@rse/ase 2.0.0 → 2.0.2

package/dst/man/ase-hook-pre-tool-use.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-PRE-TOOL-USE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-PRE-TOOL-USE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-pre-tool-use\fR - Handle the PreToolUse Hook Event
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook-session-end.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-END" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-END" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-session-end\fR - Handle the SessionEnd Hook Event
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook-session-persona.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-PERSONA" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-PERSONA" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-session-persona\fR - Handle the SessionStart Hook Event for the Persona
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook-session-start.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-START" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-SESSION-START" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-session-start\fR - Handle the SessionStart Hook Event
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook-stop.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-STOP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-STOP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-stop\fR - Handle the Stop Hook Event
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook-user-prompt-submit.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK-USER-PROMPT-SUBMIT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK-USER-PROMPT-SUBMIT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook-user-prompt-submit\fR - Handle the UserPromptSubmit Hook Event
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-hook.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-HOOK" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-HOOK" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-hook\fR - Handle the Hook Events of the Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-man.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-MAN" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-MAN" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-man\fR - Show an internally shipped manual page
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-mcp.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-MCP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-MCP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-mcp\fR - Bridge Stdio MCP to the Per-Project Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-service-log.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE-LOG" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE-LOG" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service-log\fR - Show the Log of the Background Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-service-send.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE-SEND" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE-SEND" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service-send\fR - Send a Command to the Background Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-service-start.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE-START" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE-START" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service-start\fR - Start the Per-Project Background Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 \fBase service start\fR starts the per-project background HTTP service of \fIASE\fR (see \fBase-service\fR(1)) for the project of the current working directory.
 .P
 If a service of this project already answers on the port persisted in \fB.ase/service.yaml\fR, the command just reports \fBservice: already running
-on port\fR \fIport\fR and exits with status \fB0\fR. Otherwise, it allocates a fresh random free port out of the range \fB42000\fR..\fB44000\fR (trying up to 20 candidates), spawns the service as a detached background process (with its standard output and standard error appended to \fB.ase/service.log\fR, trimmed to its last 2000 lines beforehand if larger than 1 MB), and probes its readiness for up to 5 seconds.
+on port\fR \fIport\fR and exits with status \fB0\fR. Otherwise, it allocates the preferred port \fBproject.service.port\fR (see \fBase-config\fR(1)), if configured and free, else (with a warning, if configured) a fresh random free port out of the range \fB42000\fR..\fB44000\fR (trying up to 20 candidates), spawns the service as a detached background process (with its standard output and standard error appended to \fB.ase/service.log\fR, trimmed to its last 2000 lines beforehand if larger than 1 MB), and probes its readiness for up to 5 seconds.
 .P
 Once ready, the service persists its port into \fB.ase/service.yaml\fR, and the command reports \fBservice: started on port\fR \fIport\fR. If the spawned service exits during its startup, does not become ready in time, or loses its port to a foreign listener, the attempt is aborted (killing the process) and retried with a new port, up to three attempts in total, after which the command fails with the reason and the last 20 lines of the log.
 .P
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Usually, the service does not have to be started explicitly, as the MCP bridge \
 .IP \(bu 4
 \[lB]\fB-h\fR|\fB--help\fR\[rB]: Show usage information and exit.
 .IP \(bu 4
-\[lB]\fB-f\fR|\fB--foreground\fR\[rB]: Run the service in the current process instead, on a fresh random port, logging to the terminal (resp. the global \fB--log-file\fR) instead of \fB.ase/service.log\fR and without the idle timeout, until it is interrupted (via \fBSIGINT\fR, e.g., \fBCTRL+C\fR, \fBSIGTERM\fR, \fBSIGHUP\fR, or \fBSIGQUIT\fR) or stopped via \fBase service stop\fR. A service of this project already running is an error in this mode.
+\[lB]\fB-f\fR|\fB--foreground\fR\[rB]: Run the service in the current process instead, on a port allocated as above, logging to the terminal (resp. the global \fB--log-file\fR) instead of \fB.ase/service.log\fR and without the idle timeout, until it is interrupted (via \fBSIGINT\fR, e.g., \fBCTRL+C\fR, \fBSIGTERM\fR, \fBSIGHUP\fR, or \fBSIGQUIT\fR) or stopped via \fBase service stop\fR. A service of this project already running is an error in this mode.
 .RE 0
 .SH "FILES"
 .RS 0
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $ ase --log-level debug service start --foreground
 .RE
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 .P
-\fBase\fR(1), \fBase-service\fR(1), \fBase-service-status\fR(1), \fBase-service-stop\fR(1), \fBase-service-log\fR(1).
+\fBase\fR(1), \fBase-service\fR(1), \fBase-service-status\fR(1), \fBase-service-stop\fR(1), \fBase-service-log\fR(1), \fBase-config\fR(1).
 .SH "AUTHOR"
 .P
 Dr. Ralf S. Engelschall \fI\(larse@engelschall.com\(ra\fR

