docs: refresh ecosystem download badge from verified maintainer cohort (#4258)

README.md

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 <sub>Created by <a href="https://github.com/ruvnet">Reuven Cohen · rUv</a>. <a href="docs/harness-origins.md">The origin story, illustrated · dated commits and prior context</a>.</sub>
 
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-<a href="data/npm-downloads.latest.json"><img src="docs/assets/readme/badges/downloads.svg?v=mobile-readable-3" width="300" alt="Ecosystem npm downloads: 12.52M over 12 months through October 4, 2026"></a>
+<a href="data/npm-downloads.latest.json"><img src="docs/assets/readme/badges/downloads.svg?v=20261017-97022120" width="440" alt="Ecosystem npm downloads: 97,022,120 observed events across 399 packages, October 13, 2025 through October 12, 2026; verified October 17, 2026"></a>
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+<sub><strong>97,022,120 npm download events</strong> · 399 of 401 ecosystem packages measured · 365 days through October 12, 2026.<br>Verified October 17. Includes CI and reinstalls; reporting gaps remain. <a href="data/npm-downloads.latest.json">Counts, coverage and sources</a>.<br>The previous badge covered six selected packages; this refresh uses the full measured ecosystem cohort.</sub>
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 <a href="https://github.com/ruvnet/claude-flow"><img src="docs/assets/readme/badges/claude.svg?v=mobile-readable-3" width="300" alt="Claude Code"></a>
 <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@claude-flow/codex"><img src="docs/assets/readme/badges/codex.svg?v=mobile-readable-3" width="300" alt="Codex Plugin"></a>

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+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="440" height="108" viewBox="0 0 440 108" role="img" aria-labelledby="t d"><title id="t">Ecosystem npm downloads: 97.02M across 399 packages</title><desc id="d">97,022,120 observed npm download events from October 13, 2025 through October 12, 2026. 399 of 401 inventoried packages measured. Source verified October 17, 2026. Reporting gaps remain; not unique users or lifetime downloads.</desc><style>text{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}.signal{stroke-dasharray:40 380;animation:travel 7s linear infinite}.icon{animation:glow 4s ease-in-out infinite}@keyframes travel{to{stroke-dashoffset:-840}}@keyframes glow{0%,100%{opacity:.5}50%{opacity:1}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important}}</style><rect x=".5" y=".5" width="439" height="107" rx="12" fill="#0b111d" stroke="#314151"/><g class="icon" transform="translate(33 49)" fill="none" stroke="#ffe338" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M0 -17V8M-8 0L0 8L8 0M-14 10V20H14V10"/></g><text x="65" y="23" fill="#b5c4d8" font-size="12" letter-spacing="1.4">ECOSYSTEM NPM DOWNLOADS</text><text x="65" y="58" fill="#ffe338" font-size="32" font-weight="700">97.02M</text><text x="65" y="79" fill="#e6edf6" font-size="12">399 packages · 365 days through Oct 12, 2026</text><text x="65" y="97" fill="#b5c4d8" font-size="11">Observed lower bound · verified Oct 17, 2026</text><path d="M12 105H428" stroke="#ffe338" stroke-opacity=".15"/><path class="signal" d="M12 105H428" stroke="#ffe338" stroke-width="1.5"/></svg>