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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/atom/electron.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/atom/electron)
 [![devDependency Status](https://david-dm.org/atom/electron/dev-status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/atom/electron#info=devDependencies)
+[![Join the Electron Community on Slack](http://atom-slack.herokuapp.com/badge.svg)](http://atom-slack.herokuapp.com/)
+
 
 :zap: *formerly known as Atom Shell* :zap: