refactor: serve registry and manifest schema from Vercel Blob as canonical origin (#18)

.changeset/append-to-file-create-if-missing.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"stanza-cli": patch
+---
+
+Fix `stanza add monorepo turbo` hard-failing on existing projects that lack a root `.gitignore`.
+
+The `append-to-file` codemod gains an optional `createIfMissing` arg: when set and the target file is absent, it creates the file containing just the wrapped marker block instead of throwing. `monorepo-turbo` now passes `createIfMissing: true` for its `.turbo/` `.gitignore` entry, so `stanza add monorepo turbo` works on a pre-existing project with no `.gitignore` (previously the whole add rolled back). The flag is additive and off by default — modules appending to peer-owned files (a Prisma schema, a framework's `globals.css`) keep the original "missing file is a peer-ordering bug" throw.

.changeset/registry-blob-origin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"@withstanza/schema": minor
+"stanza-cli": patch
+---
+
+Serve the first-party registry and manifest schema from Vercel Blob as the single origin.
+
+The registry index, per-module manifests, and the manifest JSON Schema are now hosted on Vercel Blob and served path-transparently from `stanza.tools` via rewrites: `stanza.tools/registry/index.json`, `stanza.tools/registry/<category>-<id>.json` (latest), `stanza.tools/registry/<category>-<id>@<version>.json` (immutable pin), and `stanza.tools/schema.json` / `schema@<version>.json`. The HTML browse pages (`/registry`, `/registry/<category>`, `/registry/<category>/<id>`) are unchanged. `DEFAULT_REGISTRY_URL` and `MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL` keep their values, so the CLI and every manifest's `$schema` are unaffected.
+
+`@withstanza/schema` gains `compileManifestJsonSchema()` (the shared schema compiler) and `REGISTRY_BASE_URL` (`https://stanza.tools/registry`). `scripts/publish-registry.ts` compiles the registry and uploads it to Blob on every push to `main` that touches `registry/**` or the schema source — so a module change goes live without a release. Latest files overwrite each run; `@version` pins are written once and immutable. A `pull_request` CI guard (`scripts/check-module-versions.ts`) fails when a changed module's content differs from its published pin without a version bump.
+
+`compile-registry` now emits a flat layout (`<category>-<id>.json` + `index.json`, no `modules/` subdir) that maps 1:1 onto the Blob store, and a module's `package.json` version is the single source of truth (stamped into the compiled module; `module.ts`'s `version` field is no longer authoritative). The web app reads its own build-time compiled copy (`apps/web/.registry/`, gitignored) for prerendering and SSR; the schema is no longer served by an app route. No CLI behavior change — the read path for pinned versions is deferred to the upcoming `swap`/`update` verbs.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
+      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@2dec1e33f4ab2c6d5bce1b0c4607961bb1a3f7a1 # ratchet:voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
         with:
           node-version: 24
           cache: true
@@ -35,3 +35,31 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           node apps/cli/dist/bin.mjs --version
           node apps/cli/dist/bin.mjs --help
+
+  # Guards the immutability of the registry's per-module version pins on Blob: a
+  # module whose compiled content changed must bump its package.json version.
+  # Self-gating — no-ops when nothing under registry/modules/** changed, so it's
+  # cheap to run on every PR.
+  verify-registry:
+    name: Verify registry
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          # The guard diffs against the PR base via merge-base — needs history.
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@2dec1e33f4ab2c6d5bce1b0c4607961bb1a3f7a1 # ratchet:voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Fetch base branch
+        run: git fetch origin "$GITHUB_BASE_REF"
+
+      - name: Check module version bumps
+        run: vp exec jiti scripts/check-module-versions.ts

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ concurrency:
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  release:
+  npm:
-    name: Version & publish
+    name: Publish to NPM
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     permissions:
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           # Changesets needs full history to compute the changelog.
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
+      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@2dec1e33f4ab2c6d5bce1b0c4607961bb1a3f7a1 # ratchet:voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
         with:
           node-version: 24
           cache: true
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create release PR or publish
         id: changesets
-        uses: changesets/action@v1
+        uses: changesets/action@a45c4d594aa4e2c509dc14a9f2b3b67ba3780d0d # ratchet:changesets/action@v1
         with:
           version: vp run version
           publish: vp run release
@@ -51,3 +51,37 @@ jobs:
           commit: "chore: release"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+  registry:
+    name: Compile & upload registry
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # ratchet:actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Detect registry changes
+        id: changes
+        env:
+          BEFORE: ${{ github.event.before }}
+        run: |
+          if git diff --name-only "$BEFORE" "$GITHUB_SHA" | grep -qE '^(registry/modules/|packages/schema/|scripts/)'; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - uses: voidzero-dev/setup-vp@2dec1e33f4ab2c6d5bce1b0c4607961bb1a3f7a1 # ratchet:voidzero-dev/setup-vp@v1
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Publish registry + schema to Blob
+        if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: vp exec jiti scripts/publish-registry.ts
+        env:
+          BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN }}

