diff --git a/packages/cli/README.md b/packages/cli/README.md
index 3ae0fe2..2772d50 100644
--- a/packages/cli/README.md
+++ b/packages/cli/README.md
@@ -7,22 +7,19 @@ interactive front-end and to
 [`pi-coding-agent`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent)'s
 coding tools for workspace access.
 
-## Install (from the monorepo)
+## Install
 
 ```bash
-# from the repo root:
-npm install
-# run directly from source via tsx (no global install required):
-npx tsx packages/cli/src/cli.ts --help
-
-# optional: pin a shell function in your rc so `cua` works from any cwd
-# while preserving the caller's directory (so `--out`, transcript
-# bucketing, and `.agents/skills` discovery use the directory you
-# invoked from):
-#   CUA_REPO=/absolute/path/to/cua
-#   cua() { "$CUA_REPO/node_modules/.bin/tsx" "$CUA_REPO/packages/cli/src/cli.ts" "$@"; }
+# global install (puts `cua` on your PATH):
+npm install -g @onkernel/cua-cli
+cua --help
+
+# or run a one-off without installing:
+npx @onkernel/cua-cli --help
 ```
 
+Requires Node >= 22.19.0.
+
 ## Usage
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 7c4d432..738145d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@onkernel/cua-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.1",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "description": "Kernel-cloud-browser computer-use TUI built on @onkernel/cua-agent and pi-tui",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",