package/dst/man/ase-service-status.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service-status\fR - Report Whether the Background Service Is Running
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-service-stop.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE-STOP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE-STOP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service-stop\fR - Stop the Background Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-service.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SERVICE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SERVICE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-service\fR - Manage the Per-Project Background Service
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 \fBase service stop\fR
 .SH "DESCRIPTION"
 .P
-\fBase service\fR manages the per-project background HTTP service of \fIASE\fR. The service is bound to \fB127.0.0.1\fR on a random port out of the range \fB42000\fR..\fB44000\fR, which is persisted in \fB.ase/service.yaml\fR of the project, and logs into \fB.ase/service.log\fR. It is identified by the id of the project (\fBproject.id\fR, else derived from the project root), so a port answered by the service of another project counts as a \fIforeign\fR service.
+\fBase service\fR manages the per-project background HTTP service of \fIASE\fR. The service is bound to \fB127.0.0.1\fR on the preferred port \fBproject.service.port\fR, if configured and available, else on a random port out of the range \fB42000\fR..\fB44000\fR, which is persisted in \fB.ase/service.yaml\fR of the project, and logs into \fB.ase/service.log\fR. It is identified by the id of the project (\fBproject.id\fR, else derived from the project root), so a port answered by the service of another project counts as a \fIforeign\fR service.
 .P
 The service provides:
 .RS 0

