diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index fa248ee..0f8689f 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-02-07 - 7.1.0 - feat(installer)
+switch installer/docs to use main branch; add automated installer instructions and update CI examples to use the installer; add release registries and access level in npmextra.json
+
+- Replaced master branch URLs with main in install.sh and README examples
+- Added "Automated Installer (Recommended)" section to README with curl install examples (including versioned install)
+- Replaced npm install -g @ship.zone/szci in CI examples with the curl-based installer invocation (some uses sudo)
+- Updated npmextra.json: removed npmAccessLevel for @ship.zone/szci and added release.registries and release.accessLevel entries
+
 ## 2026-02-06 - 7.0.0 - BREAKING CHANGE(szci)
 delegate Docker operations to @git.zone/tsdocker, remove internal Docker managers and deprecated modules, simplify CLI and env var handling
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index fe1af7e..98071c8 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 #
 # Usage:
 #   Direct piped installation (recommended):
-#     curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/master/install.sh | sudo bash
+#     curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash
 #
 #   With version specification:
-#     curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/master/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v5.0.0
+#     curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v5.0.0
 #
 # Options:
 #   -h, --help             Show this help message
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ if [ $SHOW_HELP -eq 1 ]; then
   echo ""
   echo "Examples:"
   echo "  # Install latest version"
-  echo "  curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/master/install.sh | sudo bash"
+  echo "  curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash"
   echo ""
   echo "  # Install specific version"
-  echo "  curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/master/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v5.0.0"
+  echo "  curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v5.0.0"
   exit 0
 fi
 
diff --git a/npmextra.json b/npmextra.json
index d31bb75..7a834f7 100644
--- a/npmextra.json
+++ b/npmextra.json
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {
   "@ship.zone/szci": {
     "npmGlobalTools": [],
-    "npmAccessLevel": "public",
     "npmRegistryUrl": "registry.npmjs.org"
   },
   "@git.zone/tsdocker": {
@@ -34,6 +33,13 @@
         "continuous integration",
         "continuous deployment"
       ]
+    },
+    "release": {
+      "registries": [
+        "https://verdaccio.lossless.digital",
+        "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+      ],
+      "accessLevel": "public"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 4506fd0..a088122 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -32,6 +32,20 @@ SmartCLI Router
 
 ## 📥 Installation
 
+### Automated Installer (Recommended)
+
+The easiest way to install szci is using the automated installer script. It handles platform detection, binary download, and global setup:
+
+```sh
+curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash
+```
+
+To install a specific version:
+
+```sh
+curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash -s -- --version v7.0.0
+```
+
 ### Via NPM (downloads pre-compiled binary)
 
 ```sh
@@ -234,7 +248,7 @@ stages:
   - deploy
 
 before_script:
-  - npm install -g @ship.zone/szci
+  - curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | bash
 
 prepare:
   stage: prepare
@@ -278,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install szci
-        run: npm install -g @ship.zone/szci
+        run: curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | sudo bash
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         run: szci node install stable
@@ -305,7 +319,7 @@ steps:
   - name: ci
     image: node:22
     commands:
-      - npm install -g @ship.zone/szci
+      - curl -sSL https://code.foss.global/ship.zone/szci/raw/branch/main/install.sh | bash
       - szci node install stable
       - szci npm install
       - szci docker build
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 5ba1262..e64849a 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@ship.zone/szci',
-  version: '7.0.0',
+  version: '7.1.0',
   description: 'Serve Zone CI - A tool to streamline Node.js and Docker workflows within CI environments, particularly GitLab CI, providing various CI/CD utilities. Powered by Deno with standalone executables.'
 }