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# Medusa Documentation

Medusa is a set of commerce tools and modules that can be used to build unique commerce experiences.

Medusa provides the essential building blocks that developers can put together to create a powerful commerce store. Developers have full control over their tech stack and the logic behind the commerce features.

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## Explore Medusa

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## Medusa Toolkit

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## What's New

Learn about all the new features and enhancements in Medusa.

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## Need Help?

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If you’re still not sure that Medusa is the right solution for you, you can get in-touch with the core Medusa team over at [Discord](https://discord.gg/medusajs) and get help from the community.