diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 29fb109..70ce4f5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ format and uses semantic versioning when versioned releases are published.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Package smoke verification now checks the CLI bin target, documentation,
+  safety notes, package metadata, and npm files allowlist before the dry-run
+  pack.
+
 ### Added
 
 - Local-first turn-taking engine with VAD, push-to-talk, wake-hook, half-duplex, mute, and barge-in semantics.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 989ebe4..a316784 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -157,10 +157,16 @@ npm run check
 npm test
 npm run typecheck
 npm run build
+npm run smoke
+npm run package:smoke
 npm run release:check
 bash scripts/validate.sh
 ```
 
+`npm run package:smoke` verifies the published `bargekit` bin target, package
+metadata, documentation links, safety notes, and files allowlist before printing
+the `npm pack --dry-run` tarball contents.
+
 ## Documentation
 
 - [Turn-taking state machine contract](docs/TURN_TAKING_STATE_MACHINE.md)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 469d8ba..1579322 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
   "files": [
     "src",
     "demo",
+    "docs",
     "examples",
     "README.md",
     "LICENSE",
     "SECURITY.md",
+    "SAFETY.md",
     "CHANGELOG.md",
     "CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@
     "test": "node --test",
     "typecheck": "tsc --project tsconfig.json",
     "build": "node scripts/build.mjs",
-    "package:smoke": "npm pack --dry-run",
+    "package:smoke": "node scripts/verify-package.mjs && npm pack --dry-run",
     "release:check": "npm run check && npm test && npm run typecheck && npm run build && npm run smoke && npm run package:smoke",
     "smoke": "node test/fixtures.test.js",
     "lint": "npm run check"
diff --git a/scripts/verify-package.mjs b/scripts/verify-package.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea6987b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify-package.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { accessSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+const pkg = JSON.parse(await readFile(new URL('../package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf8'));
+
+for (const [name, target] of Object.entries(pkg.bin ?? {})) {
+  accessSync(new URL(`../${target}`, import.meta.url));
+  console.log(`verified bin ${name} -> ${target}`);
+}
+
+for (const entry of ['src', 'demo', 'docs', 'examples', 'README.md', 'LICENSE', 'SECURITY.md', 'SAFETY.md', 'CHANGELOG.md', 'CONTRIBUTING.md']) {
+  if (!pkg.files?.includes(entry)) {
+    throw new Error(`package files allowlist is missing ${entry}`);
+  }
+}
+
+for (const path of ['../docs/CLI.md', '../docs/PRIVACY_PLATFORM_GUIDE.md', '../docs/TURN_TAKING_STATE_MACHINE.md', '../SAFETY.md']) {
+  accessSync(new URL(path, import.meta.url));
+}
+
+for (const field of ['repository', 'bugs', 'homepage', 'license']) {
+  if (!pkg[field]) {
+    throw new Error(`package metadata is missing ${field}`);
+  }
+}
+
+console.log('verified package metadata, docs, safety notes, and files allowlist');