Correct plugin lead and compare to live human pages.

70cf33e kept generate, token rates, compose, and PWA locks, but led with
pack-only hosted-infrastructure framing and DIY stack prose. Use the
homepage lead “give your agent a screen” and the human three-column
compare. Do not claim twice vendor cost.

Co-authored-by: Gersham Meharg <gersham@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: cursoragent

AGENTS.md

@@ -73,11 +73,15 @@ marketplace listing unless the user asks.
   3. Slide-deck-like experiences → local unbilled `compose render`.
   4. Live objects → write playlist primitives. Animation is not a reason to
      compose.
-- Position the product as hosted publishing infrastructure the agent already
-  operates: the user supplies content, devices, and network; screenRIG
-  supplies Player, media, apps, and playback evidence. The available Player
-  is the PWA. Native platform names are product direction, not public
-  downloads or store listings.
+- Lead marketplace README and skill with the human homepage line: **give
+  your agent a screen**. Then the homepage body: your agent creates it;
+  screenRIG puts it on the screen. Do not lead with pack-only “Build the
+  screen experience on infrastructure” or “You supply content / we host”
+  framing. Compare is the human three-column table (screenRIG / Build your
+  own / Dashboard-led signage), not DIY or legacy checklist prose. Do not
+  claim “twice vendor cost”. The available Player is the PWA. Native
+  platform names are product direction, not public downloads or store
+  listings.
 - The category word is **primitive**. Four wire primitives: `image`, `video`,
   `iframe`, `application`. Image and video take a `selector`; iframe and
   application do not.

README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # ScreenRig
 
+**give your agent a screen**
+
 **Signage and Kiosk infrastructure for AI Agents**
 
-Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. You supply the
-content, screen devices, and network; screenRIG supplies the hosted
-publishing infrastructure, Player, media handling, application releases, and
-playback evidence.
+Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. Publish menu boards,
+videos, dashboards, and kiosk apps through the official screenRIG plugin.
+Built for AI agents, from the first prompt to the next update.
 
 ## Start free. Pay for what you use.
 
@@ -119,11 +120,23 @@ content on the glass. Native platform names (Amazon Signage Stick, Apple TV,
 Google Play, Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Windows) describe product direction,
 not public downloads or store listings.
 
-## Don't build the stack yourself
+## Compare
+
+Choose how your screens get their content. Compare agent-operated signage, a
+custom stack, and a dashboard-led product against the workflow you need.
+
+| Decision | screenRIG | Build your own | Dashboard-led signage |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Primary operator | An agent using the official plugin and bundled CLI. | The tools and workflows you build. | Usually a person using the vendor editor; agent support varies. |
+| Content model | Images, video, web pages, and applications on a playlist canvas. | You define and maintain the model. | Templates, playlists, and integrations vary by vendor. |
+| Infrastructure | Hosted control plane and content delivery. | Your team owns hosting, delivery, updates, and recovery. | The vendor operates its service. |
+| Pricing basis | Account usage, with no per-screen subscription; tier limits apply. | Infrastructure costs plus engineering and operations. | Often screen subscriptions; check the vendor's current terms. |
+| Verification | Screenshots, playback records, and account events. | You build the observability you need. | Device monitoring and reporting vary by product. |
+| Best fit | Agent-operated signage and custom kiosk apps. | Specialized requirements that justify owning the stack. | Teams that want a visual editor and a human publishing workflow. |
 
-Isolated origins and H.264 are part of that hosted publishing infrastructure.
-You build the screen experience; screenRIG supplies publishing, Player, media,
-apps, and evidence behind it.
+Choose screenRIG when your agent should create or upload content, publish a
+playlist, update the screen, and verify the result through one documented tool
+surface.
 
