diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10060782..f9410af7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-monorepo",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "build": "pnpm -r run build",
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "dev-gpu": "pnpm --parallel --filter @adobe/data --filter @adobe/data-gpu --filter data-gpu-samples run dev",
     "link": "pnpm -r --filter @adobe/data* run link",
     "publish": "sh -c 'for x in \"$@\"; do OTP=\"$x\"; done; export NPM_CONFIG_OTP=\"$OTP\"; pnpm -r --filter @adobe/data --filter @adobe/data-ai --filter @adobe/data-react --filter @adobe/data-lit --filter @adobe/data-solid --filter @adobe/data-gpu run publish-public' sh",
-    "bump": "pnpm version patch --no-git-tag-version && V=$(node -p \"require('$PWD/package.json').version\") && pnpm -r exec pnpm version $V --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version",
+    "bump": "pnpm version patch --no-git-tag-version && V=$(node -p \"require('$PWD/package.json').version\") && pnpm -r exec pnpm version $V --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version && node -e \"const fs=require('fs');const p='packages/data-ai/.claude-plugin/plugin.json';const j=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p,'utf8'));j.version=process.argv[1];fs.writeFileSync(p,JSON.stringify(j,null,2)+'\\n')\" $V",
     "release": "pnpm bump && pnpm publish",
     "bp": "pnpm bump && pnpm run publish"
   },
diff --git a/packages/data-ai/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/packages/data-ai/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 4da64cc3..bf63c22a 100644
--- a/packages/data-ai/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/packages/data-ai/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "adobe-data-ai",
-  "version": "0.9.75",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Architecture skills for @adobe/data — data-oriented modelling, archetype iteration, hot-path performance, and related conventions.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Adobe"
diff --git a/packages/data-ai/bin/cli.mjs b/packages/data-ai/bin/cli.mjs
index 071ebb41..c182daf1 100644
--- a/packages/data-ai/bin/cli.mjs
+++ b/packages/data-ai/bin/cli.mjs
@@ -36,6 +36,20 @@ const { name: PKG_NAME, version: VERSION } = pkg;
 // Namespaced bundle folder — the whole directory belongs to this package.
 const BUNDLE = "adobe-data-ai";
 
+// Written into the bundle root on every install. Claude Code loads nested
+// CLAUDE.md files when working in a subtree, so an agent that opens a skill
+// here sees the do-not-edit notice before touching it.
+const CLAUDE_MD = `# Externally managed — do not edit
+
+The skills in this folder are installed and managed by the \`@adobe/data-ai\`
+package. This entire directory is **deleted and rebuilt** on every
+\`npx @adobe/data-ai install\`, so any local edit here is silently discarded
+on the next reinstall or version upgrade.
+
+To change a skill, edit it upstream in the \`@adobe/data-ai\` package and
+publish a new version, then reinstall — do not modify these files in place.
