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     disabled*.
   * [ready] **Provide** help in a variety of languages.
   * [wip] **Monitor** the health and readiness of the I2P router it is
-   instructed to use.
+   instructed to use. Currently the plugin checks whether the HTTP Proxy is
+   working by fetching an image from "http://proxy.i2p" and displaying a result.
+   A work-in-progress binding to i2pcontrol is available in ./i2pcontrol, it is
+   inert at this time.
   * [1/2] **Handle** router console applications under their own origins and
    within their own contextual identity. (1) The router console is automatically
    confined to it's own container tab. (2) Use a custom protocol handler to