diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 67495b39f..8cad6f95c 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dev:
 
 check:
 	docker run --rm \
-		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs vale docs
+		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs vale docs README.md
 	docker run --rm \
 		-v ${PWD}:/usr/src/docs alcion/docs markdownlint '**/*.md' --ignore styles/ --ignore src/
 
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 881f4989f..4ed068936 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
-# Corso Documentation
+# Corso documentation
 
-Corso documentation is built using [Docusaurus 2](https://docusaurus.io/), a modern static website generator.
+Corso documentation uses [Docusaurus 2](https://docusaurus.io/), a modern static website generator.
+
+## Requirements
+
+Developing documentation for Corso requires the following tools on your machine:
+
+- `make`
+- Docker
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -8,7 +15,7 @@ Corso documentation is built using [Docusaurus 2](https://docusaurus.io/), a mod
 make buildimage
 ```
 
-## Live Docs
+## Live documentation development
 
 ```bash
 make dev
@@ -16,15 +23,15 @@ make dev
 
 This command starts a local development server within the Docker container and will expose docs at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).
 
-## Build Docs
+## Building static documentation
 
 ```bash
 make build
 ```
 
-This command generates static content into the `build` directory and can be served using any static contents hosting service.
+This command generates static content into the `build` directory for integration with any static contents hosting service.
 
-## Check Docs
+## Style and linting
 
 ```bash
 make check
@@ -32,11 +39,12 @@ make check
 
 This command will lint all Markdown files and check them for style issues.
 
-## Documentation Platform Development
+## Documentation platform development
 
 ```bash
 make shell
 ```
 
-This command is when you want to interactively (and temporarily!) change the contents or
-configuration of the live documentation container image.
+Use this command to interactively (and temporarily!) change the contents or
+configuration of the live documentation container image (for example, when
+experimenting with new plugins).
diff --git a/docs/docusaurus.config.js b/docs/docusaurus.config.js
index 13cb4dc28..f5f8f2dce 100644
--- a/docs/docusaurus.config.js
+++ b/docs/docusaurus.config.js
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ const config = {
             title: 'Community',
             items: [
               {
-                label: 'Discord',
-                href: 'https://discordapp.com/invite/docusaurus',
+                label: 'Discussions',
+                href: 'https://github.com/alcionai/corso/discussions',
               },
               {
                 label: 'Twitter',