diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6bd2c499..344bc969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,48 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
+  publish-npm:
+    name: Publish CLI to NPM
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: build-release
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+
+      - name: Download all artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist
+
+      - name: Place binaries in zig-out/bin/release
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p zig-out/bin/release
+          for dir in dist/*/; do
+            for file in "$dir"*; do
+              case "$file" in
+                *.tar.gz) tar -xzf "$file" -C zig-out/bin/release ;;
+                *.zip)    unzip -o "$file" -d zig-out/bin/release ;;
+              esac
+            done
+          done
+
+      - name: Prepare and publish @ziex packages
+        run: |
+          cd pkg/@ziex
+          bash prepare.sh
+          npm publish --workspaces --access public --provenance
+
   sync-templates:
     name: Sync & Release Templates
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/.gitignore b/pkg/@ziex/.gitignore
index 5ee35b58..c9004144 100644
--- a/pkg/@ziex/.gitignore
+++ b/pkg/@ziex/.gitignore
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-*/bin/zig
-*/bin/zig.exe
+*/bin/zx
+*/bin/zx.exe
 */README.md
-lib/
 
-!lib/package.json
-.zig-version
-.cache/
 .verdaccio-storage/
 .verdaccio-htpasswd
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diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/README.md b/pkg/@ziex/README.md
index bb1c25d2..1609f5b4 100644
--- a/pkg/@ziex/README.md
+++ b/pkg/@ziex/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # @ziex/cli
 
-Ziex CLI Node Package Manager (npm) distribution.
+Ziex CLI distribution via NPM.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -25,6 +25,4 @@ The `@ziex/cli` package resolves the correct native binary for your platform via
 | `@ziex/cli-linux-x64` | Linux x64 |
 | `@ziex/cli-linux-arm64` | Linux ARM64 |
 | `@ziex/cli-win32-x64` | Windows x64 |
-| `@ziex/cli-win32-arm64` | Windows ARM64 |
-
-The standard library is shipped separately in `@ziex/lib` (shared across all platforms).
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+| `@ziex/cli-win32-arm64` | Windows ARM64 |
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diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/check.sh b/pkg/@ziex/check.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3de19666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/@ziex/check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+rm -rf tmp
+mkdir tmp
+cd tmp
+
+echo "version:"
+npx --registry http://localhost:4873 @ziex/cli@dev version
+echo -e "\ninit:"
+npx --registry http://localhost:4873 @ziex/cli@dev init
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diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/cli/bin/ziex b/pkg/@ziex/cli/bin/ziex
deleted file mode 100755
index dac8e7ce..00000000
--- a/pkg/@ziex/cli/bin/ziex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-// Stub that delegates to the native zx binary.
-// The postinstall script copies it to bin/zx, but if that hasn't run
-// (e.g. bunx), we resolve the platform package's binary directly.
-
-import { execFileSync } from "child_process";
-import { existsSync } from "fs";
-import { createRequire } from "module";
-import { dirname, join } from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-
-const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
-const ext = isWindows ? ".exe" : "";
-
-function findBinary() {
-  // 1. Check if postinstall already placed the binary
-  const localBin = join(__dirname, `zx${ext}`);
-  if (existsSync(localBin)) return localBin;
-
-  // 2. Resolve from the platform-specific optional dependency
-  const platformPkgs = {
-    "darwin-arm64": "@ziex/cli-darwin-arm64",
-    "darwin-x64": "@ziex/cli-darwin-x64",
-    "linux-x64": "@ziex/cli-linux-x64",
-    "linux-arm64": "@ziex/cli-linux-arm64",
-    "win32-x64": "@ziex/cli-win32-x64",
-    "win32-arm64": "@ziex/cli-win32-arm64",
-  };
-
-  const pkg = platformPkgs[`${process.platform}-${process.arch}`];
-  if (pkg) {
-    try {
-      const pkgDir = dirname(require.resolve(`${pkg}/package.json`));
-      const bin = join(pkgDir, "bin", `zx${ext}`);
-      if (existsSync(bin)) return bin;
-    } catch {}
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}
-
-const bin = findBinary();
-if (!bin) {
-  console.error(
-    "Error: ziex native binary not found. The postinstall script may not have run.",
-  );
-  console.error("Try reinstalling: npm install -g ziex");
-  process.exit(1);
-}
-
-try {
-  execFileSync(bin, process.argv.slice(2), { stdio: "inherit" });
-} catch (e) {
-  if (e.status !== undefined) {
-    process.exit(e.status);
-  }
-  throw e;
-}
diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/package.json b/pkg/@ziex/package.json
index 0ac22578..5ba46e0a 100644
--- a/pkg/@ziex/package.json
+++ b/pkg/@ziex/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "publish": "npm publish --workspaces --access public",
     "start:registry": "verdaccio --config verdaccio.yaml --listen 4873",
     "publish:local": "npm publish --workspaces --registry http://localhost:4873",
+    "check": "bash check.sh",
     "syncver": "npm version --ignore-scripts --workspace lib --workspace cli --workspace cli-darwin-arm64 --workspace cli-darwin-x64 --workspace cli-linux-x64 --workspace cli-linux-arm64 --workspace cli-win32-x64 --workspace cli-win32-arm64"
   },
   "workspaces": [
diff --git a/pkg/@ziex/prepare.sh b/pkg/@ziex/prepare.sh
index e8ceb17d..7922edfc 100755
--- a/pkg/@ziex/prepare.sh
+++ b/pkg/@ziex/prepare.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -euo pipefail
 
