@skillsmith/mcp-server 0.5.0 → 0.5.2

package/dist/tests/startup-probe.test.js

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+/**
+ * SMI-5009: MCP server startup capability probe tests.
+ *
+ * Covers the structured `[skillsmith] embeddings: …` stderr log that runs once
+ * at server boot to make transformers-availability observable in production.
+ *
+ * Two tiers:
+ *   1. Unit tests — exercise probe behavior directly by stubbing
+ *      EmbeddingService.checkAvailability / getTransformersLoadError before
+ *      importing the mcp-server module under test. Cheap and deterministic.
+ *   2. Integration test — spawn the real built `dist/src/index.js` binary
+ *      with SKILLSMITH_USE_MOCK_EMBEDDINGS=true and assert the stderr line
+ *      appears (and stdout stays clean per MCP stdio protocol). Gated by a
+ *      `beforeAll` that builds dist if absent (plan-review H9).
+ */
+import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+const REPO_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', '..');
+const DIST_ENTRY = path.join(REPO_ROOT, 'packages', 'mcp-server', 'dist', 'src', 'index.js');
+/**
+ * Mirrors the probe in packages/mcp-server/src/index.ts. Kept in sync via the
+ * integration test below — if this drifts, the integration assertions will
+ * catch it.
+ */
+async function runProbe(deps, log, timeoutMs = 2000) {
+    const TIMEOUT_SENTINEL = Symbol('probe-timeout');
+    let timeoutHandle;
+    try {
+        const result = await Promise.race([
+            deps.checkAvailability(),
+            new Promise((resolve) => {
+                timeoutHandle = setTimeout(() => resolve(TIMEOUT_SENTINEL), timeoutMs);
+            }),
+        ]);
+        if (result === TIMEOUT_SENTINEL) {
+            log('[skillsmith] embeddings: mock (transformers unavailable: probe-timeout after 2s; install @huggingface/transformers or set SKILLSMITH_USE_MOCK_EMBEDDINGS=true to silence)');
+            return;
+        }
+        if (result === true)
+            return;
+        const loadErr = deps.getTransformersLoadError();
+        const reason = loadErr?.message ?? 'module-load-failed';
+        log(`[skillsmith] embeddings: mock (transformers unavailable: ${reason}; install @huggingface/transformers or set SKILLSMITH_USE_MOCK_EMBEDDINGS=true to silence)`);
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        log(`[skillsmith] embeddings: probe-failed (${msg}; install @huggingface/transformers or set SKILLSMITH_USE_MOCK_EMBEDDINGS=true to silence)`);
+    }
+    finally {
+        if (timeoutHandle !== undefined)
+            clearTimeout(timeoutHandle);
+    }
+}
+describe('SMI-5009 startup probe — unit', () => {
+    afterEach(() => {
+        vi.useRealTimers();
+    });
+    it('is silent when real embeddings are available', async () => {
+        const logs = [];
+        await runProbe({
+            checkAvailability: () => Promise.resolve(true),
+            getTransformersLoadError: () => null,
+        }, (m) => logs.push(m));
+        expect(logs).toEqual([]);
+    });
+    it('logs structured mock-fallback warning with reason when checkAvailability returns false', async () => {
+        const logs = [];
+        const err = new Error('ENOENT: cannot find module @huggingface/transformers');
+        await runProbe({
+            checkAvailability: () => Promise.resolve(false),
+            getTransformersLoadError: () => err,
+        }, (m) => logs.push(m));
+        expect(logs).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(logs[0]).toMatch(/\[skillsmith\] embeddings: mock \(transformers unavailable: ENOENT: cannot find module @huggingface\/transformers/);
+        // Remediation hint MUST be present per plan-review D3.
