+pip install -r tools/requirements.txt
+```
+
+## reccmp
+This is a script to compare the original EXE or DLL with a recpmpiled EXE or DLL, provided a .PDB file
+
+## verexp
+This verifies exports by comparing the exports of an original DLL and the recompiled DLL
+
+## checkorder
+This checks the order of C++ source and header files to make sure the functions are in order
+
+## Development
+In order to keep the code clean and consistent, we use `pylint` and `black`:
+
+```
+pip install black pylint
+```
+### To run pylint:
+```
+pylint tools/ --ignore=build,tests,bin,lib
+```
+
+### To check code formatting without rewriting files:
+```
+black --check tools/
+```
+### To apply code formatting:
+```
+black tools/
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/checkorder/checkorder.py b/tools/checkorder/checkorder.py
index 0ca1d102..1ac8391f 100644
--- a/tools/checkorder/checkorder.py
+++ b/tools/checkorder/checkorder.py
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ def check_file(filename: str, verbose: bool = False) -> bool:
 
 
 def parse_args(test_args: list | None = None) -> dict:
-    p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    p = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Checks the source files to make sure the function offset comments are in order",
+    )
     p.add_argument("target", help="The file or directory to check.")
     p.add_argument(
         "--enforce",
diff --git a/tools/checkorder/requirements.txt b/tools/checkorder/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 176352a6..00000000
--- a/tools/checkorder/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-isledecomp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/reccmp/requirements.txt b/tools/requirements.txt
similarity index 52%
rename from tools/reccmp/requirements.txt
rename to tools/requirements.txt
index c7de0d0c..06c0bed3 100644
--- a/tools/reccmp/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+tools/isledecomp
 capstone
 colorama
 isledecomp
-pystache
\ No newline at end of file
+pystache