package/dst/man/ase-setup-disable.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-DISABLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-DISABLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-disable\fR - Disable the ASE Plugin in an Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-enable.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-ENABLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-ENABLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-enable\fR - Enable the ASE Plugin in an Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-install.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-INSTALL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-INSTALL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-install\fR - Install the ASE Plugin into an Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-mcp.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-MCP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-MCP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-mcp\fR - Manage the Pre-Defined Foreign MCP Servers
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-status.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-status\fR - Report the ASE Registrations of an Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-statusline.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-STATUSLINE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-STATUSLINE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-statusline\fR - Activate or Deactivate the ASE Statusline
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-telemetry.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-TELEMETRY" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-TELEMETRY" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-telemetry\fR - Activate or Deactivate the ASE Telemetry Export
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-uninstall.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-UNINSTALL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-UNINSTALL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-uninstall\fR - Uninstall the ASE Plugin and Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup-update.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP-UPDATE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP-UPDATE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup-update\fR - Update the ASE Tool and Plugin
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-setup.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SETUP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SETUP" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-setup\fR - Install, Update, and Uninstall the ASE Tool and Plugin
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-spec-export.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SPEC-EXPORT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SPEC-EXPORT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-spec-export\fR - Export the Project Specification
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-spec-lint.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SPEC-LINT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SPEC-LINT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-spec-lint\fR - Lint the Project Specification
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-spec-preview.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SPEC-PREVIEW" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SPEC-PREVIEW" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-spec-preview\fR - Serve a Live Preview of the Project Specification
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-spec.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-SPEC" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-SPEC" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-spec\fR - Lint, Export, and Preview the Project Specification
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-statusline.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-STATUSLINE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-STATUSLINE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-statusline\fR - Render the Statusline of the Agent Tool
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-assign.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-ASSIGN" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-ASSIGN" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-assign\fR - Assign a Task
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-board.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-BOARD" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-BOARD" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-board\fR - Show the interactive task board of the project
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The last shown view, the minimized lanes, the collapsed phases, and the shown fl
 .P
 The terminal board runs in the alternate screen of the terminal and requires a window of at least 40 columns and 16 rows.
 .P
-Its header shows the project, the task lifecycle model, the number of unfinished and of all tasks, the current view, and the \fBfilter:\fR field (with its \fB✕\fR clear button), below it the warnings of the board (e.g. on dependency cycles), and its footer shows the information line, up to three key hint lines (hidden and shown via \fB?\fR), and the status line with the kind and connection state of the task store (\fB●\fR connected, \fB\[ci]\fR disconnected), the number of agents and the connection state of the agent relay (if any), and the \fIASE\fR version, or a notice instead.
+Its header shows the project, the task lifecycle model, the number of unfinished and of all tasks, the current view, and the \fBfilter:\fR field (with its \fB✕\fR clear button), below it the warnings of the board (e.g. on dependency cycles), and its footer shows the information line, up to three key hint lines (hidden and shown via \fB?\fR, where the information line reminds of \fB?\fR while they are hidden), and the status line with the kind and connection state of the task store (\fB●\fR connected, \fB\[ci]\fR disconnected), the number of agents and the connection state of the agent relay (if any), and the \fIASE\fR version, or a notice instead.
 .P
 In the task lanes view, lanes can be minimized (\fBm\fR), lane rows collapsed (\fBC\fR), and phases collapsed (\fBc\fR), and the selected lane can be \fIgrown\fR via \fBg\fR to the full board, showing all its cards in a grid of at least four columns.
 .P
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ The following keys are supported by the terminal board (and, unless noted otherw
 .IP \(bu 4
 \fB/\fR: Focus the \fBfilter:\fR field (not in the agent logs and agent graph views).
 .IP \(bu 4
-\fB?\fR: Hide or show the key hint lines (persisted).
+\fB?\fR: Hide or show the key hint lines (persisted); while hidden, the information line ends with \fB?: show key hints\fR.
 .IP \(bu 4
 \fBD\fR: Delete the selected task, after a confirmation (not in the agent logs and statistics views).
 .IP \(bu 4

