diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ae02209b..8f63f4f9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.90.0
+0.91.0
diff --git a/mcpb/manifest.json b/mcpb/manifest.json
index 96affe8a..7c4539ad 100644
--- a/mcpb/manifest.json
+++ b/mcpb/manifest.json
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
   "manifest_version": "0.3",
   "name": "openworkgraph-local",
   "display_name": "OpenWorkGraph",
-  "version": "0.90.0",
+  "version": "0.91.0",
   "description": "Connect Claude Desktop to the compact local OpenWorkGraph context surface.",
-  "long_description": "Uses the OpenWorkGraph installation already running on this computer. New connections expose a compact read-oriented tool surface while the legacy 24-tool stdio entrypoint remains available for existing configurations. Workflow evidence remains in the local OpenWorkGraph store until Claude requests it through MCP. AI access can be turned off instantly from the OpenWorkGraph dashboard.",
+  "long_description": "Uses the OpenWorkGraph installation already running on this computer. New connections expose canonical workflow evidence first through the compact read-oriented Context MCP surface, while derived task and pattern views remain optional and non-authoritative. The legacy 24-tool stdio entrypoint remains available for existing configurations. Workflow evidence remains in the local OpenWorkGraph store until Claude requests it through MCP. AI access can be turned off instantly from the OpenWorkGraph dashboard.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Koyar Afrasyab / Kinvectum"
   },
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
     }
   },
   "tools": [
-    {"name": "get_current_work_context", "description": "Read a compact current-work overview with pointers to canonical evidence."},
+    {"name": "get_current_work_context", "description": "Read an optional compact derived overview with pointers to canonical evidence."},
     {"name": "search_work", "description": "Search prior work through evidence or semantic layers."},
-    {"name": "get_workflow_trace", "description": "Read canonical paginated workflow evidence, optionally for one session."},
+    {"name": "get_workflow_trace", "description": "Read the primary canonical paginated workflow evidence, optionally for one session."},
     {"name": "get_work_profile", "description": "Read derived workflow signals without productivity scoring."},
     {"name": "find_repeated_workflows", "description": "Find repeated-work candidates and exact procedural-memory family keys for follow-up."},
     {"name": "get_task_context", "description": "Read a bounded task-context bundle with provenance and authority separation."},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b69b5346..119f46a2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "workflow-observer"
-version = "0.90.0"
+version = "0.91.0"
 description = "Local-first work evidence, self-hosted organizational context gateway, REST API, and MCP access."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = {file = "LICENSE"}