fix(plugin): load the focused activation prompt

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [6.5.3] - 2026-09-04
+
+### Fixed
+- Shorten the Codex activation prompt to the host's 128-character limit so the
+  focused research trigger is loaded instead of ignored.
+
 ## [6.5.2] - 2026-09-04
 
 ### Fixed

plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "docpull",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "Pull public web sources into Claude Code. Indexes static and server-rendered sites as local Markdown with conditional-GET caching, then exposes them as MCP tools. Local, browser-free, no API keys.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Raintree Technology",

plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "docpull",
   "name": "docpull",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "Pull public web sources into Codex as local, searchable Markdown through docpull's MCP server.",
   "skills": "./skills/",
   "mcpServers": "./.mcp.json",
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
     "brandColor": "#0F6B5D",
     "composerIcon": "./assets/logo.svg",
     "logo": "./assets/logo.svg",
-    "defaultPrompt": "Use docpull when I ask about a specific library, framework, SDK, API, website, or public source URL. Prefer cached sources first, fetch only the requested source, and cite source paths when answering."
+    "defaultPrompt": "Use DocPull for a named library, framework, SDK, API, website, or public URL. Prefer cached sources and cite source paths."
   }
 }

plugin/README.md

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ for the boundary between the plugin's MCP tools and the broader CLI/SDK.
 The plugin wraps the `docpull` CLI. Install the MCP extra first:
 
 ```bash
-pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.2'
-docpull --version                   # should print 6.5.2 or newer
+pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'
+docpull --version                   # should print 6.5.3 or newer
 docpull mcp --help
 ```
 

plugin/scripts/launch-docpull-mcp.mjs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const child = spawn("docpull", ["mcp", ...process.argv.slice(2)], {
 child.on("error", (error) => {
   if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
     console.error(
-      "DocPull is not installed. Run: pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.2'",
+      "DocPull is not installed. Run: pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'",
     );
     process.exitCode = 127;
     return;

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "docpull"
-version = "6.5.2"
+version = "6.5.3"
 dynamic = []
 description = "Declare, sync, diff, and lock context dependencies for AI agents"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}

sdk/js/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@raintree-technology/docpull-sdk",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "description": "TypeScript SDK for reading docpull context packs and running the docpull CLI",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",

server.json

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
     "source": "github"
   },
   "websiteUrl": "https://github.com/raintree-technology/docpull",
-  "version": "6.5.2",
+  "version": "6.5.3",
   "packages": [
     {
       "registryType": "pypi",
       "identifier": "docpull",
-      "version": "6.5.2",
+      "version": "6.5.3",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"
       }

src/docpull/__init__.py

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from .surface import PUBLIC_SDK_EXPORTS
 
-__version__ = "6.5.2"
+__version__ = "6.5.3"
 
 _LAZY_EXPORTS: dict[str, tuple[str, str]] = {
     **{

tests/test_ci_policy.py

@@ -323,7 +323,15 @@ def test_plugin_launcher_reports_actionable_setup_when_docpull_is_missing() -> N
     )
 
     assert proc.returncode == 127
-    assert "pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.2'" in proc.stderr
+    assert "pipx install 'docpull[mcp]==6.5.3'" in proc.stderr
+
+
+def test_codex_plugin_default_prompt_fits_host_limit() -> None:
+    manifest = json.loads(
+        (REPO_ROOT / "plugin" / ".codex-plugin" / "plugin.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    )
+
+    assert len(manifest["interface"]["defaultPrompt"]) <= 128
 
 
 def test_mcp_registry_manifest_versions_match_project_version() -> None: