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The top of the README pointed a reader who "just wants the manual" at the reference guide, and said nothing to a reader who just wants to use the tool. For most readers the reference guide is more than they need, and it is long enough to get lost in: they want to install ripwire and have their agent use it.

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  • Top of the README: the "Just want the manual?" lines become two short paragraphs.
    • Just want to use it? Install with the one line below, then start each coding session by telling your agent to use ripwire (with a one-sentence example). The install also teaches the agent when to reach for each command.
    • Want every detail? The reference guide covers install, commands, output format, exit codes and limits, and you do not need it to get started.
  • ## Reference guide: a short callout under the heading says the same from the other side. You do not need this guide to use ripwire; come here to know exactly what a command does, what its output means, or where the tool stops being right.

Also: the reference guide says it is AI-driven today

  • Section 1 lists forty-two questions ripwire answers instead of four, grouped as orient, navigate, change it safely, quality and structure, and setup and safety, each with the flag that answers it.
  • Sections 4 (First use) and 6 (Output format) open with a short note: ripwire is AI-driven today, every command prints compact XML sized for a coding agent to read, and human-friendly use is on the roadmap.

Also: XML is the default output, not the only one

CodeRabbit pointed out that "every command prints compact XML" contradicts section 6.3, where --json selects JSON on supported read commands. Both new notes now say XML is the default. The same sentence in the section 4 command-table note, which was already on main, gets the same fix.

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…nt to install it and have their agent use it

The "Just want the manual?" lines become two short paragraphs. "Just want to use it?" says to install with the one
line below and start each coding session by telling the agent to use ripwire (with a one-sentence example); the
install teaches the agent when to reach for each command. "Want every detail?" points at the reference guide and
says you do not need it to get started. A matching callout under "## Reference guide" says the guide is for
knowing exactly what a command does, what its output means, or where the tool stops being right.

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The README separates installation guidance from detailed reference material, replaces generic command questions with categorized command mappings, and documents ripwire’s AI-driven workflow and compact XML output for coding agents.

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Quickstart, “First use,” and “Output format” now state that ripwire emits compact XML for coding agents by default. The latter sections also note that human-friendly input and output are planned.

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… hand; say it is AI-driven today

Section 1 listed four of the questions ripwire answers. It now lists forty-two, grouped as orient, navigate,
change it safely, quality and structure, and setup and safety, each with the flag that answers it. Every flag is
in --help.

Section 4 (First use) and section 6 (Output format) now open with a short note: ripwire is AI-driven today, every
command prints compact XML sized for a coding agent to read, and human-friendly use (output a person can read, more
convenient input for common coding cases) is on the roadmap.

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In `@README.md`:
- Around line 2248-2249: Update both notes in Section 6.3 that currently say
every command prints compact XML to clarify that XML is the default output;
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…son on supported read commands is documented in 6.3

CodeRabbit (#204, README.md:2249, also 2304): "every command prints compact XML" contradicted section 6.3's --json. The same sentence in the section 4 command-table note gets the same fix.

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