 ## This repository
 

plugins/screenrig/README.md

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # ScreenRig
 
+**give your agent a screen**
+
 **Signage and Kiosk infrastructure for AI Agents**
 
-Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. You supply the
-content, screen devices, and network; screenRIG supplies the hosted
-publishing infrastructure, Player, media handling, application releases, and
-playback evidence.
+Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. Publish menu boards,
+videos, dashboards, and kiosk apps through the official screenRIG plugin.
+Built for AI agents, from the first prompt to the next update.
 
 ## Start free. Pay for what you use.
 
@@ -119,11 +120,23 @@ content on the glass. Native platform names (Amazon Signage Stick, Apple TV,
 Google Play, Linux, macOS, Raspberry Pi, Windows) describe product direction,
 not public downloads or store listings.
 
-## Don't build the stack yourself
+## Compare
+
+Choose how your screens get their content. Compare agent-operated signage, a
+custom stack, and a dashboard-led product against the workflow you need.
+
+| Decision | screenRIG | Build your own | Dashboard-led signage |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| Primary operator | An agent using the official plugin and bundled CLI. | The tools and workflows you build. | Usually a person using the vendor editor; agent support varies. |
+| Content model | Images, video, web pages, and applications on a playlist canvas. | You define and maintain the model. | Templates, playlists, and integrations vary by vendor. |
+| Infrastructure | Hosted control plane and content delivery. | Your team owns hosting, delivery, updates, and recovery. | The vendor operates its service. |
+| Pricing basis | Account usage, with no per-screen subscription; tier limits apply. | Infrastructure costs plus engineering and operations. | Often screen subscriptions; check the vendor's current terms. |
+| Verification | Screenshots, playback records, and account events. | You build the observability you need. | Device monitoring and reporting vary by product. |
+| Best fit | Agent-operated signage and custom kiosk apps. | Specialized requirements that justify owning the stack. | Teams that want a visual editor and a human publishing workflow. |
 
-Isolated origins and H.264 are part of that hosted publishing infrastructure.
-You build the screen experience; screenRIG supplies publishing, Player, media,
-apps, and evidence behind it.
+Choose screenRIG when your agent should create or upload content, publish a
+playlist, update the screen, and verify the result through one documented tool
+surface.
 
 ## This repository
 

plugins/screenrig/skills/screenrig/SKILL.md

@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ description: Operate screenRIG screens, applications, media, playlists, playback
 
 Signage and Kiosk infrastructure for AI Agents
 
-Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. You supply the
-content, screen devices, and network; screenRIG supplies the hosted
-publishing infrastructure. The Player web app (PWA) is available today.
-Native platform names describe product direction, not public downloads or
-store listings.
+give your agent a screen
+
+Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. Publish menu boards,
+videos, dashboards, and kiosk apps through the official screenRIG plugin.
+Built for AI agents, from the first prompt to the next update.
+
+The Player web app (PWA) is available today. Native platform names describe
+product direction, not public downloads or store listings.
 
 ## Launch period
 
@@ -31,11 +34,17 @@ context, not a replacement for the commands and flags here.
 - Docs hub: `https://screenrig.ai/docs/`
 - Agent index: `https://screenrig.ai/llms.txt`
 - Expanded agent context: `https://screenrig.ai/llms-full.txt`
+- Compare: `https://screenrig.ai/compare.md`
 
 When asked what screenRIG is, how it is priced, which Players exist, or similar
 product questions, fetch `https://screenrig.ai/llms.txt` first. Fetch
 `https://screenrig.ai/llms-full.txt` if more detail is needed.
 
