v0.9.16

Two waves: (1) DevEx polish on top of v0.9.15 — 5-port ready panel, iii console install, interactive global-install prompt, onboarding now actually wires the agents you select, MCP reworded as opt-in. (2) Marketing site refresh — new AS FEATURED IN bar (AlphaSignal · Agentic AI Foundation · Trendshift) + Agents/Compare/CommandCenter/Hero updated for the v0.9.15 surface.

## Added

- **5-port ready panel** (#410). Single clack note replaces the old single-line ready hint. Lists REST / Viewer / Streams / Engine / iii console — all derived from configured env vars (`AGENTMEMORY_URL`, `III_*_PORT`, `III_ENGINE_URL`), not hardcoded localhost.

- **iii console install probe + auto-install** (#410). `ensureIiiConsole()` detects the binary on PATH or `~/.local/bin/iii-console`. If missing on a TTY, prompts to run `curl -fsSL https://install.iii.dev/console/main/install.sh | sh`. Console is first-class.

- **Interactive global-install prompt** (#410). First npx run asks `Install agentmemory globally so `agentmemory` works in any shell? [Y/n]`. Yes runs `npm install -g @agentmemory/agentmemory@<VERSION>` inline. No writes `skipGlobalInstall: true` to preferences. Fixes the v0.9.15 footgun where `agentmemory stop` in a new shell hit `command not found`.

- **Onboarding wires selected agents inline** (#408). After the multi-select step, asks `Wire these agents now? [Y/n]` and dispatches each through the same `runAdapter` the explicit `agentmemory connect` uses. Successes + failures bucketed in a summary block.

- **Memory-share callout** (#408). Between multi-select and provider step: `All selected agents share the same memory at :3111. A memory saved by Claude Code is visible to Codex + Cursor instantly.`

- **AS FEATURED IN bar on agent-memory.dev** (#415). New `FeaturedIn` component between Hero and Stats. Three cards with real brand marks: AlphaSignal (180K subs), Agentic AI Foundation (Linux Foundation backed), Trendshift (live badge endpoint).

## Changed

- **MCP messaging reworded as opt-in** (#409). Endpoints summary now reads REST first (`REST API: 121 endpoints at ...`) with a second line for MCP (`MCP surface (opt-in via npx @agentmemory/mcp): 51 tools · 6 resources · 3 prompts`). Each connect adapter prints a protocol-note line explaining which surface it's wiring.

- **CLI --help mcp description** (#409). Now reads `Start standalone MCP shim — opt-in surface for MCP-only clients (Cursor, Gemini CLI, etc). REST always available at :3111.`

- **Engine version-mismatch warning** (#410). Was hardcoded `v0.9.14+`. Now uses `${VERSION}` so the string never lies post-release.

- **CommandCenter — iii console** (#415). `OPTIONAL` → `FIRST-CLASS`. Bullet counts bumped to 121 HTTP endpoints to match `generated-meta.json`.

- **Compare table** (#415). MCP TOOLS 44 → 51. New REST ENDPOINTS (121) and NATIVE PLUGINS (6 first-party agents) rows.

- **Agents grid** (#415). FOUR → SIX first-party (added pi + OpenHuman). Codex CLI now reads NATIVE PLUGIN (has hooks).

- **Hero CTA** (#415). `START IN 60 SECONDS` → `START IN 30 SECONDS`.

## Fixed

- **CLI no longer kills its own parent process**. `lsof -i :PORT -t` returns client PIDs alongside the LISTEN-socket owner — including the CLI's keep-alive fetch. Now restricts to `-sTCP:LISTEN` and filters `process.pid`.

- **Splash banner ASCII** (#411). Broken middle glyphs (`_ _` instead of `_ __` around the 'n') replaced with verified `figlet agentmemory` standard-font output. 70 cols × 6 rows.

- **README install hoisted to top** (#411). Install section moved from line 306 to the top under the nav anchors. 4-line block leading with `npm install -g`. Quick Start kept below.

## Install

```bash
npx @agentmemory/agentmemory@0.9.16
# or — recommended:
npm install -g @agentmemory/agentmemory@0.9.16
agentmemory
```

Full changelog: https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#0916--2026-05-15