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@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@
 * **contracts:** advertise a v-mode portable Windows absolute-path pattern ([#7152](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7152)) ([4557791](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/4557791a2e0b77ff08afbb886b9cd3a92b6e1aef))
 * **contracts:** align CLI omission and native capability coverage ([2b84efe](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/2b84efe0da5ced67ca814e73060a63e7444d17b2))
 * **contracts:** align live target classification with admitted facts ([ace4dbf](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/ace4dbf36e8c8f36a0e192aff9a11484ed428358))
+* **contracts:** align managed example MethodDef scope ([#8966](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8966)) ([4bd58d5](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/4bd58d577c038b6428b51fdc45b1628895920bf6))
 * **contracts:** publish portable browser request patterns ([#7185](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7185)) ([63417bf](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/63417bf3f0857dbb07acaca5b0cf71046c9c0aa3))
 * **contracts:** validate provider boundary facts consistently ([8706068](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/8706068b57de06141b7d41d1b07ac63d4c7a41cc))
 * correct stale provider refusal and diagnostic text ([#7484](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7484)) ([250dc81](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/250dc81cd6b887f41a4078b65ca7a78628d1c541))
@@ -353,6 +354,7 @@
 * **electron:** preserve runtime rejection and exception policies ([#8542](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8542)) ([46c13b9](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/46c13b9981f62373215f748928dcf099d417c026))
 * **electron:** preserve symlink directory requirements ([a293738](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a293738c6686bf3d6c5c163ec552d29fd5bb2485))
 * **electron:** refuse linked ASAR parent declarations ([c81b7ec](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c81b7ecebcee30996b0d8f2d0d7f17a802ef5739))
+* **electron:** reject non-directory scenario roots before launch ([#8967](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8967)) ([97fe453](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/97fe4535f6a23b2b8ae113de136c78a720b556f8))
 * **electron:** retain selected scenario paths in evidence ([9222526](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9222526fe234526edc036459b9e8df922fb72863))
 * **electron:** retain unknown external module ownership ([#7950](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7950)) ([59a895a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/59a895a19316bb86588cb00bfd5230f7979cc1a1))
 * **electron:** retain wrapped protocol handler registrations ([c28d47b](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/c28d47bf135b1cce85d71b22e7f9f9214ee5ac16))
@@ -1041,6 +1043,7 @@
 * **cli:** document standard input for JSON request arguments ([#7139](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7139)) ([6ba69cd](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6ba69cdcc1f65f61e49a429c75582164f494575c)), closes [#7138](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7138)
 * **clients:** note Droid's FACTORY_HOME_OVERRIDE ([#7382](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7382)) ([0676ad2](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/0676ad254c206871e0f4b120ba300cbbf9383b62))
 * correct the raw ARM example and document a Cortex-M language override ([#7483](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7483)) ([b33f4a5](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b33f4a5a1bf5542c38ae07eef4244289dac7f186))
+* **debugger:** document configurable session limits ([#8963](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8963)) ([f6f5650](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/f6f565093fd2c96664c1518e853be5c7cd01c2d0))
 * **desktop:** name the get_evidence_bundle tool in the MCP section ([#7266](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7266)) ([9e6dd8e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/9e6dd8e372aaf69fd64b449e84b64311b75166d9))
 * **environments:** explain building RL environments with REA ([447907f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/447907f2808877d3a7de62c382e256f55d08e5ac))
 * **environments:** lead with agent prompts ([a0ddb83](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/a0ddb83e453aab10163dea75f514d3cc7a1c95d5))
@@ -1056,6 +1059,7 @@
 * include Kuna in native provider guidance ([#7929](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7929)) ([1631dcb](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/1631dcb09a34380f36b34e217efe4e98d96b203f))
 * **installation:** list every engine accepted by doctor --provider ([#4767](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/4767)) ([578e4bb](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/578e4bb71ae8ff66fdbc7f3ade62638fb965528d))
 * **limits:** say setup forwards the selected MCP response budget ([#8342](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8342)) ([67552d5](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/67552d56cce45a4fedffa544f9f6e3bbcc418fcd)), closes [#7420](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7420)
+* **mcp:** explain PowerShell launch environment scope ([#8961](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8961)) ([347dc9a](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/347dc9a32cb038c4a82cfe64d4109ad9d8e27da9))
 * **mcp:** list every tool that omits the untrusted-content marker ([#8837](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8837)) ([52ff312](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/52ff3123cbe07afbbadb3c5d24955cbba2d1835d))
 * **native:** clarify memory and file byte sources ([#8829](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8829)) ([78d7bf3](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/78d7bf3ea082f41a0388669e8623192db2913996))
 * prioritize product contracts over skill guidance ([293db94](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/293db94dd00e1ee084dd0fcc7a8a9e4b49f671a1))
@@ -1073,6 +1077,7 @@
 * **setup:** state the FreeBuff minimum release ([#7066](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7066)) ([975900f](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/975900f56542fdff2bdafcd624038a261b0e9f21))
 * **skill:** clarify scenario pause deadlines ([#7961](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7961)) ([bd37925](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/bd3792566d7817b2feb0246be1e5eb2cff16dbaf))
 * **skill:** route SPA passive capture through allowed_origins ([#7252](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7252)) ([7570aab](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/7570aabd9d484c41738461253f66d793c4fc766e))
+* **testing:** explain npm launcher selection in PowerShell ([#8962](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/8962)) ([455d795](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/455d7953ec2d75795a4780e603f4dd9ee4457fae))
 * **uninstall:** clarify malformed shared config retention ([#7507](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7507)) ([6efb384](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/6efb384261ea462064d83b692a9524d1700c7124)), closes [#7320](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7320)
 * **update:** align error catalog with current recovery ([#7795](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7795)) ([b9a8f8e](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/b9a8f8e9f25feb9cc97bf4960748f2bdf8c898bc))
 * **website:** clarify platform setup requirements ([#7925](https://github.com/morluto/rea/issues/7925)) ([d3ecf68](https://github.com/morluto/rea/commit/d3ecf6800015f2183a298d78ffb30a266a9efd2a))