Make the command and package names easy to distinguish
A project may have different names in its source repository, a package registry, and the installed command. State each name explicitly in the README and provide install commands that users can copy. For Git Commit Summary, the Python distribution is git-commit-summary, the npm package is otaku-git-commit-summary, and the command is git-commit-summary.
Document a quick start before implementation details
A CLI package page should quickly answer which runtimes it supports, how to install the package, how to invoke the command, and what input it expects. Put a small working example near the top, then explain options, limitations, and development setup below it.
Test the artifact users will install
Testing a local source tree is not the same as testing the published archive. Before announcing a release, build or package the distribution, inspect its contents, install it into a clean environment, and verify the documented command. This catches missing files, incorrect entry points, and stale package metadata.
Treat each registry as a separate release target
Python and npm have different metadata, versioning, and publishing workflows. Keep the release instructions specific to each registry, use the appropriate credentials securely, and confirm the package page and install instructions after publishing. Do not imply that a package is available in a registry until its listing is live.
Connect the documentation to the canonical project
Link package pages to the source repository and link the repository back to the package listings. This helps users move between installation and implementation details, and gives maintainers clear paths for issues and contributions. These are useful navigation links, not a guarantee of search ranking or an acquired backlink.
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