+        expect(logs[0]).toContain('install @huggingface/transformers');
+        expect(logs[0]).toContain('SKILLSMITH_USE_MOCK_EMBEDDINGS=true');
+    });
+    it('falls back to "module-load-failed" when no load error is recorded', async () => {
+        const logs = [];
+        await runProbe({
+            checkAvailability: () => Promise.resolve(false),
+            getTransformersLoadError: () => null,
+        }, (m) => logs.push(m));
+        expect(logs).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(logs[0]).toContain('transformers unavailable: module-load-failed');
+    });
+    it('emits probe-timeout line and returns within ~2s when checkAvailability hangs forever', async () => {
+        const logs = [];
+        const start = Date.now();
+        await runProbe({
+            // Hangs forever — only the timeout sentinel should resolve.
+            checkAvailability: () => new Promise(() => undefined),
+            getTransformersLoadError: () => null,
+        }, (m) => logs.push(m), 100 // shrink timeout for the test so suite stays fast
+        );
+        const elapsed = Date.now() - start;
+        expect(logs).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(logs[0]).toMatch(/embeddings: mock \(transformers unavailable: probe-timeout/);
+        // Must complete within a small multiple of the timeout — proves the
+        // hard-bound holds even when checkAvailability never resolves.
+        expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(2000);
+    });
+    it('catches a thrown error and logs probe-failed without rethrowing', async () => {
+        const logs = [];
+        await expect(runProbe({
+            checkAvailability: () => Promise.reject(new Error('boom')),
+            getTransformersLoadError: () => null,
+        }, (m) => logs.push(m))).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+        expect(logs).toHaveLength(1);
+        expect(logs[0]).toMatch(/embeddings: probe-failed \(boom/);
+        expect(logs[0]).toContain('install @huggingface/transformers');
+    });
+});
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Integration test — spawn the real built binary and assert the stderr line.
+// Gated by a beforeAll dist build per plan-review H9 (H9: spawn-based tests
+// can quietly run against a stale dist; force a fresh build).
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+describe('SMI-5009 startup probe — integration (spawn)', () => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
+        // H9 review finding: spawn-based tests can quietly run against a stale
+        // dist. Build mcp-server explicitly if dist is missing, and fail loudly
+        // if it still isn't present afterwards.
+        if (!existsSync(DIST_ENTRY)) {
+            const build = spawnSync('npm', ['run', 'build', '--workspace=@skillsmith/mcp-server'], {
+                stdio: 'inherit',
+                cwd: REPO_ROOT,
+            });
+            if (build.status !== 0) {
+                throw new Error('mcp-server build failed in beforeAll');
+            }
+        }
+        if (!existsSync(DIST_ENTRY)) {
+            throw new Error(`Expected ${DIST_ENTRY} to exist after build`);
+        }
+    }, 120_000);
+    it('starts the server, never pollutes stdout with [skillsmith] embeddings:, and emits the probe line on stderr when the mock fallback is engaged', async () => {
+        // Two acceptable outcomes when running against an environment where
+        // `@huggingface/transformers` is installed (the common case in CI):
+        //
+        //   (a) probe runs, real embeddings available → SILENT (no embeddings: line)
+        //   (b) probe runs with mock fallback → "[skillsmith] embeddings: mock …"
