diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/AGENTS.md b/blog-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
index 3a15e60..d312975 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/package.json b/blog-cloudflare/package.json
index 110235f..ca74eb5 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/package.json
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/cloudflare": "^14.0.0",
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
-    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.30.0",
+    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.33.0",
     "@emdash-cms/plugin-forms": "^0.2.4",
     "@emdash-cms/plugin-webhook-notifier": "^0.2.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/blog-cloudflare/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro b/blog-cloudflare/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
index 0d45757..89deb7d 100644
--- a/blog-cloudflare/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
+++ b/blog-cloudflare/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import {
 import {
 	Image,
 	PortableText,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import Base from "../../layouts/Base.astro";
 import PostCard from "../../components/PostCard.astro";
 import { getReadingTime } from "../../utils/reading-time";
diff --git a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/blog/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/blog/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/blog/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/blog/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/blog/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/blog/AGENTS.md b/blog/AGENTS.md
index 3a15e60..d312975 100644
--- a/blog/AGENTS.md
+++ b/blog/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/blog/package.json b/blog/package.json
index 63becca..4464a03 100644
--- a/blog/package.json
+++ b/blog/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@emdash-cms/plugin-audit-log": "^0.2.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.8.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/blog/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro b/blog/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
index 0d45757..89deb7d 100644
--- a/blog/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
+++ b/blog/src/pages/posts/[slug].astro
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import {
 import {
 	Image,
 	PortableText,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import Base from "../../layouts/Base.astro";
 import PostCard from "../../components/PostCard.astro";
 import { getReadingTime } from "../../utils/reading-time";
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/AGENTS.md b/marketing-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
index 6bea048..ea2b278 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/marketing-cloudflare/package.json b/marketing-cloudflare/package.json
index 0880066..378524d 100644
--- a/marketing-cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/marketing-cloudflare/package.json
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/cloudflare": "^14.0.0",
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
-    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.30.0",
+    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.33.0",
     "@iconify-json/ph": "^1.2.2",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
     "astro-iconset": "^0.0.4",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/marketing/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/marketing/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/marketing/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/marketing/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/marketing/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/marketing/AGENTS.md b/marketing/AGENTS.md
index 6bea048..ea2b278 100644
--- a/marketing/AGENTS.md
+++ b/marketing/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/marketing/package.json b/marketing/package.json
index 7592a97..7c74718 100644
--- a/marketing/package.json
+++ b/marketing/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
     "astro-iconset": "^0.0.4",
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.8.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/AGENTS.md b/portfolio-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
index 51f960f..4aa7f45 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/package.json b/portfolio-cloudflare/package.json
index 9ed4351..d1c4506 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/package.json
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/cloudflare": "^14.0.0",
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
-    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.30.0",
+    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.33.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/portfolio-cloudflare/src/pages/work/index.astro b/portfolio-cloudflare/src/pages/work/index.astro
index b7b804b..21c1b7d 100644
--- a/portfolio-cloudflare/src/pages/work/index.astro
+++ b/portfolio-cloudflare/src/pages/work/index.astro
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const [{ entries: sortedProjects, cacheHint }, tags] = await Promise.all([
 		orderBy: { published_at: "desc" },
 		...(activeTag ? { where: { tag: activeTag } } : {}),
 	}),
-	getTaxonomyTerms("tag"),
+	// The filter pills show labels only, so skip the visible-entry counts.
+	getTaxonomyTerms("tag", { includeCounts: false }),
 ]);
 
 if (Astro.cache?.enabled) Astro.cache.set(cacheHint);
diff --git a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/portfolio/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/portfolio/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/portfolio/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/portfolio/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/portfolio/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/portfolio/AGENTS.md b/portfolio/AGENTS.md
index 51f960f..4aa7f45 100644
--- a/portfolio/AGENTS.md
+++ b/portfolio/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/portfolio/package.json b/portfolio/package.json
index aae0abf..bcbd969 100644
--- a/portfolio/package.json
+++ b/portfolio/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.8.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/portfolio/src/pages/work/index.astro b/portfolio/src/pages/work/index.astro
index b7b804b..21c1b7d 100644
--- a/portfolio/src/pages/work/index.astro
+++ b/portfolio/src/pages/work/index.astro
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ const [{ entries: sortedProjects, cacheHint }, tags] = await Promise.all([
 		orderBy: { published_at: "desc" },
 		...(activeTag ? { where: { tag: activeTag } } : {}),
 	}),
-	getTaxonomyTerms("tag"),
+	// The filter pills show labels only, so skip the visible-entry counts.
+	getTaxonomyTerms("tag", { includeCounts: false }),
 ]);
 