AGENTS.md

@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ The repo runs on the **Vite+ toolchain** (`vp`). All config lives in the root [`
 - `vp check` — format + lint + type-check (oxfmt + oxlint + type-aware `tsgolint`). **Use this for validation loops.** `--fix` autofixes
 - `vp test` — Vitest 4 via `vite-plus/test`; project selection via `test.projects` in root config
 - `vp run -r build` — build everything (`vp pack` per package, wraps tsdown)
-- `vp run @withstanza/web#dev` — TanStack Start dev server. Its `dev`/`build` scripts first run the `compile-registry` vp task (defined under `run.tasks` in [`apps/web/vite.config.ts`](apps/web/vite.config.ts)) → `jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/public/registry`, emitting `apps/web/public/registry/{index.json,modules/*.json}`. The manifest JSON Schema is no longer a build artifact — it's served on request by the `/schema.json` route (`apps/web/src/routes/schema[.]json.ts`)
+- `vp run @withstanza/web#dev` — TanStack Start dev server. Its `dev`/`build` scripts first run the `compile-registry` vp task (defined under `run.tasks` in [`apps/web/vite.config.ts`](apps/web/vite.config.ts)) → `jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/.registry`, emitting flat `apps/web/.registry/{index.json,<category>-<id>.json}` (gitignored, Nitro `serverAssets` — the web's own render input). The public registry + manifest schema are served from Vercel Blob, not this dir (see "Registry serving" below)
 - `src/routeTree.gen.ts` is generated by `vp run @withstanza/web#build` — run it before the first `vp check` if missing
-- E2E smoke: build the registry (`jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts $TMPDIR/reg` → writes `$TMPDIR/reg/index.json` + `$TMPDIR/reg/modules/*.json` directly under the out dir, no `registry/` wrapper), seed `$TMPDIR/x` with `stanza.json` + `apps/web/package.json`, then `STANZA_REGISTRY=$TMPDIR/reg/index.json tsx apps/cli/src/bin.ts add <category> <module>`. The CLI reads a built registry **main file** (full path/URL, any filename) — there is no source-tree loader; `STANZA_REGISTRY` unset hits the production registry
+- E2E smoke: build the registry (`jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts $TMPDIR/reg` → writes flat `$TMPDIR/reg/{index.json,<category>-<id>.json}` directly under the out dir, no `modules/` subdir), seed `$TMPDIR/x` with `stanza.json` + `apps/web/package.json`, then `STANZA_REGISTRY=$TMPDIR/reg/index.json tsx apps/cli/src/bin.ts add <category> <module>`. The CLI reads a built registry **main file** (full path/URL, any filename) — there is no source-tree loader; `STANZA_REGISTRY` unset hits the production registry
 - `pnpm changeset` — drop a markdown file after a substantive PR; the release workflow handles versioning + publish. `stanza-cli`, `create-stanza`, and `@withstanza/schema` ship to npm; every other workspace is private
 
 Use `agent-browser` for web automation (`agent-browser --help`); prefer it over built-in browser tools.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Use `agent-browser` for web automation (`agent-browser --help`); prefer it over
 - **Region ownership** in `stanza.json` is the source of truth for `stanza remove`. Two modules claiming the same region throws `RegionConflictError`. Regions key on `module.id`, so disjoint dot-paths (vitest `scripts.test` vs playwright `scripts.test:e2e`) coexist. Package bootstrap files (`package.json`, `tsconfig.json`, workspace deps) are system-owned, not tracked in regions — `stanza remove`'s sweep over `PACKAGE_DIRS` cleans them when no claims remain. _Regions are not yet sufficient for `swap`_ — that verb needs adapter-region remapping; design pending
 - **Reserved manifest fields**: `modules[category][].version` and `regions` are written today but only fully consumed by upcoming `swap`/`update`. Don't drop them
 - **Web previews are SSR.** Shiki runs in [`highlighter.server.ts`](apps/web/src/server/highlighter.server.ts); the client-safe `Preview` type lives in [`highlighter.ts`](apps/web/src/server/highlighter.ts). Never import `shiki` from a client component. After `vp run @withstanza/web#build`, grep `.output/public/assets/*.js` for the runtime (`createHighlighter`/`codeToHtml`/`loadWasm`) — must be absent. A bare `grep shiki` yields false positives because MDX docs ship statically-rendered code blocks with `class="shiki"` + CSS vars (fine)
-- **Web hosts the canonical registry.** The `compile-registry` task writes the registry into `apps/web/public/registry/`; the deployed site serves it at the published CLI's default `DEFAULT_REGISTRY_URL`. `STANZA_REGISTRY` (URL or FS path) overrides for self-hosters / CI. `public/registry/` is also a Nitro `serverAssets` dir (vite.config.ts) — SSR reads via `useStorage("assets:registry")` (see [`registry-base.server.ts`](apps/web/src/server/registry-base.server.ts)), which is why Vercel works where `public/` is absent from the function fs. The deployed site also serves the manifest JSON Schema at `/schema.json` (route `apps/web/src/routes/schema[.]json.ts`), compiled from `@withstanza/schema`'s `StanzaManifestSchema` on request rather than emitted to `public/` — this is the URL `MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL` / a manifest's `$schema` resolves to
+- **Vercel Blob is the canonical registry origin.** [`scripts/publish-registry.ts`](scripts/publish-registry.ts) compiles the registry and uploads it to Blob on **every push to `main`** (the self-gating `registry` job — "Compile & upload registry" — in [`.github/workflows/release.yml`](.github/workflows/release.yml), filtered to `registry/modules/**` + `packages/schema/**` + `scripts/**`, running in parallel with the release) — decoupled from releases, so a module change goes live on merge. Blob layout: `registry/index.json`, `registry/<category>-<id>.json` (latest, overwritten), `registry/<category>-<id>@<version>.json` (immutable pin, write-if-absent), `schema.json` + `schema@<version>.json`. `stanza.tools` serves these **path-transparently** via [`vercel.json`](vercel.json) **`routes`** scoped to `.json` — `stanza.tools/registry/<file>.json` and `stanza.tools/schema*.json` → Blob. Legacy `routes` (not `rewrites`) are required: on a Build Output API deploy, `rewrites` are appended _after_ the Nitro catch-all and never match, whereas `routes` run _before_ the filesystem and framework, so they win. That's exactly why the patterns are scoped to `.json` — the HTML browse routes (`/registry`, `/registry/<cat>`, `/registry/<cat>/<id>` — no `.json`) carry no extension and fall through to the framework untouched. Because `routes` win over the filesystem, keep nothing compiled at a matching `.json` path under `public/` (it would be shadowed by the Blob route). `DEFAULT_REGISTRY_URL` = `https://stanza.tools/registry/index.json` and `MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL` = `https://stanza.tools/schema.json` are unchanged; `REGISTRY_BASE_URL` (`@withstanza/schema`) is the branded base. The web app reads its **own** build-time compiled copy at `apps/web/.registry/` (gitignored, Nitro `serverAssets`, via `useStorage("assets:registry")` in [`registry-base.server.ts`](apps/web/src/server/registry-base.server.ts)) for prerender + SSR — never the public URL (prod SSR loopback is refused). `STANZA_REGISTRY` (URL or FS path) overrides the CLI default for self-hosters / CI. **Seeding caveat:** `index.json`/`schema.json` have no static fallback (the `routes` rule points straight at Blob), so Blob must be seeded — run the publish job once via `workflow_dispatch` — before the routes go live
 - **Third-party registries**: namespaces declared under `stanza.json#registries`. Modules addressed as `<category> @<ns>/<id>`. `telemetry.captureModule` redacts non-`@stanza` ids to `<redacted>`; stderr still prints full ids (CI log forwarders will see them)
 