package/dst/man/ase-task-delete.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-DELETE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-DELETE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-delete\fR - Delete a Task Plan
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-edit.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-EDIT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-EDIT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-edit\fR - Edit a Task Plan in the Editor
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-idscheme.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-IDSCHEME" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-IDSCHEME" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-idscheme\fR - Get or Set the Task Id Scheme
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-lifecycle.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-LIFECYCLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-LIFECYCLE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-lifecycle\fR - Get or Set the Task Lifecycle Model
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-list.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-LIST" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-LIST" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-list\fR - List Persisted Task Ids
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-load.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-LOAD" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-LOAD" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-load\fR - Write a Task Plan to Standard Output
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-newid.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-NEWID" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-NEWID" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-newid\fR - Print the Next Free Task Id
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-purge.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-PURGE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-PURGE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-purge\fR - Remove Old Task Plans
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-rename.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-RENAME" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-RENAME" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-rename\fR - Rename a Task Plan
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-request.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-REQUEST" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-REQUEST" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-request\fR - Request the Processing of a Task by a Prompt
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-save.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-SAVE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-SAVE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-save\fR - Save a Task Plan from Standard Input
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-status.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-STATUS" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-status\fR - Get or Set the Lifecycle Status of a Task
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-store.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-STORE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-STORE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-store\fR - Manage the per-user task store REST API server
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task-view.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK-VIEW" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK-VIEW" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task-view\fR - Show a Task Plan in the Pager
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-task.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-TASK" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-TASK" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-task\fR - Manage Persisted Task Plans
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-compat.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-COMPAT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-COMPAT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-compat\fR - Output Expected Probe Values of the Compatibility Self-Test
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-diagram.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-DIAGRAM" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-DIAGRAM" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-diagram\fR - Render Mermaid or D2 Diagrams as Unicode/ASCII Art or SVG
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-meta.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-META" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-META" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-meta\fR - Output Plugin Meta Files
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-metric.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-METRIC" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-METRIC" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-metric\fR - Measure the Length Metrics of a Text
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-mint.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-MINT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-MINT" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-mint\fR - Mint Hash-Derived Identifiers
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util-worktree.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL-WORKTREE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL-WORKTREE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util-worktree\fR - Resolve the ASE Worktree Directories
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase-util.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE-UTIL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE-UTIL" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase-util\fR - Utility Commands
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/dst/man/ase.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH "ASE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.0" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
+.TH "ASE" "1" "October 2026" "2.0.2" "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)"
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBase\fR - Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"

package/package.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "homepage":                             "https://ase.tools",
     "repository":                           { "url": "git+https://github.com/rse/ase.git", "type": "git" },
     "bugs":                                 { "url": "https://github.com/rse/ase/issues" },
-    "version":                              "2.0.0",
+    "version":                              "2.0.2",
     "license":                              "Apache-2.0",
     "author": {
         "name":                             "Dr. Ralf S. Engelschall",
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
         "@types/luxon":                     "3.7.6",
         "@types/which":                     "3.0.4",
         "@types/update-notifier":           "6.0.8",
+        "@types/semver":                    "7.8.0",
         "@types/shell-quote":               "1.7.5",
         "@types/proper-lockfile":           "4.1.4",
         "@types/write-file-atomic":         "4.0.3",
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@
         "zod":                              "4.6.7",
         "which":                            "7.0.0",
         "update-notifier":                  "7.3.1",
+        "semver":                           "7.8.5",
         "shell-quote":                      "1.12.0",
         "get-stdin":                        "10.0.0",
         "proper-lockfile":                  "4.1.2",

package/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":        "ase",
-    "version":     "2.0.0",
+    "version":     "2.0.2",
     "description": "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)",
     "keywords":    [ "agentic", "software", "engineering" ],
     "homepage":    "https://ase.tools",

package/plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":        "ase",
-    "version":     "2.0.0",
+    "version":     "2.0.2",
     "description": "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)",
     "keywords":    [ "agentic", "software", "engineering" ],
     "homepage":    "https://ase.tools",

package/plugin/.github/plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name":        "ase",
-    "version":     "2.0.0",
+    "version":     "2.0.2",
     "description": "Agentic Software Engineering (ASE)",
     "keywords":    [ "agentic", "software", "engineering" ],
     "homepage":    "https://ase.tools",

package/plugin/meta/ase-common-resolve.md

@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ dropped change *never* is.
 
     2.  Stage every fully resolved *unmerged* file by running the
         command `git -C "<repo-root/>" add -- "<file/>"` (except for
-        files already removed from the index via `git rm` or taken via
-        `git checkout --ours`/`--theirs`, which additionally need this
+        files already removed from the index via `git rm`, while files
+        taken via `git checkout --ours`/`--theirs` do need this
         `git add`). You *MUST* *NOT* stage *marker* files, as they were
         not staged before either, and you *MUST* *NOT* stage *partially*
         resolved files, which hence stay *unmerged* (resp. carry their

