@essentialai/cogent-bridge 3.11.1 → 3.12.0

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 3.12.0 — 2026-07-28
+
+### Added — Git-free / no-Xcode install
+- **New package `@essentialai/cogent-plugin`** — the full Claude Code plugin (skills +
+  slash-commands + MCP server) published to npm so it installs **without git**, avoiding the
+  multi-GB Xcode Command Line Tools prompt on a fresh Mac. Content is synced from the canonical
+  `plugin/` dir at `prepack` time (single source of truth); `files` whitelist + `npm pack --dry-run`
+  keep the tarball asset-only.
+- **Hosted install assets on `cogent.tools`** — `GET /marketplace.json` (npm-source marketplace,
+  no git) and `GET /install.sh` (POSIX bootstrap: prebuilt Node from nodejs.org if missing, no
+  Homebrew/Xcode) served by the landing Hono app.
+- **Docs repointed** — README + landing `#start` + How-To now lead with the git-free command
+  `claude plugin marketplace add https://cogent.tools/marketplace.json && claude plugin install cogent@cogent`;
+  the git URL is kept as the developer alternative. Codex parity is a separate follow-up.
+
+### Changed
+- **Bridge `@essentialai/cogent-bridge` republished at 3.12.0 (code unchanged from 3.11.1)** so the
+  plugin `.mcp.json` pin `@3.12.0` resolves — the whole plugin line moves to 3.12.0 in lockstep.
+
 ## 3.11.1 — 2026-07-24
 
 ### Changed

package/README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,11 @@ MCP server for inter-agent communication between Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and
 ### Install via Plugin Marketplace (Recommended)
 
 ```bash
-# Claude Code
+# Claude Code — recommended: no git, no Xcode (works on a fresh Mac)
+claude plugin marketplace add https://cogent.tools/marketplace.json
+claude plugin install cogent@cogent
+
+# Claude Code — alternative (developers with git installed):
 claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/eaisdevelopment/cogent.git
 claude plugin install cogent@cogent
 
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ codex mcp add cogent \
   -- npx -y @essentialai/cogent-bridge
 ```
 
+> **New Mac?** Install Node from [nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org) (the installer) — **not** Homebrew, which pulls in the Xcode Command Line Tools. The recommended command above needs no git at all.
+
 > If your Codex CLI supports plugins (0.133.0+), you can also use:
 > `codex plugin marketplace add eaisdevelopment/cogent && codex plugin add cogent@cogent`
 
@@ -49,6 +55,8 @@ Or use the CLI:
 claude mcp add --transport stdio cogent -- npx -y @essentialai/cogent-bridge
 ```
 
+This is also git-free (`npx` fetches over HTTPS), but it installs the **MCP server only** — the `cogent_*` tools without the bundled skills and `/cogent:*` slash-commands. For the full experience use the recommended plugin command above.
+
 Restart Claude Code in both repos. The bridge tools are now available.
 
 ### OpenAI Codex

package/package.json

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@essentialai/cogent-bridge",
-  "version": "3.11.1",
+  "version": "3.12.0",
   "description": "MCP server for inter-Claude-Code session communication bridge",
   "type": "module",
   "workspaces": [
     "cogent",
-    "slack-adapter"
+    "slack-adapter",
+    "cogent-plugin"
   ],
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {

package/server.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "io.github.eaisdevelopment/cogent",
   "title": "Cogent Bridge from Essential AI Solutions (essentialai.uk)",
   "description": "MCP bridge for inter-session communication between Claude Code instances",
-  "version": "3.11.1",
+  "version": "3.12.0",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/eaisdevelopment/cogent",
     "source": "github"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "@essentialai/cogent-bridge",
-      "version": "3.11.1",
+      "version": "3.12.0",
       "runtimeHint": "npx",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"