remove the ghost export command

.changeset/remove-ghost-export.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@design-intelligence/ghost": minor
+---
+
+Remove the `ghost export` command and its package archive output.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ Core workflow:
 | `ghost pull <id> [<id>…]` | Emit selected nodes' bodies and materials; append the selection to the local `.ghost/.events` tape. |
 | `ghost review` | Emit an advisory review packet for a diff using material-backed nodes and checks (requires `.ghost/checks/`). |
 | `ghost stats` | Summarize local gather/pull events from `.ghost/.events`. |
-| `ghost export` | Bundle the guidance as a portable tarball with a materials audit (`--strict` fails on stranded locators). |
 | `ghost skill install` | Install the unified `ghost` skill bundle. |
 
 Advanced/maintenance:

README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ ghost validate      # make sure the package is well-formed
 ghost gather [ask]  # before building: show the complete guidance menu
 ghost pull <ids>    # read the picked nodes' full bodies
 ghost review        # during review: match a diff to guidance and checks
-ghost export        # bundle the guidance as a portable artifact
 ghost stats         # while tuning: see what agents reached for
 ghost skill install # install the unified ghost skill bundle
 ghost manifest      # emit a machine-readable index of commands and flags
@@ -164,13 +163,8 @@ agent to weigh. Review output never enters generation context.
 
 Different agents can read the same guidance and apply it to a screen, page,
 email, or sentence. The package moves with the repo when someone clones or
-forks it. To move the package on its own:
-
-```bash
-ghost export
-```
-
-The export audits `materials` entries and reports paths that moved.
+forks it. To move the package on its own, copy the `.ghost/` directory and run
+`ghost validate --package <dir>` in the receiving workspace.
 
 ## Repo Layout
 

docs/purposes.md

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Two rules keep the reservation honest:
 | **Generation** | `ghost gather [ask…]`, `ghost pull <ids>` | The flat menu, then selected node bodies and materials. | nodes only | **No** if selection stays with the agent and checks stay invisible. |
 | **Local signal** | `ghost stats` | The gitignored event tape (`.ghost/.events`) written by `gather` and `pull`, used to tune contexts and menu ergonomics. | event ids and miss suggestions | **No**, observability must not become ranking, memory, or canonical state. |
 | **Diff review** | `ghost review` | Touched files matched to node `materials`, relevant checks, referenced prose, gaps, and the diff. | nodes, checks, diff | **No** if checks bind by `references` and are not gathered. |
-| **Fleet** | (future) | Many ghost packages at once: distances, cohorts, summaries. | many corpora, read-only | **No**, consumes exports read-only. |
 
 ## Known leaks
 

packages/ghost/README.md

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ ghost validate      # make sure the package is well-formed
 ghost gather [ask]  # before building: show the complete guidance menu
 ghost pull <ids>    # read the picked nodes' full bodies
 ghost review        # during review: match a diff to guidance and checks
-ghost export        # bundle the guidance as a portable artifact
 ghost stats         # while tuning: see what agents reached for
 ghost skill install # install the unified ghost skill bundle
 ghost manifest      # emit a machine-readable index of commands and flags

packages/ghost/src/cli.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { cac } from "cac";
 import { registerChecksCommand } from "./commands/checks-command.js";
 import { formatGhostHelp } from "./commands/command-discovery.js";
-import { registerExportCommand } from "./commands/export-command.js";
 import { registerFingerprintCommands } from "./commands/fingerprint-commands.js";
 import { registerGatherCommand } from "./commands/gather-command.js";
 import { registerManifestCommand } from "./commands/manifest-command.js";
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ export function buildCli(): ReturnType<typeof cac> {
   registerPullCommand(cli);
   registerStatsCommand(cli);
   registerReviewCommand(cli);
-  registerExportCommand(cli);
   registerChecksCommand(cli);
   registerManifestCommand(cli);
   registerSkillCommand(cli);

packages/ghost/src/commands/command-discovery.ts

@@ -157,13 +157,6 @@ const COMMAND_DISCOVERY = [
     summary:
       "Emit an advisory review packet for a diff (needs .ghost/checks/).",
   },
-  {
-    name: "export",
-    group: "core",
-    defaultHelp: true,
-    compactName: "export",
-    summary: "Package the ghost package as a portable brand artifact.",
-  },
   {
     name: "checks",
     group: "core",