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 # Caravel User Project
 
-[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) [![CI](https://github.com/Cal-Poly-RAMP/tapeout-ci-2311/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Cal-Poly-RAMP/tapeout-ci-2311/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml) [![Caravel Build](https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/caravel_build.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/efabless/caravel_project_example/actions/workflows/caravel_build.yml)
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-Apache%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0) [![CI](https://github.com/Cal-Poly-RAMP/tapeout-ci-2311/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Cal-Poly-RAMP/tapeout-ci-2311/actions/workflows/user_project_ci.yml) 
 
 | :exclamation: Important Note            |
 |-----------------------------------------|
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 Refer to [README](docs/source/index.rst) for this sample project documentation. 
 
 Refer to the following [readthedocs](https://caravel-sim-infrastructure.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html) for how to add cocotb tests to your project. 
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+## Checklist for Open-MPW Submission
+=================================
+
+-  [ ] The project repo adheres to the same directory structure in this
+   repo.
+-  [ ] The project repo contain info.yaml at the project root.
+-  [ ] Top level macro is named ``user_project_wrapper``.
+-  [ ] Full Chip Simulation passes for RTL and GL (gate-level)
+-  [ ] The hardened Macros are LVS and DRC clean
+-  [ ] The project contains a gate-level netlist for ``user_project_wrapper`` at verilog/gl/user_project_wrapper.v
+-  [ ] The hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` adheres to the same pin
+   order specified at
+   `pin\_order <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/openlane/user_project_wrapper_empty/pin_order.cfg>`__
+-  [ ] The hardened ``user_project_wrapper`` adheres to the fixed wrapper configuration specified at `fixed_wrapper_cfgs <https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/master/openlane/user_project_wrapper_empty/fixed_wrapper_cfgs.tcl>`__
+-  [ ] XOR check passes with zero total difference.
+-  [ ] Openlane summary reports are retained under ./signoff/
+-  [ ] The design passes the `mpw-precheck <https://github.com/efabless/mpw_precheck>`__