diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 86cf85b7..03786f32 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-app-server"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-channel",
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-apply-patch"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-cli"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-collab"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-commands"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs 6.0.0",
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-common"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "cortex-protocol",
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-core"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-engine"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-exec"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-engine",
  "cortex-protocol",
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-execpolicy"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-feedback"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-file-search"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "ignore",
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-keyring-store"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "keyring",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-lmstudio"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "serde",
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-login"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "aes-gcm",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-mcp-client"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-mcp-server"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-mcp-types"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "schemars",
  "serde",
@@ -1443,7 +1443,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-network-proxy"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-otel"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-common",
  "opentelemetry",
@@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-plugins"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
@@ -1493,14 +1493,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-process-hardening"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-prompt-harness"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "indexmap",
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-protocol"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "chrono",
@@ -1556,7 +1556,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-sandbox"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs 6.0.0",
  "landlock",
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-shell-snapshot"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs 6.0.0",
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-skills"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dashmap",
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-slack"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
@@ -1666,7 +1666,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "arboard",
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-buffer"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-tui-core",
  "smallvec",
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-capture"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "chrono",
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-components"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-core",
  "crossterm",
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-core"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
  "smallvec",
@@ -1758,7 +1758,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-framework"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-tui-buffer",
  "cortex-tui-core",
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-input"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.13.1",
  "crossterm",
@@ -1781,7 +1781,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-layout"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-tui-buffer",
  "slotmap",
@@ -1790,7 +1790,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-syntax"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "cortex-tui-text",
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-terminal"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-tui-buffer",
  "cortex-tui-core",
@@ -1813,7 +1813,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-text"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "smallvec",
  "unicode-segmentation",
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-tui-widgets"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "cortex-tui-buffer",
  "cortex-tui-core",
@@ -1833,7 +1833,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-update"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "cortex-common",
@@ -1860,11 +1860,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-cache"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-file-safety"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "tempfile",
  "thiserror 2.0.20",
@@ -1872,11 +1872,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-git"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-image"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64",
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-pty"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "portable-pty",
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cortex-utils-string"
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-width",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 63b99dd3..c9af51a9 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ members = [
 [workspace.package]
 # CLI version - kept in sync with VERSION_CLI and src/cortex-cli/VERSION
 # Run `scripts/check-cli-version.sh` to verify consistency
-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.98"
 authors = ["Cortex Team <team@cortex.foundation>"]
diff --git a/VERSION_CLI b/VERSION_CLI
index 1a030947..9767cc98 100644
--- a/VERSION_CLI
+++ b/VERSION_CLI
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.9
+0.1.10
diff --git a/docs/reference/app-server.openapi.json b/docs/reference/app-server.openapi.json
index 4ef31a60..f2f670b6 100644
--- a/docs/reference/app-server.openapi.json
+++ b/docs/reference/app-server.openapi.json
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
   "info": {
     "description": "Supported local session/health contract. Message POST stores a message; it does not generate a model response. Other development endpoints are not part of this stable contract.",
     "title": "Cortex local session API",
-    "version": "0.1.9"
+    "version": "0.1.10"
   },
   "openapi": "3.1.0",
   "paths": {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/package.json b/packages/sdk/package.json
index 0d48215b..2ba5a4a1 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/package.json
+++ b/packages/sdk/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cortexlm/sdk",
-  "version": "0.1.9",
+  "version": "0.1.10",
   "description": "Typed, local Cortex CLI subprocess client",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "private": true,
diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.sh b/scripts/bump-version.sh
index 5b6e1094..e0c93a5b 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.sh
@@ -248,6 +248,32 @@ else
     echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ Updated Cargo.toml${NC}"
 fi
 
+# Keep the private SDK package version on VERSION_CLI (packages/sdk tests require it).
+SDK_PKG="$REPO_ROOT/packages/sdk/package.json"
+echo -e "${BLUE}Updating packages/sdk/package.json...${NC}"
+if [ "$DRY_RUN" = true ]; then
+    echo "  Would update version to \"$NEW_VERSION\" in $SDK_PKG"
+elif [ -f "$SDK_PKG" ]; then
+    SDK_PKG_TMP=$(mktemp "${SDK_PKG}.tmp.XXXXXX")
+    awk -v new_ver="$NEW_VERSION" '
+        BEGIN { done = 0 }
+        !done && /"version"[[:space:]]*:/ {
+            sub(/"[0-9][^"]*"/, "\"" new_ver "\"")
+            done = 1
+        }
+        { print }
+    ' "$SDK_PKG" > "$SDK_PKG_TMP"
+    if ! grep -q "\"version\": \"$NEW_VERSION\"" "$SDK_PKG_TMP"; then
+        rm -f "$SDK_PKG_TMP"
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: Failed to update version in packages/sdk/package.json${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    mv "$SDK_PKG_TMP" "$SDK_PKG"
+    echo -e "  ${GREEN}✓ Updated packages/sdk/package.json${NC}"
+else
+    echo -e "  ${YELLOW}⚠ packages/sdk/package.json not found — skipped${NC}"
+fi
+
 echo ""
 