 ## Module authoring

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "build": "vp pack"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@clack/prompts": "^1.5.0",
+    "@clack/prompts": "^1.5.1",
     "citty": "^0.2.2",
     "handlebars": "^4.7.9",
     "jsonc-parser": "^3.3.1",

apps/cli/src/commands/commands.test.ts

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ let fixtureMain: string;
 beforeAll(() => {
   fixtureRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "stanza-reg-"));
   // Build the real first-party registry via the standalone build script — the
-  // same entrypoint CI and the web prebuild use — so the test exercises the
+  // same entrypoint CI and the web's compile-registry task use — so the test
-  // production build path rather than an in-process import.
+  // exercises the production build path rather than an in-process import.
   execFileSync(
     path.join(repoRoot, "node_modules/.bin/jiti"),
     ["scripts/compile-registry.ts", fixtureRoot],
@@ -554,14 +554,14 @@ describe("third-party registries", () => {
           };
           return Object.assign({}, m, {
             adapters: (m.adapters ?? []).map((a) => ({ key: a.key, match: a.match })),
-            path: `modules/${key}.json`,
+            path: `${key}.json`,
           });
         });
         sendJson({ generatedAt: "t", schemaVersion: 2, categories: [...CATEGORIES], modules });
         return;
       }
-      // Per-module full manifests at the `path` advertised by the index.
+      // Per-module full manifests at the flat `path` advertised by the index.
-      const match = /^\/modules\/([^?]+)\.json/.exec(url);
+      const match = /^\/([^/?]+)\.json/.exec(url);
       const payload = match ? fixture.modules[match[1]!] : undefined;
       if (!payload) {
         res.statusCode = 404;
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ describe("third-party registries", () => {
 
     await cmdRemove(args({ slot: "testing", moduleId: "@fixture/cosmos" }));
     expect(process.exitCode).toBeFalsy();
-    expect(requests).toContain("/modules/testing-cosmos.json");
+    expect(requests).toContain("/testing-cosmos.json");
 
     const manifest = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("stanza.json", "utf8"));
     expect(manifest.modules.testing).toBeUndefined();
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ describe("third-party registries", () => {
 
     let captured: Record<string, string | string[] | undefined> | undefined;
     fixture.onRequest = ({ url, headers }) => {
-      if (url === "/modules/testing-cosmos.json") captured = headers;
+      if (url === "/testing-cosmos.json") captured = headers;
     };
 
     process.env.STANZA_TEST_TOKEN = "secret-xyz";
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ describe("filesystem main-file registry", () => {
   // resolve relative to the file. No directory or filename inference.
   it("loads the index and modules from a main-file URI", async () => {
     const root = path.join(tmp, "reg");
-    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(root, "modules"), { recursive: true });
+    fs.mkdirSync(root, { recursive: true });
     const cosmos = cosmosModule();
     const mainFile = path.join(root, "main.json"); // any filename works
     fs.writeFileSync(
@@ -788,12 +788,12 @@ describe("filesystem main-file registry", () => {
           {
             ...cosmos,
             adapters: cosmos.adapters.map((a) => ({ key: a.key, match: a.match })),
-            path: "modules/testing-cosmos.json",
+            path: "testing-cosmos.json",
           },
         ],
       }),
     );
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, "modules", "testing-cosmos.json"), JSON.stringify(cosmos));
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(root, "testing-cosmos.json"), JSON.stringify(cosmos));
     process.env.STANZA_REGISTRY = mainFile;
 
     const registry = await loadRegistries();

apps/web/.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-public/registry/
+.registry/
-public/schema.json

apps/web/content/docs/authoring.mdx

@@ -316,11 +316,11 @@ Each per-module JSON is self-contained: template bodies, deps, env vars, codemod
 To run the build:
 
 ```sh
-# Default output: <repoRoot>/dist (writes dist/index.json + dist/modules/*.json)
+# Default output: <repoRoot>/dist (writes flat dist/index.json + dist/<category>-<id>.json)
 jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts
 
-# Or point it elsewhere (this is what the web app's prebuild does):
+# Or point it elsewhere (this is what the web app's compile-registry task does):
-jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/public/registry
+jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/.registry
 ```
 
 The script is a thin wrapper over `@withstanza/schema` (`CATEGORIES` + the contract types) and SVGO — for a third-party registry, fork it (or copy it) against your own `registry/modules/` tree. `compileRegistry({ outDir })` is also exported for in-process callers. The output shape is identical.

apps/web/package.json

@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
     "@tanstack/react-devtools": "^0.10.5",
     "@tanstack/react-hotkeys": "^0.10.0",
     "@tanstack/react-pacer": "^0.22.1",
-    "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.170.10",
+    "@tanstack/react-router": "^1.170.11",
     "@tanstack/react-router-devtools": "^1.167.0",
-    "@tanstack/react-start": "^1.168.18",
+    "@tanstack/react-start": "^1.168.19",
     "@vercel/analytics": "^2.0.1",
-    "@vercel/functions": "^3.6.1",
+    "@vercel/functions": "^3.6.2",
     "@withstanza/registry": "workspace:*",
     "@withstanza/schema": "workspace:*",
     "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.1",
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
     "fumadocs-ui": "npm:@fumadocs/base-ui@^16.9.3",
     "lru-cache": "^11.5.1",
     "motion": "^12.40.0",
-    "nitro": "^3.0.260522-beta",
+    "nitro": "3.0.260603-beta",
-    "posthog-node": "^5.35.6",
+    "posthog-node": "^5.35.13",
-    "react": "^19.2.6",
+    "react": "^19.2.7",
-    "react-dom": "^19.2.6",
+    "react-dom": "^19.2.7",
     "react-resizable-panels": "^4.11.2",
     "recharts": "^3.8.1",
-    "shadcn": "^4.8.3",
+    "shadcn": "^4.10.0",
-    "shiki": "^4.1.0",
+    "shiki": "^4.2.0",
     "sonner": "^2.0.7",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.6.0",
     "tailwindcss": "^4.3.0",
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
     "@types/mdx": "^2.0.13",
     "@types/node": "^25.9.1",
-    "@types/react": "^19.2.15",
+    "@types/react": "^19.2.16",
     "@types/react-dom": "^19.2.3",
     "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^6.0.2",
-    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.26",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-rsc": "^0.5.27",
     "jsdom": "^29.1.1",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3",
     "vite": "catalog:",

apps/web/src/lib/prerender.ts

@@ -29,20 +29,20 @@ function listDocsPaths(): string[] {
   return out.toSorted();
 }
 
