diff --git a/.changeset/rich-interactions-framework.md b/.changeset/rich-interactions-framework.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c1833b..0000000
--- a/.changeset/rich-interactions-framework.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@smooai/smooth-operator': minor
----
-
-Rich Interactions — generalize the just-shipped identity-intake seam into an extensible structured-interaction framework (`docs/Architecture/Rich Interactions.md`). One generic wire surface serves every interaction kind: `interaction_required` / `interaction_invalid` events + the single `submit_interaction` resume verb (with `interactionId` echo so stale submits can't resolve newer parks); per-kind precision lives in `spec/interactions/<kind>.schema.json` and the per-kind raise tools. Adding a kind (date picker, choice chips, file upload, …) = one `InteractionKind` impl (server-side validator + conversational-fallback directive + raise-tool schema) + a spec entry + a widget card — no new events, no client-library release. `identity_intake` (capability `identity_form`) ships as the first kind through the framework. Supersedes 1.19.0's typed `identity_intake_*` events (removed — zero external consumers). TypeScript client: regenerated types and the generic `submitInteraction()` verb (replaces `submitIdentityIntake()`).
diff --git a/go/version.go b/go/version.go
index 0ee3c14..7b4883e 100644
--- a/go/version.go
+++ b/go/version.go
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ package e2e
 // language artifacts. The real Go "publish" is a git tag (go/v<Version>); this
 // constant is the anchor that scripts/sync-versions.mjs keeps in sync with the
 // canonical npm version on every changeset release.
-const Version = "1.20.0"
+const Version = "1.21.0"
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 2be201d..2d2fedf 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 description = "Python protocol types and native async WebSocket client for the smooth-operator protocol. Generated from the language-neutral JSON Schemas in spec/."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "MIT" }
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.lock b/rust/Cargo.lock
index 99e2522..397bd53 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -3974,7 +3974,7 @@ checksum = "8ed6a63f02c8539c91a8685a86f4099661ba3da017932f6ebbea6de3f0fa7c90"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4006,7 +4006,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-nats",
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4059,7 +4059,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4072,7 +4072,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4159,7 +4159,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -4206,7 +4206,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/rust/Cargo.toml b/rust/Cargo.toml
index d1c8520..0890c6a 100644
--- a/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ smooai-smooth-operator-core = { path = "../../smooth-operator-core/rust/smooth-o
 # Intra-workspace dep on the reference lib carries its version so the adapters /
 # ingestion / server that depend on it are publishable (path = local dev,
 # version = the crates.io requirement).
-smooth-operator = { package = "smooai-smooth-operator", path = "smooth-operator", version = "1.20.0" }
+smooth-operator = { package = "smooai-smooth-operator", path = "smooth-operator", version = "1.21.0" }
 
 async-trait = "0.1"
 anyhow = "1"
diff --git a/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
index ae3acc6..1b8a26c 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/backplane-nats/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
index 1f9ef51..ef56599 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/backplane-redis/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
index b0f55e8..bc4f625 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/dynamodb/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ s3-vectors = ["dep:aws-sdk-s3vectors", "dep:aws-smithy-types"]
 smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
 smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true }
 # IndexingStore / IndexingRun for the persistent admin indexing-runs store.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.20.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.21.0" }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
index 9353a37..6829c13 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/in-memory/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml b/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
index db46dce..6396f49 100644
--- a/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/adapters/postgres/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
 # `postgres` feature pulls in PostgresCheckpointStore (sync r2d2 path).
 smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true, features = ["postgres"] }
 # IndexingStore / IndexingRun for the persistent admin indexing-runs store.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.20.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../../ingestion", version = "1.21.0" }
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
 chrono = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
index 709785e..c0a50fc 100644
--- a/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/ingestion/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml b/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
index 4eb4a0f..8f421c8 100644
--- a/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/smooth-operator-server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator-server"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
@@ -35,22 +35,22 @@ smooth-operator = { workspace = true }
 smooai-smooth-operator-core = { workspace = true }
 # In-memory storage + backplane — ALWAYS included. The local-flavor default and
 # the lean (`--no-default-features`) build run entirely on these.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory = { path = "../adapters/in-memory", version = "1.20.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-memory = { path = "../adapters/in-memory", version = "1.21.0" }
 # Persistent storage + admin-store backends, selected at runtime to match the
 # configured storage backend (Postgres / DynamoDB; default in-memory). Optional:
 # gated behind the `postgres` / `dynamodb` features so a lean local/embed build
 # can exclude tokio-postgres / the AWS SDK. The `postgres` crate also provides the
 # gateway-backed embedder/reranker, so the `postgres` feature additionally enables
 # the semantic-retrieval path in `embedder.rs` / `reranker.rs`.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres = { path = "../adapters/postgres", version = "1.20.0", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.20.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-postgres = { path = "../adapters/postgres", version = "1.21.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-dynamodb = { path = "../adapters/dynamodb", version = "1.21.0", optional = true }
 # Distributed Backplane backends for horizontal scale-out, selected at runtime
 # via SMOOTH_AGENT_BACKPLANE (default in-memory / single-process). Optional: gated
 # behind the `redis` / `nats` features so a lean build excludes their drivers.
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis = { path = "../adapters/backplane-redis", version = "1.20.0", optional = true }
-smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.20.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-redis = { path = "../adapters/backplane-redis", version = "1.21.0", optional = true }
+smooai-smooth-operator-adapter-backplane-nats = { path = "../adapters/backplane-nats", version = "1.21.0", optional = true }
 # Admin API surfaces indexing-run status via the ingestion crate's IndexingStore.
-smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.20.0" }
+smooai-smooth-operator-ingestion = { path = "../ingestion", version = "1.21.0" }
 
 async-trait = { workspace = true }
 anyhow = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
index 06a6b15..54c2f9b 100644
--- a/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/smooth-operator/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "smooai-smooth-operator"
-version = "1.20.0"
+version = "1.21.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
diff --git a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
index 872a9f1..b17c493 100644
--- a/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/typescript/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # @smooai/smooth-operator
 
+## 1.21.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- 85e5643: Rich Interactions — generalize the just-shipped identity-intake seam into an extensible structured-interaction framework (`docs/Architecture/Rich Interactions.md`). One generic wire surface serves every interaction kind: `interaction_required` / `interaction_invalid` events + the single `submit_interaction` resume verb (with `interactionId` echo so stale submits can't resolve newer parks); per-kind precision lives in `spec/interactions/<kind>.schema.json` and the per-kind raise tools. Adding a kind (date picker, choice chips, file upload, …) = one `InteractionKind` impl (server-side validator + conversational-fallback directive + raise-tool schema) + a spec entry + a widget card — no new events, no client-library release. `identity_intake` (capability `identity_form`) ships as the first kind through the framework. Supersedes 1.19.0's typed `identity_intake_*` events (removed — zero external consumers). TypeScript client: regenerated types and the generic `submitInteraction()` verb (replaces `submitIdentityIntake()`).
+
 ## 1.20.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/typescript/package.json b/typescript/package.json
index 889574b..d87dcbe 100644
--- a/typescript/package.json
+++ b/typescript/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@smooai/smooth-operator",
-    "version": "1.20.0",
+    "version": "1.21.0",
     "description": "TypeScript SDK for the smooth-operator WebSocket protocol: the native client (`.`), React bindings (`./react`), and the embeddable web-component chat widget (`./widget`). Generated from the language-neutral JSON Schemas in spec/.",
     "license": "MIT",
     "type": "module",