diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7db761a..984a9b9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-api"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "futures-util",
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-cache"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "neuromesh-core",
@@ -1800,7 +1800,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-cli"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-context"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "chrono",
@@ -1849,7 +1849,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-core"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-embed"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "fastembed",
@@ -1878,7 +1878,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-graph"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "chrono",
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-graph-proxy"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "neuromesh-core",
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-index"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "chrono",
@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-local-ai"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "neuromesh-core",
  "parking_lot",
@@ -1942,7 +1942,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-mcp"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "neuromesh-cache",
@@ -1967,7 +1967,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-memory"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-observability"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
@@ -1996,7 +1996,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-parser"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "neuromesh-core",
  "neuromesh-index",
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-provider"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "neuromesh-core",
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-router"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "neuromesh-context",
  "neuromesh-core",
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "neuromesh-task"
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "neuromesh-core",
  "neuromesh-parser",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d225b22..a454700 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ members = [
 exclude = ["tests/fixtures/mini-axum"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "1.2.0"
+version = "1.3.0"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.80"
 authors = ["NeuroMesh Team <team@neuromesh.local>"]
diff --git a/crates/neuromesh-mcp/src/protocol.rs b/crates/neuromesh-mcp/src/protocol.rs
index 10d0535..19e1d66 100644
--- a/crates/neuromesh-mcp/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/crates/neuromesh-mcp/src/protocol.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ pub fn canonical_tool_name(name: &str) -> String {
 }
 
 pub fn initialize_instructions() -> &'static str {
-    "NeuroMesh MCP v1.2.0 (code-context-engine) — agent loop: (1) get_context_packet with the user task as written (default engine: fast — graph + query-side lexical expansion; prompt only; no client keywords; opt in to hybrid/deep for MiniLM embed-primary); for a pasted issue or bug report the response also lists where_to_look — the files to open next, best first; (2) if coverage is partial/no_seed_resolved/no_confident_match, neuromesh_search_symbols or neuromesh_expand_gap; (3) neuromesh_expand_fold only when you need a folded body; (4) neuromesh_trace / neuromesh_get_dependencies for callers and blast radius; (5) after a successful edit, neuromesh_record_feedback with touched nodes. Check retrieval.resolution_tier and retrieval.cache_hit. Prefer these tools over reading whole files. neuromesh_get_context is deprecated — use get_context_packet."
+    "NeuroMesh MCP v1.3.0 (code-context-engine) — agent loop: (1) get_context_packet with the user task as written (default engine: fast — graph + query-side lexical expansion; prompt only; no client keywords; opt in to hybrid/deep for MiniLM embed-primary); for a pasted issue or bug report the response also lists where_to_look (files to open next, best first) and functions_to_look (path:Class.method with line range); (2) if coverage is partial/no_seed_resolved/no_confident_match, neuromesh_search_symbols or neuromesh_expand_gap; (3) neuromesh_expand_fold only when you need a folded body; (4) neuromesh_trace / neuromesh_get_dependencies for callers and blast radius; (5) after a successful edit, neuromesh_record_feedback with touched nodes. Check retrieval.resolution_tier and retrieval.cache_hit. Prefer these tools over reading whole files. neuromesh_get_context is deprecated — use get_context_packet."
 }
 
 pub fn tool_success(id: Option<Value>, val: &Value) -> Value {
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.md b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
index 8422642..2643c2c 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,36 @@
 
 All notable user-facing changes live here. The README stays a product guide, not a version diary.
 
+## 1.3.0 — 2026-10-09
+
+### Bug reports and issues
+
+- **Files a report names vote** — traceback frames (deepest first) and paths or unique file names in
+  the text join `where_to_look`. SWE-bench dev (225): Acc@1 0.249 → 0.298.
+- **Functions to look at** — a pasted report also gets `functions_to_look` (five,
+  `path:Class.method Lx-Ly`): the definition ranking fused with the file ranking, classes left out
+  (their methods are listed instead). SWE-bench dev, function level Acc@1/5/10 0.137/0.268/0.337 →
+  0.175/0.323/0.402. `packet --json` has the same list as `definitions`.
+- File level on SWE-bench dev with everything since 1.2.0: Acc@1/3/5/10 0.249/0.484/0.600/0.680 →
+  0.308/0.527/0.621/0.692.
+
+### Plain-language questions
+
+- The localisation list of a short question fuses the packet order with the whole-question ranking
+  (hub files no longer come first): R@3 ripgrep 0.208 → 0.500, click 0.750 → 0.917, cobra 0.792 →
+  0.875; a fresh holdout (axios) unchanged at 0.833 (BM25 0.583).
+
+### Fixes
+
+- The MCP server exits when the client closes stdin (it stayed alive as an orphan process).
+- No dashboard tab is opened for a workspace the server will not index (it showed an empty graph).
+
+### Measured
+
+- SWE-bench Verified (500, 1.2.0 engine, run once): Acc@1/3/5/10 0.405/0.669/0.732/0.804 vs plain
+  BM25 0.216/0.391/0.490/0.641. Ablation table and two new plain-language holdouts (cobra, axios) in
+  `docs/measured.md` and `docs/research/contributions-log.md`.
+
 ## 1.2.0 — 2026-10-09
 
 ### Bug reports and issues