-// Read the registry from disk (populated by the `prebuild` script before vite
+// Read the registry from disk (populated by the `compile-registry` task before
-// runs). We avoid `@/server/registry-base.server` because it goes through
+// vite runs). We avoid `@/server/registry-base.server` because it goes through
 // Nitro's `useStorage`, which only exists at request time. Returns both the
 // category landing pages (`/registry/<cat>`) and per-module detail pages
 // (`/registry/<cat>/<id>`) so every public registry URL prerenders.
 function listRegistryPaths(): string[] {
-  const registryPath = resolve(appRoot, "public/registry/index.json");
+  const registryPath = resolve(appRoot, ".registry/index.json");
   let raw: string;
   try {
     raw = readFileSync(registryPath, "utf8");
   } catch (error) {
     throw new Error(
       `Prerender enumeration failed: ${registryPath} is missing. ` +
-        `Run \`jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/public/registry\` first.`,
+        `Run \`jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/.registry\` first.`,
       { cause: error },
     );
   }
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ export function listPrerenderPages() {
     "/docs/llms-full.txt",
     ...registry,
     "/stats",
-    "/schema.json",
   ];
   return paths.map((path) => ({ path, prerender: { enabled: true } }));
 }

apps/web/src/routeTree.gen.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 import { Route as rootRouteImport } from './routes/__root'
 import { Route as StatsRouteImport } from './routes/stats'
-import { Route as SchemaDotjsonRouteImport } from './routes/schema[.]json'
 import { Route as OgDotwebpRouteImport } from './routes/og[.]webp'
 import { Route as DocsDotmdRouteImport } from './routes/docs[.]md'
 import { Route as IndexRouteImport } from './routes/index'
@@ -32,11 +31,6 @@ const StatsRoute = StatsRouteImport.update({
   path: '/stats',
   getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
 } as any)
-const SchemaDotjsonRoute = SchemaDotjsonRouteImport.update({
-  id: '/schema.json',
-  path: '/schema.json',
-  getParentRoute: () => rootRouteImport,
-} as any)
 const OgDotwebpRoute = OgDotwebpRouteImport.update({
   id: '/og.webp',
   path: '/og.webp',
@@ -119,7 +113,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByFullPath {
   '/': typeof IndexRoute
   '/docs.md': typeof DocsDotmdRoute
   '/og.webp': typeof OgDotwebpRoute
-  '/schema.json': typeof SchemaDotjsonRoute
   '/stats': typeof StatsRoute
   '/api/events': typeof ApiEventsRoute
   '/docs/$': typeof DocsSplatRoute
@@ -138,7 +131,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesByTo {
   '/': typeof IndexRoute
   '/docs.md': typeof DocsDotmdRoute
   '/og.webp': typeof OgDotwebpRoute
-  '/schema.json': typeof SchemaDotjsonRoute
   '/stats': typeof StatsRoute
   '/api/events': typeof ApiEventsRoute
   '/docs/$': typeof DocsSplatRoute
@@ -158,7 +150,6 @@ export interface FileRoutesById {
   '/': typeof IndexRoute
   '/docs.md': typeof DocsDotmdRoute
   '/og.webp': typeof OgDotwebpRoute
-  '/schema.json': typeof SchemaDotjsonRoute
   '/stats': typeof StatsRoute
   '/api/events': typeof ApiEventsRoute
   '/docs/$': typeof DocsSplatRoute
@@ -179,7 +170,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/'
     | '/docs.md'
     | '/og.webp'
-    | '/schema.json'
     | '/stats'
     | '/api/events'
     | '/docs/$'
@@ -198,7 +188,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/'
     | '/docs.md'
     | '/og.webp'
-    | '/schema.json'
     | '/stats'
     | '/api/events'
     | '/docs/$'
@@ -217,7 +206,6 @@ export interface FileRouteTypes {
     | '/'
     | '/docs.md'
     | '/og.webp'
-    | '/schema.json'
     | '/stats'
     | '/api/events'
     | '/docs/$'
@@ -237,7 +225,6 @@ export interface RootRouteChildren {
   IndexRoute: typeof IndexRoute
   DocsDotmdRoute: typeof DocsDotmdRoute
   OgDotwebpRoute: typeof OgDotwebpRoute
-  SchemaDotjsonRoute: typeof SchemaDotjsonRoute
   StatsRoute: typeof StatsRoute
   ApiEventsRoute: typeof ApiEventsRoute
   DocsSplatRoute: typeof DocsSplatRoute
@@ -262,13 +249,6 @@ declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
       preLoaderRoute: typeof StatsRouteImport
       parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
     }
-    '/schema.json': {
-      id: '/schema.json'
-      path: '/schema.json'
-      fullPath: '/schema.json'
-      preLoaderRoute: typeof SchemaDotjsonRouteImport
-      parentRoute: typeof rootRouteImport
-    }
     '/og.webp': {
       id: '/og.webp'
       path: '/og.webp'
@@ -381,7 +361,6 @@ const rootRouteChildren: RootRouteChildren = {
   IndexRoute: IndexRoute,
   DocsDotmdRoute: DocsDotmdRoute,
   OgDotwebpRoute: OgDotwebpRoute,
-  SchemaDotjsonRoute: SchemaDotjsonRoute,
   StatsRoute: StatsRoute,
   ApiEventsRoute: ApiEventsRoute,
   DocsSplatRoute: DocsSplatRoute,

apps/web/src/routes/schema[.]json.ts

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { createFileRoute } from "@tanstack/react-router";
-import { StanzaManifestSchema } from "@withstanza/schema";
-import { z } from "zod";
-
-export const Route = createFileRoute("/schema.json")({
-  server: {
-    handlers: {
-      GET: () => {
-        const compiled = {
-          $id: "https://stanza.tools/schema.json",
-          title: "Stanza manifest",
-          description: "Schema for stanza.json — a Stanza monorepo manifest.",
-          ...z.toJSONSchema(StanzaManifestSchema),
-        };
-
-        return new Response(`${JSON.stringify(compiled, null, 2)}\n`, {
-          headers: {
-            "content-type": "application/json; charset=utf-8",
-          },
-        });
-      },
-    },
-  },
-});

