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package/README.md

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+# vanara — the Vanara CLI (v0.1)
+
+Install and manage AI agent **packs**, **agents**, and **skills** in any project.
+Items install in Claude Code layout (`.claude/agents/`, `.claude/skills/`), so Claude Code
+picks them up with zero extra configuration. Zero runtime dependencies, Node ≥ 20.
+
+```bash
+vanara list --kind pack          # browse the catalog
+vanara info security-pack        # what's inside
+vanara install security-pack     # pack expands to its agents + skills
+vanara installed                 # what this project has (from .vanara.json)
+vanara update --apply            # pull newer catalog versions
+vanara uninstall security-pack --members
+```
+
+## How it works
+
+- **Catalog source** — a directory with `agents/ skills/ packs/` (the Forge layout: flat
+  `<name>.md` or packaged dirs with `AGENT.md` / `SKILL.md` / `PACK.md` plus
+  `references/ scripts/ examples/ templates/`). Resolution order: `--source` flag →
+  `VANARA_REGISTRY` env → the dev catalog in this repo (`../forge/catalog`).
+- **Packs are bundles** — installing one resolves its members (validated first; missing
+  members abort with provenance, nothing half-installs) and records the pack as a named
+  group in the lockfile.
+- **Lockfile** — `.vanara.json` at the project root records every installed item, its
+  version, and the exact file list, so `uninstall` and `update` are exact (uninstall also
+  prunes emptied directories).
+
+## v1 roadmap (OPEN-CORE-PLAN.md §3–§4)
+
+Same commands, hosted backend: `VANARA_REGISTRY` becomes an https registry URL;
+`vanara login` (OAuth device flow) + Ed25519-signed entitlements gate premium packs
+server-side; signed manifests verify pack integrity; `vanara update` reads release
+channels. The catalog-source abstraction in `src/config.js` is the seam where that lands.

