diff --git a/src/bundles/PORTING.md b/src/bundles/PORTING.md
index 5bc422259b..e85484c68e 100644
--- a/src/bundles/PORTING.md
+++ b/src/bundles/PORTING.md
@@ -250,13 +250,15 @@ The pre-built component index drives lazy loading; the moved component's
 old entry must be removed.
 
 ```bash
-cd src/lfx
-LFX_DEV=1 uv run python -m lfx._dev.build_component_index
+LFX_DEV=1 uv run python scripts/build_component_index.py
 ```
 
-(Or whichever one-shot is in your tree — see `scripts/`. The diff should
-only delete the `<bundle>` block; if it touches anything else, your local
-checkout has unrelated drift.)
+`LFX_DEV=1` forces dynamic discovery via `pkgutil.walk_packages`; without
+it the script reads the existing index and reproduces the stale entry
+even when the source module is gone.
+
+The diff should only delete the `<bundle>` block; if it touches anything
+else, your local checkout has unrelated drift.
 
 ---
 
@@ -286,8 +288,11 @@ Run, in order, the smallest commands that will fail loudly when a step is
 wrong:
 
 ```bash
-# 1. The bundle's manifest is structurally valid.
-uv run lfx extension validate src/bundles/<bundle>
+# 1. The bundle's manifest is structurally valid.  Point ``validate`` at
+#    the package directory (where extension.json lives), not the bundle
+#    root -- the manifest is nested inside ``src/lfx_<bundle>/`` so the
+#    wheel ships it.
+uv run lfx extension validate src/bundles/<bundle>/src/lfx_<bundle>
 
 # 2. Workspace resolves and the bundle is importable.
 uv sync
@@ -307,8 +312,10 @@ print('discovered:', roots['lfx-<bundle>'])
 # 5. The integration test passes.
 uv run pytest src/lfx/tests/integration/extension/test_pilot_<bundle>_upgrade.py -q
 
-# 6. Ruff is clean across the touched files.
-uv run ruff check src/bundles/<bundle> src/lfx/src/lfx/components/__init__.py src/lfx/src/lfx/extension/migration/migration_table.json
+# 6. Ruff is clean across the touched Python files.  (Don't pass the
+#    JSON migration table to ruff -- it lints it as Python and complains
+#    about the top-level expression.)
+uv run ruff check src/bundles/<bundle> src/lfx/src/lfx/components/__init__.py src/lfx/tests/integration/extension/test_pilot_<bundle>_upgrade.py
 ```
 
 **End-to-end smoke test** (optional but cheap): start a dev server with
diff --git a/src/lfx/src/lfx/extension/validate.py b/src/lfx/src/lfx/extension/validate.py
index ba8fce272c..3f6bba4385 100644
--- a/src/lfx/src/lfx/extension/validate.py
+++ b/src/lfx/src/lfx/extension/validate.py
@@ -376,8 +376,60 @@ def _is_component_class(node: ast.ClassDef) -> bool:
 
