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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 DustinVK
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+
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+
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+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/wherefore/README.md b/packages/wherefore/README.md
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+<picture>
+  <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DustinVK/wherefore/main/.github/assets/lockup-dark.svg">
+  <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" srcset="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DustinVK/wherefore/main/.github/assets/lockup-light.svg">
+  <img alt="wherefore" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DustinVK/wherefore/main/.github/assets/lockup-light.svg" width="280">
+</picture>
+
+# wherefore
+
+Set up and drive a [wherefore](https://github.com/DustinVK/wherefore) decision log: the why behind your code, kept as plain markdown in your repo.
+
+Wherefore records the reasoning behind engineering decisions, what you chose, why, and what you ruled out, so an agent or a teammate can answer "why did we build it this way?" straight from the repo. This CLI scaffolds that log, writes an `AGENTS.md` so any coding agent can read and maintain it, and installs the wherefore skills for the agent(s) you use.
+
+[![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/wherefore)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/wherefore)
+[![license](https://img.shields.io/npm/l/wherefore)](https://github.com/DustinVK/wherefore/blob/main/LICENSE)
+
+## Quick start
+
+From your project root:
+
+```bash
+npx wherefore init
+```
+
+That scaffolds a `wherefore/` log, writes an `AGENTS.md` floor and a `CLAUDE.md` snippet, adds a `dist/` line to `.gitignore`, and installs the skills for whichever agent(s) it detects. Then browse the log as a static dashboard:
+
+```bash
+npx wherefore dashboard dev     # live, hot-reloading
+npx wherefore dashboard build   # static site to ./dist
+```
+
+`dashboard` is a thin launcher for [`@dustinvk/wherefore-dashboard`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dustinvk/wherefore-dashboard). The `wherefore` CLI itself has no build dependencies, so `init` stays fast.
+
+## What `init` sets up
+
+Two layers, and either one stands on its own:
+
+- **`AGENTS.md`, always written.** A plain-markdown spec that tells any agent how to read and write the log. This is the cross-tool floor: it works in any tool that reads `AGENTS.md`, no skills required.
+- **Per-agent skills, on by default.** The `capture`, `ask`, `resolve`, and `supersede` skills, installed into the directory your agent discovers. Auto-detected by default; pass `--no-skills` to write just the floor.
+
+## Options
+
+```
+wherefore init [--agent <list>] [--no-skills] [--global] [--force]
+```
+
+- `--agent <list>` comma-separated agents to install skills for: `claude`, `codex`, `copilot`, `cursor`, `gemini`, `antigravity`, plus `all` and `auto`. Default is `auto`, which detects the agents your repo already uses and falls back to the shared `.agents/skills/` path when it cannot tell.
+- `--no-skills` scaffold the log and `AGENTS.md` floor only; install no skills.
+- `--global` install skills into your user-level directories (`~/.claude/skills` and friends) instead of the project.
+- `--force` overwrite existing skills and config files. A hand-written `AGENTS.md` is left alone; only a wherefore-managed one is refreshed.
+
+Each agent maps to the directory it discovers: `claude` reads `.claude/skills`, `codex` reads `.codex/skills`, and `copilot`, `cursor`, `gemini`, and `antigravity` share `.agents/skills`.
+
+## How the pieces fit
+
+- **This CLI (`wherefore`)** scaffolds and drives the log from any project.
+- **The [Claude Code plugin](https://github.com/DustinVK/wherefore)** ships the same skills for Claude Code users who install from the marketplace.
+- **The [dashboard](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@dustinvk/wherefore-dashboard)** renders `wherefore/` as a browsable static site.
+
+The log itself is plain markdown in your repo. No cloud, no lock-in.
+
+## License
+
+MIT. Source at [github.com/DustinVK/wherefore](https://github.com/DustinVK/wherefore).
diff --git a/packages/wherefore/package.json b/packages/wherefore/package.json
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 {
   "name": "wherefore",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.1.1",
   "description": "Capture and browse a repo-committed decision log. Scaffolds wherefore/, writes AGENTS.md, and installs skills for your coding agent.",
   "author": "Dustin VanKrimpen",
   "license": "MIT",