+`;
+
 function discoverSkills() {
     if (!existsSync(skillsSrc)) return [];
     return readdirSync(skillsSrc, { withFileTypes: true })
@@ -51,6 +65,7 @@ function installTo(bundleDir, skills) {
     for (const name of skills) {
         cpSync(join(skillsSrc, name), join(bundleDir, name), { recursive: true });
     }
+    writeFileSync(join(bundleDir, "CLAUDE.md"), CLAUDE_MD);
     writeFileSync(
         join(bundleDir, ".data-ai.json"),
         JSON.stringify({ package: PKG_NAME, version: VERSION, skills }, null, 2) + "\n",
diff --git a/packages/data-ai/package.json b/packages/data-ai/package.json
index 04b01090..8e6c6dbf 100644
--- a/packages/data-ai/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-ai/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data-ai",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Cross-agent architecture skills for @adobe/data — installable as a Claude Code plugin or copied into any Agent-Skills-compatible agent (Cursor, Codex).",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-gpu-samples/package.json b/packages/data-gpu-samples/package.json
index bbd06fab..4125ad11 100644
--- a/packages/data-gpu-samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-gpu-samples/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-gpu-samples",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "WebGPU samples built on @adobe/data-gpu",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-gpu/package.json b/packages/data-gpu/package.json
index 73cd3462..c68a2f89 100644
--- a/packages/data-gpu/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-gpu/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data-gpu",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Adobe data WebGPU plugins and types for graphics and compute",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-lit-tictactoe/package.json b/packages/data-lit-tictactoe/package.json
index 582b434d..74532f98 100644
--- a/packages/data-lit-tictactoe/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-lit-tictactoe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-lit-tictactoe",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Tic-Tac-Toe sample - Lit web components with @adobe/data-lit and AgenticService",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-lit-todo/package.json b/packages/data-lit-todo/package.json
index 47dd03dc..50ce9ee8 100644
--- a/packages/data-lit-todo/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-lit-todo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-lit-todo",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Todo sample app demonstrating @adobe/data with Lit",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-lit/package.json b/packages/data-lit/package.json
index ad3d432e..c06f9454 100644
--- a/packages/data-lit/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-lit/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data-lit",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Adobe data Lit bindings - hooks, elements, decorators",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-p2p-tictactoe/package.json b/packages/data-p2p-tictactoe/package.json
index cd861eeb..547445c7 100644
--- a/packages/data-p2p-tictactoe/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-p2p-tictactoe/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-p2p-tictactoe",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Serverless P2P tic-tac-toe — WebRTC DataChannel + @adobe/data-sync",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-persistence/package.json b/packages/data-persistence/package.json
index b08dd78d..8407efc2 100644
--- a/packages/data-persistence/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-persistence/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@adobe/data-persistence",
-    "version": "0.9.80",
+    "version": "0.9.82",
     "description": "Worker-based incremental persistence layer for @adobe/data ECS over OPFS (browser) and node:fs (server).",
     "type": "module",
     "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-react-hello/package.json b/packages/data-react-hello/package.json
index a7ca84f6..fcd73824 100644
--- a/packages/data-react-hello/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-react-hello/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-react-hello",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Hello World sample - click counter using @adobe/data-react",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-react-pixie/package.json b/packages/data-react-pixie/package.json
index a09dda55..7a0419df 100644
--- a/packages/data-react-pixie/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-react-pixie/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-react-pixie",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "PixiJS React sample - ECS sprites (bunny, fox) with @adobe/data-react",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-react/package.json b/packages/data-react/package.json
index 5b9bdb85..e344327f 100644
--- a/packages/data-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data-react",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Adobe data React bindings — hooks and context for ECS database",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-solid-dashboard/package.json b/packages/data-solid-dashboard/package.json
index 25aa6ac5..4fb37046 100644
--- a/packages/data-solid-dashboard/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-solid-dashboard/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "data-solid-dashboard",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Mini dashboard sample — multiple components sharing one @adobe/data ECS database with SolidJS",
   "type": "module",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/packages/data-solid/package.json b/packages/data-solid/package.json
index abe279df..113d83f1 100644
--- a/packages/data-solid/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-solid/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data-solid",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Adobe data SolidJS bindings — context and provider for ECS database",
   "type": "module",
   "private": false,
diff --git a/packages/data-sync/package.json b/packages/data-sync/package.json
index 08f9bd73..265f42fd 100644
--- a/packages/data-sync/package.json
+++ b/packages/data-sync/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@adobe/data-sync",
-    "version": "0.9.80",
+    "version": "0.9.82",
     "description": "Multi-user real-time synchronisation for @adobe/data ECS — server, client, and in-process loopback.",
     "type": "module",
     "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/packages/data/package.json b/packages/data/package.json
index 97c38b4a..7b3ff5b3 100644
--- a/packages/data/package.json
+++ b/packages/data/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@adobe/data",
-  "version": "0.9.80",
+  "version": "0.9.82",
   "description": "Adobe data oriented programming library",
   "type": "module",
   "sideEffects": false,