package/bin/vanara.js

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+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// vanara — install and manage AI agent packs, agents, and skills.
+// v0.1: local catalog sources only. The hosted registry + login/entitlements
+// arrive in v1 (OPEN-CORE-PLAN.md §3) behind the same commands.
+import { parseArgs } from 'node:util';
+import { resolveSource } from '../src/config.js';
+import { loadCatalog, resolveInstallSet } from '../src/catalog.js';
+import { applyInstall, applyUninstall, readLock, planUpdates } from '../src/installer.js';
+
+const HELP = `vanara — agent packs, agents, and skills for your project.
+
+Usage: vanara <command> [options]
+
+Commands:
+  list [--kind agent|skill|pack]   Browse the catalog.
+  info <name>                      Show one item (description, version, pack contents).
+  install <name...>                Install items into ./.claude (packs expand to members).
+  uninstall <name> [--members]     Remove an item; --members also removes a pack's members.
+  installed                        Show what is installed here (from ${'.vanara.json'}).
+  update [--apply]                 Show (or apply) available catalog updates.
+  help                             This message.
+
+Options:
+  --source <dir>   Catalog directory (default: $VANARA_REGISTRY or the dev catalog)
+  --dest <dir>     Destination project root (default: current directory)
+
+Examples:
+  vanara list --kind pack
+  vanara install sre-reliability-pack
+  vanara install code-reviewer sql-index-tuning
+  vanara update --apply`;
+
+function fmtItem(i) {
+  const version = i.data.version ? ` v${i.data.version}` : '';
+  return `  [${i.kind}] ${i.name}${version} — ${String(i.data.description ?? '').slice(0, 100)}`;
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  const { values, positionals } = parseArgs({
+    args: process.argv.slice(2),
+    allowPositionals: true,
+    options: {
+      source: { type: 'string' },
+      dest: { type: 'string' },
+      kind: { type: 'string' },
+      members: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
+      apply: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
+    },
+  });
+  const [command, ...names] = positionals;
+  const dest = values.dest ?? process.cwd();
+
+  if (!command || command === 'help') {
+    console.log(HELP);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'installed') {
+    const lock = await readLock(dest);
+    const entries = Object.entries(lock.installed);
+    if (entries.length === 0) {
+      console.log('Nothing installed here yet. Try: vanara list');
+      return;
+    }
+    for (const [name, e] of entries) {
+      const members = e.kind === 'pack' ? ` (members: ${(e.members ?? []).join(', ')})` : '';
+      console.log(`  [${e.kind}] ${name} v${e.version}${members}`);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Everything below needs the catalog.
+  const source = resolveSource(values.source);
+  const catalog = await loadCatalog(source);
+  if (catalog.items.length === 0) {
+    console.error(`No catalog items found at: ${source}\nSet --source or VANARA_REGISTRY to a catalog directory.`);
+    process.exitCode = 1;
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'list') {
+    const items = catalog.items.filter((i) => !values.kind || i.kind === values.kind);
+    for (const kind of ['pack', 'agent', 'skill']) {
+      const group = items.filter((i) => i.kind === kind);
+      if (group.length === 0) continue;
+      console.log(`\n${kind.toUpperCase()}S (${group.length})`);
+      for (const i of group) console.log(fmtItem(i));
+    }
+    console.log(`\n${items.length} item(s) from ${source}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'info') {
+    const item = catalog.byName.get(names[0]);
+    if (!item) {
+      console.error(`Not found: "${names[0]}". Try: vanara list`);
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    console.log(fmtItem(item));
+    if (item.kind === 'pack') {
+      console.log(`  agents: ${(item.data.agents ?? []).join(', ') || '(none)'}`);
+      console.log(`  skills: ${(item.data.skills ?? []).join(', ') || '(none)'}`);
+    }
+    if (item.supportFiles.length) console.log(`  support files: ${item.supportFiles.length}`);
+    console.log(`  install: vanara install ${item.name}`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'install') {
+    if (names.length === 0) {
+      console.error('install needs at least one name. Try: vanara list');
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    const resolved = resolveInstallSet(catalog, names);
+    if (resolved.missing.length) {
+      console.error(`Cannot install — missing from catalog:\n  ${resolved.missing.join('\n  ')}`);
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    const results = await applyInstall(resolved, dest, source);
+    for (const r of results) console.log(`  installed [${r.kind}] ${r.name}${r.files ? ` (${r.files} files)` : ''}`);
+    console.log(`\n${results.length} item(s) installed into ${dest}. Claude Code picks them up automatically.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'uninstall') {
+    const res = await applyUninstall(names[0], dest, { removeMembers: values.members });
+    if (!res.removed) {
+      console.error(`"${names[0]}": ${res.reason}`);
+      process.exitCode = 1;
+      return;
+    }
+    console.log(`Removed ${res.targets.join(', ')} (${res.filesRemoved} files).`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (command === 'update') {
+    const lock = await readLock(dest);
+    const updates = planUpdates(catalog, lock);
+    if (updates.length === 0) {
+      console.log('Everything is up to date.');
+      return;
+    }
+    for (const u of updates) console.log(`  [${u.kind}] ${u.name}: v${u.from} -> v${u.to}`);
+    if (!values.apply) {
+      console.log(`\n${updates.length} update(s) available. Apply with: vanara update --apply`);
+      return;
+    }
+    const resolved = resolveInstallSet(catalog, updates.map((u) => u.name));
+    const results = await applyInstall(resolved, dest, source);
+    console.log(`\nApplied ${results.length} update(s).`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  console.error(`Unknown command: ${command}\n`);
+  console.log(HELP);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error(`vanara error: ${err.message}`);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+});

package/package.json

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+{
+  "name": "vanara",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Vanara — deploy packs of skilled AI agents. Install agents, skills, and packs into any project from the Vanara catalog.",
+  "type": "module",
+  "bin": {
+    "vanara": "bin/vanara.js"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node --test"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=20"
+  },
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "keywords": [
+    "ai",
+    "agents",
+    "ai-agents",
+    "skills",
+    "claude",
+    "claude-code",
+    "agent-skills",
+    "cli",
+    "vanara"
+  ],
+  "homepage": "https://vanara.dev",
+  "author": "Vanara",
+  "files": [
+    "bin/",
+    "src/",
+    "README.md",
+    "LICENSE"
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  }
+}