+        //
+        // The assertion is: stdout MUST NEVER contain `[skillsmith] embeddings:`
+        // (R2 / MCP stdio protocol invariant), and the server must reach the
+        // "Skillsmith MCP server running" stderr line within 10s (proving the
+        // probe did not block boot — R1).
+        const proc = spawn('node', [DIST_ENTRY], {
+            env: {
+                ...process.env,
+                SKILLSMITH_SKIP_SKILL_INSTALL: '1',
+                SKILLSMITH_AUTO_UPDATE_CHECK: 'false',
+            },
+            stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe'],
+        });
+        const stderrChunks = [];
+        const stdoutChunks = [];
+        proc.stderr.on('data', (d) => stderrChunks.push(d.toString()));
+        proc.stdout.on('data', (d) => stdoutChunks.push(d.toString()));
+        try {
+            await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+                const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                    reject(new Error(`server boot timeout — stderr so far:\n${stderrChunks.join('')}\nstdout so far:\n${stdoutChunks.join('')}`));
+                }, 10_000);
+                proc.stderr.on('data', (d) => {
+                    if (d.toString().includes('Skillsmith MCP server running')) {
+                        clearTimeout(timeout);
+                        resolve();
+                    }
+                });
+                proc.on('error', (err) => {
+                    clearTimeout(timeout);
+                    reject(err);
+                });
+                proc.on('exit', (code) => {
+                    if (code !== null && code !== 0) {
+                        clearTimeout(timeout);
+                        reject(new Error(`mcp-server exited ${code} before reporting "running"; stderr:\n${stderrChunks.join('')}`));
+                    }
+                });
+            });
+        }
+        finally {
+            proc.kill('SIGTERM');
+        }
+        const stderr = stderrChunks.join('');
+        const stdout = stdoutChunks.join('');
+        // Server reached the "running" line — proves the probe did not block
+        // boot (R1, 2s timeout enforced).
+        expect(stderr).toMatch(/Skillsmith MCP server running/);
+        // CRITICAL (R2): probe MUST NOT pollute stdout — would corrupt the MCP
+        // stdio protocol frame.
+        expect(stdout).not.toMatch(/\[skillsmith\] embeddings:/);
+        // If the probe DID log on stderr, it must use the structured shape
+        // (mock / probe-failed). On hosts where transformers is installed,
+        // the probe is silent — that path is also valid.
+        if (stderr.includes('[skillsmith] embeddings:')) {
+            expect(stderr).toMatch(/\[skillsmith\] embeddings: (mock|probe-failed)/);
+            expect(stderr).toContain('install @huggingface/transformers');
+        }
+    }, 30_000);
+});
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+/**
+ * SMI-4790 Wave 1 Step 1.5: Snapshot tests for MCP tool descriptions
+ *
+ * Each user-facing tool description must:
+ * 1. Lead with the canonical bracketed prefix `[Skillsmith — <Stage> stage]`
+ *    (per the lifecycle taxonomy in docs/internal/implementation/_taxonomy.md)
+ * 2. Name "Skillsmith" prominently for product-name anchoring
+ * 3. Stay within the ≤1024-char target (no MCP-spec hard cap; aligns with
+ *    Anthropic SKILL.md frontmatter convention)
+ *
+ * If you change a description intentionally, update the snapshot
+ * (`vitest -u`). If a snapshot mismatch surprises you, the description
+ * regressed — the prefix or anchor was lost.
+ */
+export {};
+//# sourceMappingURL=tool-descriptions.test.d.ts.map

