PythonWoods · PythonWoods-Dev · Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026 · Jul 28, 2026
diff --git a/.bumpversion.toml b/.bumpversion.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 [tool.bumpversion]
-current_version = "0.26.1"
+current_version = "0.26.2"
 parse = "(?P<major>\\d+)\\.(?P<minor>\\d+)\\.(?P<patch>\\d+)"
 serialize = ["{major}.{minor}.{patch}"]
 commit = true

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,13 +7,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.26.2] - 2026-07-28
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Core Baseline Alignment**: Realigned pinned Zenzic Core baseline to `0.26.2`, inheriting fixes for extensionless static asset resolution.
+
 ## [0.26.1] - 2026-07-27
 
 ### Changed
 
 - **Core Parity Alignment (`VSCODE-ALIGN-007`)**: Realigned the VS Code extension release notes with Zenzic Core `0.26.1`, including adapter contract formalization (`CORE-FIX-005`) and VSM URL route parity improvements (`CORE-FIX-003`).
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Tilde Expansion (`VSCODE-FIX-006`)**: Implemented native tilde (`~`) and `${workspaceFolder}` expansion for the `zenzic.executablePath` setting, eradicating `ENOENT` errors when configuring custom binary paths in Unix-like environments.
 - **Documentation (`DOCS-VSCODE-001`)**: Added factual documentation explaining the architectural split between real-time incremental diagnostics (PROBLEMS panel) and the on-demand global DQS computation (Status Bar).
 
@@ -36,28 +43,24 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - **Core Parity Alignment (`VSCODE-ALIGN-006`)**: Realigned pinned Zenzic Core baseline to `0.25.3`, inheriting fixes for Zensical static asset resolution, dynamic blog route classification, and PolyglotExtractor AST reference link definition extraction (`CORE-FIX-001`).
 
-
 ## [0.25.2] - 2026-07-26
 
 ### Changed
 
 - **Core Parity Alignment (`VSCODE-ALIGN-005`)**: Realigned pinned Zenzic Core baseline to `0.25.2`, inheriting the `Z202` (Path Traversal) security fix for `docs_root`-boundary escape detection in editor sessions.
 
-
 ## [0.25.1] - 2026-07-26
 
 ### Changed
 
 - **Core Parity Alignment (`VSCODE-ALIGN-004`)**: Realigned pinned Zenzic Core baseline to `0.25.1`, inheriting LSP fixes for inline suppression parity (`Z603`) and adapter-level `material/blog` plugin recognition (`Z103`/`Z402`).
 
-
 ## [0.25.0] - 2026-07-25
 
 ### Changed
 
 - **Core Parity Alignment (`VSCODE-ALIGN-003`)**: Realigned pinned Zenzic Core baseline to `0.25.0`, delivering LSP fixes for centralized core governance filtering and adapter-driven configuration hot-reloading (`LSP-FIX-009`).
 
-
 ## [0.24.4] - 2026-07-24
 
 ### Changed
@@ -109,42 +112,52 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ## [0.23.4] - 2026-07-22
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Executable Resolution (`VSCODE-CLIENT-002`)**: Formalized `resolveExecutablePath` in `src/extension.ts` with cross-platform fallback logic using `os.homedir()` and `path.join()`. Automatically inspects `~/.local/bin`, `~/.cargo/bin`, and `~/.uv/bin` to ensure binary discovery when VS Code is launched via desktop GUI environment.
 
 ## [0.23.3] - 2026-07-22
 
 ### Changed
+
 - **Toolchain Modernization**: Migrated to official `@vscode/vsce` package and modernized prepublish scripts (`node esbuild.js --production`), eliminating `DEP0190` shell injection deprecation warnings (`VSCODE-PR-023-3-OPTIMIZATION`).
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Package Sanitization**: Configured `.vscodeignore` to exclude development artifacts (`.architect/`, `.zenzic_cache/`, `example/`), pointer governance files (`ROADMAP.md`), and placeholder images (`images/demo*.gif`), producing an ultra-lean VSIX payload of 8 required files (`VSCODE-PKG-002`, `VSCODE-PKG-003`).
 
