Typescript Output

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Context

• Output Type Definitions in NPM Package
• Migrate from tape to node:test and node:assert

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates the package to publish generated TypeScript declaration files in the distributed dist/ output and migrates the test suite from tape to Node’s built-in node:test/node:assert APIs.

Changes:

• Enable TypeScript declaration output (.d.ts + declaration maps) and adjust tsconfig.json include patterns for dist builds.
• Update package.json metadata to point types to ./dist/index.d.ts, add an exports map, and restrict published files to dist + docs.
• Migrate tests from tape to node:test/node:assert and update docs/root exports to support named imports.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 13 out of 15 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
tsconfig.json	Turns on declaration emit and refines build inputs for proper dist/ output.
package.json	Points consumers to generated dist types/JS, adds exports, updates deps, and limits published files.
index.ts	Re-exports key APIs/types from the root entrypoint for named-import consumers.
README.md	Updates usage examples to match the new root exports / instantiation pattern.
CHANGELOG.md	Adds unreleased notes for declaration publishing and root re-exports.
.github/workflows/test.yml	Updates CI actions and Node version used for tests.
.github/workflows/release.yml	Updates release workflow actions and Node version used for build/publish.
test/*.test.ts	Migrates tests off tape onto node:test + node:assert/strict.

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