apps/web/src/server/registry-base.server.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 /**
- * Reads registry data from the Nitro server-asset storage. `public/registry/`
+ * Reads registry data from the Nitro server-asset storage. `.registry/` (the
- * is registered as a `serverAssets` dir (see vite.config.ts), so its contents
+ * build-time compiled copy, not committed) is registered as a `serverAssets`
- * are embedded into the server bundle at build time — readable on serverless
+ * dir (see vite.config.ts), so its contents are embedded into the server bundle
- * hosts (Vercel) where `public/` lives only on the CDN, not in the function fs.
+ * at build time — readable on serverless hosts (Vercel) where the function fs
- * The same files are still served statically at `/registry/` for the CLI.
+ * is otherwise empty. This is the web's own render input; the public surface
+ * (CLI, editors) reads the same registry from Vercel Blob via the
+ * `stanza.tools/registry/*.json` rewrites.
  *
- * We read from storage instead of fetching ourselves because prod SSR loopback
+ * We read from storage instead of fetching the public URL because prod SSR
- * connections get refused.
+ * loopback connections get refused.
  *
  * Dev caveat: TanStack Start's server functions execute in Vite's `ssr`
  * environment, but Nitro only injects the real `#nitro/virtual/storage`
@@ -23,13 +25,13 @@ export async function loadRegistryFile<T>(relativePath: string): Promise<T> {
   if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
     const { readFile } = await import("node:fs/promises");
     const { resolve } = await import("node:path");
-    const filePath = resolve(process.cwd(), "public/registry", relativePath);
+    const filePath = resolve(process.cwd(), ".registry", relativePath);
     try {
       const parsed: T = JSON.parse(await readFile(filePath, "utf8"));
       return parsed;
     } catch {
       throw new Error(
-        `Registry asset not found: ${filePath} (run \`pnpm --filter @withstanza/web prebuild\` to populate public/registry/)`,
+        `Registry asset not found: ${filePath} (run \`vp run compile-registry\` to populate apps/web/.registry/)`,
       );
     }
   }

apps/web/src/server/registry-modules.server.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let modulesPromise: Promise<Record<string, Module>> | undefined;
 /**
  * Per-process cache for the full module catalog. Registry data is immutable
  * per deployment, so cache lifetime = process lifetime (restart the dev server
- * after `vp run @withstanza/web#prebuild` to pick up local edits). Per-module
+ * after the `compile-registry` task reruns to pick up local edits). Per-module
  * failures are isolated — the failing module is dropped and reported.
  */
 export function getAllModules(): Promise<Record<string, Module>> {

apps/web/vite.config.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,32 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: lazyPlugins(async () => [
     mdx(await import("./source.config.ts")),
     devtools(),
+    nitro({
+      serverAssets: [
+        {
+          baseName: "registry",
+          dir: ".registry",
+        },
+      ],
+      vercel: {
+        config: {
+          version: 3,
+          routes: [
+            {
+              src: "^/(llms(?:-full)?\\.txt)$",
+              dest: "/docs/$1",
+            },
+            {
+              src: "^/(schema(@[\\d.]+)?\\.json|registry/.*(@[\\d.]+)?\\.json)$",
+              dest: "https://cti6xxqykwjha3x9.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/$1",
+              headers: {
+                "x-vercel-enable-rewrite-caching": "1",
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    }),
     tailwindcss(),
     tanstackStart({
       rsc: { enabled: true },
@@ -32,14 +58,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     }),
     rsc(),
     react(),
-    nitro({
-      serverAssets: [
-        {
-          baseName: "registry",
-          dir: "public/registry",
-        },
-      ],
-    }),
   ]),
   resolve: {
     tsconfigPaths: true,
@@ -55,9 +73,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
     tasks: {
       "compile-registry": {
         cwd: "../..",
-        command: "jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/public/registry",
+        command: "jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts apps/web/.registry",
-        input: [{ pattern: "registry/modules/**", base: "workspace" }],
+        input: [
-        output: [{ pattern: "public/registry/**", base: "package" }],
+          { pattern: "registry/modules/**", base: "workspace" },
+          { pattern: "packages/schema/**", base: "workspace" },
+          { pattern: "scripts/compile-registry.ts", base: "workspace" },
+        ],
+        output: [{ pattern: ".registry/**", base: "package" }],
       },
     },
   },

package.json

@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@
     "@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.7.0",
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.31.0",
     "@types/node": "^25.9.1",
+    "@vercel/blob": "^2.4.0",
     "@withstanza/schema": "workspace:*",
     "jiti": "^2.7.0",
     "svgo": "^4.0.1",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3",
-    "vite-plus": "catalog:"
+    "vite-plus": "catalog:",
+    "vitest": "catalog:"
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@11.5.0"
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@11.5.1"
 }

packages/codemods/src/builtins/append-to-file.test.ts

@@ -189,6 +189,69 @@ describe("append-to-file", () => {
     ).toThrow(/not found/);
   });
 
