chore: add MIT license and improve newguide workflow

- Add LICENSE file and license/copyright sections to README
- Add Step 0 (git pull) to newguide skill to sync before starting
- Add Step 3 (research) to newguide skill to verify docs accuracy

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: shettigarc

.claude/skills/newguide/SKILL.md

@@ -13,6 +13,23 @@ If the user provided a topic as `$ARGUMENTS`, use it as the starting point for S
 
 ---
 
+## Step 0 — Sync Repository
+
+Before anything else, pull the latest code:
+
+```bash
+git pull --rebase origin main
+```
+
+If this fails due to unstaged changes, stash first:
+```bash
+git stash && git pull --rebase origin main && git stash pop
+```
+
+Report: `Repository synced with origin/main.`
+
+---
+
 ## Step 1 — Gather Intent
 
 Respond with:
@@ -75,13 +92,38 @@ Wait for confirmation. If the user requests changes, revise and re-present. Loop
 
 ---
 
-## Step 3 — Generate HTML
+## Step 3 — Research
+
+Once the plan is confirmed, research the topic to ensure accuracy:
+
+1. Use web search to find the **official documentation** for the tools/technologies in the guide
+2. Fetch key reference pages (man pages, official cheatsheets, CLI help docs) to verify:
+   - Command syntax and flags are current
+   - Keyboard shortcuts are accurate
+   - Any recent changes or deprecations
+3. Cross-reference your knowledge with the fetched docs
+
+Tell the user: `Researching latest docs for [topic]...`
+
+Report what sources were consulted:
+```
+Sources checked:
+  • [source 1 — url or description]
+  • [source 2]
+  ...
+```
+
+If a tool's docs are unavailable, note it and proceed with best available knowledge.
+
+---
+
+## Step 4 — Generate HTML
 
-Once the plan is confirmed:
+After research is complete:
 
 1. Read `.claude/docs/STYLE_GUIDE.md` fully
 2. Read `.claude/docs/COMPONENTS.md` fully
-3. Generate the complete guide HTML using the confirmed plan
+3. Generate the complete guide HTML using the confirmed plan and researched content
 
 Tell the user: `Reading style guide and components... generating guide HTML.`
 
@@ -125,7 +167,7 @@ Ready to preview.
 
 ---
 
-## Step 4 — Preview
+## Step 5 — Preview
 
 Automatically open preview:
 
@@ -152,7 +194,7 @@ Review the guide in your browser.
 
 ---
 
-## Step 5 — Iterate (if needed)
+## Step 6 — Iterate (if needed)
 
 If the user requests changes:
 1. Understand the requested changes
@@ -165,7 +207,7 @@ Loop until the user is satisfied.
 
 ---
 
-## Step 6 — Hand off to Publish
+## Step 7 — Hand off to Publish
 
 When the user approves:
 ```

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Devteds
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -57,3 +57,11 @@ DevPages helps you create, preview, and publish beautiful standalone HTML guide
 - Node.js >= 16 (for build-index.js)
 - Git with push access to this repo
 - Claude Code CLI
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
+
+## Copyright
+
+© 2026 [Devteds](https://devteds.com). All rights reserved.