diff --git a/definitions/create-expert/perstack.toml b/definitions/create-expert/perstack.toml
index d4ee48b4..e3bc5720 100644
--- a/definitions/create-expert/perstack.toml
+++ b/definitions/create-expert/perstack.toml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 [experts."create-expert"]
 defaultModelTier = "high"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = "Creates and modifies Perstack expert definitions in perstack.toml"
 instruction = """
 You are the coordinator for creating and modifying Perstack expert definitions. perstack.toml is the single source of truth — your job is to produce or modify it according to the user's request.
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pick = ["readTextFile", "exec", "attemptCompletion"]
 
 [experts."@create-expert/plan"]
 defaultModelTier = "high"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Analyzes the user's request and produces plan.md: domain constraints, test query, verification signals, and role architecture.
 Provide: (1) what the expert should do, (2) path to existing perstack.toml if one exists.
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pick = [
 
 [experts."@create-expert/build"]
 defaultModelTier = "low"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Orchestrates the write → review → test → verify cycle for perstack.toml.
 Provide: path to plan.md (containing requirements, architecture, test query, and verification signals).
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ pick = ["readTextFile", "exec", "todo", "attemptCompletion"]
 
 [experts."@create-expert/write-definition"]
 defaultModelTier = "low"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Writes or modifies a perstack.toml definition from plan.md requirements and architecture.
 Provide: (1) path to plan.md, (2) optionally path to existing perstack.toml to preserve, (3) optionally feedback from a failed test to address.
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ pick = [
 
 [experts."@create-expert/review-definition"]
 defaultModelTier = "low"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Reviews perstack.toml against plan.md for domain knowledge alignment and instruction quality.
 Provide: (1) path to plan.md, (2) path to perstack.toml.
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ pick = ["readTextFile", "todo", "attemptCompletion"]
 
 [experts."@create-expert/verify-test"]
 defaultModelTier = "low"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Executes hard signal checks against test-expert's results, verifies their reproducibility, and checks the definition structure.
 Provide: (1) the test-expert's factual report (query, what was produced, errors), (2) the verification signals from plan.md, (3) path to perstack.toml.
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ pick = ["readTextFile", "exec", "todo", "attemptCompletion"]
 
 [experts."@create-expert/test-expert"]
 defaultModelTier = "low"
-version = "1.0.16"
+version = "1.0.17"
 description = """
 Executes a single test query against a Perstack expert definition and reports what happened.
 Provide: (1) path to perstack.toml, (2) the test query to execute, (3) the coordinator expert name to test.