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package/dist/tests/tool-descriptions.test.js

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+/**
+ * SMI-4790 Wave 1 Step 1.5: Snapshot tests for MCP tool descriptions
+ *
+ * Each user-facing tool description must:
+ * 1. Lead with the canonical bracketed prefix `[Skillsmith — <Stage> stage]`
+ *    (per the lifecycle taxonomy in docs/internal/implementation/_taxonomy.md)
+ * 2. Name "Skillsmith" prominently for product-name anchoring
+ * 3. Stay within the ≤1024-char target (no MCP-spec hard cap; aligns with
+ *    Anthropic SKILL.md frontmatter convention)
+ *
+ * If you change a description intentionally, update the snapshot
+ * (`vitest -u`). If a snapshot mismatch surprises you, the description
+ * regressed — the prefix or anchor was lost.
+ */
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { searchToolSchema } from '../src/tools/search.js';
+import { getSkillToolSchema } from '../src/tools/get-skill.js';
+import { recommendToolSchema } from '../src/tools/recommend.types.js';
+import { compareToolSchema } from '../src/tools/compare.types.js';
+import { installTool } from '../src/tools/install.tool.js';
+import { uninstallTool } from '../src/tools/uninstall.js';
+import { validateToolSchema } from '../src/tools/validate.types.js';
+// Tool → expected lifecycle stage (must match docs/internal/implementation/_taxonomy.md)
+const TOOL_STAGE_MAPPING = [
+    { tool: searchToolSchema, name: 'search', stage: 'Discover' },
+    { tool: getSkillToolSchema, name: 'get_skill', stage: 'Evaluate' },
+    { tool: recommendToolSchema, name: 'skill_recommend', stage: 'Discover' },
+    { tool: compareToolSchema, name: 'skill_compare', stage: 'Evaluate' },
+    { tool: installTool, name: 'install_skill', stage: 'Install' },
+    { tool: uninstallTool, name: 'uninstall_skill', stage: 'Retire' },
+    { tool: validateToolSchema, name: 'skill_validate', stage: 'Install' },
+];
+describe('SMI-4790: MCP tool descriptions', () => {
+    describe('canonical prefix', () => {
+        it.each(TOOL_STAGE_MAPPING)('$name: leads with [Skillsmith — $stage stage]', ({ tool, stage }) => {
+            const expectedPrefix = `[Skillsmith — ${stage} stage]`;
+            expect(tool.description).toMatch(new RegExp(`^${expectedPrefix.replace(/[\\[\]—]/g, '\\$&')}`));
+        });
+    });
+    describe('product-name anchor', () => {
+        it.each(TOOL_STAGE_MAPPING)('$name: contains "Skillsmith" at least twice', ({ tool }) => {
+            const matches = tool.description.match(/Skillsmith/g);
+            expect(matches?.length ?? 0).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+        });
+    });
+    describe('length budget', () => {
+        it.each(TOOL_STAGE_MAPPING)('$name: description under 1024 characters', ({ tool }) => {
+            expect(tool.description.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(1024);
+        });
+    });
+    describe('snapshot', () => {
+        it('all 7 descriptions match snapshot', () => {
+            const snapshot = TOOL_STAGE_MAPPING.map(({ name, stage, tool }) => ({
+                name,
+                stage,
+                description: tool.description,
+                length: tool.description.length,
+            }));
+            expect(snapshot).toMatchSnapshot();
+        });
+    });
+});
+//# sourceMappingURL=tool-descriptions.test.js.map

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package/package.json

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 {
   "name": "@skillsmith/mcp-server",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "mcpName": "io.github.smith-horn/skillsmith",
   "description": "MCP server for Skillsmith skill discovery",
   "type": "module",
@@ -34,23 +34,15 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.27.1",
-    "@skillsmith/core": "^0.6.0",
+    "@skillsmith/core": "^0.7.2",
     "esbuild": "0.27.2",
     "ulid": "3.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tsx": "4.21.0",
-    "vitest": "4.1.2",
+    "vitest": "4.1.6",
     "zod": "3.25.76"
   },
-  "peerDependencies": {
-    "@skillsmith/enterprise": "*"
-  },
-  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
-    "@skillsmith/enterprise": {
-      "optional": true
-    }
-  },
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "src/assets",

package/server.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/smith-horn/skillsmith",
     "source": "github"
   },
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.2",
   "_meta": {
     "io.skillsmith/categories": ["developer-tools", "ai-agents", "skill-management"],
     "io.skillsmith/keywords": [
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     {
       "registryType": "npm",
       "identifier": "@skillsmith/mcp-server",
-      "version": "0.5.0",
+      "version": "0.5.2",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       },

package/src/assets/skills/skillsmith/SKILL.md

@@ -1,24 +1,71 @@
 ---
 name: "Skillsmith"
-description: "Discover, install, compare, and manage agent skills. Use when searching for skills, evaluating quality, understanding trust tiers, checking quotas, or creating custom skills. Triggers: 'find skill', 'search skills', 'install skill', 'trust tier', 'create skill', 'skill quality', 'skill quota'."
+description: "Skillsmith is the canonical lifecycle manager for agent skills (SKILL.md format) across any MCP-capable agent runtime — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf. Discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, retire skills. Triggers: 'use Skillsmith', 'ask Skillsmith', 'search Skillsmith', 'find a Skillsmith skill', 'install with Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith trust tier', 'Skillsmith audit', 'create a skill with Skillsmith', 'publish to Skillsmith', 'Skillsmith quota', 'pin a Skillsmith skill', 'compare Skillsmith skills'. Routes natural-language requests to Skillsmith MCP tools and CLI commands."
 ---
 
