diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f6ca52d57..b90e3de814 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,18 @@
 > completion state and remaining P0 gates. No version bump or release claim is
 > made here while that status holds.
 
+## [1.64.12.0] - 2026-07-24
+
+**The screenshots question is built from a live skill check, not memory.**
+
+A release run offered a screenshots menu missing the free deck editor even though the skill was installed and the contract listed it first — the agent re-emitted an earlier conversation's options instead of re-reading the reference. The store-assets question must now be constructed from a live check of installed skills at ask time; omitting the free no-key deck editor option while it is installed is a named contract violation.
+
+### Itemized changes
+
+### Changed
+
+- `references/APPLE-RELEASE.md` (ship tree): store-assets options built from a live installed-skill check at ask time, never from conversation memory; the deck editor option is mandatory when installed.
+
 ## [1.64.11.0] - 2026-07-24
 
 **Shipping to the App Store is not landing a PR.**
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7d091d051d..1babd6f5a3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.64.11.0
+1.64.12.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5288ba26d..79a6a7afd9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gstack",
-  "version": "1.64.11.0",
+  "version": "1.64.12.0",
   "description": "GStack 2 \u2014 six portable Agent Skills with an optional host-neutral runtime.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts b/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts
index 69978cf890..ceb223ee23 100644
--- a/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts
+++ b/scripts/gstack2/generate-skill-tree.ts
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ Only when preflight finds the icon or screenshots missing, ask once — the jour
 - **AI-enhanced marketing screenshots**: the aso-appstore-screenshots agent skill (benefit headlines, breakout panels, exact App Store dimensions) — the only option that needs the user's own image-generation key; when installed, follow its workflow rather than reimplementing it.
 - **User-supplied files**: always a valid answer; validate dimensions and move on.
 
-Assets already present skip this entirely. Announce what was generated at exit.
+Build this question's options from a LIVE check of installed skills at ask time — never from memory or an earlier conversation turn. Whenever the app-store-screenshots deck editor skill is installed, its free no-key option MUST appear in the list; omitting it is a contract violation equal to claiming screenshots need an API key. Assets already present skip this entirely. Announce what was generated at exit.
 
 ## Archive and upload
 
diff --git a/skills/ship/references/APPLE-RELEASE.md b/skills/ship/references/APPLE-RELEASE.md
index 1d4e7eb937..dcbef492fe 100644
--- a/skills/ship/references/APPLE-RELEASE.md
+++ b/skills/ship/references/APPLE-RELEASE.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Only when preflight finds the icon or screenshots missing, ask once — the jour
 - **AI-enhanced marketing screenshots**: the aso-appstore-screenshots agent skill (benefit headlines, breakout panels, exact App Store dimensions) — the only option that needs the user's own image-generation key; when installed, follow its workflow rather than reimplementing it.
 - **User-supplied files**: always a valid answer; validate dimensions and move on.
 
-Assets already present skip this entirely. Announce what was generated at exit.
+Build this question's options from a LIVE check of installed skills at ask time — never from memory or an earlier conversation turn. Whenever the app-store-screenshots deck editor skill is installed, its free no-key option MUST appear in the list; omitting it is a contract violation equal to claiming screenshots need an API key. Assets already present skip this entirely. Announce what was generated at exit.
 
 ## Archive and upload