diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+### Kernel manifest
+
+This is the kernel manifest for `axolotl` @ `mainline`.
+
+
+```
+repo init -u https://gitlab.com/SHIFTPHONES/kernel/manifest.git -b axolotl/android-mainline
+```
diff --git a/default.xml b/default.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<manifest>
+  <remote name="aosp"
+          fetch="https://android.googlesource.com/"
+          review="https://android-review.googlesource.com/"
+          />
+
+  <remote name="shift"
+          fetch="https://gitlab.com/SHIFTPHONES/"
+          review="https://review.shift-gmbh.com/"
+          revision="axolotl/android-mainline"
+          />
+
+  <default remote="aosp"
+           revision="master"
+           sync-j="4"
+           />
+
+  <project path="manifest" name="kernel/manifest" remote="shift" />
+
+  <project path="build/kernel" name="kernel/build" >
+    <linkfile src="kleaf/bazel.sh" dest="tools/bazel" />
+    <linkfile src="kleaf/bazel.WORKSPACE" dest="WORKSPACE" />
+    <linkfile src="build.sh" dest="build/build.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="build_abi.sh" dest="build/build_abi.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="build_test.sh" dest="build/build_test.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="build_utils.sh" dest="build/build_utils.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="config.sh" dest="build/config.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="envsetup.sh" dest="build/envsetup.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="_setup_env.sh" dest="build/_setup_env.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="multi-switcher.sh" dest="build/multi-switcher.sh" />
+    <linkfile src="abi" dest="build/abi" />
+    <linkfile src="static_analysis" dest="build/static_analysis" />
+  </project>
+  <project path="common" name="kernel/common" revision="android-mainline" >
+    <linkfile src="." dest=".source_date_epoch_dir" />
+  </project>
+  <project path="kernel/common-patches" name="kernel/common-patches" >
+      <linkfile src="android-mainline" dest="common/patches" />
+  </project>
+  <project path="kernel/tests" name="kernel/tests" />
+  <project path="kernel/configs" name="kernel/configs" revision="master" />
+  <project path="common-modules/virtual-device" name="kernel/common-modules/virtual-device" revision="android-mainline" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86" name="platform/prebuilts/clang/host/linux-x86" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-linux-glibc2.17-4.8" name="platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/host/x86_64-linux-glibc2.17-4.8" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/boot-artifacts" name="platform/prebuilts/boot-artifacts" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/build-tools" name="platform/prebuilts/build-tools" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/clang-tools" name="platform/prebuilts/clang-tools" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/kernel-build-tools" name="kernel/prebuilts/build-tools" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="tools/mkbootimg" name="platform/system/tools/mkbootimg" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/bazel/linux-x86_64" name="platform/prebuilts/bazel/linux-x86_64" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="prebuilts/jdk/jdk11" name="platform/prebuilts/jdk/jdk11" clone-depth="1" />
+  <project path="external/bazel-skylib" name="platform/external/bazel-skylib" />
+  <project path="build/bazel_common_rules" name="platform/build/bazel_common_rules" />
+  <project path="external/stardoc" name="platform/external/stardoc" />
+</manifest>