package/src/catalog.js

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+// Catalog loading + install-set resolution. A catalog source is a directory with
+// agents/ skills/ packs/ subdirs; items are flat markdown files or packaged
+// directories whose main file is AGENT.md / SKILL.md / PACK.md (the Forge layout).
+import { readdir, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import * as fm from './frontmatter.js';
+
+const KIND_DIRS = { agent: 'agents', skill: 'skills', pack: 'packs' };
+const MAIN_FILE = { agent: 'AGENT.md', skill: 'SKILL.md', pack: 'PACK.md' };
+
+async function listSupportFiles(dir, base = dir) {
+  const out = [];
+  for (const entry of await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+    const full = path.join(dir, entry.name);
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) out.push(...(await listSupportFiles(full, base)));
+    else out.push(path.relative(base, full));
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+async function loadFlat(kind, filePath) {
+  const raw = await readFile(filePath, 'utf8');
+  const { data } = fm.parse(raw);
+  const name = data.name ?? path.basename(filePath, '.md');
+  return { kind, name, data, mainPath: filePath, dirPath: null, supportFiles: [] };
+}
+
+async function loadPackaged(kind, dirPath) {
+  const mainPath = path.join(dirPath, MAIN_FILE[kind]);
+  let raw;
+  try {
+    raw = await readFile(mainPath, 'utf8');
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code === 'ENOENT') return null; // not an item dir; ignore
+    throw err;
+  }
+  const { data } = fm.parse(raw);
+  const name = data.name ?? path.basename(dirPath);
+  const supportFiles = (await listSupportFiles(dirPath)).filter((f) => f !== MAIN_FILE[kind]);
+  return { kind, name, data, mainPath, dirPath, supportFiles };
+}
+
+/** Load every item from a catalog source directory. */
+export async function loadCatalog(sourceDir) {
+  const items = [];
+  for (const [kind, sub] of Object.entries(KIND_DIRS)) {
+    const dir = path.join(sourceDir, sub);
+    let entries = [];
+    try {
+      entries = await readdir(dir, { withFileTypes: true });
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err;
+    }
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (entry.isFile() && entry.name.endsWith('.md')) {
+        items.push(await loadFlat(kind, path.join(dir, entry.name)));
+      } else if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+        const item = await loadPackaged(kind, path.join(dir, entry.name));
+        if (item) items.push(item);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return { sourceDir, items, byName: new Map(items.map((i) => [i.name, i])) };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Expand requested names into the concrete set of agents/skills to install.
+ * Packs expand to their members (the pack itself is recorded, not materialized).
+ * Returns { toInstall, packs, missing } — missing non-empty means the request
+ * cannot be satisfied and nothing should be written.
+ */
+export function resolveInstallSet(catalog, names) {
+  const toInstall = new Map();
+  const packs = [];
+  const missing = [];
+
+  const addMember = (name, via) => {
+    const item = catalog.byName.get(name);
+    if (!item) missing.push(via ? `${name} (required by pack ${via})` : name);
+    else if (item.kind === 'pack') expandPack(item);
+    else toInstall.set(item.name, item);
+  };
+  const expandPack = (pack) => {
+    packs.push(pack);
+    for (const a of pack.data.agents ?? []) addMember(a, pack.name);
+    for (const s of pack.data.skills ?? []) addMember(s, pack.name);
+  };
+
+  for (const name of names) addMember(name);
+  return { toInstall: [...toInstall.values()], packs, missing };
+}

package/src/config.js

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+// Central constants and source resolution. No hardcoded secrets, no network in v0.1.
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+export const CLI_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+
+// Name of the per-project lockfile that records what is installed where.
+export const LOCKFILE = '.vanara.json';
+
+// Catalog source resolution order:
+//   1. --source <dir> flag
+//   2. VANARA_REGISTRY env var (a directory today; an https registry URL in v1
+//      once the hosted registry + entitlements exist — see OPEN-CORE-PLAN.md §3)
+//   3. dev default: the sibling forge catalog in this repo
+export function resolveSource(flagValue) {
+  if (flagValue) return flagValue;
+  if (process.env.VANARA_REGISTRY) return process.env.VANARA_REGISTRY;
+  return path.resolve(CLI_ROOT, '..', 'forge', 'catalog');
+}
+
+// Where items land inside the destination project (the Claude Code layout —
+// catalog items are authored in that format already).
+export const CLAUDE_TARGET = {
+  agentsDir: path.join('.claude', 'agents'),
+  skillsDir: path.join('.claude', 'skills'),
+};