 if (Astro.cache?.enabled) Astro.cache.set(cacheHint);
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/AGENTS.md b/starter-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
index e97ff84..eea149e 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/starter-cloudflare/package.json b/starter-cloudflare/package.json
index 34c6b13..4cb7d98 100644
--- a/starter-cloudflare/package.json
+++ b/starter-cloudflare/package.json
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@astrojs/cloudflare": "^14.0.0",
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
-    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.30.0",
+    "@emdash-cms/cloudflare": "^0.33.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },
diff --git a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
index ad3facd..3fe607e 100644
--- a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
+++ b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/SKILL.md
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ Write `seed/seed.json` with collections, fields, taxonomies, menus, widgets, and
 ### 6. Run and verify
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev          # Start dev server (runs migrations + seeds, and generates types)
+pnpm dev                # Start the Astro dev server
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
 
 ## Quick API Cheat Sheet
 
@@ -102,13 +102,12 @@ import { getByline, getBylineBySlug } from "emdash";
 import {
 	PortableText,
 	Image,
-	Comments,
-	CommentForm,
 	WidgetArea,
 	EmDashHead,
 	EmDashBodyStart,
 	EmDashBodyEnd,
 } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 import LiveSearch from "emdash/ui/search";
 
 // Page context (for plugin contributions)
diff --git a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
index a1eb1ec..93fc783 100644
--- a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
+++ b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/configuration.md
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ For Cloudflare, replace `@astrojs/node` with `@astrojs/cloudflare` and add `@emd
 ## Dev Server
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev              # Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed)
-npx emdash dev --types      # Start and generate types from schema
+pnpm dev                    # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types            # Refresh types from the running site
 ```
 
-The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
+The runtime runs pending migrations on the first request and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts. The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`. On first run, you'll go through setup to create an admin account.
diff --git a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
index cbfbe83..f957f95 100644
--- a/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
+++ b/starter/.agents/skills/building-emdash-site/references/site-features.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Built-in comments system:
 
 ```astro
 ---
-import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui";
+import { Comments, CommentForm } from "emdash/ui/comments";
 ---
 <Comments collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} threaded />
 <CommentForm collection="posts" contentId={post.data.id} />
diff --git a/starter/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md b/starter/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
index 5386e09..4fdc08f 100644
--- a/starter/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
+++ b/starter/.agents/skills/emdash-cli/SKILL.md
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ npx emdash login --url https://example.com -H "X-API-Key: secret123"
 
 ### Database Setup
 
-Migrations and seed application happen automatically inside the runtime — there's no separate init/seed step. Just start the dev server (or deploy) and the first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed if the database is empty.
+For normal site startup, use the project's package script. The first request runs pending migrations and applies the bundled seed when the database is empty and setup has not been completed. The Astro integration generates `emdash-env.d.ts` when the server starts.
 
 ```bash
-# Start dev server (runs migrations, applies seed on empty DB, starts Astro)
-npx emdash dev
-
-# Start dev server and generate types from remote
-npx emdash dev --types
+# Start the site with its package script
+pnpm dev
 
 # Export an existing database as a seed file
 # (the runtime auto-discovers .emdash/seed.json on first boot;
diff --git a/starter/AGENTS.md b/starter/AGENTS.md
index e97ff84..eea149e 100644
--- a/starter/AGENTS.md
+++ b/starter/AGENTS.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ This is an EmDash site -- a CMS built on Astro with a full admin UI.
 ## Commands
 
 ```bash
-npx emdash dev        # Start dev server (runs migrations, seeds, generates types)
-npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from schema
+pnpm dev              # Start the Astro dev server
+npx emdash types      # Regenerate TypeScript types from a running site
 ```
 
 The admin UI is at `http://localhost:4321/_emdash/admin`.
diff --git a/starter/package.json b/starter/package.json
index 3781260..37a331c 100644
--- a/starter/package.json
+++ b/starter/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "@astrojs/react": "^6.0.0",
     "astro": "^7.0.0",
     "better-sqlite3": "^12.8.0",
-    "emdash": "^0.30.0",
+    "emdash": "^0.33.0",
     "react": "19.2.4",
     "react-dom": "19.2.4"
   },