+  it("creates the file with just the marker block when createIfMissing is set", () => {
+    const { ctx, claimed } = setup("prisma/schema.prisma", PRISMA_INITIAL);
+    const result = appendToFile.apply(ctx, {
+      file: ".gitignore",
+      content: ".turbo/",
+      marker: "monorepo-turbo",
+      createIfMissing: true,
+    }) as { touchedFiles: string[] };
+    expect(result.touchedFiles).toEqual(["apps/web/.gitignore"]);
+
+    const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "apps/web/.gitignore"), "utf8");
+    expect(text).toBe("# stanza:monorepo-turbo:start\n.turbo/\n# stanza:monorepo-turbo:end\n");
+    expect(claimed).toEqual([{ file: "apps/web/.gitignore", region: "append.monorepo-turbo" }]);
+  });
+
+  it("createIfMissing with scope: 'repo' writes to the repo root (monorepo-turbo's path)", () => {
+    const { ctx, claimed } = setup("prisma/schema.prisma", PRISMA_INITIAL);
+    const args = {
+      file: ".gitignore",
+      content: ".turbo/",
+      marker: "monorepo-turbo",
+      createIfMissing: true,
+      scope: "repo" as const,
+    };
+    const result = appendToFile.apply(ctx, args) as { touchedFiles: string[] };
+    expect(result.touchedFiles).toEqual([".gitignore"]);
+
+    const abs = path.join(tmp, ".gitignore");
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(abs, "utf8")).toBe(
+      "# stanza:monorepo-turbo:start\n.turbo/\n# stanza:monorepo-turbo:end\n",
+    );
+    expect(claimed).toEqual([{ file: ".gitignore", region: "append.monorepo-turbo" }]);
+
+    appendToFile.revert!(ctx, args);
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(abs, "utf8")).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it("createIfMissing creates parent directories that don't exist", () => {
+    const { ctx } = setup("prisma/schema.prisma", PRISMA_INITIAL);
+    appendToFile.apply(ctx, {
+      file: "nested/dir/.env",
+      content: "FOO=bar",
+      marker: "m",
+      createIfMissing: true,
+    });
+    const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "apps/web/nested/dir/.env"), "utf8");
+    expect(text).toContain("# stanza:m:start");
+    expect(text).toContain("FOO=bar");
+  });
+
+  it("createIfMissing then revert removes the file's contents back to empty", () => {
+    const { ctx } = setup("prisma/schema.prisma", PRISMA_INITIAL);
+    const args = {
+      file: ".gitignore",
+      content: ".turbo/",
+      marker: "monorepo-turbo",
+      createIfMissing: true,
+    };
+    appendToFile.apply(ctx, args);
+    appendToFile.revert!(ctx, args);
+    expect(fs.readFileSync(path.join(tmp, "apps/web/.gitignore"), "utf8")).toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("prepends with position: 'start' (required for CSS @import)", () => {
     const baseCss = `html, body {\n  margin: 0;\n}\n`;
     const { ctx, abs } = setup("app/globals.css", baseCss);

packages/codemods/src/builtins/append-to-file.ts

@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ export type AppendToFileArgs = {
    * Defaults to `true`.
    */
   leadingBlank?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * When the target file doesn't exist, create it containing just the wrapped
+   * marker block instead of throwing. Only set this for genuinely optional
+   * files where a marker-only file is itself valid (`.gitignore`, `.env`,
+   * `.dockerignore`). Leave it off for files another module owns (a Prisma
+   * schema, a framework's `globals.css`) — there, a missing file is a real
+   * peer-ordering bug and the throw should stand.
+   */
+  createIfMissing?: boolean;
 };
 
 const appendToFile: Codemod<AppendToFileArgs> = {
@@ -76,13 +85,14 @@ const appendToFile: Codemod<AppendToFileArgs> = {
 
   apply(ctx, args) {
     const { fileAbs, fileRel, comment } = resolve(ctx, args);
-    if (!fs.existsSync(fileAbs)) {
+    const exists = fs.existsSync(fileAbs);
+    if (!exists && !args.createIfMissing) {
       throw new Error(
-        `append-to-file: ${fileRel} not found. This is an append primitive; create the file via a template first.`,
+        `append-to-file: ${fileRel} not found. This is an append primitive; create the file via a template first or pass createIfMissing.`,
       );
     }
 
-    const current = fs.readFileSync(fileAbs, "utf8");
+    const current = exists ? fs.readFileSync(fileAbs, "utf8") : "";
     const block = wrapBlock(args.content, args.marker, comment);
     const existingRange = findMarkerRange(current, args.marker, comment);
 
@@ -103,6 +113,7 @@ const appendToFile: Codemod<AppendToFileArgs> = {
       position === "start"
         ? prependBlock(current, block, leadingBlank)
         : appendBlock(current, block, leadingBlank);
+    if (!exists) fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(fileAbs), { recursive: true });
     fs.writeFileSync(fileAbs, next, "utf8");
 
     ctx.claimRegion(fileRel, `append.${args.marker}`);

packages/schema/src/index.ts

@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ export type {
 } from "./manifest";
 export {
   appsForRecord,
+  compileManifestJsonSchema,
   CURRENT_MANIFEST_VERSION,
   declaredEnvNames,
   defaultWebApp,
   emptyManifest,
   getApp,
   MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL,
+  REGISTRY_BASE_URL,
   selectedAll,
   selectedOne,
   StanzaManifestSchema,

packages/schema/src/manifest.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,31 @@ export const SUPPORTED_MANIFEST_VERSIONS = ["0.3", "0.4"] as const;
 /** Canonical public URL of the published `stanza.json` JSON Schema. */
 export const MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL = "https://stanza.tools/schema.json";
 
+/**
+ * Base URL the first-party registry is served from. Path-transparent rewrites
+ * map `stanza.tools/registry/<file>.json` onto the Vercel Blob store, so the
+ * store stays a swappable implementation detail behind this branded origin. The
+ * index lives at `<base>/index.json`, each module's latest at `<base>/<slug>.json`,
+ * and immutable version pins at `<base>/<slug>@<version>.json`. The CLI read
+ * path for pinned versions is deferred to `update`/`swap`.
+ */
+export const REGISTRY_BASE_URL = "https://stanza.tools/registry";
+
+/**
+ * Compile the published JSON Schema for `stanza.json` from the Zod source of
+ * truth. The release-time publish script serializes this to Blob (`schema.json`
+ * + `schema@<version>.json`); it's exported so any caller produces byte-
+ * identical output. Returns a plain JSON-Schema object.
+ */
+export function compileManifestJsonSchema(): Record<string, unknown> {
+  return {
+    $id: MANIFEST_SCHEMA_URL,
+    title: "Stanza manifest",
+    description: "Schema for stanza.json — a Stanza monorepo manifest.",
+    ...z.toJSONSchema(StanzaManifestSchema),
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * An app inside the monorepo. The `id` doubles as the workspace-package suffix
  * (`@<manifest.name>/<id>`), the URL/CLI handle (`--app=<id>`), and the key

