Factual fix: lead with free verify + catalog; 19 MCP tools (14 free); methodology link replaces unavailable Zenodo DOI

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ configs:
 
 # Council OS
 
+> **Start here — free verify:** <https://councilof.ai/gspc-verify/> (or the free MCP tool `verify_card` at `https://councilof.ai/mcp`) · **Full catalog:** <https://councilof.ai/catalog.json> · Methodology: <https://councilof.ai/methodology/> · Measurement, not certification.
+
 Workspace door.
 
 Live: https://councilof.ai/os
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ Jail is a measured floor, not a 16th pane.
 
 [![GSPC](https://img.shields.io/badge/dynamic/json?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcouncilof.ai%2Fapi%2Fgspc&query=%24.totals.public_count&label=GSPC%20board&color=0B1F33)](https://councilof.ai/api/gspc)
 [![verify](https://img.shields.io/badge/verify%20a%20card-free%2C%20no%20account-0B1F33)](https://councilof.ai/gspc-verify)
-[![DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21991104: Zenodo record unavailable](https://img.shields.io/badge/DOI%2010.5281%2Fzenodo.21991104-Zenodo%20record%20unavailable-8A6D00)](https://councilof.ai/methodology/)
+[![methodology](https://img.shields.io/badge/methodology-live-0B1F33)](https://councilof.ai/methodology/)
 
 `GET https://councilof.ai/api/gspc` — quote `totals.public_count`. This Hub card is a **printer** of that GET, never a second
 engine. If the fetch fails the honest answer is `UNCHECKABLE` — never a fabricated `0.000`.
@@ -100,12 +102,12 @@ Any Hub `x402.json` in a CSOAI printer is a byte-mirror of the living well-known
 | How to verify, by hand | <https://councilof.ai/signed/HOW-TO-VERIFY.md> |
 | Transparency root (Merkle) | <https://councilof.ai/root.json> |
 | Every CSOAI repo on the Hub | <https://huggingface.co/csoai> |
-| Methodology DOI | 10.5281/zenodo.21991104 (Zenodo record unavailable since 29 Sep 2026: account blocked by Zenodo; appeal pending. Live methodology page (not the deposit's bytes): <https://councilof.ai/methodology/>) |
+| Methodology | <https://councilof.ai/methodology/> |
 | MCP endpoint — read `tools/list` at viewing time (never typed on this card) | `POST https://councilof.ai/mcp` |
 | MCP Registry | `io.github.CSOAI-ORG/gspc` — version not pinned here; the registry is the authority |
 | npm — MCP server | [`csoai-gspc-mcp`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/csoai-gspc-mcp) — `npx -y csoai-gspc-mcp`. No version is pinned here: ask the registry for the current one rather than trusting a number written on a card. |
 | Python reader + card verifier | `pip install "csoai-gspc[verify]"` then `csoai-gspc check` — re-derives the board totals from the axis array and exits non-zero if they disagree |
-| This board as a dated, citable snapshot | 10.5281/zenodo.22293341 (Zenodo record unavailable since 29 Sep 2026: account blocked by Zenodo; appeal pending. Live board dataset (not the deposit's bytes): <https://huggingface.co/datasets/csoai/gspc-board>) |
+| This board, live | <https://huggingface.co/datasets/csoai/gspc-board> |
 
 ## What is in this repository
 
@@ -126,7 +128,6 @@ size, its blob hash and a direct URL, so an agent can enumerate the repo without
   title        = {Council OS},
   author       = {{CSOAI Ltd}},
   year         = {2026},
-  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.21991104},
   note         = {DOI record unavailable since 29 Sep 2026 (Zenodo account blocked; appeal pending)},
   howpublished = {Hugging Face Hub, \url{https://huggingface.co/datasets/csoai/council-os}},
   note         = {Live board: https://councilof.ai/api/gspc. Measurement, not certification.}
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ Source: https://councilof.ai/signed/card_index.json (schema csoai.gspc-card-inde
 
 **Verify (free):** https://councilof.ai/gspc-verify/ · method https://councilof.ai/signed/HOW-TO-VERIFY.md
 
-Zenodo DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21991104: UNAVAILABLE since 29 Sep 2026 (Zenodo blocked the CSOAI account; appeal pending; status https://councilof.ai/interop/zenodo-status.json). Cite the served methodology: https://councilof.ai/signed/HOW-TO-VERIFY.md
+Methodology: <https://councilof.ai/methodology/> · verify by hand: <https://councilof.ai/signed/HOW-TO-VERIFY.md>
 
 Caveat: do not fuse card_index axes (16) with board axes (23) or Hub cells (384); they are three different counts. Per-card values are point-in-time; never compare a card's accuracy to the live board as one number. RunPod pod outputs are UNSIGNED and are not counted or cited.
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