# Distribution

This document describes how agent-lsp is distributed, what is automated, and what is still planned.

## Current channels

### GitHub Releases
Pre-built binaries for all platforms, published automatically by GoReleaser on every `v*` tag.

| Platform | Architecture |
|----------|-------------|
| macOS | arm64, amd64 |
| Linux | arm64, amd64 |
| Windows | arm64, amd64 |

### Homebrew
```bash
brew install blackwell-systems/tap/agent-lsp
```
Formula in [blackwell-systems/homebrew-tap](https://github.com/blackwell-systems/homebrew-tap) is updated automatically by GoReleaser on every release.

### curl | sh (macOS / Linux)
```bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/main/install.sh | sh
```
Detects OS and architecture, downloads the matching binary from GitHub Releases, installs to `/usr/local/bin`.

### PowerShell (Windows)
```powershell
iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/main/install.ps1 | iex
```
Detects amd64/arm64, downloads the matching zip from GitHub Releases, installs to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\agent-lsp`, adds to user PATH. No admin required.

### Scoop (Windows)
```powershell
scoop bucket add blackwell-systems https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp
scoop install blackwell-systems/agent-lsp
```
Manifest at `bucket/agent-lsp.json` in this repo (the repo doubles as the Scoop bucket). `autoupdate` is configured, so `scoop update agent-lsp` picks up new releases automatically.

### Winget (Windows)
```powershell
winget install BlackwellSystems.agent-lsp
```
Manifests at `winget/manifests/b/BlackwellSystems/agent-lsp/`. Submit new versions as a PR to [microsoft/winget-pkgs](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs). Copy the `winget/manifests/` directory structure, update version and hashes.

### npm
```bash
npm install -g @blackwell-systems/agent-lsp
```
Uses the optionalDependencies pattern (same as esbuild): a root package with a JS shim and six platform-specific packages each containing the native binary. npm installs only the package matching the current platform.

Published automatically by the `npm-publish` CI job after GoReleaser completes.

**Packages:**
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp` (root; install this)
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-darwin-arm64`
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-darwin-x64`
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-linux-arm64`
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-linux-x64`
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-win32-x64`
- `@blackwell-systems/agent-lsp-win32-arm64`

### Docker (GHCR + Docker Hub)
```bash
# GHCR
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:latest

# Docker Hub
docker pull blackwellsystems/agent-lsp:latest

# Base image (same content, two registries)
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:latest

# Language-specific images
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:go
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:typescript
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:python

# Combo images
docker pull ghcr.io/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp:fullstack
```

All images are multi-arch (`linux/amd64` + `linux/arm64`) via Docker manifest lists. Native performance on Apple Silicon and AWS Graviton, with no Rosetta/QEMU emulation. Built and pushed to both registries automatically by GoReleaser on every `v*` tag. Tags: `latest`, `base`, semver (`0.1.2`, `0.1`), and per-language (`go`, `typescript`, `python`, `ruby`, `cpp`, `php`, `web`, `backend`, `fullstack`, `full`).

## MCP registries

### Official MCP Registry
Published automatically via `mcp-publisher` in CI using GitHub OIDC (no secrets required). PulseMCP ingests from the official registry weekly.

**Server name:** `io.github.blackwell-systems/agent-lsp`
**Status:** Live as of v0.1.2, verified at `registry.modelcontextprotocol.io`

```bash
curl "https://registry.modelcontextprotocol.io/v0.1/servers?search=io.github.blackwell-systems/agent-lsp"
```

### Glama
Listed at [glama.ai/mcp/servers/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp). Profile managed via `glama.json` in repo root. Score badge: A grade. Build verified; server passes Glama's automated inspection checks.

### PyPI
```bash
pip install agent-lsp
```
Platform-specific wheels containing the Go binary. Each wheel is tagged with the correct platform (e.g. `macosx_11_0_arm64`, `manylinux2014_x86_64`), so pip resolves the right one automatically. No Go toolchain required. Built and published automatically by the `pypi-publish` CI job on every release tag. View at [pypi.org/project/agent-lsp](https://pypi.org/project/agent-lsp/).

### Self-update
```bash
agent-lsp update           # Download and replace binary with latest release
agent-lsp update --check   # Compare current vs latest version without downloading
agent-lsp update --force   # Update even if already on the latest version
```
Fetches the latest release from the GitHub Releases API, downloads the correct binary for the current OS and architecture, and atomically replaces the running binary. Works regardless of the original install method (curl, Homebrew, npm, pip, etc.).