package/plugin/mods/ase-mods.ts

@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ const token = (number: number, letter: string): RegExp =>
 /*  insert the number "n" of a clicked question or the short response "nX" of a
     clicked answer into a prompt. Answer: an existing "nY" is replaced in place
     (and a bare "n" removed), else a bare "n" is replaced in place, else "nX" is
-    appended. Question: an existing bare "n" is kept, else the bare number of
-    another question (there is at most one selected question) is replaced in
-    place, else "n" is appended.  */
+    appended. Question: an existing bare "n" is kept, else the last bare number
+    of another question (the selected one) is replaced in place, else "n" is
+    appended.  */
 const insert = (text: string, number: number, letter?: string): string => {
     const bare  = token(number, "")
     const picks = token(number, "[a-zA-Z]")
@@ -135,8 +135,9 @@ const insert = (text: string, number: number, letter?: string): string => {
             .replace(new RegExp(`\\s*${bare.source}`, "g"), "").trimStart()
     if (text.search(bare) !== -1)
         return letter !== undefined ? text.replace(bare, `${number}${letter}`) : text
-    if (letter === undefined && text.search(SELECT) !== -1)
-        return text.replace(SELECT, String(number))
+    const last = letter === undefined ? [ ...text.matchAll(SELECT) ].at(-1) : undefined
+    if (last !== undefined)
+        return text.slice(0, last.index) + String(number) + text.slice(last.index + last[0].length)
     const head = text.trimEnd()
     return `${head}${head !== "" ? " " : ""}${number}${letter ?? ""}`
 }

package/plugin/skills/ase-arch-analyze/SKILL.md

@@ -475,7 +475,9 @@ interface quality, quality attributes, and architecture governance.
       followed by one `{ command: "set", key: "ase-issue-<id-prefix/>P<n/>",
       val: "<title/>: <description/>" }` entry per reported PROBLEM and one
       `{ command: "set", key: "ase-issue-<id-prefix/>T<n/>", val: "<title/>:
-      <description/>" }` entry per reported TRADEOFF.
+      <focal-aspect/> (<focal-state/>) in tension with <partner-list/>,
+      lean toward <lean-toward/>: <rationale/>" }` entry per reported
+      TRADEOFF (as a TRADEOFF carries no <description/>).
 
     Finally, give a final hint by expanding the following (which,
     depending on the configured <ase-guidance-level/>, may expand into

package/plugin/skills/ase-code-analyze/SKILL.md

@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ problems in *performance* and *efficiency*, or problems in *security*.
     <sources/> of individual source code files, expanding any
     directory or wildcard references with the `Glob` tool.
 
+    If <sources/> is empty (no *source-reference* given or none of it
+    resolvable), only output the following <template/> and then *STOP*
+    the entire flow (do not perform any further steps):
+
+    <template>
+    ⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-code-analyze**, ▶ ERROR: no source files to analyze -- give a *source-reference* or use `--staged`/`--unstaged`
+    </template>
+
     </else>
 
     Then partition <sources/>, preserving order, into at most *eight*

package/plugin/skills/ase-code-edit/SKILL.md

@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ empty <todo-what/> or <todo-how/> renders as `(none)`:
         ⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-code-edit**, ⇌ issue: **<issue-id/>**, ▶ status: **issue retrieved**
         </template>
 
-        Otherwise, set <issue-id></issue-id> (empty) and only output the
-        following <template/>, then, under `--loop`, continue with the
-        *next* iteration at item 3.1 above, or, without `--loop`,
-        immediately *STOP* processing the entire current skill:
+        Otherwise, only output the following <template/>, then set
+        <issue-id></issue-id> and <query></query> (both empty, so the
+        next iteration asks for a fresh query), and then, under `--loop`,
+        continue with the *next* iteration at item 3.1 above, or, without
+        `--loop`, immediately *STOP* processing the entire current skill:
 
         <template>
         ⧉ **ASE**: ✪ skill: **ase-code-edit**, ▶ ERROR: no analyzer result exists for issue **<query/>**