diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
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+/node_modules/
diff --git a/LICENSE-MIT b/LICENSE-MIT
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+Copyright (c) 2012 Nick Nisi
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
+copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
+conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
+OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
+WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# grunt-it
+
+A grunt task for executing tests written with the it test framework
+
+## Getting Started
+Install this grunt plugin next to your project's [grunt.js gruntfile][getting_started] with: `npm install grunt-it`
+
+Then add this line to your project's `grunt.js` gruntfile:
+
+```javascript
+grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-it');
+```
+
+[grunt]: http://gruntjs.com/
+[getting_started]: https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/docs/getting_started.md
+
+## Documentation
+_(Coming soon)_
+
+## Contributing
+In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using [grunt][grunt].
+
+## Release History
+_(Nothing yet)_
+
+## License
+Copyright (c) 2012 Nick Nisi  
+Licensed under the MIT license.
diff --git a/bin/grunt-it b/bin/grunt-it
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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+require('grunt').npmTasks('grunt-it').cli();
diff --git a/grunt.js b/grunt.js
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+module.exports = function(grunt) {
+
+  // Project configuration.
+  grunt.initConfig({
+    test: {
+      files: ['test/**/*.js']
+    },
+    lint: {
+      files: ['grunt.js', 'tasks/**/*.js', 'test/**/*.js']
+    },
+    watch: {
+      files: '<config:lint.files>',
+      tasks: 'default'
+    },
+    jshint: {
+      options: {
+        curly: true,
+        eqeqeq: true,
+        immed: true,
+        latedef: true,
+        newcap: true,
+        noarg: true,
+        sub: true,
+        undef: true,
+        boss: true,
+        eqnull: true,
+        node: true,
+        es5: true
+      },
+      globals: {}
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Load local tasks.
+  grunt.loadTasks('tasks');
+
+  // Default task.
+  grunt.registerTask('default', 'lint test');
+
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "grunt-it",
+  "description": "A grunt task for executing tests written with the it test framework",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/nicknisi/grunt-it",
+  "author": {
+    "name": "Nick Nisi",
+    "email": "nick@nisi.org"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git://github.com/nicknisi/grunt-it.git"
+  },
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/nicknisi/grunt-it/issues"
+  },
+  "licenses": [
+    {
+      "type": "MIT",
+      "url": "https://github.com/nicknisi/grunt-it/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT"
+    }
+  ],
+  "main": "grunt.js",
+  "bin": "bin/grunt-it",
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "*"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "grunt test"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "grunt": "~0.3.17"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "gruntplugin"
+  ]
+}
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diff --git a/tasks/it.js b/tasks/it.js
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+/*
+ * grunt-it
+ * https://github.com/nicknisi/grunt-it
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Nick Nisi
+ * Licensed under the MIT license.
+ */
+
+module.exports = function(grunt) {
+
+  // Please see the grunt documentation for more information regarding task and
+  // helper creation: https://github.com/gruntjs/grunt/blob/master/docs/toc.md
+
+  // ==========================================================================
+  // TASKS
+  // ==========================================================================
+
+  grunt.registerTask('it', 'Your task description goes here.', function() {
+    grunt.log.write(grunt.helper('it'));
+  });
+
+  // ==========================================================================
+  // HELPERS
+  // ==========================================================================
+
+  grunt.registerHelper('it', function() {
+    return 'it!!!';
+  });
+
+};
diff --git a/test/it_test.js b/test/it_test.js
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+var grunt = require('grunt');
+
+/*
+  ======== A Handy Little Nodeunit Reference ========
+  https://github.com/caolan/nodeunit
+
+  Test methods:
+    test.expect(numAssertions)
+    test.done()
+  Test assertions:
+    test.ok(value, [message])
+    test.equal(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.notEqual(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.deepEqual(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.notDeepEqual(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.strictEqual(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.notStrictEqual(actual, expected, [message])
+    test.throws(block, [error], [message])
+    test.doesNotThrow(block, [error], [message])
+    test.ifError(value)
+*/
+
+exports['it'] = {
+  setUp: function(done) {
+    // setup here
+    done();
+  },
+  'helper': function(test) {
+    test.expect(1);
+    // tests here
+    test.equal(grunt.helper('it'), 'it!!!', 'should return the correct value.');
+    test.done();
+  }
+};