diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16600ee..4cb549b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ The design is ant-colony inspired on purpose. Agents do not need a central plann
 ## Install
 
 ```bash
-npm install -g @imdeadpool/colony
+npm install -g @imdeadpool/colony-cli
 ```
 
 Register Colony with your IDE or agent runtime:
diff --git a/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 49e0ede..c2cdb15 100644
--- a/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-# @imdeadpool/colony
+# @imdeadpool/colony-cli
 
 > History note: the CLI was published as `cavemem` through 0.3.0 and renamed to
-> `@imdeadpool/colony` during the 0.3.0 cycle. Version 0.4.0 was consumed by the
+> `@imdeadpool/colony` during the 0.3.0 cycle, then `@imdeadpool/colony-cli`
+> during the 0.5.0 cycle. Version 0.4.0 was consumed by the
 > `@colony/mcp-server` heartbeat bump (the CLI did not publish a 0.4.0); 0.5.0
 > is the first linked release where the CLI and `@colony/*` workspace packages
 > ship together.
diff --git a/apps/cli/package.json b/apps/cli/package.json
index 470fc5d..1053d01 100644
--- a/apps/cli/package.json
+++ b/apps/cli/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "@imdeadpool/colony",
+  "name": "@imdeadpool/colony-cli",
   "version": "0.5.0",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Local-first memory and coordination for Claude Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Codex, and Cursor.",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d42d9a..343325d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.12.0",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "pnpm -r --filter \"./packages/*\" --filter \"./apps/*\" build",
-    "dev": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony dev",
+    "dev": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony-cli dev",
     "test": "pnpm -r test",
     "typecheck": "pnpm -r typecheck",
     "lint": "biome check .",
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     "format": "biome format --write .",
     "clean": "pnpm -r exec rm -rf dist && rm -rf node_modules/.cache",
     "p": "pnpm run publish:cli",
-    "publish:cli": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony pack:release && npm publish apps/cli/release --access public --cache /tmp/agents-hivemind-npm-cache",
-    "publish:cli:dry-run": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony pack:release && npm publish apps/cli/release --dry-run --access public --cache /tmp/agents-hivemind-npm-cache",
+    "publish:cli": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony-cli pack:release && npm publish apps/cli/release --access public --cache /tmp/agents-hivemind-npm-cache",
+    "publish:cli:dry-run": "pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony-cli pack:release && npm publish apps/cli/release --dry-run --access public --cache /tmp/agents-hivemind-npm-cache",
     "release": "changeset publish"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-pack-release.sh b/scripts/e2e-pack-release.sh
index 7c2a4b8..7188b9d 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-pack-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e-pack-release.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ cleanup
 mkdir -p "$PACK" "$PREFIX" "$HOME_DIR"
 
 echo "==> 1. pack:release (build + pack-release.mjs)"
-pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony pack:release >/dev/null
+pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony-cli pack:release >/dev/null
 
 REL="$REPO/apps/cli/release"
 test -f "$REL/package.json" || { echo "release dir missing package.json"; exit 1; }
@@ -36,10 +36,9 @@ test -f "$REL/LICENSE"      || { echo "release dir missing LICENSE"; exit 1; }
 test -d "$REL/hooks-scripts" || { echo "release dir missing hooks-scripts"; exit 1; }
 
 echo "==> 2. npm pack the release dir (mirrors what publish:release uploads)"
-VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('$REPO/apps/cli/package.json').version)")
 ( cd "$REL" && npm pack --pack-destination "$PACK" >/dev/null )
-TGZ="$PACK/colony-$VERSION.tgz"
-test -f "$TGZ" || { echo "tarball missing at $TGZ"; ls "$PACK"; exit 1; }
+TGZ=$(node -e "const fs=require('fs'); const path=require('path'); const f=fs.readdirSync('$PACK').find((name)=>name.endsWith('.tgz')); if (!f) process.exit(1); console.log(path.join('$PACK', f));")
+test -f "$TGZ" || { echo "tarball missing in $PACK"; ls "$PACK"; exit 1; }
 
 echo "==> 3. install -g into isolated prefix"
 npm install --prefix "$PREFIX" --global "$TGZ" >/dev/null
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-publish.sh b/scripts/e2e-publish.sh
index 3e4ed97..83573e9 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e-publish.sh
@@ -41,13 +41,12 @@ echo "==> 1. build everything"
 pnpm build >/dev/null
 
 echo "==> 2. stage publish files (README, LICENSE, hooks-scripts)"
-pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony stage-publish
+pnpm --filter @imdeadpool/colony-cli stage-publish
 
 echo "==> 3. npm pack from apps/cli"
-VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('$REPO/apps/cli/package.json').version)")
 ( cd "$REPO/apps/cli" && npm pack --pack-destination "$PACK" >/dev/null )
-TGZ="$PACK/colony-$VERSION.tgz"
-test -f "$TGZ" || { echo "tarball missing at $TGZ"; ls "$PACK"; exit 1; }
+TGZ=$(node -e "const fs=require('fs'); const path=require('path'); const f=fs.readdirSync('$PACK').find((name)=>name.endsWith('.tgz')); if (!f) process.exit(1); console.log(path.join('$PACK', f));")
+test -f "$TGZ" || { echo "tarball missing in $PACK"; ls "$PACK"; exit 1; }
 
 echo "==> 4. inspect tarball contents"
 tar -tzf "$TGZ" | sort