 
 def _has_build_method(node: ast.ClassDef) -> bool:
-    """Return True if the class body declares a ``build`` callable."""
-    return any(isinstance(item, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)) and item.name == "build" for item in node.body)
+    """Return True if the class body declares an invocable entry-point.
+
+    Langflow Components reach the runtime in two shapes:
+
+    1. A literal ``build`` method on the class (the original convention).
+    2. A method named in an ``Output(method="...")`` declaration in the
+       class-level ``outputs = [...]`` assignment.  This is the more
+       common modern shape: a component can declare multiple outputs that
+       each call a different method.  Neither DuckDuckGo nor arXiv ships a
+       literal ``build``; both are valid.
+
+    The validator accepts either form.  If a class declares
+    ``Output(method="X")`` but no ``def X(...)`` in the class body,
+    that's still flagged -- it would crash at run-time anyway.
+    """
+    method_names = {item.name for item in node.body if isinstance(item, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef))}
+    if "build" in method_names:
+        return True
+    return any(invocable in method_names for invocable in _output_method_names(node))
+
+
+def _output_method_names(node: ast.ClassDef) -> set[str]:
+    """Collect method names referenced by ``Output(method="...")`` calls in the class body.
+
+    Walks the class-level assignment ``outputs = [...]`` and pulls the
+    string value of every ``method=`` keyword argument on a call whose
+    callee is the name ``Output`` (or anything ending in ``Output``).
+    Static analysis only -- if the list is built dynamically, we miss
+    those names and the literal-``build`` fallback still applies.
+    """
+    names: set[str] = set()
+    for item in node.body:
+        if not isinstance(item, ast.Assign):
+            continue
+        if not any(isinstance(t, ast.Name) and t.id == "outputs" for t in item.targets):
+            continue
+        for sub in ast.walk(item.value):
+            if not isinstance(sub, ast.Call):
+                continue
+            callee = sub.func
+            if isinstance(callee, ast.Name):
+                callee_name = callee.id
+            elif isinstance(callee, ast.Attribute):
+                callee_name = callee.attr
+            else:
+                continue
+            if callee_name != "Output" and not callee_name.endswith("Output"):
+                continue
+            for kw in sub.keywords:
+                if kw.arg != "method":
+                    continue
+                if isinstance(kw.value, ast.Constant) and isinstance(kw.value.value, str):
+                    names.add(kw.value.value)
+    return names
 
 
 def _find_top_level_io(tree: ast.AST) -> list[tuple[int, str]]:
diff --git a/src/lfx/tests/unit/extension/test_validate.py b/src/lfx/tests/unit/extension/test_validate.py
index 5b0cb48198..357b450097 100644
--- a/src/lfx/tests/unit/extension/test_validate.py
+++ b/src/lfx/tests/unit/extension/test_validate.py
@@ -174,6 +174,54 @@ def test_build_method_missing_flagged(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     assert "build-method-missing" in _codes(report)
 
 
+def test_output_method_satisfies_invocable_check(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """A class with ``Output(method="X")`` + ``def X`` is invocable without literal ``build``.
+
+    Mirrors the production duckduckgo / arxiv bundles, which declare their
+    entry-point via ``outputs = [Output(method="...")]`` rather than a
+    literal ``build`` method.  The validator must accept this shape;
+    flagging it would force every modern Component to add a vestigial
+    ``build`` stub.
+    """
+    src = (
+        "class Component:\n"
+        "    pass\n\n"
+        "class Output:\n"
+        "    def __init__(self, **kwargs):\n"
+        "        pass\n\n"
+        "class OpenAIThing(Component):\n"
+        "    display_name = 'X'\n"
+        "    outputs = [Output(name='dataframe', method='fetch_content_dataframe')]\n\n"
+        "    def fetch_content_dataframe(self):\n"
+        "        return None\n"
+    )
+    _make_bundle(tmp_path, files={"text.py": src})
+    report = validate_extension(tmp_path)
+    assert "build-method-missing" not in _codes(report), report.errors.errors
+
+
+def test_output_method_without_matching_def_still_flagged(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    """``Output(method="X")`` without a ``def X`` does NOT satisfy the check.
+
+    Defense-in-depth: the static check passes only when the named method
+    actually exists on the class.  A typo'd method name would otherwise
+    sneak past the validator and crash at run-time.
+    """
+    src = (
+        "class Component:\n"
+        "    pass\n\n"
+        "class Output:\n"
+        "    def __init__(self, **kwargs):\n"
+        "        pass\n\n"
+        "class OpenAIThing(Component):\n"
+        "    display_name = 'X'\n"
+        "    outputs = [Output(name='dataframe', method='typo_doesnt_exist')]\n"
+    )
+    _make_bundle(tmp_path, files={"text.py": src})
+    report = validate_extension(tmp_path)
+    assert "build-method-missing" in _codes(report)
+
+
 def test_import_star_flagged(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     src = "from os.path import *\n" + _component_source()
     _make_bundle(tmp_path, files={"text.py": src})