fix: release DeckOps 2.6.1 empty task status grace

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: iguangfei

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## Unreleased — Empty task status grace
+## 2.6.1 — 2026-09-24 — Empty task status grace
 
 - Keep waiting while the task status comes back empty for up to 30 seconds (`emptyStatusGrace`),
   instead of giving up after three empty answers. A task on the test backend answered empty for its

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deckflow/deckops",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "Parse any document into an agent-operable representation. Parse once, convert repeatedly: PDF, PPTX, DOCX, Keynote and URLs into durable IR artifacts and Markdown.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/index.js",

skills/deckops/SKILL.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ metadata:
   tool: deckops
   homepage: https://github.com/deckflow/deckops
   deckops-skill-format: "1"
-  tested-cli-version: "2.6.0"
+  tested-cli-version: "2.6.1"
 ---
 
 # DeckOps
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ document.
 deckops --version
 ```
 
-The instructions are tested with DeckOps 2.6.0. If `deckops` is missing and Node.js 22.18+
+The instructions are tested with DeckOps 2.6.1. If `deckops` is missing and Node.js 22.18+
 and network access are available, use this command prefix in the examples below:
 
 ```bash
-npx -y @deckflow/deckops@2.6.0
+npx -y @deckflow/deckops@2.6.1
 ```
 
 If the installed version differs, inspect `deckops formats --json` and the relevant
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ Read references only when needed:
   downstream knowledge preparation.
 - [output.md](references/output.md): JSON envelopes, exit codes, and output caveats.
 - [limits.md](references/limits.md): preflight, quality controls, local budgets, cloud recovery,
-  and known 2.6.0 behavior.
+  and known 2.6.1 behavior.

skills/deckops/references/artifact.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ view configuration. Regenerating another configuration replaces `views/markdown/
 finished delivery elsewhere when several variants must be retained.
 
 On a cache hit, `outputs[].bytes` can be zero even when the existing file is non-empty. Check
-the file itself. In 2.6.0, a cached artifact view can also bypass materialization of a new
+the file itself. In 2.6.1, a cached artifact view can also bypass materialization of a new
 portable `-o` destination; use artifact conversion with `--force` and verify the target.
 
 The public v2 `deckir.v1` can be rendered locally after the remote reference expires. A cloud
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ the source changes or parser behavior changes.
 ## Preparing traceable material for retrieval
 
 DeckOps does not create embeddings, a vector index, a retrieval service, or `chunks.jsonl` in
-2.6.0. If the task needs downstream chunks, derive them from the artifact and retain this
+2.6.1. If the task needs downstream chunks, derive them from the artifact and retain this
 minimum evidence:
 
 | Evidence | Source |

skills/deckops/references/formats.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Formats and operations
 
 Use `deckops formats --json` for the installed CLI's high-level matrix and the relevant
-command's `--help` for live flags. The table below records the DeckOps 2.6.0 behavior that
+command's `--help` for live flags. The table below records the DeckOps 2.6.1 behavior that
 matters when choosing a workflow.
 
 | Input | Parse | Convert | Important limits |
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ matters when choosing a workflow.
 
 | Option | Format | Values and notes |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `--profile` | PDF | `balanced` works locally. `fast` and `quality` require cloud parsing in 2.6.0. |
+| `--profile` | PDF | `balanced` works locally. `fast` and `quality` require cloud parsing in 2.6.1. |
 | `--password` | PDF | Supplies the PDF password. Never repeat or expose it in summaries or logs. |
 | `--no-images` | PDF | Skips image extraction; use only when images cannot affect the task. |
 | `--page-furniture` | PDF | `off`, `drop`, or `extract`. |
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ available.
 
 | Option | Applies to | Notes |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| `--to markdown` | Every convertible artifact/source | Markdown is the only target in 2.6.0. |
+| `--to markdown` | Every convertible artifact/source | Markdown is the only target in 2.6.1. |
 | `--anchors` | PDF | Emits provenance comments carrying DeckIR node IDs. |
-| `--split-pages` | PPTX and Keynote | Use artifact conversion for reliable per-page file materialization in 2.6.0. |
+| `--split-pages` | PPTX and Keynote | Use artifact conversion for reliable per-page file materialization in 2.6.1. |
 | `--strict` | Cloud Markdown renderer | This is not the local parse-quality or preflight switch. |
 | `--keep-remote-images` | Cloud view | Accepts expiring remote image links; a result that uses them is not durable offline. |
 

skills/deckops/references/limits.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ if the limitation is reported.
 
 `--preflight strict`, `--fail-on-degraded`, and `convert --strict` cover different layers:
 pre-parse container inspection, parse/IR quality, and cloud Markdown rendering respectively.
-Local Markdown conversion rejects `--strict` in 2.6.0.
+Local Markdown conversion rejects `--strict` in 2.6.1.
 
 ## Local resource limits
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ CLI overrides are:
 Raise only the limit identified by the failure and only enough for a known input. Overrides
 participate in artifact cache identity. A larger limit does not improve semantic fidelity.
 
-## Known 2.6.0 behavior
+## Known 2.6.1 behavior
 
 - Content and envelopes have one stdout owner, including `convert -o - --json`.
 - An explicitly requested portable output is materialized even if an artifact view exists.

skills/deckops/references/recipes.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Recipes
 
 Commands below assume `deckops` is installed. When using the npx fallback, replace the first
-word with `npx -y @deckflow/deckops@2.6.0`.
+word with `npx -y @deckflow/deckops@2.6.1`.
 
 Choose output paths inside a task-specific work directory. File names are examples.
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ deckops convert "work/slides-pptx" --engine local --split-pages --json
 ```
 
 The artifact view contains `index.md`, `001.md`, and subsequent page files. Do not rely on
-one-shot portable conversion to create those separate files in 2.6.0.
+one-shot portable conversion to create those separate files in 2.6.1.
 
 ## Keynote with existing upload authorization
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ deckops parse - --from pdf --engine local --preflight validate \
 
 ## Batch processing
 
-DeckOps 2.6.0 has no JSONL batch mode. Iterate an explicit file list in the host environment,
+DeckOps 2.6.1 has no JSONL batch mode. Iterate an explicit file list in the host environment,
 give every source a unique output path, and collect each process's exit code, stdout, and
 stderr separately. Avoid concurrent writes to the same artifact or view directory.