fix: robust GitHub Actions publishing workflow

[codedbytahir]

• Fixed publish.yml to handle initial package publications (first-time publishing).
• Added version-check protection to avoid redundant publish attempts.
• Added NPM_TOKEN verification step for better error debugging.
• Ensured all packages have publishConfig for public NPM registry.
• Standardized package naming and synchronization for CI/CD.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Restructured onboarding guide with CLI-first approach for easier project setup.
  • Added contributor setup instructions including development commands.
  • Updated Video Export feature description for clarity.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The pull request updates the project's release automation and documentation practices. The CI workflow comment is clarified, the publish workflow gains NPM token verification and conditional publishing logic to prevent redundant releases, the main README is rewritten with CLI-first onboarding guidance, and the create-motionforge package adds explicit publish configuration.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
CI/CD Workflows .github/workflows/ci.yml, .github/workflows/publish.yml	CI workflow comment updated for clarity; publish workflow enhanced with NPM token verification step and conditional publishing logic that checks local vs. published versions before deployment.
Package Configuration packages/create-motionforge/package.json	Added publishConfig block specifying public access and npm registry URL for explicit publish settings.
Documentation README.md, packages/motionforge/README.md	Main README restructured from dual-path onboarding to CLI-first narrative with guided setup steps; motionforge README feature description updated from WebCodecs/frame rendering to WebM encoding via MediaRecorder API.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 3 (Moderate) | ⏱️ ~20 minutes

Poem

🐰 Hop, skip, and CLI bound,
Workflows now check before they sound,
Publish once, not twice in haste,
Docs rewritten, no taste of waste,
Building castles, clean and grand! ✨

✨ Finishing touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Post copyable unit tests in a comment
• Commit unit tests in branch feature/advanced-export-ai-guidelines-8613210377134183394

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