diff --git a/.changeset/honest-token-gating.md b/.changeset/honest-token-gating.md
deleted file mode 100644
index afdfe4a0..00000000
--- a/.changeset/honest-token-gating.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-'@smooai/smooth-operator': patch
----
-
-Stop exporting fabricated token counts on the turn span, and adopt the cross-language `cost_unavailable` attribute.
-
-`gen_ai.usage.input_tokens` was published whenever *either* count was non-zero. That `||` was the whole bug: when the gateway drops the usage chunk, `smooai-smooth-operator-core`'s `collect_stream` fabricates the struct — `prompt_tokens` hardcoded to `0` and `completion_tokens` estimated as `content.len() / 4` — so the fabricated struct always had a non-zero completion count, and the `||` published `input_tokens = 0` beside it. LiteLLM drops that chunk for `smooth-*` aliases, so this was the common path, not an edge case: no streamed turn has ever exported a measured token count.
-
-The estimated output count looked plausible precisely *because* it is derived from the reply text — an estimate computed from the output cannot help but track the output. Only the zeroed input half looked obviously wrong.
-
-Now gated on `prompt_tokens > 0` alone: both counts are exported, or neither. Absent is honest; `0` is a lie. The underlying fabrication still needs fixing in core.
-
-Also adds `smooai.gen_ai.cost_unavailable = "unpriced"`, set instead of `gen_ai.usage.cost_usd` when no cost could be established — the same attribute name and value the TypeScript emitters use, so a consumer never has to special-case per engine.
diff --git a/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj b/dotnet/server/aspnetcore/SmooAI.SmoothOperator.Server.AspNetCore.csproj
index 01ed4e75..2011c07c 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
- 1.53.0
+ 1.53.1
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 f8867e6e..bdf85dc0 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
- 1.53.0
+ 1.53.1
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 6d3ce17d..3773d13d 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
- 1.53.0
+ 1.53.1
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 2509c6b8..83785ef8 100644
--- a/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/examples/web-chat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
# @smooai/smooth-operator-web-chat-example
+## 0.0.93
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [e0077e4]
+ - @smooai/smooth-operator@1.53.1
+
## 0.0.92
### Patch Changes
diff --git a/examples/web-chat/package.json b/examples/web-chat/package.json
index 4769c5aa..8c1b6945 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": "0.0.92",
+ "version": "0.0.93",
"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 780a04ae..076905a6 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 = "1.53.0"
+const Version = "1.53.1"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 35c8c6bd..d1489b4d 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 f11e4a56..4e08ef3c 100644
--- a/python/server/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/server/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[project]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 2fe16907..9bcb9210 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -4099,7 +4099,7 @@ checksum = "8ed6a63f02c8539c91a8685a86f4099661ba3da017932f6ebbea6de3f0fa7c90"
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4133,7 +4133,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-nats",
@@ -4149,7 +4149,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4165,7 +4165,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4186,7 +4186,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4199,7 +4199,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4290,7 +4290,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
@@ -4337,7 +4337,7 @@ dependencies = [
[[package]]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
dependencies = [
"anyhow",
"async-trait",
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index 1cf766ff..6b0a671b 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 = "1.53.0" }
+smooth-operator = { package = "smooai-smooth-operator", path = "smooth-operator", version = "1.53.1" }
async-trait = "0.1"
anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
index 0a356a86..4d10c553 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 d182bdcd..a32e4e37 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
index 5c241dff..40d0e8b8 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 = "1.53.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.53.1" }
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 983f3c15..a48d3dfc 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
index c35c055d..b2076ba6 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 = "1.53.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.53.1" }
async-trait = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
chrono = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
index de6da7df..ad10e576 100644
--- a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 97f8e4ef..308af194 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 = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
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 = "1.53.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory = { path = "../adapters/in-memory", version = "1.53.1" }
# 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 = "1.53.0", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres = { path = "../adapters/postgres", version = "1.53.1", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.53.1", 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 = "1.53.0", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.53.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis = { path = "../adapters/backplane-redis", version = "1.53.1", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.53.1", optional = true }
# Admin API surfaces indexing-run status via the ingestion crate's IndexingStore.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.53.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.53.1" }
async-trait = { workspace = true }
anyhow = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
index 24dfc240..eda7178b 100644
--- a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
[package]
name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.53.0"
+version = "1.53.1"
edition.workspace = true
license.workspace = true
repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
index ec9d9ffe..23e91c85 100644
--- a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
# @smooai/smooth-operator
+## 1.53.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- e0077e4: Stop exporting fabricated token counts on the turn span, and adopt the cross-language `cost_unavailable` attribute.
+
+ `gen_ai.usage.input_tokens` was published whenever _either_ count was non-zero. That `||` was the whole bug: when the gateway drops the usage chunk, `smooai-smooth-operator-core`'s `collect_stream` fabricates the struct — `prompt_tokens` hardcoded to `0` and `completion_tokens` estimated as `content.len() / 4` — so the fabricated struct always had a non-zero completion count, and the `||` published `input_tokens = 0` beside it. LiteLLM drops that chunk for `smooth-*` aliases, so this was the common path, not an edge case: no streamed turn has ever exported a measured token count.
+
+ The estimated output count looked plausible precisely _because_ it is derived from the reply text — an estimate computed from the output cannot help but track the output. Only the zeroed input half looked obviously wrong.
+
+ Now gated on `prompt_tokens > 0` alone: both counts are exported, or neither. Absent is honest; `0` is a lie. The underlying fabrication still needs fixing in core.
+
+ Also adds `smooai.gen_ai.cost_unavailable = "unpriced"`, set instead of `gen_ai.usage.cost_usd` when no cost could be established — the same attribute name and value the TypeScript emitters use, so a consumer never has to special-case per engine.
+
## 1.53.0
### Minor Changes
diff --git a/typescript/package.json b/typescript/package.json
index 0b9a8c23..a450bca6 100644
--- a/typescript/package.json
+++ b/typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
{
"name": "@smooai/smooth-operator",
- "version": "1.53.0",
+ "version": "1.53.1",
"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",