 ## [0.23.2] - 2026-07-22
 
 ### Added
+
 - **Strict Core Version Handshake**: Added pre-initialization version check (`checkCoreVersion`) using `child_process.execFile` to verify Zenzic Core version `>= 0.23.1` before launching the LSP client, preventing silent failures with stale binaries (`VSCODE-CLIENT-001-VERSION-HANDSHAKE`).
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Marketplace Asset Integrity**: Updated `.vscodeignore` to exclude `.pytest_cache` and build artifacts while ensuring `images/logo.png` is correctly bundled in extension packages (`VSCODE-PKG-001-ASSET-INTEGRITY`).
 
 ## [0.23.1] - 2026-07-22
 
 ### Added
+
 - **LSP Diagnostic Formatting Support**: Surfaced Z-Code diagnostic message prefixes (`[{code}]`) and LSP 3.16/3.17 `codeDescription` documentation links emitted by Zenzic Core 0.23.1.
 
 ## [0.23.0] - 2026-07-18
 
 ### Changed
+
 - **LSP Diagnostics Integration:** Updated to support Zenzic Core's new graph-wide diagnostic sync. Modifications to a single buffer now immediately trigger validation updates across dependent files via the new transport-agnostic `IncrementalAnalysisEngine`.
 - **Hover Resolution:** Hover metadata is now accurately mapped and presented based on the exact character position by querying the underlying deterministic Virtual Site Map via the Zenzic Language Server.
 
 ## [0.22.3] - 2026-07-14
 
 ### Highlights
+
 This release synchronizes the VS Code extension with the **Zenzic Core v0.22.3** patch, restoring 100% diagnostic parity between the editor and the CLI.
 
 ### Core Improvements Inherited
+
 By updating to `v0.22.3` (and ensuring your local Zenzic installation is updated to `>=0.22.3`), the Language Server now correctly surfaces the following real-time diagnostics that were previously masked in the editor:
+
 - **`Z603` (Dead Suppression):** Unused `zenzic:ignore` comments are now highlighted in real-time.
 - **`Z501` / `Z502` (Content Hygiene):** Placeholder text and short content warnings now correctly fire even in workspaces without a `.zenzic.toml` configuration file.
 - **Strict URP Ordering:** Security path traversal attempts (`Z202`/`Z203`) are now correctly prioritized over standard broken link (`Z101`) errors in the editor UI.
@@ -175,11 +188,15 @@ By updating to `v0.22.3` (and ensuring your local Zenzic installation is updated
 ## [0.21.3] - 2026-07-11
 
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Extension host:** Prevented `vscode-languageclient` from automatically injecting an unsupported `--stdio` flag into the Zenzic startup arguments, which previously caused a fatal crash and infinite restart loop on startup.
+
 ## [0.21.2] - 2026-07-11
 
 ## [0.21.2] — 2026-07-11
+
 ### Fixed
+
 - **Extension host — A1:** Replaced `catch (error: any)` with `catch (err: unknown)` and a proper `instanceof Error` type guard, preventing silent `"Error: undefined"` messages when a non-Error value was thrown.
 - **Extension host — A2:** Added an idempotent guard flag to `restartServer()` to prevent concurrent restart calls from spawning multiple LSP client instances simultaneously (race condition).
 - **Extension host — A3:** Added `.catch(() => {})` to `client.stop()` in `deactivate()` so a rejection from an already-exited server process no longer surfaces as an unhandled error.
@@ -196,11 +213,13 @@ By updating to `v0.22.3` (and ensuring your local Zenzic installation is updated
 - **Tooling — F2:** Bumped `tsconfig.json` `target` and `lib` from `es2020` to `es2022` to align with the Node 24 runtime.
 
 ## [0.21.1] — 2026-07-11
+
 ### Changed
-- **Infrastructure:** Consolidated major dependency upgrades across the repository. Bumped TypeScript to v7, migrated ESLint to Flat Config (`eslint.config.mjs`), and updated `vscode-languageclient` to v10. Updated GitHub Actions runner environments to latest LTS versions.
 
