Packaging MemStack Pro v1.0 - From Hooks to Distribution Ready

Just wrapped up a solid session getting MemStack Pro ready for prime time. Two main things on the agenda today: updating the marketing site to reflect our shiny new v3.3.2 hook system, and creating the actual distribution package.

Marketing Site Updates

First up, I had to update the website to properly showcase our Pro hook system. This meant touching 5 different spots across 4 files - basically anywhere we mentioned hooks needed to be updated with the real deal.

The pricing page now explicitly calls out the "3 automatic hooks" with their actual names: PostToolUse observation capture, SessionStart context injection, and PreCompact auto-diary. No more generic "session hooks" nonsense.

I also split the comparison table to be more honest about what each tier gets. Free users get basic git hooks (pre-commit), while Pro users get the full "7 lifecycle hooks" experience with 3 Pro-exclusive ones.

The framework artifact display got the most love - replaced all the generic placeholder text with the actual hook names. Much more authentic when people can see exactly what they're getting.

Oh, and I added a new FAQ entry: "What are automatic hooks?" Because let's be real, people are gonna ask.

Distribution Package Creation

Then came the fun part - creating the actual memstack-pro-v1.0.zip that customers will download. This thing is 0.45 MB and contains 149 entries total.

I created two key files for the distribution:

• WHATS-INCLUDED.md - A full catalog of all the skills (77? 80? there's a slight count discrepancy I need to sort out), numbered and described across 10 categories, plus templates and hooks
• README.md - Installation guide covering Windows NTFS junctions, macOS/Linux symlinks, and manual copy methods

The zip structure is clean - extracts to a memstack-pro/ folder so people don't get files scattered everywhere. Used PowerShell's Compress-Archive since my MSYS zip wasn't playing nice.

Made sure to exclude all the stuff customers don't need: .git folders, node_modules, diary files, .env secrets, session archives, vector DB files. Just the good stuff.

Small Mysteries

There's a tiny discrepancy between our SKILL-REFERENCE.md claiming 77 skills and me actually finding 80-81 SKILL.md files. Probably added a few more along the way or some are sub-skills. The WHATS-INCLUDED.md lists all 80 numbered entries, so customers get the full picture.

Also learned that the FrameworkArtifact.jsx file uses Unicode escapes for those nice box-drawing characters. Good to know for future string matching.

What's Next

The zip is sitting pretty at dist/memstack-pro-v1.0.zip ready for upload to whatever payment platform we choose. Just need to sort out that skill count alignment and we're golden.

Feels good to have a real, distributable package ready to go. From hooks to deployment in one session - not bad!