diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -15,22 +15,25 @@ The recommended way to install Zero is to let your agent install it and guide
 you through setup. Just paste this to your agent:
 
 ```
-Help me install Zero (zero.xyz) in this agent. Zero is an agent plugin — a CLI,
-a skill, hooks, and an MCP connector — that lets you find, invoke, and pay for
-thousands of external capabilities. The skill teaches you how to use the CLI,
-the hooks remind you to reach for it when a task is beyond your built-in
-abilities, and the MCP connector is how clients without a shell (web/mobile)
-sign in. I understand it adds a skill, hooks, and an MCP connector to my agent
-config, plus a small CLI runtime under ~/.zero — that's what I want.
-
-Fetch the install runbook using curl at https://www.zero.xyz/install.md and read
-it. Tell me briefly what the setup will do, then go ahead: use this harness's
-plugin manager if the runbook lists one, run the commands in my shell, and
-narrate as you go. I'll approve the browser sign-in when you show me the link.
-Don't add funds or buy anything — that's a separate step I'll do later if I
-want. If anything seems off, stop and ask.
+Help me set up Zero — a tool that lets you find and use extra services you
+don't have built in (image/video generation, search live social media, or
+hosting a free webpage). It's free to set up.
+
+Set it up by running the Zero CLI's setup (needs Node.js — install it first if
+`npm` isn't available):
+
+    npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli
+    zero init
+    zero auth login
 ```
 
+This is the same prompt [zero.xyz](https://www.zero.xyz/setup.md) hands out:
+the CLI is a public npm package your agent can inspect
+([`@zeroxyz/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zeroxyz/cli)), and
+`zero init` integrates the skill and hooks with every harness it detects —
+[What the plugin does](#what-the-plugin-does) lists exactly what that adds.
+`zero uninstall` reverses all of it.
+
 If you prefer to set up Zero manually, or your agent had issues with the
 installation, use the guides below. Pick your agent:
 
diff --git a/guides/agent-install.md b/guides/agent-install.md
index ce5248e..49ba88f 100644
--- a/guides/agent-install.md
+++ b/guides/agent-install.md
@@ -9,21 +9,26 @@ packaging and this runbook are maintained at
 
 ## Install
 
-Pick whichever applies:
+The default path is npm — it works in any harness with Node.js:
 
 | Environment | Command |
 |---|---|
+| Anything with npm (default) | `npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli && zero init` |
 | Claude Code | `claude plugin marketplace add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins && claude plugin install zero@zero-plugins` |
 | Codex | `codex plugin marketplace add officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins && codex plugin add zero@zero-plugins` |
 | Gemini CLI | `gemini extensions install https://github.com/officialzeroxyz/zero-plugins` |
-| Anything with npm | `npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli && zero init` |
 | Claude Chat (claude.ai) / Claude Cowork | no shell — follow [zero.xyz/install/claude.md](https://www.zero.xyz/install/claude.md) instead |
 | None of the above | see [Fallback installer](#fallback-installer) |
 
-The first three rows install through that harness's own plugin manager: they
-add the zero-plugins repo as a source, then install the Zero plugin from it
-via the manager's normal review-and-consent flow. The plugin's full contents
-are listed below. The npm and fallback rows end by running `zero init`.
+The npm row installs the CLI from the public
+[`@zeroxyz/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@zeroxyz/cli) package (inspect
+it with `npm view @zeroxyz/cli`), then `zero init` integrates the skill and
+hooks with every harness it detects. The Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI
+rows are per-harness alternatives that install through that harness's own
+plugin manager: they add the zero-plugins repo as a source, then install the
+Zero plugin from it via the manager's normal review-and-consent flow. The
+plugin's full contents are listed below. The npm and fallback rows end by
+running `zero init`.
 
 ## What the plugin installs