+- **Infrastructure:** Consolidated major dependency upgrades across the repository. Bumped TypeScript to v7, migrated ESLint to Flat Config (`eslint.config.mjs`), and updated `vscode-languageclient` to v10. Updated GitHub Actions runner environments to latest LTS versions.
 
 ## [0.21.0] - 2026-07-11
 
 ### Added
+
 - Initial VS Code Extension Thin Client Release.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Zenzic is structured across three independent, dedicated repositories:
 
 - **Thin Client Sovereignty**: `zenzic-vscode` contains **zero** AST parsing, regex checks, or link validation rules. All analysis logic resides in Zenzic Core (`zenzic lsp`).
 - **Protocol Parity**: The extension communicates via standard Language Server Protocol (LSP) over stdio.
-- **Minimum Core Baseline**: Currently pinned to **Zenzic Core `v0.26.1`** (`MIN_CORE_VERSION = '0.26.1'` in `src/extension.ts`).
+- **Minimum Core Baseline**: Currently pinned to **Zenzic Core `v0.26.2`** (`MIN_CORE_VERSION = '0.26.2'` in `src/extension.ts`).
 
 ---
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ To maintain security, architectural integrity, and legal compliance, all contrib
 | **npm** | required | Package manager |
 | **just** | required | Task runner — `cargo install just` or via OS package manager |
 | **reuse** | required | SPDX license auditor (`uv tool install reuse`) |
-| **Zenzic Core** | ≥ 0.26.1 | Core engine (`uv tool install zenzic`) |
+| **Zenzic Core** | ≥ 0.26.2 | Core engine (`uv tool install zenzic`) |
 
 ---
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ To guarantee sub-50ms performance, Zenzic operates with a strict separation of c
 
 ## Requirements
 
-This extension requires **Zenzic Core v0.26.1 or higher**.
+This extension requires **Zenzic Core v0.26.2 or higher**.
 
 We recommend installing or updating the global binary via `uv`:
 
@@ -101,12 +101,12 @@ The extension contributes the following commands to the Command Palette:
 
 ### Zenzic: Outdated Core
 
-- **Cause**: The executable resolved by the extension is older than the minimum required Core version (`v0.26.1`).
+- **Cause**: The executable resolved by the extension is older than the minimum required Core version (`v0.26.2`).
 - **Remediation**: Upgrade your global binary:
   ```bash
   uv tool install --force zenzic
   ```
-  Or point `zenzic.executablePath` in `settings.json` to a virtual environment containing Core `v0.26.1` or higher.
+  Or point `zenzic.executablePath` in `settings.json` to a virtual environment containing Core `v0.26.2` or higher.
 
 
 ### Zenzic: Not Found (ENOENT)

diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 | Field | Value |
 | :--- | :--- |
-| **Extension Version** | 0.26.1 |
-| **Pinned Core** | `zenzic>=0.26.1` |
+| **Extension Version** | 0.26.2 |
+| **Pinned Core** | `zenzic>=0.26.2` |
 | **Date** | 2026-07-11 |
 
 ## 1. Pre-Flight Checklist
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ git checkout main
 git pull origin main
 
 # 3. Create the immutable signed tag pointing to the HEAD of origin/main
-git tag -s -m "Release v0.26.1" v0.26.1
-git push origin v0.26.1
+git tag -s -m "Release v0.26.2" v0.26.2
+git push origin v0.26.2
 ```
 
 ## 4. Distribute (Automated)

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "zenzic-vscode",
   "displayName": "Zenzic",
   "description": "Deterministic Document Integrity Engine and SAST for Markdown/MDX graphs.",
-  "version": "0.26.1",
+  "version": "0.26.2",
   "publisher": "pythonwoods",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.125.0"

diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ let dqsStatusBarItem: vscode.StatusBarItem | undefined;
 // A2 fix: guard flag prevents concurrent restart calls.
 let restarting = false;
 
-const MIN_CORE_VERSION = '0.26.1';
+const MIN_CORE_VERSION = '0.26.2';
 
 /**
  * Expand supported user-facing path variables in zenzic.executablePath.