diff --git a/crates/xcrs/src/main.rs b/crates/xcrs/src/main.rs
index 71edb8d..9f3b8ee 100644
--- a/crates/xcrs/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/xcrs/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use xcrs::{IosAppTest, XcodeCommandLineTools};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 #[command(name = "xcrs")]
+#[command(version)]
 #[command(about = "Cross-platform mobile and TV app automation")]
 struct Cli {
     /// Run as a standalone Model Context Protocol server over stdio.
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
index bf5e106..f681831 100644
--- a/docs/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ smb --mcp --scope automation
 xcrs --mcp
 ```
 
+> **Installing `xcrs`:** the standalone binary is published to
+> [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/xcrs) — install it with
+> `cargo install xcrs`. It is **not** distributed through Homebrew; `brew
+> install smbcloud-cli` only provides the `smb` binary (use `smb --mcp --scope
+> automation` for the same tools without a separate install).
+
 Both commands expose the same target-aware tools with the same names. Tool
 names do not repeat the server brand because MCP clients already namespace
 them by server.