Fix standalone docs in README
The README contains a brief note about running Mycroft standalone
(without home.mycroft.ai), but the docs were very incomplete and
somewhat outdated.
@@ -84,14 +84,32 @@ When the configuration loader starts, it looks in these locations in this order,
## Using Mycroft Without Home
-If you do not wish to use the Mycroft Home service, you may insert your own API keys into the configuration files listed below in <b>configuration</b>.
+If you do not wish to use the Mycroft Home service, before starting Mycroft for the first time, create `$HOME/.mycroft/mycroft.conf` with the following contents:
-The place to insert the API key looks like the following:
+```
+{
+ "skills": {
+ "blacklisted_skills": [
+ "mycroft-configuration.mycroftai",
+ "mycroft-pairing.mycroftai"
+ ]
+ }
+}
+```
+
+Mycroft will then be unable to perform speech-to-text conversion, so you'll need to set that up as well, using one of the [STT engines Mycroft supports](https://mycroft-ai.gitbook.io/docs/using-mycroft-ai/customizations/stt-engine).
-`[WeatherSkill]`
-`api_key = ""`
+You may insert your own API keys into the configuration files listed above in <b>Configuration</b>. For example, to insert the API key for the Weather skill, create a new JSON key in the configuration file like so:
-Put a relevant key inside the quotes and mycroft-core should begin to use the key immediately.
+```
+{
+ // other configuration settings...
+ //
+ "WeatherSkill": {
+ "api_key": "<insert your API key here>"
+ }
+}
+```
## API Key Services
