release: 1.6.12 — standalone runtime overhaul

Eighteen plan items from docs/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md, shipped as
24 pre-release commits on v1.6.11-clean-v2. Pytest 1122 passing
(+187 since 1.6.11) plus 12 agent-eval skeletons behind
``pytest -m agent_eval``. Tool count 88 → 90.

Standalone-only — the CLI variant (tdpilot-dpsk4) is untouched at
the source level; this release rebuilds its .tox solely to refresh
API_VERSION = "1.6.12" baked into the binary.

Headline standalone improvements:
  - Phase 0.1 cache-stable dynamic-context slot (DeepSeek
    auto-cache hits at ~50× discount).
  - Phase 1.1 SQLite/FTS corpus support (``*brain.db`` files
    discoverable alongside the legacy pages.jsonl).
  - Phase 1.3 severity-tracked validation hints.
  - Phase 1.5 + 1.6 chunk schema v1 + meta table across every
    brain builder.
  - Phase 2.1 tool_batch (up to 8 calls / 1 round trip).
  - Phase 2.2 pre-turn retrieval injection (memory + recipes +
    knowledge top hits as ambient context).
  - Phase 2.3 failure recovery hints registry (10 patterns).
  - Phase 3.1 trigger-based skill loading.
  - Phase 3.2 trust-tier-aware results + agent rule.
  - Phase 4.1 per-turn observability traces (~/.tdpilot-api/traces/).
  - Phase 4.2 agent-quality eval harness (12 skeletons).
  - Phase 4.3 conversation compaction with thinking-block
    preservation (text-only synthetic message).
  - Phase 5.1 doctor --live + Verify Setup pulse.
  - Phase 5.2 first-run wizard + /firstrun endpoint.
  - Phase 5.3 sync_counts.py (single source of truth for tool
    count across docs).

Full per-feature notes in CHANGELOG.md (now tracked — was
gitignored under the previous "minimal docs" policy; the release
makes it visible).

Version files (all 12 in lockstep):
  pyproject.toml, src/td_mcp/__init__.py,
  .claude-plugin/{plugin,marketplace}.json,
  npm/{package,README}.json/.md, mcp/manifest.json,
  td_component/mcp_webserver_callbacks.py (API_VERSION),
  plugin_README.md, docs/MANUAL.md,
  skills/tdpilot-dpsk4-{core,production}/SKILL.md.

Both .tox binaries rebuilt:
  - tdpilot_API.tox  139806 → 169758 bytes (new modules:
    tdpilot_api_{batch,recovery,tracing,compaction}.py).
  - tdpilot-dpsk4.tox 47022 → 47022 bytes (size-stable;
    only the API_VERSION literal changed inside).
  td_component/.tox-source-hash.json refreshed for the
    check_tox_freshness CI gate.

uv.lock updated (graalpy wheels added; no project-deps changes).

Author: dreamrec

.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://anthropic.com/claude-code/marketplace.schema.json",
   "name": "dreamrec-TDPilot-dpsk4",
-  "description": "AI copilot for TouchDesigner (DeepSeek v4 optimized) — 103 MCP tools for live node graph control, parameter management, diagnostics, safety, streaming, technique memory, knowledge corpus, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, and typed patch sessions.",
+  "description": "AI copilot for TouchDesigner (DeepSeek v4 optimized) \u2014 103 MCP tools for live node graph control, parameter management, diagnostics, safety, streaming, technique memory, knowledge corpus, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, and typed patch sessions.",
   "owner": {
     "name": "dreamrec",
     "email": "dreamrec@users.noreply.github.com"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "tdpilot-dpsk4",
-      "description": "AI copilot for TouchDesigner with live MCP control (DeepSeek v4 optimized) — 103 tools, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, POPx inspection, knowledge corpus, project lifecycle, custom parameter authoring, snapshots, undo-block safety, and typed patch sessions. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code (DeepSeek v4 backend), and any MCP-compatible client.",
-      "version": "1.6.11",
+      "description": "AI copilot for TouchDesigner with live MCP control (DeepSeek v4 optimized) \u2014 103 tools, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, POPx inspection, knowledge corpus, project lifecycle, custom parameter authoring, snapshots, undo-block safety, and typed patch sessions. Works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code (DeepSeek v4 backend), and any MCP-compatible client.",
+      "version": "1.6.12",
       "author": {
         "name": "silviu"
       },