package/src/frontmatter.js

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+// Minimal, dependency-free frontmatter parser/serializer for our markdown items.
+// Supports: scalar `key: value`, inline arrays `key: [a, b]`, and block bodies.
+// Intentionally small — our schema is simple and we control the inputs.
+
+const FENCE = '---';
+
+function parseScalar(raw) {
+  const v = raw.trim();
+  if (v === '') return '';
+  if (v === 'true') return true;
+  if (v === 'false') return false;
+  if (/^-?\d+(\.\d+)?$/.test(v)) return Number(v);
+  // strip surrounding quotes
+  if ((v.startsWith('"') && v.endsWith('"')) || (v.startsWith("'") && v.endsWith("'"))) {
+    return v.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+  if (v.startsWith('[') && v.endsWith(']')) {
+    const inner = v.slice(1, -1).trim();
+    if (inner === '') return [];
+    return inner.split(',').map((s) => parseScalar(s));
+  }
+  return v;
+}
+
+export function parse(text) {
+  if (!text.startsWith(FENCE)) {
+    return { data: {}, body: text };
+  }
+  const end = text.indexOf(`\n${FENCE}`, FENCE.length);
+  if (end === -1) return { data: {}, body: text };
+
+  const header = text.slice(FENCE.length, end).trim();
+  const body = text.slice(end + FENCE.length + 1).replace(/^\n/, '');
+
+  const data = {};
+  for (const line of header.split('\n')) {
+    if (!line.trim() || line.trim().startsWith('#')) continue;
+    const idx = line.indexOf(':');
+    if (idx === -1) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, idx).trim();
+    data[key] = parseScalar(line.slice(idx + 1));
+  }
+  return { data, body };
+}
+
+function serializeValue(value) {
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return `[${value.join(', ')}]`;
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string' && /[:#]/.test(value)) {
+    return JSON.stringify(value);
+  }
+  return String(value);
+}
+
+export function stringify(data, body) {
+  const lines = [FENCE];
+  for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(data)) {
+    if (value === undefined || value === null) continue;
+    lines.push(`${key}: ${serializeValue(value)}`);
+  }
+  lines.push(FENCE, '');
+  return `${lines.join('\n')}\n${body.replace(/^\n+/, '')}`;
+}

