Merge pull request #233 from bryan-anthropic/docs/publishing-bundle-readme

docs: add "Publishing Your Bundle" section to README

Author: tobinsouth

README.md

@@ -139,6 +139,81 @@ bundle.mcpb (ZIP file)
 - Include all required shared libraries if dynamic linking used
 - Test on clean systems without development tools
 
+## Publishing Your Bundle
+
+Once you've packed an `.mcpb`, you need a way to distribute it. The recommended pattern is to attach it as an asset on a GitHub Release — tagged, versioned, and addressable without any additional hosting.
+
+### Why GitHub Releases
+
+- Release tags give consumers a stable, versioned URL per bundle.
+- Standard tooling (`gh`, `curl`, release-feed polling) can pull assets directly.
+- Monorepos can ship multiple bundles under different tag prefixes.
+- No extra infrastructure to run.
+
+### Tag Convention
+
+Use a prefixed tag pattern so a single repository can ship more than one bundle:
+
+```
+<ServerName>-<SemVer>
+```
+
+Examples:
+
+```
+my-company-mcp-1.3.0
+analytics-mcp-2.0.1
+```
+
+### Per-Platform Assets
+
+If your server bundles platform-specific binaries, attach one `.mcpb` per platform with a consistent naming suffix:
+
+```
+<ServerName>-<SemVer>-darwin-arm64.mcpb
+<ServerName>-<SemVer>-darwin-x64.mcpb
+<ServerName>-<SemVer>-win32-x64.mcpb
+```
+
+If your server is cross-platform (Node.js, Python, pure script), a single `.mcpb` per release is sufficient.
+
+Declare `compatibility.platforms` in each bundle's `manifest.json` to match what's actually in the bundle. Do not list platforms you haven't built for — consumers rely on this field to reject incompatible installs.
+
+### Uploading from CI
+
+After `mcpb pack` produces the bundle:
+
+```sh
+gh release upload "$TAG" dist/*.mcpb --clobber
+```
+
+`--clobber` keeps the release job idempotent on re-run.
+
+### Minimum CI Shape
+
+Triggered by a tag push or release event, a workflow does four things in order:
+
+1. **Build** your server for each target platform.
+2. **Stage** `manifest.json` + server code + `icon.png` + `LICENSE` into a bundle directory.
+3. **Pack** with `mcpb pack <staging-dir>` to produce the `.mcpb`.
+4. **Upload** to the GitHub Release via `gh release upload`.
+
+Signing, if required by your policy, slots in between steps 3 and 4.
+
+### Entry Point Paths
+
+`manifest.json` should set `entry_point` to a relative path inside the bundle, and `mcp_config.args` should reference it via `${__dirname}`:
+
+```json
+"entry_point": "server/index.js",
+"mcp_config": {
+  "command": "node",
+  "args": ["${__dirname}/server/index.js"]
+}
+```
+
+This keeps the bundle relocatable — consumers install to arbitrary paths, and `${__dirname}` resolves to the extracted bundle root at runtime.
+
 # Contributing
 
 We welcome contributions! Please see our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.