.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "tdpilot-dpsk4",
-  "version": "1.6.11",
-  "description": "TDPilot DPSK4 — AI copilot for TouchDesigner (DeepSeek v4 optimized). 103 MCP tools for live node graph control, parameter management, diagnostics, safety, streaming, knowledge corpus, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, technique memory, and typed patch sessions.",
+  "version": "1.6.12",
+  "description": "TDPilot DPSK4 \u2014 AI copilot for TouchDesigner (DeepSeek v4 optimized). 103 MCP tools for live node graph control, parameter management, diagnostics, safety, streaming, knowledge corpus, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, technique memory, and typed patch sessions.",
   "author": {
     "name": "silviu"
   },

.gitignore

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ docs/archive/
 # tests, and runtime readers (see scripts/_chunk_schema_v1.py). Not
 # free-form planning doc — exempt from the docs/ ignore.
 !/docs/CHUNK_SCHEMA.md
-/CHANGELOG.md
+!/CHANGELOG.md
 /CLAUDE.md
 # plugin_README.md is bundled as README.md inside the Claude Code plugin
 # .zip (scripts/build_plugin_zip.py). Keep it tracked — it's functional

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TDPilot v1.6.11 Manual
+# TDPilot v1.6.12 Manual
 
 The full reference. Read the [README](../README.md) first if you haven't installed yet — this manual assumes you've got either the standalone .tox or the Claude Code plugin running.
 

docs/MANUAL.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "schema_version": 1,
   "name": "TDPilot DPSK4",
   "slug": "tdpilot-dpsk4",
-  "version": "1.6.11",
+  "version": "1.6.12",
   "repository": "https://github.com/dreamrec/TDPilot_deepseekv4",
   "description": "MCP server for TouchDesigner (DeepSeek v4 optimized) with live graph control, diagnostics, safety, streaming, knowledge corpus, technique memory, and typed patch sessions.",
   "entrypoints": {

mcp/manifest.json

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TDPilot v1.6.11
+# TDPilot v1.6.12
 
 [![CI](https://github.com/dreamrec/TDPilot_deepseekv4/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg?branch=main)](https://github.com/dreamrec/TDPilot_deepseekv4/actions/workflows/ci.yml)
 [![npm](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/tdpilot-dpsk4?label=npm)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/tdpilot-dpsk4)

npm/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tdpilot-dpsk4",
-  "version": "1.6.11",
+  "version": "1.6.12",
   "description": "AI copilot for TouchDesigner with live MCP control (DeepSeek v4 optimized) — 103 tools, focus + locations, hint injection, component notes, POPx inspection, knowledge corpus, project lifecycle control, technique memory, typed patch sessions.",
   "keywords": ["touchdesigner", "mcp", "ai", "model-context-protocol", "creative-coding", "deepseek"],
   "author": "dreamrec",

npm/package.json

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# TDPilot v1.6.11 — TouchDesigner AI Assistant Plugin
+# TDPilot v1.6.12 — TouchDesigner AI Assistant Plugin
 
 This plugin installs the **DPSK4 (Claude Code CLI) variant** of TDPilot.
 Two variants ship in the same repo:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For the standalone .tox path, see the [main README](https://github.com/dreamrec/
 
 ---
 
-TDPilot v1.6.11 provides 103 MCP tools for live control of TouchDesigner projects from Claude Code, optimized for DeepSeek v4. The bundled `.tox` includes a one-button installer (drag-drop into TD, click "Bootstrap All", done) — no manual setup script.
+TDPilot v1.6.12 provides 103 MCP tools for live control of TouchDesigner projects from Claude Code, optimized for DeepSeek v4. The bundled `.tox` includes a one-button installer (drag-drop into TD, click "Bootstrap All", done) — no manual setup script.
 
 ## Components
 

plugin_README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "tdpilot-dpsk4"
-version = "1.6.11"
+version = "1.6.12"
 description = "MCP server for live control of TouchDesigner — create, inspect, connect, and manipulate nodes via AI agents"
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"