docs: add Discord community, Cloud section, and tool portability to README

README.md

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   <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/socraticode"><img src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/socraticode.svg" alt="npm version"></a>
   <a href="https://nodejs.org/"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/node-%3E%3D18-brightgreen.svg" alt="Node.js >= 18"></a>
   <a href="https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/giancarloerra/socraticode?style=social" alt="GitHub stars"></a>
+  <a href="https://discord.gg/5DrMXfNG"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Discord-Join-5865F2?logo=discord&logoColor=white" alt="Discord"></a>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
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 </p>
 
 > If SocratiCode has been useful to you, please ⭐ **star this repo** — it helps others discover it — and share it with your dev team and fellow developers!
+>
+> 💬 Questions or just want to chat? Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/5DrMXfNG).
 
 **One thing, done well: deep codebase intelligence — zero setup, no bloat, fully automatic.** SocratiCode gives AI assistants deep semantic understanding of your codebase — hybrid search, cross-project search, polyglot code dependency graphs, and searchable context artifacts (database schemas, API specs, infra configs, architecture docs). Zero configuration — add it to **any MCP host**, or install the native **plugin** for Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code Copilot, Codex or Gemini CLI. It manages everything automatically.
 
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 **Private and local by default** — Docker handles everything, no API keys required, no data leaves your machine. **Cloud ready** for embeddings (OpenAI, Google Gemini) and Qdrant, and a **full suite of configuration options** are all available when you need them.
 
+> **☁️ SocratiCode Cloud (private beta)** — Hosted, shared team index built on the same engine as the open-source version, plus SSO, audit logs, branch-aware indexing, and VPC / air-gapped deployment options. The open-source core remains free forever. [Request early access →](https://socraticode.cloud)
+
 The first Qdrant‑based MCP/Claude Plugin/Skill that pairs auto‑managed, zero‑config local Docker deployment with **AST‑aware code chunking, hybrid semantic + BM25 (RRF‑fused) code search**, polyglot dependency **graphs** with circular‑dependency visualization, and searchable **infra/API/database artifacts** in a single focused, zero-config and easy to use code intelligence engine.
 
 > **Benchmarked on VS Code (2.45M lines):** SocratiCode uses **61% less context**, **84% fewer tool calls**, and is **37x faster** than grep‑based exploration — tested live with Claude Opus 4.6. [See the full benchmark →](#real-world-benchmark-vs-code-245m-lines-of-code-with-claude-opus-46)
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 - [Testing](#testing)
 - [Why Not Just Grep?](#why-not-just-grep)
 - [FAQ](#faq)
+- [Community](#community)
+- [SocratiCode Cloud](#socraticode-cloud)
 - [License](#license)
 
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 | Cross-project search | — | — | — | ✅ |
 | Branch-aware indexing | — | — | — | ✅ |
 | Multi-agent shared index | — | — | — | ✅ |
+| Tool-independent (survives switching AI) | — | — | — | ✅ |
 | Fully local / private | ✅ | —³ | —⁴ | ✅ |
 | Resumable indexing | — | — | — | ✅ |
 | Live file watching | — | ✅ | — | ✅ |
 
 <sub>¹ VS Code Copilot: remote index via GitHub / Azure DevOps; local "External Ingest" gradually rolling out. ² LSP-based Find References / Go to Definition (Usages tool), not a full dependency graph. ³ Cursor: embeddings processed on Cursor servers (encrypted in transit and at rest). ⁴ VS Code Copilot: remote index hosted on GitHub / Azure DevOps. Sources: [Cursor docs](https://docs.cursor.com/context/codebase-indexing), [Claude Code docs](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview), [VS Code Copilot docs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/codebase-context).</sub>
 
+> **🔌 The context lives with your codebase, not with the assistant.** Built-in indexes (Cursor's, Copilot's) are tied to that one tool — switch assistants and you start from scratch. SocratiCode is independent: index once, then plug it into Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, your own private model, or all of them at once. They share the same understanding of your code.
+
 On VS Code's 2.45M‑line codebase, SocratiCode answers architectural questions with **61% less data**, **84% fewer steps**, and **37× faster** response than a grep‑based AI agent. [Full benchmark →](#real-world-benchmark-vs-code-245m-lines-of-code-with-claude-opus-46)
 
 ## Features
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 The code you see behind Socrates is part of the original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code for Command Module (Comanche055)!
 
 
+## Community
+
+- 💬 **[Discord](https://discord.gg/5DrMXfNG)** — chat with users and maintainers, ask "how do I…", share what you're building
+- 🐛 **[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/issues)** — bug reports and confirmed feature requests (please use the templates)
+- 📣 **Releases** — *Watch* the repo (top-right on GitHub → *Custom* → *Releases*) to be notified of new versions
+
+If SocratiCode is useful to you, the single most helpful thing you can do is ⭐ **star the repo** — it's how others discover the project.
+
+---
+
+## SocratiCode Cloud
+
+The full SocratiCode engine is — and will remain — free and open-source under AGPL-3.0. **SocratiCode Cloud** is an optional hosted version on top of the same engine, currently in **private beta**, for teams that want shared, managed, compliant infrastructure.
+
+What Cloud adds on top of the OSS engine:
+
+- **Shared team index** — every developer searches the same data, auto-indexed on every push across every branch
+- **Cross-repo search** — query every repository your organisation owns in one call
+- **SSO / SAML, audit logs, IP allowlisting** — built in, not a later upsell
+- **Deployment models** — managed cloud (EU/US), your own VPC (AWS/GCP/Azure), or fully air-gapped on-prem
+- **Web dashboard** — search, dependency graphs, artefacts, team and repo management
+- **Zero local infrastructure** — no Docker, no Qdrant, no Ollama for the team to manage
+
+Currently onboarding a small number of engineering teams. **[Request early access →](https://socraticode.cloud)**
+
+> The open-source engine in this repository is and will always be the same engine that powers Cloud. No bait-and-switch, no feature gating of the OSS core. Cloud only adds the team, deployment and compliance layer around it.
+
+---
+
 ## License
 
 SocratiCode is dual-licensed:

SUPPORT.md

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 ### Community
 
-- **[GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/discussions)** — Ask questions, share ideas, get help from the community
+- **[Discord](https://discord.gg/5DrMXfNG)** — Real-time chat: ask "how do I…", get setup help, share what you're building
 - **[GitHub Issues](https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/issues)** — Report bugs or request features (use the templates provided)
 
 ### Troubleshooting

package.json

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   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode/issues"
   },
-  "homepage": "https://github.com/giancarloerra/socraticode#readme",
+  "homepage": "https://socraticode.cloud",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "files": [
     "dist",