feat: replace bin.intent detection with tanstack-intent keyword

.changeset/keyword-based-detection.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@tanstack/intent': patch
+---
+
+Replace bin.intent detection with tanstack-intent keyword check for package discovery. Remove the `add-library-bin` command and bin shim generation system — packages are now identified by having `"tanstack-intent"` in their keywords array, which was already required for registry discovery. Also fix `collectPackagingWarnings` to skip the `!skills/_artifacts` warning for monorepo packages.

docs/cli/intent-scaffold.md

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ The prompt also includes a post-generation checklist:
 - Commit generated `skills/` and `skills/_artifacts/`
 - Ensure `@tanstack/intent` is in `devDependencies`
 - Run setup commands as needed:
-  - `npx @tanstack/intent@latest add-library-bin`
   - `npx @tanstack/intent@latest edit-package-json`
   - `npx @tanstack/intent@latest setup-github-actions`
 

docs/cli/intent-setup.md

@@ -3,32 +3,25 @@ title: setup commands
 id: intent-setup
 ---
 
-Intent exposes setup as three separate commands.
+Intent exposes setup as two separate commands.
 
 ```bash
-npx @tanstack/intent@latest add-library-bin
 npx @tanstack/intent@latest edit-package-json
 npx @tanstack/intent@latest setup-github-actions
 ```
 
 ## Commands
 
-- `add-library-bin`: create a package-local `intent` shim in `bin/`
 - `edit-package-json`: add or normalize `package.json` entries needed to publish skills
 - `setup-github-actions`: copy workflow templates to `.github/workflows`
 
 ## What each command changes
 
-- `add-library-bin`
-  - Creates `bin/intent.js` when `package.json.type` is `module`, otherwise `bin/intent.mjs`
-  - If either shim already exists, command skips creation
-  - Shim imports `@tanstack/intent/intent-library`
 - `edit-package-json`
   - Requires a valid `package.json` in current directory
-  - Ensures `bin.intent` points to `./bin/intent.<ext>`
+  - Ensures `keywords` includes `tanstack-intent`
   - Ensures `files` includes required publish entries
-  - Preserves existing indentation and existing `bin` entries
-  - Converts string shorthand `bin` to object when needed
+  - Preserves existing indentation
 - `setup-github-actions`
   - Copies templates from `@tanstack/intent/meta/templates/workflows` to `.github/workflows`
   - Applies variable substitution for `PACKAGE_NAME`, `REPO`, `DOCS_PATH`, `SRC_PATH`
@@ -38,8 +31,8 @@ npx @tanstack/intent@latest setup-github-actions
 
 `edit-package-json` enforces different `files` sets based on package location:
 
-- Monorepo package: `skills`, `bin`
-- Non-monorepo package: `skills`, `bin`, `!skills/_artifacts`
+- Monorepo package: `skills`
+- Non-monorepo package: `skills`, `!skills/_artifacts`
 
 ## Common errors
 
@@ -48,7 +41,7 @@ npx @tanstack/intent@latest setup-github-actions
 
 ## Notes
 
-- `add-library-bin` and `setup-github-actions` skip existing files
+- `setup-github-actions` skips existing files
 
 ## Related
 

docs/cli/intent-validate.md

@@ -37,11 +37,9 @@ If `<dir>/_artifacts` exists, it also validates artifacts:
 Packaging warnings are always computed from `package.json` in the current working directory:
 
 - `@tanstack/intent` missing from `devDependencies`
-- Missing `bin.intent` entry
-- Missing shim (`bin/intent.js` or `bin/intent.mjs`)
+- Missing `tanstack-intent` in keywords array
 - Missing `files` entries when `files` array exists:
   - `skills`
-  - `bin`
   - `!skills/_artifacts`
 
 Warnings are informational; they are printed on both pass and fail paths.

docs/getting-started/quick-start-maintainers.md

@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ Or run commands without installing:
 npx @tanstack/intent@latest scaffold
 ```
 
-> [!WARNING]
-> When using `npx` or `bunx`, always include `@latest`. Intent-enabled libraries ship a local `intent` binary shim, and without `@latest`, your package manager may resolve to that shim instead of the real CLI.
-
 ---
 
 ## Initial Setup (With Agent)
@@ -101,9 +98,6 @@ Artifacts enforce a consistent skill structure across versions, making it easier
 Run these commands to prepare your package for skill publishing:
 
