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 - [`public`](./public/README.md) - a RESTful API service
 - [`task`](./task/README.md) - a task scheduler service
+- [`storage`](./storage/README.md) - an internal storage library
+- [`cache`](./cache/README.md) - an internal caching library
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+# Caching library
+
+also known as `cache`
+
+## What is this?
+
+An internal caching library that houses functionality needed for a key-value database like Redis or Valkey. This was turned into a library because both `public` and `task` needed functionality within.
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+# Storage library
+
+also known as `storage`
+
+## What is this?
+
+An internal storage library. This was needed because both `public` and `task` needed storage functionality. Additionally, this helps maintainability and avoids duplicate code.