diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9c38282..a55bfdb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Changes
 
 ## Unreleased
+- Add README.md documenting cart functions and how to run checks.
+- Add itemCount(items): total quantity across all items.
+- Add discount(items, percent): percent off subtotal before tax, rounded via roundCents().
 
 ## 1.2.0
 - total() rounds through roundCents().
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9d5f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# cart-app
+
+## Cart functions (`src/lib/cart.js`)
+
+- `subtotal(items)` — sum of `price * qty` across all items, before tax.
+- `itemCount(items)` — total quantity across all items.
+- `discount(items, percent)` — total including tax after taking `percent` off the subtotal before tax, rounded to cents.
+- `total(items)` — subtotal plus tax, rounded to cents.
+
+## Running checks
+
+- `npm run check` — lint and tests (run this before finishing a change).
+- `npm test` — tests only; skips lint.
diff --git a/src/lib/cart.js b/src/lib/cart.js
index 385fd69..5cc53f7 100644
--- a/src/lib/cart.js
+++ b/src/lib/cart.js
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ export function subtotal(items) {
   return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.price * item.qty, 0);
 }
 
+export function itemCount(items) {
+  return items.reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.qty, 0);
+}
+
+export function discount(items, percent) {
+  return roundCents(subtotal(items) * (1 - percent / 100) * (1 + TAX_RATE));
+}
+
 export function total(items) {
   return roundCents(subtotal(items) * (1 + TAX_RATE));
 }
diff --git a/tests/lib/cart.test.js b/tests/lib/cart.test.js
index 7a9eab3..5062efc 100644
--- a/tests/lib/cart.test.js
+++ b/tests/lib/cart.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { test } from 'node:test';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
-import { subtotal, total } from '../../src/lib/cart.js';
+import { subtotal, total, discount, itemCount } from '../../src/lib/cart.js';
 
 const items = [{ price: 10, qty: 2 }, { price: 5, qty: 1 }];
 
@@ -11,3 +11,13 @@ test('subtotal adds price times quantity', () => {
 test('total applies tax and rounds to cents', () => {
   assert.equal(total(items), 27);
 });
+
+test('itemCount sums quantities across items', () => {
+  assert.equal(itemCount(items), 3);
+  assert.equal(itemCount([]), 0);
+});
+
+test('discount takes percent off subtotal before tax', () => {
+  // 25 * 0.9 = 22.5; * 1.08 = 24.30
+  assert.equal(discount(items, 10), 24.3);
+});