 # Verify consistency
diff --git a/scripts/check-cli-version.sh b/scripts/check-cli-version.sh
index ad053764..08c051e4 100755
--- a/scripts/check-cli-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-cli-version.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ elif [ -n "$CLI_FILE_VERSION" ]; then
     echo -e "${GREEN}✓ VERSION_CLI matches src/cortex-cli/VERSION${NC}"
 fi
 
+SDK_PKG="$REPO_ROOT/packages/sdk/package.json"
+if [ -f "$SDK_PKG" ]; then
+    SDK_VERSION=$(grep -m1 '"version"' "$SDK_PKG" | sed 's/.*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+    echo "packages/sdk/package.json: $SDK_VERSION"
+    if [ "$VERSION_CLI" != "$SDK_VERSION" ]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}ERROR: VERSION_CLI ($VERSION_CLI) does not match packages/sdk/package.json ($SDK_VERSION)${NC}"
+        ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+    else
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ VERSION_CLI matches packages/sdk/package.json${NC}"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Check against release version if provided (used in CI)
 if [ -n "$CLI_RELEASE_VERSION" ]; then
     echo ""
@@ -116,6 +128,7 @@ if [ $ERRORS -gt 0 ]; then
     echo "1. Update VERSION_CLI with the correct version"
     echo "2. Update [workspace.package] version in Cargo.toml to match"
     echo "3. Ensure cortex-cli/Cargo.toml uses 'version.workspace = true'"
+    echo "4. Update packages/sdk/package.json to the same version"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/src/cortex-cli/VERSION b/src/cortex-cli/VERSION
index 1a030947..9767cc98 100755
--- a/src/cortex-cli/VERSION
+++ b/src/cortex-cli/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.9
+0.1.10
diff --git a/src/cortex-tui/src/lib.rs b/src/cortex-tui/src/lib.rs
index 39d979f0..073b00e3 100644
--- a/src/cortex-tui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-tui/src/lib.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ pub mod lock_proof;
 pub mod lock_v2;
 pub mod readme_hero;
 pub mod readme_hero_boards;
+pub mod splash_chrome;
 
 // Backtracking system for conversation history navigation
 pub mod backtrack;
diff --git a/src/cortex-tui/src/lock_boards.rs b/src/cortex-tui/src/lock_boards.rs
index 1135fdbe..04567e09 100644
--- a/src/cortex-tui/src/lock_boards.rs
+++ b/src/cortex-tui/src/lock_boards.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use ratatui::style::{Color, Modifier, Style};
 use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
 use ratatui::widgets::{Paragraph, Widget};
 
+use crate::splash_chrome::splash_legend;
 use crate::ui::text_utils::{
     first_fitting_line, fit_line, trim_dangling_separator, wrap_keep_indent, wrap_or_drop,
 };
@@ -36,9 +37,6 @@ const GHOST_RUNNING: &str = crate::views::minimal_session::PLACEHOLDER_RUNNING;
 /// Right-hand footer hint, and its narrow form — the live footer's copy.
 const FOOTER_HINT: &str = crate::widgets::key_hints::FOOTER_HINT_IDLE;
 const FOOTER_HINT_SHORT: &str = "shift+tab modes";
-/// Keystroke hints under the splash, and the form that fits 40 columns.
-const LAUNCH_HINTS: &str = crate::views::minimal_session::EMPTY_SESSION_HINTS;
-const LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW: &str = "/ commands · @ files · ! shell";
 /// Rows the composer takes: hairline, prompt, hairline.
 const COMPOSER_ROWS: u16 = crate::views::minimal_session::COMPOSER_ROWS;
 
