diff --git a/.githooks/pre-push b/.githooks/pre-push
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c26900c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.githooks/pre-push
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# Self-contained pre-push hook for automatic semver patch version bumping
+# Triggers on push to main/master, creates version bump commit + tag
+#
+# Setup: Copy to .githooks/pre-push and add to package.json:
+#   "scripts": { "prepare": "git config core.hooksPath .githooks" }
+#
+# Skip version bump: Include [skip-version] in your commit message
+
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+log_info() { echo -e "${GREEN}[version-bump]${NC} $1"; }
+log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[version-bump]${NC} $1"; }
+log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[version-bump]${NC} $1" >&2; }
+
+# Get the branch being pushed
+BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+# Only bump on main/master
+if [[ "$BRANCH" != "main" && "$BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Get last commit message
+LAST_MSG=$(git log -1 --format=%s 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+
+# Skip if this is already a version bump commit (prevents infinite loop)
+if [[ "$LAST_MSG" == chore:\ bump\ version* ]]; then
+    log_info "Skipping: already a version bump commit"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Skip if commit message contains [skip-version]
+if [[ "$LAST_MSG" == *"[skip-version]"* ]]; then
+    log_info "Skipping: [skip-version] found in commit message"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Find git root and package.json
+GIT_ROOT=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+if [[ -z "$GIT_ROOT" ]]; then
+    log_error "Not in a git repository"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+PACKAGE_JSON="$GIT_ROOT/package.json"
+if [[ ! -f "$PACKAGE_JSON" ]]; then
+    log_warn "No package.json found at git root, skipping version bump"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Extract current version using portable tools
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -o '"version"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"[^"]*"' "$PACKAGE_JSON" | head -1 | sed 's/.*"\([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\)".*/\1/')
+
+if [[ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]]; then
+    log_error "Could not parse version from package.json"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Parse semver components
+IFS='.' read -r MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<< "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+
+# Bump patch version
+NEW_PATCH=$((PATCH + 1))
+NEW_VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${NEW_PATCH}"
+
+log_info "Pushing to $BRANCH - bumping version: $CURRENT_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Update package.json (preserve formatting, just replace version)
+if [[ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    # macOS sed requires empty string for -i
+    sed -i '' "s/\"version\"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*\"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/\"version\": \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" "$PACKAGE_JSON"
+else
+    # GNU sed
+    sed -i "s/\"version\"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*\"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/\"version\": \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" "$PACKAGE_JSON"
+fi
+
+log_info "Updated $PACKAGE_JSON"
+
+# Git commit
+git add "$PACKAGE_JSON"
+COMMIT_MSG="chore: bump version to $NEW_VERSION"
+git commit -m "$COMMIT_MSG"
+log_info "Created commit: $COMMIT_MSG"
+
+# Git tag
+TAG_NAME="v$NEW_VERSION"
+if git tag -l "$TAG_NAME" | grep -q "$TAG_NAME"; then
+    log_warn "Tag $TAG_NAME already exists, skipping"
+else
+    git tag -a "$TAG_NAME" -m "Release $NEW_VERSION"
+    log_info "Created tag: $TAG_NAME"
+fi
+
+log_info "Version bump complete!"
+exit 0
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c18dd8d
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+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5993459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# lilith-model-loader
+
+Unified ML model loading, caching, and device management for the Lilith Platform.
+
+## Features
+
+- **GGUF Loader**: Load llama-cpp-python models from manifest or direct paths
+- **HuggingFace Loader**: Load transformers models with automatic device placement
+- **Diffusers Loader**: Load Stable Diffusion and SDXL pipelines
+- **Model Registry**: Manifest-based model discovery and caching
+- **Device Management**: Automatic GPU/CPU selection with memory tracking
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+# Core package (no ML frameworks)
+pip install -e .
+
+# With GGUF support
+pip install -e ".[gguf]"
+
+# With all ML frameworks
+pip install -e ".[ml]"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+```python
+from lilith_model_loader.gguf_loader import GGUFModelLoader
+
+loader = GGUFModelLoader()
+await loader.load("ministral-3b-instruct")
+
+response = loader.generate("Hello, world!")
+```
+
+## Manifest
+
+Models are discovered via `~/.cache/models/manifest.json`. The loader supports:
+- Model ID lookup (e.g., "ministral-3b-instruct")
+- Direct file paths (e.g., "/path/to/model.gguf")
+- Remote fetching via rsync
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7670dc6..7ec8710 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
     }
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "prepare": "git config core.hooksPath .githooks",
     "build": "tsc",
     "dev": "tsc --watch",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "publish": "pnpm publish --no-git-checks"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
@@ -42,5 +44,13 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20.0.0"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "@transquinnftw:registry": "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/packages/npm/"
+  },
+  "_": {
+    "registry": "gitlab",
+    "publish": true,
+    "build": true
   }
 }