diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml
index 243f8a5923..141269d661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 name: publish-codev
 
-# Publishes @quickbeard/codev-code (+ platform binary packages) to the private
-# npm registry. Manual-only: versioning is explicit, no auto-bumps.
+# Publishes codev-code (+ platform binary packages) to npm. Unscoped npm
+# packages are always PUBLIC. Manual-only: versioning is explicit, no
+# auto-bumps.
 #
 # Required repo secrets:
 #   CODEV_NPM_TOKEN     auth token (npm automation token for npmjs, or the
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
           REGISTRY="${REGISTRY:-https://registry.npmjs.org}"
-          # Route the @quickbeard scope to the private registry and attach the
-          # auth token to that host (npmrc's //host/path:_authToken form).
+          # Point npm at the registry and attach the auth token to that host
+          # (npmrc's //host/path:_authToken form).
           hostpath="${REGISTRY#*://}"
           hostpath="${hostpath%/}"
           {
-            echo "@quickbeard:registry=${REGISTRY%/}/"
+            echo "registry=${REGISTRY%/}/"
             echo "//${hostpath}/:_authToken=${TOKEN}"
           } >> ~/.npmrc
 
diff --git a/DIVERGENCES.md b/DIVERGENCES.md
index d5fcec8268..d3e92d1206 100644
--- a/DIVERGENCES.md
+++ b/DIVERGENCES.md
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ future `packages/codev-*`) never conflict and are not tracked here.
 | `packages/opencode/src/index.ts` | `scriptName("opencode")` → `"codev"`; `show()` prefix check `"opencode "` → `"codev "` | Help/usage text shows the real user-facing command (the `codev` hub forwards unknown commands to this binary). The `show()` check must always match the scriptName. | Keep our two strings; take upstream's surrounding changes. |
 | `packages/opencode/package.json` | bin key `opencode` → `codev-code` (shim path `./bin/opencode` unchanged) | Installed binary is named `codev-code`. | Keep our bin key; take upstream's other fields. |
 | `bun.lock` | Mirrors the bin key rename above | Lockfile records workspace bin mappings. | Regenerate with `bun install`; never hand-merge. |
-| `packages/opencode/script/build.ts` | Platform packages' `package.json` name scoped to `@quickbeard/codev-code-<platform>` (dist dir names unchanged — the bun compile target derives from them) | Private-registry publishing. | Keep our `name:` line; take upstream's surrounding changes. |
-| `packages/opencode/script/publish.ts` | `PUBLISH_NAME = "@quickbeard/codev-code"` const; scoped-name→dir map; main pkg name + bin key; `process.exit(0)` before the Docker/AUR/Homebrew section | npm-only publishing to the private registry; upstream's other channels target anomalyco infra. | Keep our names + early exit; take upstream's npm-section changes above the exit. |
-| `packages/opencode/bin/opencode` | `base` prefix `opencode-` → `@quickbeard/codev-code-` | Runtime platform-binary lookup must match the published names. | Keep our prefix. |
-| `packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs` | `base` prefix `opencode-` → `@quickbeard/codev-code-` | Install-time platform-binary fetch must match the published names. | Keep our prefix. |
+| `packages/opencode/script/build.ts` | Platform packages' `package.json` name `codev-code-<platform>` (dist dir names unchanged — the bun compile target derives from them) | npm publishing under the fork's names. | Keep our `name:` line; take upstream's surrounding changes. |
+| `packages/opencode/script/publish.ts` | `PUBLISH_NAME = "codev-code"` const; published-name→dir map; main pkg name + bin key; env-guarded exit before the Docker/AUR/Homebrew section | npm-only publishing under the fork's names (unscoped, public on npmjs); upstream's other channels target anomalyco infra. | Keep our names + early exit; take upstream's npm-section changes above the exit. |
+| `packages/opencode/bin/opencode` | `base` prefix `opencode-` → `codev-code-` | Runtime platform-binary lookup must match the published names. | Keep our prefix. |
+| `packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs` | `base` prefix `opencode-` → `codev-code-` | Install-time platform-binary fetch must match the published names. | Keep our prefix. |
 | `README.md` | Replaced with fork README | Fork identity, sync + divergence policy. | Keep ours entirely. |
 | `README.*.md` (21 translations) | Deleted | Upstream marketing translations, irrelevant to the fork. | Keep deleted (`git rm` the upstream side of modify/delete conflicts). |
 | `screenshot-uk.png` | Deleted | Orphaned README-translation asset; referenced by nothing. | Keep deleted. |
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@ future `packages/codev-*`) never conflict and are not tracked here.
   `OPENCODE_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE=1`, so the notify/auto path is off in normal use — but a
   direct `codev-code upgrade` would still install stock opencode. Patch or disable the
   upgrade command before distributing outside the team.
-- **Publishing**: npm packages go to the private registry via `.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml`
-  (manual dispatch; requires `CODEV_NPM_REGISTRY` + `CODEV_NPM_TOKEN` secrets and an explicit
-  version). Docker/AUR/Homebrew/GitHub-release channels are upstream-only and disabled.
-  The binary inside platform packages is still named `opencode` (cosmetic, keeps diffs small).
+- **Publishing**: npm packages publish as `codev-code` / `codev-code-<platform>` — unscoped,
+  therefore PUBLIC on npmjs (like `codev-ai`) — via `.github/workflows/publish-codev.yml`
+  (manual dispatch; requires the `CODEV_NPM_TOKEN` secret and an explicit version; registry
+  defaults to npmjs). Docker/AUR/Homebrew/GitHub-release channels are upstream-only and
+  disabled. The binary inside platform packages is still named `opencode` (cosmetic).
 - **UI branding**: TUI logo (`UI.logo()`), desktop/web app names and assets — all still
   upstream-branded. Cosmetic; not worth the merge-conflict surface until the product ships
   beyond the team.
diff --git a/packages/opencode/bin/opencode b/packages/opencode/bin/opencode
index 1311a41e01..e4c0214e3e 100755
--- a/packages/opencode/bin/opencode
+++ b/packages/opencode/bin/opencode
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ let arch = archMap[os.arch()]
 if (!arch) {
   arch = os.arch()
 }
-// Fork: platform binary packages are published under the private @quickbeard
-// scope (see script/publish.ts). The scope becomes a directory segment in the
-// node_modules lookups below.
-const base = "@quickbeard/codev-code-" + platform + "-" + arch
+// Fork: platform binary packages are published as codev-code-<platform>
+// (see script/publish.ts).
+const base = "codev-code-" + platform + "-" + arch
 const binary = platform === "windows" ? "opencode.exe" : "opencode"
 