-# Downloads Zig compiler binaries for all platforms.
-# Reads version from package.json.
-# Places lib/ in the shared @zigc/lib package (identical across platforms).
+# Prepares @ziex npm packages for publishing.
+# Reads version from the root build.zig.zon.
+# Copies platform binaries and syncs package versions.
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
-ZIEX_VER=$(node -p "require('$SCRIPT_DIR/package.json').version")
-LIB_COPIED=false
+ROOT_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../.."
+ZIEX_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*\.version *= *"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$ROOT_DIR/build.zig.zon")
 
 # Update version in all workspace package.json files
 echo "Updating package versions to $ZIEX_VER..."
@@ -35,6 +35,38 @@ if [[ "${1:-}" == "--version" ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+# Copy binaries from zig-out/bin/release to respective platform packages
+RELEASE_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/../../zig-out/bin/release"
+
+declare -A BINARY_MAP=(
+  ["cli-darwin-arm64"]="zx-macos-aarch64"
+  ["cli-darwin-x64"]="zx-macos-x64"
+  ["cli-linux-x64"]="zx-linux-x64"
+  ["cli-linux-arm64"]="zx-linux-aarch64"
+  ["cli-win32-x64"]="zx-windows-x64.exe"
+  ["cli-win32-arm64"]="zx-windows-aarch64.exe"
+)
+
+echo "Copying binaries from $RELEASE_DIR..."
+for pkg in "${!BINARY_MAP[@]}"; do
+  src="$RELEASE_DIR/${BINARY_MAP[$pkg]}"
+  dest_dir="$SCRIPT_DIR/$pkg/bin"
+  if [[ "$pkg" == cli-win32-* ]]; then
+    dest="$dest_dir/zx.exe"
+  else
+    dest="$dest_dir/zx"
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f "$src" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$dest_dir"
+    cp "$src" "$dest"
+    chmod +x "$dest"
+    echo "  Copied ${BINARY_MAP[$pkg]} -> $pkg/bin/"
+  else
+    echo "  Warning: $src not found, skipping $pkg"
+  fi
+done
+
 # Copy README.md to all packages
 echo "Copying README.md to all packages..."
 for dir in cli cli-darwin-arm64 cli-darwin-x64 cli-linux-x64 cli-linux-arm64 cli-win32-x64 cli-win32-arm64; do
diff --git a/pkg/README.md b/pkg/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d108a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Ziex Packages
+
+Subpackages that are published separately or consumed by the root Ziex project.
+
+| Package | Platform/Lang | Description |
+|---------|---------------|-------------|
+| `ziex` | NPM/JavaScript | Ziex JavaScript bindings for browser, Cloudflare, Vercel, WASI, and more |
+| `@ziex` | NPM/JavaScript | @ziex org on NPM for CLI-related packages |
+| `adapters` | Zig | Adapters for Ziex (zx.db (SQLite), zx.kv (FS)) |
+| `create-ziex` | NPM/JavaScript | `npm init ziex` or `bun create ziex` |
+| `create-zig` | Zig | `npm init zig` or `bun create zig` |
+| `playground` | Zig | Interactive Zig development environment |
+| `plugin-bun` | NPM/JavaScript | Bun plugin for the Zig build system |
+| `plugin-tailwind` | Zig | Tailwind CSS plugin for the Zig build system |
+| `tree-sitter-zx` | Tree-Sitter (C) | Tree-Sitter parser for .zx files |
+| `tree-sitter-mdx` | Tree-Sitter (C) | Tree-Sitter parser for .mdzx files |
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