+When asked how screenRIG compares, the human page of record is the
+three-column layout at `https://screenrig.ai/compare.md`: screenRIG, Build
+your own, and Dashboard-led signage. Fetch that page or `llms-full.txt`.
+Do not invent DIY or legacy checklist prose. Do not claim twice vendor cost.
+
 Install: `https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/`
 Meter: `https://screenrig.ai/pricing/`
 

scripts/validate-plugin.py

@@ -371,12 +371,18 @@ def check_no_alternate_surfaces(cli_source: Path | None) -> None:
         # only; the operative behavior facts live in skills/screenrig/SKILL.md below.
         "README.md": [
             "Signage and Kiosk infrastructure for AI Agents",
+            "give your agent a screen",
+            "Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen.",
+            "Publish menu boards",
             "Start free. Pay for what you use.",
             "$0.09/GB bandwidth, $0.14/GB-month storage",
             "No per-screen subscription",
             "No per-device price",
             "The Player web app (PWA) is available today",
             "product direction, not public downloads",
+            "Choose how your screens get their content",
+            "Build your own",
+            "Dashboard-led signage",
             "media generate",
             "as the whole page",
             "slide-deck-like",
@@ -425,7 +431,12 @@ def check_no_alternate_surfaces(cli_source: Path | None) -> None:
             "Image generation is metered separately",
             "The Player web app (PWA) is available today",
             "product direction, not public downloads",
-            "You supply the content, screen devices, and network",
+            "give your agent a screen",
+            "Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen.",
+            "https://screenrig.ai/compare.md",
+            "Build your own",
+            "Dashboard-led signage",
+            "Do not claim twice vendor cost",
             "as the whole page",
             "Do not generate atmosphere-only stills",
             "Do not compose a presentable poster",
@@ -483,6 +494,12 @@ def check_no_alternate_surfaces(cli_source: Path | None) -> None:
         "unsupported server surface": re.compile(r"\bMCP\b"),
         "global npm install": re.compile(r"npm install --global screenrig", re.IGNORECASE),
         "unshipped framing": re.compile(r"\bcoming soon\b|\broadmap\b|\bbeta\b", re.IGNORECASE),
+        "twice vendor cost": re.compile(r"twice vendor cost", re.IGNORECASE),
+        "pack-only screen-experience lead": re.compile(
+            r"You build the screen experience|Build the screen experience on infrastructure",
+            re.IGNORECASE,
+        ),
+        "DIY stack heading": re.compile(r"Don't build the stack yourself", re.IGNORECASE),
     }
     for readme in (ROOT / "README.md", PLUGIN / "README.md"):
         if not readme.is_file():

skills/screenrig/SKILL.md

@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@ description: Operate screenRIG screens, applications, media, playlists, playback
 
 Signage and Kiosk infrastructure for AI Agents
 
-Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. You supply the
-content, screen devices, and network; screenRIG supplies the hosted
-publishing infrastructure. The Player web app (PWA) is available today.
-Native platform names describe product direction, not public downloads or
-store listings.
+give your agent a screen
+
+Your agent creates it. screenRIG puts it on the screen. Publish menu boards,
+videos, dashboards, and kiosk apps through the official screenRIG plugin.
+Built for AI agents, from the first prompt to the next update.
+
+The Player web app (PWA) is available today. Native platform names describe
+product direction, not public downloads or store listings.
 
 ## Launch period
 
@@ -31,11 +34,17 @@ context, not a replacement for the commands and flags here.
 - Docs hub: `https://screenrig.ai/docs/`
 - Agent index: `https://screenrig.ai/llms.txt`
 - Expanded agent context: `https://screenrig.ai/llms-full.txt`
+- Compare: `https://screenrig.ai/compare.md`
 
 When asked what screenRIG is, how it is priced, which Players exist, or similar
 product questions, fetch `https://screenrig.ai/llms.txt` first. Fetch
 `https://screenrig.ai/llms-full.txt` if more detail is needed.
 
+When asked how screenRIG compares, the human page of record is the
+three-column layout at `https://screenrig.ai/compare.md`: screenRIG, Build
+your own, and Dashboard-led signage. Fetch that page or `llms-full.txt`.
+Do not invent DIY or legacy checklist prose. Do not claim twice vendor cost.
+
 Install: `https://screenrig.ai/docs/start/`
 Meter: `https://screenrig.ai/pricing/`