pnpm-workspace.yaml

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ packages:
   - packages/*
   - registry/modules/*
 catalog:
-  vite: npm:@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core@^0.1.23
+  vite: npm:@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-core@^0.1.24
-  vite-plus: ^0.1.23
+  vite-plus: ^0.1.24
-  vitest: npm:@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-test@^0.1.23
+  vitest: npm:@voidzero-dev/vite-plus-test@^0.1.24
 ignoredOptionalDependencies: []
 overrides:
   vite: "catalog:"
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ allowBuilds:
   msw: true
   protobufjs: true
   sharp: false
+minimumReleaseAgeExclude:
+  - "@voidzero-dev/*"
+  - "@withstanza/*"
+  - vite
+  - vite-plus
+  - vitest

registry/modules/monorepo-turbo/module.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export default defineModule({
       // Append `.turbo/` to .gitignore for projects that didn't init with it.
       // Idempotent: fresh `stanza init` already lists `.turbo/`, so the marker
       // block is a no-op there; `stanza add monorepo turbo` on an old project
-      // gains the entry.
+      // gains the entry. `createIfMissing` covers existing projects with no
+      // root .gitignore at all — a marker-only file is a valid result here.
       codemods: [
         {
           id: "append-to-file",
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default defineModule({
             scope: "repo",
             marker: "monorepo-turbo",
             content: ".turbo/",
+            createIfMissing: true,
           },
         },
       ],

registry/modules/ui-tailwind/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@stanza-modules/ui-tailwind",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "private": true,
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

renovate.json

@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
-  "extends": ["config:recommended"]
+  "extends": [
+    "config:recommended",
+    ":configMigration",
+    "helpers:pinGitHubActionDigests",
+    "security:minimumReleaseAgeNpm"
+  ]
 }

scripts/check-module-versions.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * PR guard (tokenless, read-only). Protects the immutability of the registry's
+ * per-module version pins: for every changed `registry/modules/<slug>/**`,
+ * compile that module and compare it against the already-published
+ * `<base>/<slug>@<version>.json`. If the content changed but the version didn't,
+ * fail — the author must bump the module's `package.json` version (a published
+ * pin is immutable). A 404 (new version or new module) passes.
+ *
+ * Run via `jiti scripts/check-module-versions.ts`.
+ */
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import { REGISTRY_BASE_URL } from "@withstanza/schema";
+
+import { compileRegistry } from "./compile-registry.ts";
+
+const repoRoot = path.dirname(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)));
+const registryBase = process.env.STANZA_REGISTRY_BASE ?? REGISTRY_BASE_URL;
+
+const git = (args: string[]) =>
+  execFileSync("git", args, { cwd: repoRoot, encoding: "utf8" }).trim();
+
+const base = process.env.GITHUB_BASE_REF ? `origin/${process.env.GITHUB_BASE_REF}` : "origin/main";
+let range: string;
+try {
+  range = git(["merge-base", base, "HEAD"]);
+} catch {
+  range = "HEAD~1"; // local fallback
+}
+
+const slugs = new Set<string>();
+for (const f of git(["diff", "--name-only", range, "HEAD"]).split("\n")) {
+  const m = /^registry\/modules\/([^/]+)\//.exec(f);
+  if (m) slugs.add(m[1]!);
+}
+
+if (slugs.size === 0) {
+  console.log("Module version guard passed (no module changes).");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+const compiledDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "stanza-check-"));
+await compileRegistry({ outDir: compiledDir });
+
+const errors: string[] = [];
+for (const slug of slugs) {
+  const file = path.join(compiledDir, `${slug}.json`);
+  if (!fs.existsSync(file)) continue; // module deleted — nothing to pin
+  const text = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8");
+  const { version }: { version: string } = JSON.parse(text);
+  const res = await fetch(`${registryBase}/${slug}@${version}.json`);
+  if (res.status === 404) continue; // new version or new module
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    errors.push(`Could not verify "${slug}" (HTTP ${res.status}).`);
+    continue;
+  }
+  if ((await res.text()) !== text) {
+    errors.push(
+      `Module "${slug}" changed but version ${version} is already published with different ` +
+        `content. Bump "version" in registry/modules/${slug}/package.json.`,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+if (errors.length > 0) {
+  console.error("Module version guard failed:");
+  for (const e of errors) console.error(`  • ${e}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+console.log("Module version guard passed.");

scripts/compile-registry.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 /**
  * Static registry build. Scans `registry/modules/*`, imports each module's
  * default export, writes:
- *   - <out>/index.json               — the main file (per-module
+ *   - <out>/index.json              — the main file (per-module
- *                                                metadata, each carrying `path`)
+ *                                               metadata, each carrying `path`)
- *   - <out>/modules/<slot>-<id>.json — per-module full manifests
+ *   - <out>/<category>-<id>.json    — per-module full manifests
  *
- * The output base defaults to `<repoRoot>/dist`. Pass a positional arg to
+ * Output is flat (no `modules/` subdir) so it maps 1:1 onto the Blob store and
- * redirect — e.g. the web app's `compile-registry` task points it at
+ * the path-transparent `stanza.tools/registry/<file>.json` rewrites. The output
- * `apps/web/public/registry`.
+ * base defaults to `<repoRoot>/dist`. Pass a positional arg to redirect — e.g.
+ * the web app's `compile-registry` task points it at `apps/web/.registry`.
  *
- * A standalone build tool (not part of any package): the web prebuild, the
+ * A standalone build tool (not part of any package): the web's compile-registry
- * Blob upload in CI, and the CLI test harness all invoke it via
+ * task, the Blob upload in CI, and the CLI test harness all invoke it via
  * `jiti scripts/compile-registry.ts [outDir]`. `compileRegistry()` is also
  * exported for any in-process caller.
  */
@@ -34,11 +35,13 @@ export async function compileRegistry(opts: {
   const repoRoot = findRepoRoot(here);
   const modulesDir = opts.modulesDir ?? path.join(repoRoot, "registry", "modules");
 