### Clean uninstall
```bash
agent-lsp uninstall           # Remove all configs, skills, caches
agent-lsp uninstall --dry-run # Preview what would be removed
```
Removes MCP server entries from `.mcp.json`, `.cursor/mcp.json`, and other config files. Removes skill installations from `~/.claude/skills/lsp-*`. Removes managed sections from CLAUDE.md. Removes cache directories. Does not remove the binary itself (prints the `rm $(which agent-lsp)` command for manual removal).

### Go install
```bash
go install github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/cmd/agent-lsp@latest
```
Requires a Go toolchain. Builds from source and installs to `$GOPATH/bin`.

### Smithery
`smithery.yaml` in the repo root enables auto-indexing on Smithery. Auto-discovered from GitHub.

### cursor.directory
Submitted. Cursor detects 23 skill components from SKILL.md files. Listed under Developer Tools.

### mcpservers.org
Manually submitted. Free listing.

### Awesome MCP Servers
Listed. [PR #5145](https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers/pull/5145) merged 2026-04-23. Badge added to README.

## Documentation site

**URL:** [agent-lsp.com](https://agent-lsp.com)

Built with mkdocs-material from the `docs/` folder. Deployed to GitHub Pages automatically on every push to `main` via `.github/workflows/docs.yml`. Custom domain via Cloudflare DNS (CNAME → `blackwell-systems.github.io`).

## Release pipeline

Every `git tag v*` push triggers three sequential CI jobs:

```
release              → GoReleaser: binaries, GitHub Release, Homebrew formula,
                       all 11 Docker images (GHCR + Docker Hub)
npm-publish          → downloads binaries from GitHub Release, publishes 7 npm packages
mcp-registry-publish → publishes metadata to official MCP Registry (GitHub OIDC)
```

Docker images are built inside the `release` job by GoReleaser (`dockers:` section). 22 images (11 tags × 2 architectures) are built and combined into 11 multi-arch manifest lists via `docker_manifests`. Base images build first so downstream images can pull them as their `FROM` layer.

## Marketing and Discovery

| Channel | Status | Notes |
|---------|--------|-------|
| **LinkedIn** | Posted | v0.7.0/v0.8.0/v0.8.1 roundup posted 2026-05-10. |
| **Reddit** | Posted | r/mcp, r/ClaudeCode. |
| **Hacker News** | Not submitted | Token savings blog post is HN-ready. |
| **Go Weekly** | Not submitted | Submit blog post link. |
| **Twitter/X** | Not active | Thread format works for the data. |
| **glama.ai** | Listed (A grade) | MCP server discovery. |
| **Product Hunt** | Not launched | Save for bigger release. |
| **YouTube** | Not started | "LSP vs grep side by side" demo. |

### Awesome Lists

| List | Stars | Status | Section |
|------|------:|--------|---------|
| punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers | 86K | **Listed** | Already on the list |
| ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills | 59K | **PR #793 open** | Development & Code Tools |
| hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code | 43K | Needs manual issue form | Tooling |
| VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents | 19.6K | **PR #251 open** | Development Experience |
| travisvn/awesome-claude-skills | 12K | **PR #703 open** | Collections & Libraries |
| BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills | 9K | **PR #295 open** | Development & Code Tools |
| appcypher/awesome-mcp-servers | 5.5K | Branch pushed, needs PR from browser | Development Tools |
| wong2/awesome-mcp-servers | 4K | Needs mcpservers.org/submit | Community Servers |
| ai-for-developers/awesome-ai-coding-tools | 1.7K | **PR #308 open** | MCP Servers and Directories |
| rohitg00/awesome-claude-code-toolkit | 1.6K | **PR #393 open** | Skills |
| rohitg00/awesome-devops-mcp-servers | 980 | **Listed** | Coding Agents |
| devtoolsd/awesome-devtools | 662 | **PR #221 open** | AI Coding Tools |
| TensorBlock/awesome-mcp-servers | 656 | Not submitted | Code Analysis & Quality |
| ai-boost/awesome-harness-engineering | 705 | Not submitted | Skills & MCP |
| bradAGI/awesome-cli-coding-agents | 308 | **PR #75 closed** (no merge, repo appears unmaintained) | Agent infrastructure |
| Hexlet/awesome-lsp-servers | 62 | **PR #16 open** | Multi-language & Bridges |
| avelino/awesome-go | 172K | **Blocked until Sep 2026** (5-month history req) | Go Tools |

## Planned

| Channel | Notes |
|---------|-------|
| **Nix flake** | `nix run github:blackwell-systems/agent-lsp` |
| **mcp.so** | Top Google result for "MCP servers"; direct submission |
| **VS Code extension** | Zero-CLI-setup path for Copilot/Continue/Cline users |