diff --git a/scripts/base/files/pe/README b/scripts/base/files/pe/README
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/files/pe/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for Portable Executable (PE) file analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/README b/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/README
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+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/broker/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The Broker communication framework facilitates connecting to remote Bro
+instances to share state and transfer events.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/krb/README b/scripts/base/protocols/krb/README
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index 0000000000..66c3228ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/krb/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for Kerberos protocol analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/mysql/README b/scripts/base/protocols/mysql/README
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index 0000000000..9f642b71c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/mysql/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for MySQL protocol analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/radius/README b/scripts/base/protocols/radius/README
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index 0000000000..5248f62e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/radius/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for RADIUS protocol analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/rdp/README b/scripts/base/protocols/rdp/README
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index 0000000000..19903d094c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/rdp/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/sip/README b/scripts/base/protocols/sip/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6de9e6c9e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/sip/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) analysis.
diff --git a/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/README b/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54357e1fe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/base/protocols/ssh/README
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Support for SSH protocol analysis.