Add CLICP Manifesto: Why CLI Context Protocol is Superior to MCP

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This PR adds a comprehensive manifesto document (manifesto.md) that explains why CLICP (Command Line Interface Context Protocol) is a superior approach compared to MCP (Model Context Protocol).

Key Arguments Made

🧠 LLMs Are Natural CLI Experts

• LLMs are trained on vast amounts of CLI documentation and code
• They inherently understand command-line patterns and Unix philosophy
• No need to force them through artificial protocols

🏗️ Devbox Advantage

• Modern AI development already uses sandboxed environments
• CLI is the natural interface in these environments
• Security, reproducibility, and scalability built-in

⚡ Zero Protocol Overhead

• No custom protocol implementations needed
• Leverages existing CLI tools and patterns
• Standard streams, exit codes, and debugging tools

🌍 Universal Compatibility

• Works on any system that can run AI models
• No additional servers or protocol implementations
• Follows proven Unix philosophy

🔧 Developer Experience

• Radically simpler than MCP server implementations
• Self-documenting through --help and man pages
• Decades of CLI development patterns to leverage

Performance & Security Benefits

• Direct process execution vs protocol overhead
• OS-level security model
• Well-understood attack vectors
• Minimal memory footprint

The manifesto argues that the best protocol is no protocol at all - just embrace the CLI interfaces that already work perfectly for AI model interaction.

Addresses: CG-18915

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✅ Fixed the failing checks! The issue was that the CI workflow was trying to use Yarn 1.22.22 (the global version) but the project's package.json specifies "packageManager": "yarn@4.9.2".

I've updated the CI workflow to enable Corepack before installing dependencies, which will use the correct Yarn version specified in the package.json.

The fix adds corepack enable steps to both the test and lint jobs in the GitHub Actions workflow. This should resolve the package manager version mismatch and allow the CI checks to pass! 🎉

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