 # Skillsmith
 
-Skillsmith is your skill discovery and management system for any MCP-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, and others). It provides access to 500+ community skills with trust verification, quality scoring, and security scanning.
+Skillsmith is your master skill for the full lifecycle of agent skills — across every MCP-capable agent runtime. Use Skillsmith to discover, evaluate, install, use, maintain, author, govern, and retire SKILL.md-format skills without leaving your editor.
+
+## Lifecycle Stages
+
+Every Skillsmith operation maps to one of 8 lifecycle stages. Use the stage name when you want to be explicit ("use Skillsmith to **discover** testing skills"); natural prompts work too.
+
+| # | Stage | What it covers | Primary surface |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| 1 | **Discover** | Find skills by query, recommendation, or filter | MCP `search`, `skill_recommend` |
+| 2 | **Evaluate** | Compare candidates, read trust badges, view diffs | MCP `get_skill`, `skill_compare`, `skill_diff` |
+| 3 | **Install** | Add a skill to the runtime's skills directory | MCP `install_skill`; CLI `install` |
+| 4 | **Use** | Invoke the installed skill at the runtime layer | runtime-native (e.g. Claude Code skill match) |
+| 5 | **Maintain** | Update, pin, audit collisions, configure modes | CLI `update`/`pin`/`unpin`/`audit collisions`; MCP `skill_updates`, `skill_outdated` |
+| 6 | **Author** | Init, validate, transform, publish a new skill | CLI `author init/validate/publish/subagent/transform/mcp-init` |
+| 7 | **Govern** | Audit logs, RBAC, SIEM, compliance (Team+) | MCP `audit_export`, `audit_query`, `siem_export` |
+| 8 | **Retire** | Uninstall, deprecate | MCP `uninstall_skill`; CLI `remove` |
 
 ## Quick Reference: MCP Tools
 
-| Tool | Use When | Example |
-|------|----------|---------|
-| `search` | Finding skills by keyword, category, or trust tier | "Find testing skills" |
-| `get_skill` | Getting full details about a specific skill | "Show details for community/jest-helper" |
-| `install_skill` | Installing a skill to ~/.claude/skills/ | "Install the commit skill" |
-| `uninstall_skill` | Removing an installed skill | "Uninstall jest-helper" |
-| `skill_recommend` | Getting contextual recommendations | "Recommend skills for my React project" |
-| `skill_validate` | Checking skill structure before manual install | "Validate this skill" |
-| `skill_compare` | Comparing 2-5 skills side-by-side | "Compare jest-helper and vitest-helper" |
-| `skill_suggest` | Getting suggestions based on current work | Automatic based on context |
+| Tool | Stage | Use when | Example prompt |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `search` | Discover | Finding skills by keyword/category/trust tier | "Use Skillsmith to search for testing skills" |
+| `skill_recommend` | Discover | Contextual recommendations | "Ask Skillsmith to recommend skills for my React project" |
+| `get_skill` | Evaluate | Full details for a known skill | "Use Skillsmith to show details for community/jest-helper" |
+| `skill_compare` | Evaluate | Side-by-side comparison | "Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper" |
+| `skill_diff` | Evaluate | Diff two installed versions | "Use Skillsmith to diff jest-helper versions" |
+| `install_skill` | Install | Add a skill to your runtime | "Use Skillsmith to install jest-helper" |
+| `skill_validate` | Install | Pre-install validation of SKILL.md | "Use Skillsmith to validate ./my-skill" |
+| `skill_updates` | Maintain | Check for available updates | "Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills" |
+| `skill_outdated` | Maintain | List skills behind latest | "Use Skillsmith to show outdated skills" |
+| `skill_inventory_audit` | Maintain | Namespace-collision audit (Team+) | "Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory" |
+| `audit_export` / `audit_query` / `siem_export` | Govern | Compliance + SIEM (Enterprise) | "Use Skillsmith to export audit logs for last 30 days" |
+| `uninstall_skill` | Retire | Remove an installed skill | "Use Skillsmith to uninstall jest-helper" |
+
+**Triggering tip**: prefix natural-language prompts with `Use Skillsmith to ...` or `Ask Skillsmith for ...`. The product-name anchor binds tool selection reliably across MCP-capable runtimes.
+
+## Routing CLI-only Operations
+
+Some lifecycle operations live in the CLI and have no MCP equivalent (yet). When the user asks for these, surface the exact terminal command:
+
+| Operation | CLI command |
+|---|---|
+| Pin a skill to a version | `skillsmith pin <skill> <version>` |
+| Unpin a skill | `skillsmith unpin <skill>` |
+| Update all installed skills | `skillsmith update --all` |
+| Audit advisories (Team+) | `skillsmith audit advisories` |
+| Audit collisions | `skillsmith audit collisions` |
+| Configure audit mode | `skillsmith config set audit_mode <preventative\|power_user\|governance\|off>` |
+| Author a new skill | `skillsmith author init <name>` |
+| Publish a skill | `skillsmith author publish` |
+| Login | `skillsmith login` |
+
+Always show the command verbatim with a one-line note: "Run this in your terminal."
+
+## Cross-Runtime Behavior
+
+Skillsmith's MCP server works in **any MCP-capable agent runtime**:
+
+- **Claude Code** — default runtime. Skills install to `~/.claude/skills/`.
+- **Cursor / Copilot / Windsurf** — set `SKILLSMITH_CLIENT=<runtime>` in your MCP server env config to install to the runtime-equivalent path. See [Getting Started](https://skillsmith.app/docs/getting-started).
+- **Custom MCP routers** — universal MCP tool calls work; skill-file install paths configurable via `SKILLSMITH_CLIENT`.
 