 ```bash
-# Generate the bin shim that consumers use for discovery
-npx @tanstack/intent@latest add-library-bin
-
 # Update package.json with required fields
 npx @tanstack/intent@latest edit-package-json
 
@@ -113,11 +107,9 @@ npx @tanstack/intent@latest setup-github-actions
 
 **What these do:**
 
-- `add-library-bin` creates `bin/intent.js` or `bin/intent.mjs` — a shim that lets consumers run `npx your-package intent` to access Intent CLI features
 - `edit-package-json` adds:
-  - `intent` field in package.json with version, repo, and docs metadata
-  - `bin.intent` entry pointing to the shim
-  - `files` array entries for `skills/` and `bin/`
+  - `tanstack-intent` keyword (used for package detection and registry discovery)
+  - `files` array entries for `skills/`
   - For single packages: also adds `!skills/_artifacts` to exclude artifacts from npm
   - For monorepos: skips the artifacts exclusion (artifacts live at repo root)
 - `setup-github-actions` copies workflow templates to `.github/workflows/` for automated validation and staleness checking

packages/intent/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tanstack/intent",
-  "version": "0.0.19",
+  "version": "0.0.20",
   "description": "Ship compositional knowledge for AI coding agents alongside your npm packages",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

packages/intent/src/cli.ts

@@ -244,17 +244,9 @@ function collectPackagingWarnings(root: string): Array<string> {
     warnings.push('@tanstack/intent is not in devDependencies')
   }
 
-  const bin = pkgJson.bin as Record<string, string> | undefined
-  if (!bin?.intent) {
-    warnings.push('Missing "bin": { "intent": ... } entry in package.json')
-  }
-
-  const shimJs = join(root, 'bin', 'intent.js')
-  const shimMjs = join(root, 'bin', 'intent.mjs')
-  if (!existsSync(shimJs) && !existsSync(shimMjs)) {
-    warnings.push(
-      'No bin/intent.js or bin/intent.mjs shim found (run: npx @tanstack/intent add-library-bin)',
-    )
+  const keywords = pkgJson.keywords
+  if (!Array.isArray(keywords) || !keywords.includes('tanstack-intent')) {
+    warnings.push('Missing "tanstack-intent" in keywords array')
   }
 
   const files = pkgJson.files as Array<string> | undefined
@@ -264,12 +256,32 @@ function collectPackagingWarnings(root: string): Array<string> {
         '"skills" is not in the "files" array — skills won\'t be published',
       )
     }
-    if (!files.includes('bin')) {
-      warnings.push(
-        '"bin" is not in the "files" array — shim won\'t be published',
-      )
-    }
-    if (!files.includes('!skills/_artifacts')) {
+
+    // Only warn about !skills/_artifacts for non-monorepo packages.
+    // In monorepos, artifacts live at the repo root, so the negation
+    // pattern is intentionally omitted by edit-package-json.
+    const isMonorepoPkg = (() => {
+      let dir = join(root, '..')
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        const parentPkg = join(dir, 'package.json')
+        if (existsSync(parentPkg)) {
+          try {
+            const parent = JSON.parse(readFileSync(parentPkg, 'utf8'))
+            return (
+              Array.isArray(parent.workspaces) || parent.workspaces?.packages
+            )
+          } catch {
+            return false
+          }
+        }
+        const next = dirname(dir)
+        if (next === dir) break
+        dir = next
+      }
+      return false
+    })()
+
+    if (!isMonorepoPkg && !files.includes('!skills/_artifacts')) {
       warnings.push(
         '"!skills/_artifacts" is not in the "files" array — artifacts will be published unnecessarily',
       )
@@ -557,11 +569,10 @@ This produces: individual SKILL.md files.
 