@@ -788,7 +786,9 @@ fn bar(filled: u16, total: u16) -> String {
 /// Launch header: `Welcome to Cortex, the coding agent CLI` then
 /// `v{version} · / commands · …`. No fake `> cortex` or painted cwd.
 fn paint_launch_header(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer, full: bool) -> u16 {
-    let w = inner_width(area);
+    // Full terminal width so the 40-col lock can hold the mid legend; a
+    // longer version is ellipsized instead of dropping `@ files · ! shell`.
+    let w = area.width.max(1) as usize;
     let mut y = area.y;
     let dim = Style::default().fg(TEXT_DIM);
     let bold = Style::default().fg(TEXT).add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
@@ -797,16 +797,7 @@ fn paint_launch_header(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer, full: bool) -> u16 {
     buf.set_string(area.x + 17, y, ", the coding agent CLI", dim);
     y += 1;
     if full {
-        let version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-        let full_h = format!("v{version} · {LAUNCH_HINTS}");
-        let mid_h = format!("v{version} · {LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW}");
-        let hints = if full_h.chars().count() <= w {
-            full_h
-        } else if mid_h.chars().count() <= w {
-            mid_h
-        } else {
-            format!("v{version} · / commands")
-        };
+        let hints = splash_legend(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), w);
         buf.set_string(
             area.x,
             y,
diff --git a/src/cortex-tui/src/splash_chrome.rs b/src/cortex-tui/src/splash_chrome.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e6c9eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cortex-tui/src/splash_chrome.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+//! Splash legend + version-width helpers.
+//!
+//! Split out of [`crate::lock_boards`] so a longer package version can
+//! ellipsis without growing that file past the source-policy line-count
+//! gate. At 40 columns the mid keystroke legend is kept; `& cloud` is
+//! added when it fits. The version shortens — the legend does not.
+
+/// Full empty-session hints, including the cloud slot when width allows.
+const LAUNCH_HINTS: &str = crate::views::minimal_session::EMPTY_SESSION_HINTS;
+/// Form that fits a 40-column lock (`& cloud` dropped).
+const LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW: &str = "/ commands · @ files · ! shell";
+
+/// Join `v{version}` to a hint legend, ellipsizing the version — never the
+/// legend — when the pair is wider than `width`.
+pub(crate) fn splash_legend(version: &str, width: usize) -> String {
+    let ver = format!("v{version}");
+    for legend in [LAUNCH_HINTS, LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW] {
+        let line = format!("{ver} · {legend}");
+        if line.chars().count() <= width {
+            return line;
+        }
+    }
+    // Keep `/ commands · @ files · ! shell` (and `& cloud` when it fits).
+    // A longer package version is shortened; the keystroke legend is not.
+    for legend in [LAUNCH_HINTS, LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW] {
+        let suffix = format!(" · {legend}");
+        let suffix_len = suffix.chars().count();
+        if suffix_len >= width {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let shown = ellipsis_prefix(&ver, width - suffix_len);
+        if shown.is_empty() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        return format!("{shown}{suffix}");
+    }
+    LAUNCH_HINTS_NARROW.to_string()
+}
+
+fn ellipsis_prefix(text: &str, budget: usize) -> String {
+    if text.chars().count() <= budget {
+        return text.to_string();
+    }
+    if budget == 0 {
+        return String::new();
+    }
+    if budget == 1 {
+        return "…".to_string();
+    }
+    format!("{}…", text.chars().take(budget - 1).collect::<String>())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn splash_legend_keeps_mid_hints_when_version_grows() {
+        for version in [env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), "0.1.10", "10.20.30-rc.1"] {
+            let legend = splash_legend(version, 40);
+            assert!(
+                legend.contains("/ commands · @ files · ! shell"),
+                "40-col splash must keep mid hints for v{version}: {legend}"
+            );
+            assert!(
+                !legend.contains("& cloud"),
+                "40-col splash shortens before & cloud: {legend}"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn splash_legend_adds_cloud_when_width_allows() {
+        let legend = splash_legend("0.1.10", 120);
+        assert!(
+            legend.contains("/ commands · @ files · ! shell · & cloud"),
+            "wide splash keeps the cloud slot: {legend}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            legend.starts_with("v0.1.10 · "),
+            "wide splash keeps the full version: {legend}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn splash_legend_ellipsizes_version_not_legend() {
+        let exact = splash_legend("0.1.10", 40);
+        assert_eq!(exact, "v0.1.10 · / commands · @ files · ! shell");
+        assert_eq!(exact.chars().count(), 40);
+
+        let overflow = splash_legend("10.20.30-rc.1", 40);
+        assert!(
+            overflow.contains("/ commands · @ files · ! shell"),
+            "overflow must keep the mid legend: {overflow}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            overflow.contains('…'),
+            "a longer version ellipsizes: {overflow}"
+        );
+        assert!(overflow.chars().count() <= 40, "{overflow}");
+    }
+}