chore(npm): mark @automagik/genie as soft-deprecated; canonical install moves to get.automagik.dev

[namastex888]

Summary

Operator-visible signaling that the npm distribution channel is being soft-deprecated in favor of the cosign + SLSA verified installer at get.automagik.dev/genie. Three small changes; no install behavior changes in this PR — the binary still installs as before. Only the deprecation message changes.

Changes

File	Change
package.json	Description rewritten to lead with the deprecation notice + canonical install command + docs link. npm view @automagik/genie and the npmjs.com listing now show this immediately.
README.md	Top-of-page > [!IMPORTANT] callout explaining the soft-deprecate posture and pointing at the docs.
.github/workflows/version.yml	Every npm publish step is now followed by npm deprecate <version> "<message>". Operators running npm install -g @automagik/genie see npm's own warn-deprecated notice immediately.

What does NOT change

• Install path still works: npm install -g @automagik/genie still produces a working binary
• No behavior change in dist/genie.js, the postinstall scripts, or any downstream tooling
• Zero risk to existing operators on npm update -g

Sequencing

This is PR-A3 in the security-roadmap mini-PR sequence:

• ✅ A0: docs submodule (docs#66 + genie#1426)
• ✅ A1: Security & Trust nav + 3 MDX (docs#67)
• 🚧 A2: fingerprint pinning prepared for install.sh (sibling PR, parallel)
• 🚧 A3: this PR — npm sunset metadata + signaling
• 🟡 A4 onwards: build pipeline + install.sh + cosign + binary install + npm shim

The hard install-flow change (50-LOC postinstall shim that delegates to install.sh, hard sunset 90 days post-v1 GA) ships in PR-A10 — that's the actual cutover. This PR is signaling only.

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Code Review

This pull request introduces a soft-deprecation notice for the npm distribution in both the README and package.json, directing users to a new verified installation method via CDN. A critical issue was identified in the package.json description where invalid escape sequences would cause parsing errors; a suggestion was provided to fix this and reorder the text for better visibility in registry UIs.

[gemini-code-assist]

The description field contains invalid JSON escape sequences (`). In JSON, backticks do not need to be escaped, and a backslash followed by a backtick is not a valid escape sequence, which will cause parsing errors for the package.json file. Additionally, the PR description mentions that the description was rewritten to lead with the deprecation notice for better visibility in registry UIs, but the current implementation appends it to the end. I have updated the suggestion to move the notice to the front and removed the invalid escapes.

Suggested change

	"description": "Collaborative terminal toolkit for human + AI workflows. NOTE: the npm distribution is being soft-deprecated — the canonical install is `curl -fsSL https://get.automagik.dev/genie | bash` (cosign + SLSA verified). See https://automagik.dev/genie/security/distribution-sovereignty",
	"description": "NOTE: The npm distribution is being soft-deprecated — the canonical install is 'curl -fsSL https://get.automagik.dev/genie | bash' (cosign + SLSA verified). Collaborative terminal toolkit for human + AI workflows. See https://automagik.dev/genie/security/distribution-sovereignty",