diff --git a/.github/workflows/README.md b/.github/workflows/README.md
index 7db6a74..3094495 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/README.md
+++ b/.github/workflows/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ failure issue. See `docs/runbooks/release-rollback.md` for recovery.
 Stable-tag Homebrew and WinGet jobs are opt-in via `HOMEBREW_TAP_ENABLED` and
 `WINGET_ENABLED`. They download **published** release assets and generate
 formula/manifests as workflow artifacts. They do not push to a tap or submit
-to WinGet. `HOMEBREW_TAP_REPO` records the intended tap name.
+to WinGet. The WinGet job verifies all Windows release checksums and renders a
+copy-ready manifest tree; see `packaging/winget/README.md`. `HOMEBREW_TAP_REPO`
+records the intended tap name.
 
 Manual `workflow_dispatch` exercises release packaging without publishing a
 GitHub Release. Keep the two product publishes sequential: they share core
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 53955b3..fe6a930 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -345,49 +345,22 @@ jobs:
           gh release download $env:RELEASE_REF --repo $env:RELEASE_REPO --pattern '*windows*' --dir artifacts
           if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit $LASTEXITCODE }
 
-      - name: Verify published Windows checksums
+      - name: Verify release assets and generate submission manifests
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          Get-ChildItem artifacts/SHA256SUMS-windows-*.txt | ForEach-Object {
-            Get-Content $_.FullName | ForEach-Object {
-              $parts = $_ -split '\s+', 2
-              $name = $parts[1].TrimStart('*')
-              $actual = (Get-FileHash (Join-Path artifacts $name) -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
-              if ($actual -ne $parts[0]) { throw "Checksum mismatch: $name" }
-            }
-          }
-
-      - name: Generate manifests
-        shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path generated/winget | Out-Null
-          $version = $env:RELEASE_REF.Substring(1)
-          $urlX64 = "https://github.com/$env:RELEASE_REPO/releases/download/$env:RELEASE_REF/skillview-windows-amd64.exe"
-          $urlArm64 = "https://github.com/$env:RELEASE_REPO/releases/download/$env:RELEASE_REF/skillview-windows-arm64.exe"
-          $shaX64 = (Get-FileHash artifacts/skillview-windows-amd64.exe -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
-          $shaArm64 = (Get-FileHash artifacts/skillview-windows-arm64.exe -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
-
-          (Get-Content packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.yaml.tmpl -Raw).Replace('{{VERSION}}', $version) |
-            Set-Content generated/winget/$env:WINGET_PACKAGE_ID.yaml
-
-          (Get-Content packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml.tmpl -Raw).Replace('{{VERSION}}', $version) |
-            Set-Content generated/winget/$env:WINGET_PACKAGE_ID.locale.en-US.yaml
-
-          ((Get-Content packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml.tmpl -Raw).
-            Replace('{{VERSION}}', $version).
-            Replace('{{URL_WIN_X64}}', $urlX64).
-            Replace('{{SHA_WIN_X64}}', $shaX64).
-            Replace('{{URL_WIN_ARM64}}', $urlArm64).
-            Replace('{{SHA_WIN_ARM64}}', $shaArm64)) |
-            Set-Content generated/winget/$env:WINGET_PACKAGE_ID.installer.yaml
+          ./packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1 `
+            -ReleaseRef $env:RELEASE_REF `
+            -AssetsDir artifacts `
+            -OutputDir generated/winget `
+            -Repository $env:RELEASE_REPO
 
-          Write-Host "Dark-launch only: generated WinGet manifests for $env:WINGET_PACKAGE_ID $version"
+          Write-Host "Dark-launch only: generated WinGet manifests for $env:WINGET_PACKAGE_ID $env:RELEASE_REF"
 
       - name: Upload generated WinGet manifests
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
         with:
           name: winget-manifests-${{ github.ref_name }}
-          path: generated/winget/*
+          path: generated/winget/manifests/
           retention-days: 30
 
