[codex] Tighten GA dashboard launch setup docs

README.md

@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ Recommended package install for the current beta:
 npm install -g neondiff@0.4.30-beta.1
 ```
 
+GA/latest package install path after the `v1.0.0` dist-tag cutover:
+
+```bash
+npm install -g neondiff
+```
+
 Installer script path:
 
 ```bash
@@ -115,6 +121,10 @@ neondiff providers doctor --config config.local.json --json
 neondiff doctor --config config.local.json --json
 ```
 
+The local HTML dashboard is the first-run setup surface. It shows license status,
+GitHub App status, daemon status, and provider readiness, and its provider card
+includes a `Verify API Key` control that reports redacted pass/fail output.
+
 Create or install the GitHub App before expecting PR reviews to run. The App
 must be installed on the same selected repositories listed in `pilotRepos`; see
 [docs/github-app-setup.md](docs/github-app-setup.md) for the permission set and

docs/SETUP.md

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ Recommended package install:
 npm install -g neondiff@0.4.30-beta.1
 ```
 
+GA/latest package install path after the `v1.0.0` dist-tag cutover:
+
+```bash
+npm install -g neondiff
+```
+
 Installer script:
 
 ```bash
@@ -221,6 +227,12 @@ neondiff providers doctor --config config.local.json --json
 neondiff doctor --config config.local.json --json
 ```
 
+The local HTML dashboard is the human first-run surface. It shows license
+status, GitHub App status, daemon status, and provider readiness with redacted
+output. Use the provider card's `Verify API Key` button before launch/use; the
+button checks the selected provider path and reports pass/fail without printing
+the submitted key.
+
 The full doctor output is JSON. Check:
 
 - `ok`

tests/public-release-readiness.test.ts

@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ describe("NeonDiff public release readiness", () => {
 
     expect(docs).toContain("https://github.com/electricsheephq/evaos-code-review-bot-neondiff");
     expect(docs).toMatch(/npm install -g neondiff@0\.4\.30-beta\.1/i);
+    expect(docs).toMatch(/npm install -g neondiff(?!@)/i);
+    expect(docs).toMatch(/neondiff dashboard --config config\.local\.json/i);
+    expect(docs).toMatch(/Verify API Key/i);
+    expect(docs).toMatch(/license\s+status,\s+GitHub App status,\s+daemon status,\s+and provider readiness/i);
     expect(docs).toMatch(/curl -fsSL https:\/\/www\.neondiff\.com\/install/i);
     expect(docs).toContain("git clone https://github.com/electricsheephq/evaos-code-review-bot-neondiff.git");
     expect(legacyRepoReferences).toEqual([]);