package/src/installer.js

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+// Install planning + application, with a per-project lockfile so uninstall and
+// update are exact. Copies are planned first, then applied — a failed resolve
+// never leaves a half-written install.
+import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile, copyFile, rm, rmdir, readdir } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { LOCKFILE, CLAUDE_TARGET } from './config.js';
+
+/** Numeric-aware compare for "1.2.0"-style versions. Returns -1 | 0 | 1. */
+export function compareVersions(a, b) {
+  const pa = String(a ?? '0').split('.').map((n) => parseInt(n, 10) || 0);
+  const pb = String(b ?? '0').split('.').map((n) => parseInt(n, 10) || 0);
+  for (let i = 0; i < Math.max(pa.length, pb.length); i++) {
+    const d = (pa[i] ?? 0) - (pb[i] ?? 0);
+    if (d !== 0) return Math.sign(d);
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/** Files an item will occupy inside destRoot (Claude Code layout). */
+export function planItemFiles(item) {
+  const files = [];
+  if (item.kind === 'agent') {
+    files.push({ from: item.mainPath, to: path.join(CLAUDE_TARGET.agentsDir, `${item.name}.md`) });
+    for (const rel of item.supportFiles) {
+      files.push({ from: path.join(item.dirPath, rel), to: path.join(CLAUDE_TARGET.agentsDir, item.name, rel) });
+    }
+  } else if (item.kind === 'skill') {
+    files.push({ from: item.mainPath, to: path.join(CLAUDE_TARGET.skillsDir, item.name, 'SKILL.md') });
+    for (const rel of item.supportFiles) {
+      files.push({ from: path.join(item.dirPath, rel), to: path.join(CLAUDE_TARGET.skillsDir, item.name, rel) });
+    }
+  }
+  return files;
+}
+
+export async function readLock(destRoot) {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(await readFile(path.join(destRoot, LOCKFILE), 'utf8'));
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code === 'ENOENT') return { installed: {} };
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+async function writeLock(destRoot, lock) {
+  await writeFile(path.join(destRoot, LOCKFILE), `${JSON.stringify(lock, null, 2)}\n`, 'utf8');
+}
+
+/** Copy one item's files into destRoot and record it in the lock object. */
+async function installItem(item, destRoot, lock, source) {
+  const files = planItemFiles(item);
+  for (const f of files) {
+    const target = path.join(destRoot, f.to);
+    await mkdir(path.dirname(target), { recursive: true });
+    await copyFile(f.from, target);
+  }
+  lock.installed[item.name] = {
+    kind: item.kind,
+    version: String(item.data.version ?? '0'),
+    files: files.map((f) => f.to),
+    source,
+    installedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+  };
+  return files.length;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Install resolved items (+ record packs as named groups). Returns per-item
+ * results. All-or-nothing per item; the lock is written once at the end.
+ */
+export async function applyInstall({ toInstall, packs }, destRoot, source) {
+  const lock = await readLock(destRoot);
+  const results = [];
+  for (const item of toInstall) {
+    const fileCount = await installItem(item, destRoot, lock, source);
+    results.push({ name: item.name, kind: item.kind, files: fileCount });
+  }
+  for (const pack of packs) {
+    lock.installed[pack.name] = {
+      kind: 'pack',
+      version: String(pack.data.version ?? '0'),
+      members: [...(pack.data.agents ?? []), ...(pack.data.skills ?? [])],
+      files: [],
+      source,
+      installedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+    results.push({ name: pack.name, kind: 'pack', files: 0 });
+  }
+  await writeLock(destRoot, lock);
+  return results;
+}
+
+async function removeEmptyParents(destRoot, filePath) {
+  let dir = path.dirname(path.join(destRoot, filePath));
+  const stop = path.resolve(destRoot);
+  while (path.resolve(dir) !== stop) {
+    try {
+      if ((await readdir(dir)).length > 0) break;
+      await rmdir(dir);
+    } catch {
+      break;
+    }
+    dir = path.dirname(dir);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Remove an installed item (or pack group) using only the lock's file list. */
+export async function applyUninstall(name, destRoot, { removeMembers = false } = {}) {
+  const lock = await readLock(destRoot);
+  const entry = lock.installed[name];
+  if (!entry) return { removed: false, reason: 'not installed' };
+
+  const targets = [name];
+  if (entry.kind === 'pack' && removeMembers) targets.push(...(entry.members ?? []));
+
+  let filesRemoved = 0;
+  for (const t of targets) {
+    const e = lock.installed[t];
+    if (!e) continue;
+    for (const rel of e.files) {
+      await rm(path.join(destRoot, rel), { force: true });
+      await removeEmptyParents(destRoot, rel);
+      filesRemoved += 1;
+    }
+    delete lock.installed[t];
+  }
+  await writeLock(destRoot, lock);
+  return { removed: true, targets, filesRemoved };
+}
+
+/** Items whose catalog version is newer than the installed one. */
+export function planUpdates(catalog, lock) {
+  const updates = [];
+  for (const [name, entry] of Object.entries(lock.installed)) {
+    const item = catalog.byName.get(name);
+    if (!item) continue; // no longer in catalog; leave as-is
+    const catalogVersion = String(item.data.version ?? '0');
+    if (compareVersions(catalogVersion, entry.version) > 0) {
+      updates.push({ name, kind: entry.kind, from: entry.version, to: catalogVersion });
+    }
+  }
+  return updates;
+}