 function supportsAvx2() {
diff --git a/packages/opencode/script/build.ts b/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
index ec53886b5c..8dd53ca604 100755
--- a/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/script/build.ts
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ for (const item of targets) {
   await Bun.file(`dist/${name}/package.json`).write(
     JSON.stringify(
       {
-        // Published under the private @quickbeard scope. The dist DIRECTORY
-        // keeps the pkg.name-derived name — the bun compile target string is
-        // derived from it above (name.replace(pkg.name, "bun")).
-        name: name.replace(pkg.name, "@quickbeard/codev-code"),
+        // Published as codev-code-<platform>. The dist DIRECTORY keeps the
+        // pkg.name-derived name — the bun compile target string is derived
+        // from it above (name.replace(pkg.name, "bun")).
+        name: name.replace(pkg.name, "codev-code"),
         version: Script.version,
         preferUnplugged: true,
         os: [item.os],
diff --git a/packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs b/packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs
index fb0f459a8f..d04b21499a 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs
+++ b/packages/opencode/script/postinstall.mjs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ const archMap = {
 
 const platform = platformMap[os.platform()] ?? os.platform()
 const arch = archMap[os.arch()] ?? os.arch()
-// Fork: platform binary packages live under the private @quickbeard scope
+// Fork: platform binary packages are published as codev-code-<platform>
 // (must match bin/opencode and script/publish.ts).
-const base = `@quickbeard/codev-code-${platform}-${arch}`
+const base = `codev-code-${platform}-${arch}`
 const sourceBinary = platform === "windows" ? "opencode.exe" : "opencode"
 const targetBinary = path.join(__dirname, "bin", "opencode.exe")
 
diff --git a/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts b/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
index d27321dcb0..50d2399296 100755
--- a/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/script/publish.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "url"
 const dir = fileURLToPath(new URL("..", import.meta.url))
 process.chdir(dir)
 
-// Fork: published names live under the private @quickbeard scope so a single
-// npmrc scope mapping (`@quickbeard:registry=<url>`) routes install AND the
-// platform-binary optionalDependencies to the private registry. dist/
-// directory names stay pkg.name-derived (build.ts derives the bun compile
-// target from them); only package.json `name` fields are scoped.
-const PUBLISH_NAME = "@quickbeard/codev-code"
+// Fork: published as the unscoped, PUBLIC npm package `codev-code` (like
+// `codev-ai` for the hub — npmjs cannot make unscoped packages private).
+// dist/ directory names stay pkg.name-derived (build.ts derives the bun
+// compile target from them); only package.json `name` fields differ.
+const PUBLISH_NAME = "codev-code"
 
 async function published(name: string, version: string) {
   return (await $`npm view ${name}@${version} version`.nothrow()).exitCode === 0
@@ -27,9 +26,7 @@ async function publish(dir: string, name: string, version: string) {
     return
   }
   await $`bun pm pack`.cwd(dir)
-  // restricted: the fork is commercial — scoped packages must never land
-  // public on npmjs. (Self-hosted registries ignore the flag.)
-  await $`npm publish *.tgz --access restricted --tag ${Script.channel}`.cwd(dir)
+  await $`npm publish *.tgz --access public --tag ${Script.channel}`.cwd(dir)
 }
 
 const binaries: Record<string, string> = {}