diff --git a/.changeset/choices-interaction-kind.md b/.changeset/choices-interaction-kind.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 4589af54..00000000
--- a/.changeset/choices-interaction-kind.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-'@smooai/smooth-operator': minor
----
-
-Add the `choices` Rich Interaction kind (a structured multiple-choice ask, modeled on Claude Code's AskUserQuestion) as the second reference kind in the Rust implementation, plus its shared JSON-Schema contract the other servers + web SDK mirror.
-
-An agent raises `request_choices` with 1–4 questions, each `{ question, header (short ≤12-char label), options: [{ label, description }] (2–4), multiSelect? }` and a `reason`. On a channel that declared the **`choice_chips`** capability the turn parks and the client renders chips/menus (`interaction_required { kind: "choices" }`); on text/voice channels the same raise degrades to an enumerated conversational directive. Every question carries an implicit free-text `other` escape hatch (mirroring AskUserQuestion's ever-present "Other"), so the visitor can always answer outside the enumerated options.
-
-Server-side validation (`validate_choices`, shared by the card path's WS handler and the fallback path's `submit_interaction` tool): every question answered, each selected label offered, single-select takes exactly one pick (label XOR `other`), multi-select one or more; invalid submits return retryable per-question `interaction_invalid` errors, never a terminal error. `ChoicesKind` is registered in the default `InteractionRegistry`. The canonical contract lives in `spec/interactions/choices.schema.json` (Spec / Values / Payload) with conformance fixtures; the other-language servers follow as parity work.
diff --git a/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj b/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj
index 7fa8cd3d..01ed4e75 100644
--- a/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
attribute. (Keep the element-form version out of comments: the sync regex
replaces the first element-form match in the file.) -->
SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore
- 1.52.3
+ 1.53.0
SmooAI
ai;agent;llm;chat;smooth-operator;server;aspnetcore;websocket;smooai
MIT
diff --git a/dotnet/server/postgres/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.Postgres.csproj b/dotnet/server/postgres/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.Postgres.csproj
index 4152734a..f8867e6e 100644
--- a/dotnet/server/postgres/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.Postgres.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/server/postgres/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.Postgres.csproj
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
attribute. (Keep the element-form version out of comments: the sync regex
replaces the first element-form match in the file.) -->
SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.Postgres
- 1.52.3
+ 1.53.0
SmooAI
ai;agent;llm;chat;smooth-operator;server;postgres;pgvector;smooai
MIT
diff --git a/dotnet/server/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.csproj b/dotnet/server/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.csproj
index c83b000d..6d3ce17d 100644
--- a/dotnet/server/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.csproj
+++ b/dotnet/server/src/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.csproj
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
scripts/sync-versions.mjs (do NOT confuse with the SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Core
PackageReference version below, which tracks the separately-published engine). -->
SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server
- 1.52.3
+ 1.53.0
SmooAI
ai;agent;llm;chat;smooth-operator;server;websocket;smooai
MIT
diff --git a/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md b/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md
index 82898c73..2509c6b8 100644
--- a/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
# @smooai/smooth-operator-web-chat-example
+## 0.0.92
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [0e8f36e]
+ - @smooai/smooth-operator@1.53.0
+
## 0.0.91
### Patch Changes
diff --git a/examples/web-chat/package.json b/examples/web-chat/package.json
index 593e7406..4769c5aa 100644
--- a/examples/web-chat/package.json
+++ b/examples/web-chat/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "@smooai/smooth-operator-web-chat-example",
- "version": "0.0.91",
+ "version": "0.0.92",
"private": true,
"description": "A smooth-web-like Vite + React chat client that drives a running smooth-operator server over its WebSocket protocol — token streaming, inline tool-call/result blocks, a conversation sidebar, and oldest-first history, all on top of the published @smooai/smooth-operator SDK.",
"type": "module",
diff --git a/go/version.go b/go/version.go
index 799d1fea..780a04ae 100644
--- a/go/version.go
+++ b/go/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ package e2e
// language artifacts. The real Go "publish" is a git tag (go/v); this
// constant is the anchor that scripts/sync-versions.mjs keeps in sync with the
// canonical npm version on every changeset release.
-const Version = "1.52.3"
+const Version = "1.53.0"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 3fd63471..35c8c6bd 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
description = "Python protocol types and native async WebSocket client for the smooth-operator protocol. Generated from the language-neutral JSON Schemas in spec/."
readme = "README.md"
license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/python/server/pyproject.toml b/python/server/pyproject.toml
index 57945893..f11e4a56 100644
--- a/python/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
description = "Native async WebSocket server for the smooth-operator protocol — parity with the Rust and C# reference servers, consuming the in-process smooai-smooth-operator-core engine."
