Add server install verification steps

AGENTS.md

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ zig build test
 zig build run -- --help
 ```
 
+Canonical server install verification for a selected profile:
+
+```sh
+zig build verify-install-code --prefix /tmp/mim-install
+```
+
 
 ## Work tracking
 

INSTALL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Install mim on an SSH server
+
+`mim` is installed by copying one named local build profile to a server-side `bin/mim` path. There is no package manager integration, runtime config, plugin installer, or hidden bootstrap step.
+
+From a clean checkout on the target server:
+
+```sh
+zig build install-code --prefix "$HOME/.local"
+"$HOME/.local/bin/mim" --version
+```
+
+Choose the smallest profile that matches the server job:
+
+- `zig build install-min --prefix "$HOME/.local"` installs `mim-min` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.
+- `zig build install-code --prefix "$HOME/.local"` installs `mim-code` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.
+- `zig build install-full --prefix "$HOME/.local"` installs `mim-full` as `$HOME/.local/bin/mim`.
+
+For CI or agent verification without relying on the shell to execute the copied path directly, use the matching verification step:
+
+```sh
+zig build verify-install-code --prefix /tmp/mim-install
+```
+
+That step installs the selected binary to `/tmp/mim-install/bin/mim` and runs the installed artifact with `--version`.

build.zig

@@ -71,12 +71,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
             .root_module = profileModule(b, target, optimize, profile),
         });
         b.installArtifact(profile_exe);
-        const run_profile = b.addRunArtifact(profile_exe);
-        run_profile.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
-        if (b.args) |args| run_profile.addArgs(args);
-        const step_name = if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-min")) "run-min" else if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-code")) "run-code" else "run-full";
-        const run_profile_step = b.step(step_name, "Run profile variant");
-        run_profile_step.dependOn(&run_profile.step);
+        addRunProfileStep(b, profile, profile_exe);
+        addServerInstallSteps(b, profile, profile_exe);
     }
 
     const run_cmd = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
@@ -95,6 +91,31 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     test_step.dependOn(&test_cmd.step);
 }
 
+fn addRunProfileStep(b: *std.Build, profile: Profile, exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile) void {
+    const run_profile = b.addRunArtifact(exe);
+    run_profile.step.dependOn(b.getInstallStep());
+    if (b.args) |args| run_profile.addArgs(args);
+    const step_name = if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-min")) "run-min" else if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-code")) "run-code" else "run-full";
+    const run_profile_step = b.step(step_name, "Run profile variant");
+    run_profile_step.dependOn(&run_profile.step);
+}
+
+fn addServerInstallSteps(b: *std.Build, profile: Profile, exe: *std.Build.Step.Compile) void {
+    const suffix = if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-min")) "min" else if (std.mem.eql(u8, profile.exe_name, "mim-code")) "code" else "full";
+    const install_name = b.fmt("install-{s}", .{suffix});
+    const verify_name = b.fmt("verify-install-{s}", .{suffix});
+
+    const install_file = b.addInstallBinFile(exe.getEmittedBin(), "mim");
+    const install_step = b.step(install_name, "Install selected profile binary as bin/mim");
+    install_step.dependOn(&install_file.step);
+
+    const installed_path = b.getInstallPath(.bin, "mim");
+    const verify_cmd = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ installed_path, "--version" });
+    verify_cmd.step.dependOn(&install_file.step);
+    const verify_step = b.step(verify_name, "Verify installed selected profile binary");
+    verify_step.dependOn(&verify_cmd.step);
+}
+
 fn profileModule(b: *std.Build, target: std.Build.ResolvedTarget, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode, profile: Profile) *std.Build.Module {
     const options = b.addOptions();
     options.addOption([]const u8, "active_profile", profile.name);