templates: plain-English heading carries the issue summary

The section header itself must restate the issue title in everyday words,
so a scan of headings alone tells the story of the board. Applied to all
three templates (web-UI + canonical copies) and retrofitted onto all 30
live issues.

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: bug
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 
 

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: feature
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. A non-technical reader must be able to retell this
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. A non-technical reader must be able to retell this
      section. 3-6 sentences, no jargon. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 

.gitea/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/research.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: research
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 
 

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Rune
 
-**Current release: v0.87.2**
+**Current release: v0.87.0**
 
 **Rune is a persistent personal agent designed to accumulate experience, develop reusable competence, and remain recognisably the same agent even when its underlying foundation model changes.**
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rune"
-version = "0.87.2"
+version = "0.87.0"
 description = "Rune — a stateful coding assistant with persistent memory, orchestration, and TUI"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 

shared/issue_templates/bug.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: bug
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 
 

shared/issue_templates/feature.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: feature
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. A non-technical reader must be able to retell this
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. A non-technical reader must be able to retell this
      section. 3-6 sentences, no jargon. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 

shared/issue_templates/research.md

@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ labels: research
 assignees: conductor
 ---
 
-<restate the issue title here in everyday words — this heading IS the
-plain-English summary; no meta-labels like "plain English" in it>
-<!-- The heading above carries the summary itself — a scan of issue
-     headings alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY:
-     if a technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is
-     buggy — fix the issue. -->
+## In plain English: <restate the issue title here in everyday words>
+<!-- The heading ITSELF must carry the summary — a scan of issue headings
+     alone should tell the whole story of the board. TOP PRIORITY: if a
+     technical detail below contradicts this section, the issue is buggy —
+     fix the issue. -->
 <!-- SUBMITTED_BODY -->
 
 

src/rune/__init__.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is the main entry point for the Rune program.
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 
-__version__ = "0.87.2"
+__version__ = "0.87.0"
 
 # One build identity (handoff 2026-09-10 §4): the semantic version above is
 # the repo-level truth (auto-bumped at merge); the DEPLOYED revision (exact

src/rune/canary_gitea_automation.py

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     )
     check(
         "Rune minor version advertises provisioning and restore verification",
-        '__version__ = "0.87.2"' in rune_version,
+        '__version__ = "0.87.0"' in rune_version,
         failures,
     )
     # #169 policy update: auto-bump on merge is sanctioned (Nick directive:

src/rune/rune_tui.py

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mode system, subject header, shared memory and identity.
 
 This is not an interface. This is how I see, speak, and interact with the world.
 
-Version: v0.87.2
+Version: v0.87.0
 Features: 41 (24 original + 17 new native commands)
 
 Usage:
@@ -1885,7 +1885,7 @@ class RuneApp(App):
         # Show version info
         self.chat_channel.add_message(
             "system",
-            f"[dim]Rune v0.87.2 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
+            f"[dim]Rune v0.87.0 | Textual TUI | {len(loaded)} native modules[/dim]",
         )
 
         # Auto-show night mode suggestion if evening/night hours