   notify-failure:
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index c8f8c52..645635a 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -448,6 +448,10 @@ the terminal, with both a full-screen TUI and scriptable CLI commands.
   release workflow only generates Homebrew / WinGet artifacts when the repo
   variables (`HOMEBREW_TAP_ENABLED`, `HOMEBREW_TAP_REPO`, `WINGET_ENABLED`) are
   explicitly enabled. It does not push to a tap repo or submit to WinGet yet.
+  `packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1` verifies published Windows assets
+  against their checksums and renders copy-ready multi-file manifests. Keep
+  the standalone WinGet package portable, its command alias `skillview`, and
+  its `GitHub.cli >= 2.97.0` dependency in sync with the product contract.
 - Terminal.Gui `2.5.0` supports `Application.Create().Init()`. Keep using
   `TuiConfigurationBuilder` and check the documented lifecycle, `View.Text`,
   and `IAcceptTarget` API changes before a later package upgrade.
diff --git a/packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1 b/packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76d3c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+param(
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$ReleaseRef,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$AssetsDir,
+    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$OutputDir,
+    [string]$Repository = 'harder/gh-skillview'
+)
+
+Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
+$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+if ($ReleaseRef -cnotmatch '^v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$') {
+    throw 'WinGet manifests require a stable vMAJOR.MINOR.PATCH release tag.'
+}
+$version = $Matches[1]
+if ($Repository -cnotmatch '^[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+/[A-Za-z0-9_.-]+$') {
+    throw 'Repository must be an owner/name pair.'
+}
+
+$assets = (Resolve-Path -LiteralPath $AssetsDir).Path
+$checksums = @{}
+foreach ($architecture in @('amd64', 'arm64')) {
+    $checksumPath = Join-Path $assets "SHA256SUMS-windows-$architecture.txt"
+    foreach ($line in Get-Content -LiteralPath $checksumPath) {
+        if ($line -cnotmatch '^([0-9a-fA-F]{64})\s+\*?(.+)$') {
+            throw "Invalid checksum line in $checksumPath`: $line"
+        }
+        if ($checksums.ContainsKey($Matches[2])) {
+            throw "Duplicate release checksum for $($Matches[2])"
+        }
+        $checksums[$Matches[2]] = $Matches[1].ToUpperInvariant()
+    }
+}
+
+$fileNames = @('skillview-windows-amd64.exe', 'skillview-windows-arm64.exe',
+    'gh-skillview-windows-amd64.exe', 'gh-skillview-windows-arm64.exe')
+foreach ($name in $fileNames) {
+    if (-not $checksums.ContainsKey($name)) {
+        throw "Missing release checksum for $name"
+    }
+    $path = Join-Path $assets $name
+    $actual = (Get-FileHash -LiteralPath $path -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
+    if ($actual -cne $checksums[$name]) {
+        throw "Release checksum mismatch for $name"
+    }
+}
+
+$replacements = @{
+    '{{VERSION}}' = $version
+    '{{URL_WIN_X64}}' = "https://github.com/$Repository/releases/download/$ReleaseRef/skillview-windows-amd64.exe"
+    '{{SHA_WIN_X64}}' = $checksums['skillview-windows-amd64.exe']
+    '{{URL_WIN_ARM64}}' = "https://github.com/$Repository/releases/download/$ReleaseRef/skillview-windows-arm64.exe"
+    '{{SHA_WIN_ARM64}}' = $checksums['skillview-windows-arm64.exe']
+}
+
+$manifestDir = Join-Path $OutputDir "manifests/h/harder/SkillView/$version"
+New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $manifestDir -Force | Out-Null
+$templateDir = $PSScriptRoot
+foreach ($name in @('harder.SkillView.yaml', 'harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml', 'harder.SkillView.installer.yaml')) {
+    $content = Get-Content -LiteralPath (Join-Path $templateDir "$name.tmpl") -Raw
+    foreach ($key in $replacements.Keys) {
+        $content = $content.Replace($key, $replacements[$key])
+    }
+    if ($content -match '{{[^}]+}}') {
+        throw "Unresolved template value in $name"
+    }
+    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText((Join-Path $manifestDir $name), $content,
+        [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new($false))
+}
+
+Write-Host "Generated WinGet manifest set: $manifestDir"
diff --git a/packaging/winget/README.md b/packaging/winget/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42249cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/winget/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# WinGet submission
+
+`harder.SkillView` packages the standalone Windows `skillview` command. It does
+not register the `gh skillview` extension; install that separately with
+`gh extension install harder/gh-skillview` if you prefer the extension entrypoint.
+
+The [1.0.0 manifest set](submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/) is
+ready to copy to `manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/` in
+[`microsoft/winget-pkgs`](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs). It uses
+the published Windows x64 and ARM64 executables, checksums from the release,
+`InstallerType: portable`, the `skillview` command alias, and a `GitHub.cli`
+dependency with the minimum supported version.
+
+To regenerate a manifest set from a future stable release:
+
+```powershell
+gh release download v1.0.0 --repo harder/gh-skillview --pattern '*windows*' --dir artifacts
+./packaging/winget/New-WinGetManifest.ps1 -ReleaseRef v1.0.0 -AssetsDir artifacts -OutputDir generated/winget
+winget validate --manifest generated/winget/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0
+```
+
+The script verifies all four Windows binaries against the published checksum
+files before rendering the three version-specific manifests. Replace `v1.0.0`
+with the release tag when preparing a newer version. The opt-in release job
+performs the same generation and uploads the manifests as an artifact when
+`WINGET_ENABLED` is `true`; it does not submit a PR upstream.
+
+Before submission, install the manifest in Windows Sandbox or a clean Windows
