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 # howto
 
-Ask your terminal in plain words — get a runnable command, pre-typed at your prompt.
-It knows your OS, shell, and installed tools, and it never runs anything on its own.
+Ask your terminal in plain words — get a runnable command, pre-typed at your prompt,
+explained, and never executed for you. It knows your OS, shell, and installed tools.
+
+**[Website](https://c0ldsmi1e.github.io/howto/)** · [Design spec](SPEC.md) · [Releases](https://github.com/C0ldSmi1e/howto/releases/latest)
 
 ```
 $ howto kill whatever is using port 3000
 lsof -ti:3000 | xargs kill -9
-  Find the process ID listening on port 3000 and force-kill it.
+  Find the process listening on port 3000 and force-kill it.
   ⚠ SIGKILL gives the process no chance to clean up.
   [2] Use SIGTERM to let the process shut down cleanly.
 kill $(lsof -ti:3000)
-$ lsof -ti:3000 | xargs kill -9▌   ← Enter to run, edit it, or Ctrl-C to discard
+$ lsof -ti:3000 | xargs kill -9▌   ← Enter runs it, edit it, or Ctrl-C to discard
 ```
 
+## How it works
+
+- **Nothing ever runs on its own.** howto only suggests. With the shell wrapper
+  installed, the answer lands pre-typed at your own prompt — Enter runs it, your
+  line editor edits it, Ctrl-C throws it away.
+- **Answers fit this machine.** The prompt includes your OS, shell, installed
+  binaries, and project markers, so "kill port 3000" uses `lsof` on macOS and
+  `fuser` where that's what exists.
+- **Well-behaved in pipes.** stdout carries only the command; explanations,
+  warnings, and alternatives go to stderr. `$(howto ...)` just works.
+
 ## Install
 
 ```sh
@@ -21,21 +34,24 @@ curl -LsSf https://github.com/C0ldSmi1e/howto/releases/latest/download/howto-ins
 
 Prebuilt for macOS and Linux. With Rust installed: `cargo install --path .` from a checkout.
 
-## Setup
+Then set your API key (get one at [platform.claude.com](https://platform.claude.com)):
 
 ```sh
-export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...   # get one at platform.claude.com
+export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...
 ```
 
+And add the wrapper — the part that puts commands at your prompt. Without it,
+howto prints the command instead of typing it for you:
+
 ```sh
-# ~/.zshrc — puts commands at your prompt (bash: --init bash)
+# ~/.zshrc   (bash: --init bash)
 eval "$(howto --init zsh)"
 ```
 
-Without the wrapper, howto prints the command instead of typing it for you.
-
 ## Usage
 
+No quotes, no subcommands — everything after `howto` is your question.
+
 ```sh
 howto compress this folder into a tar.gz
 howto 2                                   # use option [2] from the last answer
@@ -55,29 +71,43 @@ howto --explain find files changed today  # part-by-part breakdown
 
 ## Scripts & agents
 
-stdout carries only the command (or JSON with `-j`); everything else goes to stderr.
-Exit codes: `0` ok · `1` error · `2` no sensible command. Never blocks on input.
+howto never blocks on input, so there is nothing to hang on. stdout is exactly
+one command (`-p`) or one JSON object (`-j`); exit codes are an API:
+`0` suggestion produced · `1` error · `2` no sensible command.
 
 ```sh
 howto -p free up disk space
-howto -j convert a.png to webp
+howto -j convert a.png to webp   # {command, explanation, danger, alternatives, ...}
 ```
 
 ## Safety
 
-- Nothing runs until you press Enter at your own prompt.
+- Nothing runs until you press Enter at your own prompt. There is no `-y`, on purpose.
 - Risky commands show a `⚠ reason`. A local blocklist catches `rm -rf /`-class
-  commands regardless of what the model says.
-- High-danger commands are never pre-typed — load one deliberately with `howto 1`.
+  commands, `dd` to raw devices, fork bombs, and `curl | sh` — regardless of
+  what the model says.
+- High-danger commands are never pre-typed — they appear numbered, and
+  `howto 1` is the deliberate act that loads one.
 
 ## Config
 
-`~/.config/howto/config.toml`:
+`~/.config/howto/config.toml`, created with commented defaults on first run:
 
 ```toml
 # api_key = ""                 # prefer the ANTHROPIC_API_KEY env var
 # model = "claude-haiku-4-5"
-# shell = ""                   # zsh, bash, fish (default: $SHELL)
+# shell = ""                   # zsh, bash (default: detected from $SHELL)
 ```
 
-Design details: [SPEC.md](SPEC.md) · MIT license
+Precedence: flags > environment variables > config file > defaults.
+
+## Building from source
+
+```sh
+cargo build --release
+cargo test
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT