diff --git a/.ontology/core.ncl b/.ontology/core.ncl
index d71ed71..7169d09 100644
--- a/.ontology/core.ncl
+++ b/.ontology/core.ncl
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ let d = import "../ontology/defaults/core.ncl" in
       level       = 'Practice,
       description = "Migration system for onboarding existing projects into the ontoref protocol. Provides .ontology/ stub templates, .ontoref/config.ncl template, scripts/ontoref thin wrapper, and the adopt_ontoref mode+form+script that wire everything up idempotently.",
       artifact_paths = [
+        "ontoref",
         "templates/ontology/",
         "templates/ontoref-config.ncl",
         "templates/scripts-ontoref",
diff --git a/.ontology/state.ncl b/.ontology/state.ncl
index 73f5bd8..de4c20f 100644
--- a/.ontology/state.ncl
+++ b/.ontology/state.ncl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ let d = import "../ontology/defaults/state.ncl" in
           to        = "protocol-stable",
           condition = "ADR-001 accepted, ontoref.dev published, at least two external projects consuming the protocol.",
           catalyst  = "First external adoption.",
-          blocker   = "ontoref.dev not yet published; no external consumers yet.",
+          blocker   = "ontoref.dev not yet published; no external consumers yet. Entry point UX fixed (no-args usage message, bash set -u safety).",
           horizon   = 'Months,
         },
       ],
diff --git a/ontoref b/ontoref
index 32ef54a..ca3b753 100755
--- a/ontoref
+++ b/ontoref
@@ -247,11 +247,23 @@ if [[ "${ENV_ONLY}" -eq 1 ]]; then
   return 0 2>/dev/null || exit 0
 fi
 
+# ── No-args usage ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [[ "${#REMAINING_ARGS[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+  _caller="$(basename "$0")"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  ${_caller}"
+  echo "  Usage: ./${_caller} <command> [options]"
+  echo ""
+  echo "  Use './${_caller} help' for available commands"
+  echo ""
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 # ── Rewrite help flags ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Transform --help, -help, -h anywhere in args into: help <preceding-args>
 _has_help=0
 _non_help_args=()
-for _a in "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"; do
+for _a in "${REMAINING_ARGS[@]+"${REMAINING_ARGS[@]}"}"; do
   case "${_a}" in
     --help|-help|-h) _has_help=1 ;;
     *) _non_help_args+=("${_a}") ;;