+environment, confirm `skillview --version` and `skillview --help`, then
+uninstall it. Local manifest installation requires an administrator to enable
+`LocalManifestFiles` with `winget settings --enable LocalManifestFiles`.
+Restore the previous setting with `winget settings --disable LocalManifestFiles`
+afterward if it was disabled before testing. The community repository accepts
+one version and only manifest files per PR.
diff --git a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml.tmpl b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml.tmpl
index a4c0686..8f17120 100644
--- a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.installer.1.12.0.schema.json
 PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
 PackageVersion: {{VERSION}}
+InstallerType: portable
+Commands:
+  - skillview
+Dependencies:
+  PackageDependencies:
+    - PackageIdentifier: GitHub.cli
+      MinimumVersion: 2.97.0
 Installers:
   - Architecture: x64
-    InstallerType: exe
     InstallerUrl: {{URL_WIN_X64}}
     InstallerSha256: {{SHA_WIN_X64}}
-    InstallerLocale: en-US
   - Architecture: arm64
-    InstallerType: exe
     InstallerUrl: {{URL_WIN_ARM64}}
     InstallerSha256: {{SHA_WIN_ARM64}}
-    InstallerLocale: en-US
 ManifestType: installer
-ManifestVersion: 1.9.0
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0
diff --git a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml.tmpl b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml.tmpl
index bad5d76..9c1d96b 100644
--- a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,19 +1,25 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.defaultLocale.1.12.0.schema.json
 PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
 PackageVersion: {{VERSION}}
 PackageLocale: en-US
-Publisher: harder
-PublisherUrl: https://github.com/harder
+Publisher: Kevin Harder
+PublisherUrl: https://kevinharder.com/
 PublisherSupportUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/issues
+Author: Kevin Harder
 PackageName: SkillView
-PackageUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview
-ShortDescription: Terminal UI and CLI for browsing and managing gh skill skills
+PackageUrl: https://skillview.dev/
+ShortDescription: Terminal UI and CLI for browsing and managing GitHub CLI skills
+Description: |-
+  SkillView helps you find, preview, install, update, and safely remove agent
+  skills. Use its full-screen terminal app or scriptable CLI on top of gh skill.
 Moniker: skillview
 License: MIT
-LicenseUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/blob/main/LICENSE
+LicenseUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/blob/v{{VERSION}}/LICENSE
+ReleaseNotesUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/releases/tag/v{{VERSION}}
 Tags:
   - github
   - gh
   - skills
   - terminal
 ManifestType: defaultLocale
-ManifestVersion: 1.9.0
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0
diff --git a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.yaml.tmpl b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.yaml.tmpl
index 90df22c..43e5e5a 100644
--- a/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.yaml.tmpl
+++ b/packaging/winget/harder.SkillView.yaml.tmpl
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.version.1.12.0.schema.json
 PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
 PackageVersion: {{VERSION}}
 DefaultLocale: en-US
 ManifestType: version
-ManifestVersion: 1.9.0
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0
diff --git a/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..688cafa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.installer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.installer.1.12.0.schema.json
+PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
+PackageVersion: 1.0.0
+InstallerType: portable
+Commands:
+  - skillview
+Dependencies:
+  PackageDependencies:
+    - PackageIdentifier: GitHub.cli
+      MinimumVersion: 2.97.0
+Installers:
+  - Architecture: x64
+    InstallerUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/releases/download/v1.0.0/skillview-windows-amd64.exe
+    InstallerSha256: 34AD08714981F056164946AC01944A9409A1BAD9EF68D8449701F1CC7EEBBD50
+  - Architecture: arm64
+    InstallerUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/releases/download/v1.0.0/skillview-windows-arm64.exe
+    InstallerSha256: 80E77253498ECE2662738ED746961C435A856EDA0D15FF84DAA9E3E4869CAFAC
+ManifestType: installer
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0
diff --git a/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f1b618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.locale.en-US.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.defaultLocale.1.12.0.schema.json
+PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
+PackageVersion: 1.0.0
+PackageLocale: en-US
+Publisher: Kevin Harder
+PublisherUrl: https://kevinharder.com/
+PublisherSupportUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/issues
+Author: Kevin Harder
+PackageName: SkillView
+PackageUrl: https://skillview.dev/
+ShortDescription: Terminal UI and CLI for browsing and managing GitHub CLI skills
+Description: |-
+  SkillView helps you find, preview, install, update, and safely remove agent
+  skills. Use its full-screen terminal app or scriptable CLI on top of gh skill.
+Moniker: skillview
+License: MIT
+LicenseUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/blob/v1.0.0/LICENSE
+ReleaseNotesUrl: https://github.com/harder/gh-skillview/releases/tag/v1.0.0
+Tags:
+  - github
+  - gh
+  - skills
+  - terminal
+ManifestType: defaultLocale
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0
diff --git a/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.yaml b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fc48a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/winget/submission/manifests/h/harder/SkillView/1.0.0/harder.SkillView.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://aka.ms/winget-manifest.version.1.12.0.schema.json
+PackageIdentifier: harder.SkillView
+PackageVersion: 1.0.0
+DefaultLocale: en-US
+ManifestType: version
+ManifestVersion: 1.12.0