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 These python and bash scripts (and a C program) serve to automate assignment
 management, with an eye toward scaling to larger class sizes.
 
-In the repository, the scripts are divided into those that interface with
-remote systems and those that automate the tasks. In practice, you'll want to
-place both in the same directory, specifically the directory in which you'll
-collect students' repositories for grading.
+The scripts that interface with remote systems are in the `api` directory, and
+the scripts that do work are in the top-level directory.
 
--   apis/
+-   api/
     -   Directory containing functions that interface with `git.unl.edu` and
         `canvas.unl.edu`. When you copy these to the grading directory, place
         your api keys in `config.py`.
--   automation/
-    -   Directory containing scripts to clone, create, process, etc., student
-        repositories.
+-   old-automation/
+    -   Directory containing early fall 2019 scripts to clone, create, process,
+        etc., student repositories.
 -   1195
     -   Directory containing scripts from summer 2019 pilot of new course
         structure. Should be obsolete (and removed) by end of fall 2019.
diff --git a/api/.gitignore b/api/.gitignore
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+++ b/api/.gitignore
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+config.py
+
diff --git a/api/config.py b/api/config.py
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--- a/api/config.py
+++ b/api/config.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 class Config:
     # GitLab API Configuration
     gitlab_url = 'https://git.unl.edu/'
-    gitlab_api_key = None
+    gitlab_api_key = 'this shouldn\'t be here'
 
     # Canvas API configuration
     canvas_url = 'https://canvas.unl.edu/api/v1/'
-    canvas_api_key = None
-
+    canvas_api_key = 'this shouldn\'t be here'
diff --git a/automation/01-clone.py b/old-automation/01-clone.py
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rename from automation/01-clone.py
rename to old-automation/01-clone.py
diff --git a/automation/05-extract_teams.py b/old-automation/05-extract_teams.py
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rename from automation/05-extract_teams.py
rename to old-automation/05-extract_teams.py
diff --git a/automation/README.md b/old-automation/README.md
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rename to old-automation/README.md