-  // Wipe + recreate so a renamed module's stale JSON doesn't linger and
+  // Clear stale `*.json` (including a previous `index.json`) so a renamed or
-  // ghost-serve from the CDN.
+  // removed module's file doesn't linger and ghost-serve. Leaves any other dir
-  const modulesOut = path.join(opts.outDir, "modules");
+  // contents alone; the out dir is recreated if absent.
-  fs.rmSync(modulesOut, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  fs.mkdirSync(opts.outDir, { recursive: true });
-  fs.mkdirSync(modulesOut, { recursive: true });
+  for (const f of fs.readdirSync(opts.outDir)) {
+    if (f.endsWith(".json")) fs.rmSync(path.join(opts.outDir, f));
+  }
 
   const dirs = fs
     .readdirSync(modulesDir, { withFileTypes: true })
@@ -59,8 +62,14 @@ export async function compileRegistry(opts: {
     const templatesDir = path.join(modulesDir, dir, "templates");
     const logo = readLogo(path.join(modulesDir, dir), dir);
     const readme = readReadme(path.join(modulesDir, dir));
+    // The module's `package.json` version is the single source of truth — it's
+    // what `stanza add` pins into `stanza.json` and the key the Blob archive
+    // pins each immutable per-module file under. `module.ts`'s own `version`
+    // is vestigial (the two had already drifted), so we override it here.
+    const version = readPackageVersion(path.join(modulesDir, dir));
     const inlined: Module = {
       ...mod,
+      version,
       ...(logo ? { logo } : {}),
       ...(readme ? { readme } : {}),
       adapters: mod.adapters.map((adapter) => ({
@@ -72,11 +81,11 @@ export async function compileRegistry(opts: {
       })),
     };
 
-    // Per-module files live at `modules/<category>-<id>.json`; the index
+    // Per-module files live flat at `<category>-<id>.json`; the index records
-    // records each one's relative `path` so the loader never has to infer a
+    // each one's relative `path` so the loader never has to infer a filename.
-    // filename. (The physical layout is the build's choice — the contract is
+    // (The physical layout is the build's choice — the contract is the explicit
-    // the explicit `path`.)
+    // `path`, resolved relative to the index URL.)
-    const modulePath = `modules/${mod.category}-${mod.id}.json`;
+    const modulePath = `${mod.category}-${mod.id}.json`;
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(opts.outDir, modulePath), JSON.stringify(inlined, null, 2));
 
     // The index keeps lightweight metadata — no template `content`, no
@@ -162,6 +171,21 @@ function readReadme(moduleDir: string): string | undefined {
   return undefined;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Each module dir is a private workspace package; its `package.json` version is
+ * the source of truth for the module's published version (pinned into
+ * `stanza.json` and used as the Blob archive key). Throws if missing so a new
+ * module can't ship without a version.
+ */
+function readPackageVersion(moduleDir: string): string {
+  const file = path.join(moduleDir, "package.json");
+  const pkg: { version?: unknown } = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8"));
+  if (typeof pkg.version !== "string" || pkg.version.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error(`Module ${moduleDir} has no \`version\` in package.json.`);
+  }
+  return pkg.version;
+}
+
 function findRepoRoot(start: string): string {
   let dir = start;
   for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) {

scripts/publish-registry.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/**
+ * Publishes the registry + manifest JSON Schema to Vercel Blob, the single
+ * origin behind the path-transparent `stanza.tools/registry/*.json` and
+ * `stanza.tools/schema*.json` rewrites. Runs on every push to `main`, so a
+ * registry change goes live without a release. Blob layout:
+ *
+ *   registry/index.json                  latest index (overwrite)
+ *   registry/<category>-<id>.json        latest module (overwrite)
+ *   registry/<category>-<id>@<ver>.json  immutable module pin (write-if-absent)
+ *   schema.json                          latest schema (overwrite)
+ *   schema@<ver>.json                    immutable schema pin (write-if-absent)
+ *
+ * "Latest" files overwrite each run; version pins are written once and skipped
+ * if already published (immutable — reproducing a pinned `stanza.json` relies
+ * on them never changing). Drift (changed content under an existing version) is
+ * caught on PRs by `check-module-versions.ts`.
+ *
+ * Run via `jiti scripts/publish-registry.ts` (reads `BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN`).
+ */
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import os from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+
+import { BlobNotFoundError, head, put } from "@vercel/blob";
+import { compileManifestJsonSchema } from "@withstanza/schema";
+
+import { compileRegistry } from "./compile-registry.ts";
+
+const token = process.env.BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN;
+if (!token) {
+  console.error("BLOB_READ_WRITE_TOKEN is required to publish the registry.");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+const repoRoot = path.dirname(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)));
+const outDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "stanza-publish-"));
+await compileRegistry({ outDir });
+
+async function exists(pathname: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    await head(pathname, { token });
+    return true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof BlobNotFoundError) return false;
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+function upload(pathname: string, content: string, allowOverwrite: boolean): Promise<unknown> {
+  return put(pathname, content, {
+    access: "public",
+    addRandomSuffix: false,
+    allowOverwrite,
+    contentType: "application/json",
+    token,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Refresh `<base>.json` (overwrite) + write the immutable `<base>@<version>.json` pin once. */
+async function publish(base: string, version: string, content: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  await upload(`${base}.json`, content, true);
+  const pin = `${base}@${version}.json`;
+  const fresh = !(await exists(pin));
+  if (fresh) await upload(pin, content, false);
+  return fresh;
+}
+
+// Modules: every compiled `<slug>.json` (the filename is the slug). `index.json`
+// is the registry main file — uploaded as latest only (it carries the
+// nondeterministic `generatedAt`, so it isn't version-pinned).
+let newPins = 0;
+for (const file of fs.readdirSync(outDir)) {
+  if (file === "index.json") continue;
+  const slug = file.replace(/\.json$/, "");
+  const text = fs.readFileSync(path.join(outDir, file), "utf8");
+  const { version }: { version: string } = JSON.parse(text);
+  if (await publish(`registry/${slug}`, version, text)) newPins++;
+}
+
+await upload("registry/index.json", fs.readFileSync(path.join(outDir, "index.json"), "utf8"), true);
+
+const { version: schemaVersion }: { version: string } = JSON.parse(
+  fs.readFileSync(path.join(repoRoot, "packages", "schema", "package.json"), "utf8"),
+);
+const schemaJson = `${JSON.stringify(compileManifestJsonSchema(), null, 2)}\n`;
+if (await publish("schema", schemaVersion, schemaJson)) newPins++;
+
+console.log(`Published registry latest + ${newPins} new version pin(s).`);

vite.config.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       "**/.source/**",
       "**/routeTree.gen.ts",
       "**/coverage/**",
-      "apps/web/public/registry/**",
+      "apps/web/.registry/**",
       "registry/modules/*/logo*.svg",
       "registry/modules/*/templates/**",
     ],