README: convert to Markdown and add pkg.go.dev tag

Change-Id: Ie721c15613a716517e163186e952b888664282f2
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/mod/+/275194
Trust: Jay Conrod <jayconrod@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Julie Qiu <julie@golang.org>
diff --git a/README b/README.md
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rename from README
rename to README.md
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--- a/README
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# mod
+
+[![PkgGoDev](https://pkg.go.dev/badge/golang.org/x/mod)](https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/mod)
+
 This repository holds packages for writing tools
 that work directly with Go module mechanics.
 That is, it is for direct manipulation of Go modules themselves.
@@ -10,4 +14,3 @@
 The specific case of loading packages should still be done by
 invoking the go command, which remains the single point of
 truth for package loading algorithms.
-