feat: implement comprehensive asset shipping for md-render command

Add automatic asset copying when rendering markdown to different output
directories with intelligent defaults and full user control.

Key Features:
- Environment variable support: MARKITECT_OUTPUT_DIR sets default output directory
- Smart defaults: auto-ship assets for directory output, disabled for file output
- CLI control flags: --ship-assets and --no-ship-assets for explicit control
- Timestamp-based copying: only copies when source newer than destination
- Path preservation: maintains relative directory structure in output
- Graceful error handling: missing assets logged as warnings, not failures

Technical Implementation:
- Enhanced asset discovery in markitect/assets/discovery.py with discover_assets_from_markdown()
- Added environment variable priority: CLI --output > MARKITECT_OUTPUT_DIR > input directory
- Comprehensive asset shipping logic with _ship_assets() function
- Directory vs file output detection for intelligent default behavior

Examples and Testing:
- Added image-assets example directory with 6 sample images and comprehensive README
- Created comprehensive TDD test suite with 10 tests covering all functionality
- Tests validate environment variables, CLI flags, asset discovery, shipping logic,
  timestamp handling, missing assets, path preservation, and default behaviors

Usage:
  markitect md-render file.md -o /output/dir/     # Auto-ships assets
  markitect md-render file.md --no-ship-assets   # Suppresses shipping
  MARKITECT_OUTPUT_DIR=/docs markitect md-render file.md  # Uses env var

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

markitect/plugins/builtin/markdown_commands.py

@@ -1974,9 +1974,14 @@ def md_list_command(ctx, output_format, names_only):
               help='Don\'t use publication directory for output')
 @click.option('--nodogtag', is_flag=True,
               help='Don\'t add HTML generation dogtag at end of document')
+@click.option('--ship-assets', is_flag=True, default=None,
+              help='Copy referenced assets to output directory')
+@click.option('--no-ship-assets', is_flag=True,
+              help='Don\'t copy referenced assets to output directory')
 @click.pass_context
 def md_render_command(ctx, input_file, output, theme, css, edit, insert, editor_theme,
-                     keyboard_shortcuts, use_publication_dir, dont_use_publication_dir, nodogtag):
+                     keyboard_shortcuts, use_publication_dir, dont_use_publication_dir, nodogtag,
+                     ship_assets, no_ship_assets):
     """
     Render a markdown file to HTML with basic templates and live preview capabilities.
 
@@ -2008,17 +2013,61 @@ def md_render_command(ctx, input_file, output, theme, css, edit, insert, editor_
         if edit and insert:
             raise click.BadParameter("Cannot use both --edit and --insert flags simultaneously. Choose one mode.")
 
-        # Determine output path
+        # Validate asset shipping flags
+        if ship_assets and no_ship_assets:
+            raise click.BadParameter("Cannot use both --ship-assets and --no-ship-assets flags simultaneously.")
+
+        # Determine output path with environment variable support
         if output:
             output_path = Path(output)
+            # If output is a directory, use canonical filename within that directory
+            if output_path.is_dir() or (not output_path.suffix and not output_path.exists()):
+                # Ensure the directory exists
+                output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                # Use canonical filename (input name + .html) in the specified directory
+                canonical_filename = input_path.with_suffix('.html').name
+                output_path = output_path / canonical_filename
+                output_is_directory = True
+            else:
+                output_is_directory = False
         else:
-            output_path = input_path.with_suffix('.html')
+            # Check for environment variable
+            import os
+            env_output_dir = os.environ.get('MARKITECT_OUTPUT_DIR')
+            if env_output_dir:
+                output_path = Path(env_output_dir)
+                output_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+                canonical_filename = input_path.with_suffix('.html').name
+                output_path = output_path / canonical_filename
+                output_is_directory = True
+            else:
+                output_path = input_path.with_suffix('.html')
+                output_is_directory = False
 
         # Use publication directory if specified
         if use_publication_dir and not dont_use_publication_dir:
             pub_dir = get_publication_directory()
             ensure_publication_directory(pub_dir)
             output_path = pub_dir / get_output_filename(input_path)
+            output_is_directory = True  # Publication dir is always a directory output
+
+        # Determine if we should ship assets
+        should_ship_assets = False
+        if no_ship_assets:
+            should_ship_assets = False
+        elif ship_assets:
+            should_ship_assets = True
+        elif output_is_directory:
+            # Default: ship assets when output is a directory
+            should_ship_assets = True
+
+
+        # Discover and ship assets if needed
+        if should_ship_assets:
+            if output_is_directory:
+                # For directory output, ship to the same directory as the HTML file
+                _ship_assets(input_path, output_path.parent, config.get('verbose', False))
+            # For file output, we don't ship assets (shouldn't reach here anyway)
 
         # Initialize clean document manager
         from markitect.clean_document_manager import CleanDocumentManager
@@ -3433,3 +3482,76 @@ class FilenameDecoder:
         return [self.decode(filename) for filename in filenames]
 
 
+def _ship_assets(input_path: Path, output_dir: Path, verbose: bool = False):
+    """
+    Ship (copy) assets referenced in markdown file to output directory.
+
+    Args:
+        input_path: Path to the markdown file
+        output_dir: Directory where assets should be copied
+        verbose: Whether to print verbose output
+    """
+    import shutil
+    from markitect.assets.discovery import discover_assets_from_markdown
+
+    try:
+        # Read the markdown content
+        markdown_content = input_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
+
+        # Discover assets
+        base_path = input_path.parent
+        assets = discover_assets_from_markdown(markdown_content, base_path)
+
+        shipped_count = 0
+        skipped_count = 0
+        missing_count = 0
+
+        for asset_ref in assets:
+            # Skip URLs and broken assets
+            if asset_ref.asset_path.startswith(('http:', 'https:', 'mailto:', 'data:')):
+                continue
+
+            if asset_ref.is_broken or not asset_ref.resolved_path:
+                missing_count += 1
+                if verbose:
+                    click.echo(f"  ⚠ Missing asset: {asset_ref.asset_path}", err=True)
+                continue
+
+            # Determine output path (preserve relative directory structure)
+            clean_path = asset_ref.asset_path.lstrip('./')
+            dest_path = output_dir / clean_path
+
+            # Create destination directory
+            dest_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+            # Check if we need to copy (timestamp-based)
+            should_copy = True
+            if dest_path.exists():
+                source_mtime = asset_ref.resolved_path.stat().st_mtime
+                dest_mtime = dest_path.stat().st_mtime
+                if source_mtime <= dest_mtime:
+                    should_copy = False
+                    skipped_count += 1
+
+            if should_copy:
+                shutil.copy2(asset_ref.resolved_path, dest_path)
+                shipped_count += 1
+                if verbose:
+                    click.echo(f"  ✓ Copied: {asset_ref.asset_path}")
+            elif verbose:
+                click.echo(f"  → Skipped (up-to-date): {asset_ref.asset_path}")
+
+        # Summary
+        if verbose or shipped_count > 0:
+            if shipped_count > 0:
+                click.echo(f"✓ Shipped {shipped_count} assets")
+            if skipped_count > 0:
+                click.echo(f"  → Skipped {skipped_count} up-to-date assets")
+            if missing_count > 0:
+                click.echo(f"  ⚠ {missing_count} assets not found", err=True)
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        if verbose:
+            click.echo(f"Error shipping assets: {e}", err=True)
+
+