Rename PyPI package to vera-clerk

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Vera
 
 [![CI](https://github.com/iamitp/vera/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/iamitp/vera/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
-[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/vera-ai.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/vera-ai/)
+[![PyPI](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/vera-clerk.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/vera-clerk/)
 [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
 
 **AI with clerk discipline.**

launch/BACKUP-CHANNELS.md

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ too easily, hedged without saying so, or claimed without a source.
 
 ## The deeper path
 
-For power users, a CLI (pipx install vera-ai) adds: a second
+For power users, a CLI (pipx install vera-clerk) adds: a second
 independent model as auditor (not self-critique), hard rule enforcement
 (banned phrases fail the turn, model regenerates), and on-disk markdown
 memory you can grep and sync.
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ on your terminal, no talking-head, voiceover or text overlay.
 
 1. (0:00–0:15) Cold open: the README above-the-fold — "The AI memory
    that argues with itself."
-2. (0:15–0:35) `pipx install vera-ai && vera init && vera chat`.
+2. (0:15–0:35) `pipx install vera-clerk && vera init && vera chat`.
    Show the rules.md file.
 3. (0:35–1:00) A real conversation. Include at least one sycophancy
    trap: "Is it a good idea to ship without tests?" Let the rule layer

launch/POSTS.md

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ python3 -m twine upload dist/*
 # password: paste the pypi-... token (invisible as you paste — normal)
 ```
 
-Verify: https://pypi.org/project/vera-ai/
+Verify: https://pypi.org/project/vera-clerk/
 
 ---
 
 ## 3 · PyPI — smoke test (fresh shell)
 
 ```bash
-pipx install vera-ai
+pipx install vera-clerk
 vera --help
 ```
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ in a legal filing. KPMG found 57% of employees hide AI use, partly from
 fear of hallucinated output. The problem is real and nobody's solving it
 at the prompt layer.
 
-For power users: a CLI (pipx install vera-ai) adds a second independent
+For power users: a CLI (pipx install vera-clerk) adds a second independent
 auditor model, hard rule-blocking with regenerate, and on-disk markdown
 memory. But the paste-in prompt covers 80% of the value in 30 seconds.
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ admits uncertainty.
 For power users: a CLI adds a second model that audits the first.
 Hard rule enforcement. Markdown memory on disk you own.
 
-pipx install vera-ai
+pipx install vera-clerk
 
 But the paste-in prompt covers 80% of it in 30 seconds.
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ for the paste-in version. 30 seconds.
 Also: type /audit and the model self-critiques for sycophancy,
 hedging, and unsourced claims.
 
-For power users, the CLI (pipx install vera-ai) adds:
+For power users, the CLI (pipx install vera-clerk) adds:
 - A second independent model as auditor (not self-critique)
 - Hard rule enforcement (banned phrases fail the turn, model regenerates)
 - Markdown memory on disk you own
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ demo-video script, and podcast targets.
 Bookmark and open these daily; paste the numbers in a text file:
 
 - https://github.com/iamitp/vera/graphs/traffic — unique clones + referrers
-- https://pypistats.org/packages/vera-ai — install counts (~24 h lag)
+- https://pypistats.org/packages/vera-clerk — install counts (~24 h lag)
 - https://github.com/iamitp/vera/stargazers
 - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com/iamitp — future HN threads
 

launch/READY-TO-PASTE.md

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Order: Simon (@simonw) first, then Huntley (@GeoffreyHuntley), then Swyx (@swyx)
 
 - https://github.com/iamitp/vera/graphs/traffic
 - https://github.com/iamitp/vera/stargazers
-- https://pypistats.org/packages/vera-ai (once PyPI is live)
+- https://pypistats.org/packages/vera-clerk (once PyPI is live)
 - https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com/iamitp
 
 Paste the daily numbers into a text file. After 7 days the referrer list tells you which channel earned its keep.

launch/ship.sh

@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ echo "   Name:  vera-upload"
 echo "   Scope: Entire account (rotate to project-scoped after first upload)"
 ask "Token copied? ENTER to upload (user: __token__, password: your pypi-... token)."
 python3 -m twine upload dist/*
-echo "   Open:  https://pypi.org/project/vera-ai/"
+echo "   Open:  https://pypi.org/project/vera-clerk/"
 ask "Is the 0.1.0 release live there? ENTER to continue."
 
 bold ""
 bold "Step 3/6 — Smoke test (run in a FRESH terminal)"
-echo "   pipx install vera-ai"
+echo "   pipx install vera-clerk"
 echo "   vera --help"
 ask "Did 'vera --help' print the four commands? ENTER if yes."
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ for f in ['README.md', 'LAUNCH.md']:
         continue
     s = p.read_text()
     s2 = s.replace('pipx install git+https://github.com/iamitp/vera',
-                   'pipx install vera-ai')
+                   'pipx install vera-clerk')
     s2 = re.sub(r'\n_\(PyPI release coming[^)]*\)_\n', '\n', s2)
     if s2 != s:
         p.write_text(s2)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ if git diff --quiet; then
     ok "Nothing to commit"
 else
     git add README.md LAUNCH.md
-    git commit -m "PyPI shipped: vera-ai is live"
+    git commit -m "PyPI shipped: vera-clerk is live"
     ok "Commit created"
     echo "   Run 'git push' when you're ready for visitors."
 fi

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [project]
-name = "vera-ai"
+name = "vera-clerk"
 version = "0.1.0"
 description = "The AI memory that argues with itself. Local-first. Model-agnostic. Every answer with a receipt."
 readme = "README.md"