diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index de2acf2b..03138212 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -3,19 +3,11 @@
   "owner": {
     "name": "Alex Newman"
   },
-  "metadata": {
-    "description": "Alex Newman's Claude Code plugins",
-    "version": "1.0.0"
-  },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "claude-mem",
       "source": "./plugin",
-      "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code - seamlessly preserve context across sessions",
-      "version": "4.0.3",
-      "author": {
-        "name": "Alex Newman"
-      }
+      "description": "Persistent memory system for Claude Code"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 746017ff..7b7d3237 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Claude-Mem seamlessly preserves context across sessions by automatically capturing tool usage observations, generating semantic summaries, and making them available to future sessions. This enables Claude to maintain continuity of knowledge about projects even after sessions end or reconnect.
 
 [![License: AGPL-3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-AGPL%203.0-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
-[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-4.0.0-green.svg)](package.json)
+[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-4.0.4-green.svg)](package.json)
 [![Node](https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18.0.0-brightgreen.svg)](package.json)
 
 ---
@@ -184,13 +184,17 @@ SQLite database (`${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/data/claude-mem.db`) with tables:
 node --version  # Should be >= 18.0.0
 ```
 
-### Method 1: Claude Code Marketplace (Recommended)
+### Method 1: Local Marketplace Installation (Recommended)
 
-Install directly from Claude Code using the plugin marketplace:
+Install using the local marketplace file:
 
 ```bash
-# Add the marketplace
-/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
+# Clone or download the repository
+git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
+cd claude-mem
+
+# Add the local marketplace to Claude Code
+/plugin marketplace add .claude-plugin/marketplace.json
 
 # Install the plugin
 /plugin install claude-mem
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3dc9032f..0b636041 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claude-mem",
-  "version": "4.0.3",
+  "version": "4.0.4",
   "description": "Memory compression system for Claude Code - persist context across sessions",
   "keywords": [
     "claude",