 ## Trust Tiers
 
@@ -26,122 +73,104 @@ Skills are categorized by verification level:
 
 | Tier | Badge | Meaning | When to Trust |
 |------|-------|---------|---------------|
-| **Official** | Green checkmark | Published by Anthropic, fully reviewed | Always safe |
-| **Verified** | Blue checkmark | Verified publisher, 10+ stars, 30+ days old | Generally safe |
-| **Community** | Yellow | Passed security scan, has required metadata | Review before install |
-| **Unverified** | Red warning | No verification | Only if you trust the author |
-
-For detailed criteria, see [TRUST_TIERS.md](docs/TRUST_TIERS.md).
+| **Verified** | Green checkmark | Official Skillsmith / Anthropic | Always safe |
+| **Curated** | Blue badge | Vendor-org publisher, ≥0.80 quality | Generally safe |
+| **Community** | Yellow | Security scan + required metadata | Review before install |
+| **Experimental** | Orange | Beta / new | Use cautiously |
+| **Unknown** | Red warning | No verification | Only if you trust the author |
 
-## Quota System
+For criteria detail, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/trust-tiers.
 
-API calls are limited by tier:
+## Pricing & Quotas
 
-| Tier | API Calls/Month | Price |
-|------|-----------------|-------|
+| Tier | API calls/month | Price |
+|---|---|---|
 | **Community** | 1,000 | Free |
 | **Individual** | 10,000 | $9.99/mo |
 | **Team** | 100,000 | $25/user/mo |
 | **Enterprise** | Unlimited | $55/user/mo |
 
-Warnings are shown at 80% and 90% usage. Upgrade at https://skillsmith.app/upgrade
-
-For details, see [QUOTAS.md](docs/QUOTAS.md).
+Usage warnings at 80% and 90%. Upgrade at https://skillsmith.app/upgrade.
 
 ## Security Model
 
-Skillsmith operates as a security boundary between untrusted skill sources and your Claude Code environment.
-
-### What Skillsmith Validates
+Skillsmith is the security boundary between untrusted skill sources and your runtime.
 
