docs(readme): lead with media infrastructure for the agentic internet

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What changed

The README now opens with what WAVE is, then names this package as the terminal client for that call shape. The prior opener called WAVE a "streaming platform", which is a capability, not the identity. The package.json description said the CLI manages "video infrastructure", the superseded frame, so it was rewritten to match. Two files change, one line each:

• README.md: the paragraph under the title.
• package.json: the description string. No version bump.

Install block, quick start, authentication, command-group table, developer tools, flags, environment variables, completions, CI example, and related packages are untouched. Code untouched.

Before / after

Surface	Before	After
README first sentence	Command-line interface for the WAVE streaming platform.	WAVE is media infrastructure for the agentic internet: one call shape moves live and on-demand media across every transport, and both kinds of user, people and agents, discover it, call it, and pay for it per call.
README second sentence	Manage streams, productions, and infrastructure from your terminal.	This CLI is the terminal client for that call shape. Manage streams, productions, and infrastructure from your terminal, by hand or from an agent's script.
package.json description	WAVE CLI — manage live streams, productions, and video infrastructure from your terminal. 34 command groups.	WAVE CLI: the terminal client for WAVE, media infrastructure for the agentic internet. Manage live streams, productions, and media routes from your terminal.

Accuracy checks

• "34 command groups" was dropped from the description rather than restated: the README's own command-group table lists 36 rows and src/commands/ holds 52 entries (2026-09-02), so the number did not match either surface. AGENTS.md line 22 still mirrors the old description text; it is a contributor note, left for a follow-up.
• No SOC 2 claim, no "first" claim, no customer or revenue claim, no Wallet availability claim. Em-dashes in changed lines: 0 (the old description carried one).

Gates

$ node voice-gate.mjs README.md --register-bans --report
voice-gate: clean
$ positioning-check.sh README.md
positioning gate: 0 errors, 0 warning(s) → PASS

Local npm run type-check / npm run test could not run: npm install in a clean checkout fails because the dependency @wave-av/sdk returns 404 from registry.npmjs.org (see LIVE RECEIPTS), and the repository ships no lockfile. This change touches no TypeScript, so the type-check and tests are unaffected; the repository's CI workflow runs them on this PR.

LIVE RECEIPTS

$ npm view @wave-av/cli description version
npm error 404   (registry.npmjs.org, 2026-09-02: the package is not published there)

$ npm view @wave-av/sdk description version
npm error 404   (the CLI's runtime dependency; not published there either)

$ curl -sS https://gateway.wave.online/.well-known/wave-skills.json -o skills.json -w '%{http_code}'
200
178 skills; 175 priced over x402 in USDC (177 settle on Base, 1 on Tempo); 2 free; 1 metered. Measured 2026-09-02.

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This documentation-only PR updates the README opening and npm package description to consistently present WAVE as media infrastructure for the agentic internet and the CLI as its terminal client; no code, version, or other documentation surfaces are changed.

File-Level Changes

Change	Details	Files
Reposition the product identity around WAVE’s media infrastructure and call-shape model, then describe the CLI as its terminal client.	Replace the README opener with the new positioning and explain that the CLI supports manual and agent-scripted use. Align the package metadata description with the revised positioning and replace “video infrastructure” with “media routes.” Remove the stale command-group count rather than publishing an inconsistent figure.	README.md package.json

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Code Review ✅ Approved

Repositions the CLI's public messaging to present WAVE as media infrastructure for the agentic internet and frame this package as its terminal client. README introduction and package.json description updated accordingly; no code or runtime changes. Documentation passes voice-gate and positioning checks.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Expanded the project description to explain WAVE’s support for live and on-demand media, discovery, invocation, and per-call payments.
  • Clarified that the CLI can be used interactively or through agent scripts.
  • Updated the package description to highlight media infrastructure for the agentic internet, including live streams, productions, and media routes.

Walkthrough

The README and package metadata now describe WAVE as media infrastructure for live and on-demand media, including agent access, per-call payments, and CLI management.

Changes

WAVE description updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Align WAVE product descriptions README.md, package.json	The README describes WAVE media calls, people and agents, per-call payments, and CLI usage. The package description covers live streams, productions, and media routes.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8b5b3

This localized documentation and package-description update does not change code or runtime behavior, and no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main documentation change: positioning WAVE as media infrastructure for the agentic internet.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the README and package description updates, the removal of the inaccurate command-group count, and the validation results.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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