 1. Run \`intent validate\` in each package directory
 2. Commit skills/ and artifacts
-3. For each publishable package, run: \`npx @tanstack/intent add-library-bin\`
-4. For each publishable package, run: \`npx @tanstack/intent edit-package-json\`
-5. Ensure each package has \`@tanstack/intent\` as a devDependency
-6. Create a \`skill:<skill-name>\` label on the GitHub repo for each skill (use \`gh label create\`)
-7. Add a README note: "If you use an AI agent, run \`npx @tanstack/intent@latest install\`"
+3. For each publishable package, run: \`npx @tanstack/intent edit-package-json\`
+4. Ensure each package has \`@tanstack/intent\` as a devDependency
+5. Create a \`skill:<skill-name>\` label on the GitHub repo for each skill (use \`gh label create\`)
+6. Add a README note: "If you use an AI agent, run \`npx @tanstack/intent@latest install\`"
 `
 
   console.log(prompt)
@@ -579,8 +590,7 @@ Usage:
   intent validate [<dir>]        Validate skill files (default: skills/)
   intent install                  Print a skill that guides your coding agent to set up skill-to-task mappings
   intent scaffold                Print maintainer scaffold prompt
-  intent add-library-bin         Generate bin/intent.{js,mjs} bridge file
-  intent edit-package-json       Wire package.json (files, bin) for skill publishing
+  intent edit-package-json       Wire package.json (files, keywords) for skill publishing
   intent setup-github-actions    Copy CI workflow templates to .github/workflows/
   intent stale [dir] [--json]    Check skills for staleness`
 
@@ -618,12 +628,9 @@ Examples:
   intent stale
   intent stale packages/query
   intent stale --json`,
-  'add-library-bin': `intent add-library-bin
-
-Generate bin/intent.{js,mjs} bridge files for publishable packages.`,
   'edit-package-json': `intent edit-package-json
 
-Update package.json files so skills and shims are published.`,
+Update package.json files so skills are published.`,
   'setup-github-actions': `intent setup-github-actions
 
 Copy Intent CI workflow templates into .github/workflows/.`,
@@ -719,11 +726,6 @@ export async function main(argv: Array<string> = process.argv.slice(2)) {
         }
         return 0
       }
-      case 'add-library-bin': {
-        const { runAddLibraryBinAll } = await import('./setup.js')
-        runAddLibraryBinAll(process.cwd())
-        return 0
-      }
       case 'edit-package-json': {
         const { runEditPackageJsonAll } = await import('./setup.js')
         runEditPackageJsonAll(process.cwd())

packages/intent/src/index.ts

@@ -17,13 +17,8 @@ export {
   parseFrontmatter,
   resolveDepDir,
 } from './utils.js'
-export {
-  runAddLibraryBin,
-  runEditPackageJson,
-  runSetupGithubActions,
-} from './setup.js'
+export { runEditPackageJson, runSetupGithubActions } from './setup.js'
 export type {
-  AddLibraryBinResult,
   EditPackageJsonResult,
   SetupGithubActionsResult,
 } from './setup.js'

packages/intent/src/library-scanner.ts

@@ -42,10 +42,22 @@ function findHomeDir(scriptPath: string): string | null {
   }
 }
 
-function hasIntentBin(pkg: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
+function isIntentPackage(pkg: Record<string, unknown>): boolean {
+  const keywords = pkg.keywords
+  if (Array.isArray(keywords) && keywords.includes('tanstack-intent')) {
+    return true
+  }
+  // Legacy fallback: packages published before the keyword-based detection
+  // change may only have bin.intent. Keep this until a breaking release.
   const bin = pkg.bin
-  if (!bin || typeof bin !== 'object') return false
-  return 'intent' in (bin as Record<string, unknown>)
+  if (
+    bin &&
+    typeof bin === 'object' &&
+    'intent' in (bin as Record<string, unknown>)
+  ) {
+    return true
+  }
+  return false
 }
 
 function discoverSkills(skillsDir: string): Array<SkillEntry> {
@@ -134,7 +146,7 @@ export async function scanLibrary(
       const depDir = resolveDepDir(depName, dir)
       if (!depDir) continue
       const depPkg = readPkgJson(depDir)
-      if (depPkg && hasIntentBin(depPkg)) {
+      if (depPkg && isIntentPackage(depPkg)) {
         processPackage(depName, depDir)
       }
     }