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Make CodingScaffold easier to install and run globally #80

@JRS1986

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@JRS1986

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A tester noted that the current install path is friendly to Python developers, but painful for others:

  1. Cloning the repo, creating a virtual environment, and installing from the checkout is too much ceremony for first-time users.
  2. Installing inside the repo venv means coding-scaffold is only convenient after activating that venv, which is awkward when using it from another project folder.
  3. A GUI could be useful later, but the CLI should first have a smoother install story.

Proposed scope

  • Document an isolated global CLI install path, for example uv tool install or pipx install from the GitHub repo.
  • Keep the clone + editable install path as contributor/development setup.
  • Update generated onboarding text so scaffolded projects do not teach users to keep activating the source repo venv.
  • Avoid adding runtime dependencies, network calls, or UI work.

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