readme = "README.md"
license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index e344ba21..2fe16907 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -4099,7 +4099,7 @@ checksum = "8ed6a63f02c8539c91a8685a86f4099661ba3da017932f6ebbea6de3f0fa7c90"
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4133,7 +4133,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-nats",
@@ -4149,7 +4149,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4199,7 +4199,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4337,7 +4337,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index e5e6326e..1cf766ff 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ smooai-smooth-operator-core = "1.8.0"
# Intra-workspace dep on the reference lib carries its version so the adapters /
# ingestion / server that depend on it are publishable (path = local dev,
# version = the crates.io requirement).
-smooth-operator = { package = "smooai-smooth-operator", path = "smooth-operator", version = "1.52.3" }
+smooth-operator = { package = "smooai-smooth-operator", path = "smooth-operator", version = "1.53.0" }
async-trait = "0.1"
anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
index aa8e423f..0a356a86 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
index ca4b80eb..d182bdcd 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
index fa6ae231..5c241dff 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ s3-vectors = ["dep:aws-sdk-s3vectors", "dep:aws-smithy-types"]
smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true }
# IndexingStore / IndexingRun for the persistent admin indexing-runs store.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.52.3" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.53.0" }
async-trait = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
chrono = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
index addfcd64..983f3c15 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
index e1dcbad8..c35c055d 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
# `postgres` feature pulls in PostgresCheckpointStore (sync r2d2 path).
smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true, features = ["postgres"] }
# IndexingStore / IndexingRun for the persistent admin indexing-runs store.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.52.3" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.53.0" }
async-trait = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
chrono = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
index bc34491e..de6da7df 100644
--- a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml b/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
index f1580cc0..97f8e4ef 100644
--- a/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true }
# In-memory storage + backplane — ALWAYS included. The local-flavor default and
# the lean (`--no-default-features`) build run entirely on these.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory = { path = "../adapters/in-memory", version = "1.52.3" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory = { path = "../adapters/in-memory", version = "1.53.0" }
# Persistent storage + admin-store backends, selected at runtime to match the
# configured storage backend (Postgres / DynamoDB; default in-memory). Optional:
# gated behind the `postgres` / `dynamodb` features so a lean local/embed build
# can exclude tokio-postgres / the AWS SDK. The `postgres` crate also provides the
# gateway-backed embedder/reranker, so the `postgres` feature additionally enables
# the semantic-retrieval path in `embedder.rs` / `reranker.rs`.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres = { path = "../adapters/postgres", version = "1.52.3", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.52.3", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres = { path = "../adapters/postgres", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
# Distributed Backplane backends for horizontal scale-out, selected at runtime
# via SMOOTH_AGENT_BACKPLANE (default in-memory / single-process). Optional: gated
# behind the `redis` / `nats` features so a lean build excludes their drivers.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis = { path = "../adapters/backplane-redis", version = "1.52.3", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.52.3", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis = { path = "../adapters/backplane-redis", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
# Admin API surfaces indexing-run status via the ingestion crate's IndexingStore.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.52.3" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.53.0" }
async-trait = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
index 96306c1e..24dfc240 100644
--- a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.52.3"
+version = "1.53.0"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
index 060074a2..ec9d9ffe 100644
--- a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
# @smooai/smooth-operator
+## 1.53.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 0e8f36e: Add the `choices` Rich Interaction kind (a structured multiple-choice ask, modeled on Claude Code's AskUserQuestion) as the second reference kind in the Rust implementation, plus its shared JSON-Schema contract the other servers + web SDK mirror.
+
+ An agent raises `request_choices` with 1–4 questions, each `{ question, header (short ≤12-char label), options: [{ label, description }] (2–4), multiSelect? }` and a `reason`. On a channel that declared the **`choice_chips`** capability the turn parks and the client renders chips/menus (`interaction_required { kind: "choices" }`); on text/voice channels the same raise degrades to an enumerated conversational directive. Every question carries an implicit free-text `other` escape hatch (mirroring AskUserQuestion's ever-present "Other"), so the visitor can always answer outside the enumerated options.
+
+ Server-side validation (`validate_choices`, shared by the card path's WS handler and the fallback path's `submit_interaction` tool): every question answered, each selected label offered, single-select takes exactly one pick (label XOR `other`), multi-select one or more; invalid submits return retryable per-question `interaction_invalid` errors, never a terminal error. `ChoicesKind` is registered in the default `InteractionRegistry`. The canonical contract lives in `spec/interactions/choices.schema.json` (Spec / Values / Payload) with conformance fixtures; the other-language servers follow as parity work.
+
## 1.52.3
### Patch Changes
diff --git a/typescript/package.json b/typescript/package.json
index 91fab558..0b9a8c23 100644
--- a/typescript/package.json
+++ b/typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "@smooai/smooth-operator",
- "version": "1.52.3",
+ "version": "1.53.0",
"description": "TypeScript SDK for the smooth-operator WebSocket protocol: the native client (`.`), React bindings (`./react`), and the embeddable web-component chat widget (`./widget`). Generated from the language-neutral JSON Schemas in spec/.",
"license": "MIT",
"type": "module",