docs: Add comprehensive documentation for kpt v1.0.0 API stabilization

README.md

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 # kpt: Automate Kubernetes Configuration Editing
 
+> **Version 1.0.0 Released!**  
+> kpt v1.0.0 is now stable with guaranteed API compatibility. See [VERSIONING.md](docs/VERSIONING.md) for details.
+
 kpt is a package-centric toolchain that enables a WYSIWYG configuration authoring, automation, and delivery experience,
 which simplifies managing Kubernetes platforms and KRM-driven infrastructure (e.g.,
 [Config Connector](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/k8s-config-connector), [Crossplane](https://crossplane.io)) at
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 kpt installation instructions can be found on [kpt.dev/installation/kpt-cli](https://kpt.dev/installation/kpt-cli/)
 
+**Quick Install**:
+```bash
+# macOS (Homebrew)
+brew install kpt
+
+# Linux
+curl -L https://github.com/kptdev/kpt/releases/latest/download/kpt_linux_amd64 -o kpt
+chmod +x kpt
+sudo mv kpt /usr/local/bin/
+
+# Verify installation
+kpt version
+```
+
+**Version Information**: kpt follows [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/). See [VERSIONING.md](docs/VERSIONING.md) for our versioning policy and compatibility guarantees.
+
 ## kpt components
 
 The kpt toolchain includes the following components:
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 You can read about the big upcoming features in the [roadmap doc](/docs/ROADMAP.md).
 
+## Documentation
+
+- **[Versioning Policy](docs/VERSIONING.md)** - Semantic versioning and compatibility guarantees
+- **[Migration Guide](docs/MIGRATION_V1.md)** - Migrating to kpt v1.0.0
+- **[Backward Compatibility](docs/BACKWARD_COMPATIBILITY.md)** - Compatibility policy and testing
+- **[Design Docs](docs/design-docs/)** - Technical design documents
+- **[Style Guides](docs/style-guides/)** - Documentation and error message guidelines
+
 ## Contributing
 
 If you are interested in contributing please start with [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md).