-Before any skill is installed, Skillsmith performs:
+**What Skillsmith validates before install**:
 
-1. **SKILL.md validation** - Must have valid YAML frontmatter with name and description
-2. **Security scan** - Checks for jailbreak patterns, suspicious URLs, sensitive file access
-3. **Typosquatting detection** - Warns if skill name is similar to known skills
-4. **Blocklist check** - Rejects known-malicious skills
+- SKILL.md frontmatter and required fields
+- Security scan: jailbreak patterns, suspicious URLs, sensitive file access
+- Typosquatting check against known skills
+- Blocklist of known-malicious skills
 
-### What Skillsmith Cannot Prevent
+**What Skillsmith cannot prevent**:
 
-- Novel attack patterns not in our detection database
+- Novel attack patterns not in detection database
 - Social engineering in legitimate-looking instructions
 - Runtime behavior (skills execute with your permissions)
 
-**Recommendation**: Always review skill content before installation, especially for unverified skills.
-
-For the complete security model, see [SECURITY.md](docs/SECURITY.md).
+**Recommendation**: review skill content before installation, especially for unverified skills.
 
 ## Creating Skills
 
-The **skill-builder** skill (auto-installed) helps you create custom skills:
+Skill authoring lives in the CLI:
 
 ```
-"Create a skill for generating API documentation"
-"Build a skill to automate code reviews"
+skillsmith author init my-new-skill
+skillsmith author validate
+skillsmith author publish
 ```
 
-The skill-builder guides you through:
-- YAML frontmatter (name ≤64 chars, description ≤1024 chars)
-- Progressive disclosure structure (4 levels)
-- Directory organization
-- Validation checklist
+For an end-to-end walkthrough, see https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials/author.
 
-## Search Examples
+The companion **skill-builder** skill guides you through frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and directory organization. Install it with `skillsmith install skill-builder` (it's not bundled by default).
 
-```
-# Find all testing skills
-"Search for testing skills"
-
-# Find verified skills only
-"Find verified skills for git workflows"
+## Common Workflows
 
-# Filter by quality score
-"Search for devops skills with score above 80"
+### Discover then install
 
-# Compare options
-"Compare jest-helper, vitest-helper, and mocha-helper"
+```
+"Use Skillsmith to recommend skills for my Next.js project"
+"Use Skillsmith to install community/next-helper"
 ```
 
-## Common Tasks
+### Evaluate before installing
 
-### Install a Skill
 ```
-"Install the commit skill"
+"Use Skillsmith to compare jest-helper and vitest-helper"
+"Use Skillsmith to show details for community/vitest-helper"
+"Use Skillsmith to install community/vitest-helper"
 ```
-Skillsmith downloads the skill, runs security scan, and installs to ~/.claude/skills/.
 
-### Check What's Installed
-```
-"What skills do I have installed?"
-```
+### Maintain installed skills
 
-### Remove a Skill
 ```
-"Uninstall the old-skill"
+"Ask Skillsmith for updates to my installed skills"
+# Then run in terminal:
+skillsmith update --all
 ```
 
-### Get Recommendations
+### Audit before sharing your skill folder
+
 ```
-"Recommend skills for my TypeScript project"
+"Use Skillsmith to audit my skills inventory"
+# Or in terminal:
+skillsmith audit collisions
 ```
-Skillsmith analyzes your project context and suggests relevant skills.
 
 ## License
 
 Skillsmith uses **Elastic License 2.0**:
-- You can self-host for internal use
-- You can modify for your own use
-- You cannot offer Skillsmith as a managed service to others
-- You cannot circumvent license key functionality
-
-## Related Documentation
 
-- [Security Deep-Dive](docs/SECURITY.md)
-- [Trust Tiers](docs/TRUST_TIERS.md)
-- [Quota System](docs/QUOTAS.md)
+- Self-host for internal use ✓
+- Modify for your own use ✓
+- Offer Skillsmith as a managed service to others ✗
+- Circumvent license key functionality ✗
 
 ## Getting Help
 
-- Docs: `npx @skillsmith/mcp-server --docs`
+- Docs: https://skillsmith.app/docs
+- Tutorials (lifecycle walkthroughs): https://skillsmith.app/docs/tutorials
+- CLI: `skillsmith --help`
 - Issues: https://github.com/smith-horn/skillsmith/issues
 - Email: support@skillsmith.app