diff --git a/archivebox/machine/models.py b/archivebox/machine/models.py
index 1abdbfc4..9629b3aa 100755
--- a/archivebox/machine/models.py
+++ b/archivebox/machine/models.py
@@ -347,6 +347,22 @@ class Binary(ModelWithHealthStats, ModelWithStateMachine):
         binary_overrides = record.get('overrides', {})
         normalized_overrides = binary_overrides if isinstance(binary_overrides, dict) else {}
 
+        # abx-plugins currently emits a GitHub install URL for readability-extractor,
+        # but the package is published on npm. Prefer the registry package to avoid
+        # long git-based installs in CI while still using canonical install_args.
+        if (
+            name == 'readability-extractor'
+            and isinstance(normalized_overrides.get('npm'), dict)
+            and normalized_overrides['npm'].get('install_args') == ['https://github.com/ArchiveBox/readability-extractor']
+        ):
+            normalized_overrides = {
+                **normalized_overrides,
+                'npm': {
+                    **normalized_overrides['npm'],
+                    'install_args': ['readability-extractor'],
+                },
+            }
+
         # Case 1: Already installed (from on_Crawl hooks) - has abspath AND binproviders
         # This happens when on_Crawl hooks detect already-installed binaries
         abspath = record.get('abspath')
diff --git a/archivebox/machine/tests/test_machine_models.py b/archivebox/machine/tests/test_machine_models.py
index 4904f1a8..6a1d4514 100644
--- a/archivebox/machine/tests/test_machine_models.py
+++ b/archivebox/machine/tests/test_machine_models.py
@@ -229,6 +229,27 @@ class TestBinaryModel(TestCase):
 
         self.assertEqual(binary.overrides, overrides)
 
+    def test_binary_from_json_prefers_published_readability_package(self):
+        """Binary.from_json() should rewrite readability's npm git URL to the published package."""
+        binary = Binary.from_json({
+            'name': 'readability-extractor',
+            'binproviders': 'env,npm',
+            'overrides': {
+                'npm': {
+                    'install_args': ['https://github.com/ArchiveBox/readability-extractor'],
+                },
+            },
+        })
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            binary.overrides,
+            {
+                'npm': {
+                    'install_args': ['readability-extractor'],
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
 
 class TestBinaryStateMachine(TestCase):
     """Test the BinaryMachine state machine."""