diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 2ce8e6e..c56f757 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ## Environment
 
-- **Package Version**: (e.g., 0.2.0)
+- **Package Version**: (from `npm ls @kkdev92/vscode-ext-kit`)
 - **VS Code Version**: (e.g., 1.138.0)
-- **Node.js Version**: (e.g., 20.0.0)
+- **Node.js Version**: (from `node --version`)
 - **OS**: (e.g., Windows 11, macOS 14, Ubuntu 24.04)
 
 ## Description
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 135180b..7874b3e 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ Fixes #(issue number)
 - [ ] I have read the [CONTRIBUTING](../CONTRIBUTING.md) guidelines
 - [ ] My code follows the project's coding standards
 - [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix/feature works
-- [ ] All new and existing tests pass (`npm run test`)
-- [ ] Linting passes (`npm run lint`)
-- [ ] Type checking passes (`npm run typecheck`)
+- [ ] `npm run quality` passes (format, type check, lint, tests with the coverage gate, knip, API docs)
+- [ ] `npm run verify:package` passes, if the change can affect the packed package
 - [ ] I have updated documentation if needed
 
 ## Screenshots (if applicable)
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 26b5438..7e95c47 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ not obvious from the code.
 
 ## Two branches, two codebases
 
-- **v3** (`main`, `feat/v3-foundation`) — the extension _application framework_.
+- **v3** (`main`) — the extension _application framework_: 3.0.0 and every major since.
   This is what you are looking at.
-- **v2** (`v2-maintenance`) — the shipped `2.x` utility library. Still `latest`
-  on npm and still takes bug fixes. It is not present on the v3 line; recover a
-  file with `git checkout v2-maintenance -- <path>`.
+- **v2** (`v2-maintenance`) — the `2.x` utility library. It still takes bug
+  fixes, published under the `maintenance-2x` dist-tag; npm's `latest` has been
+  the v3 line since 3.0.0. It is not present on the v3 line; recover a file with
+  `git checkout v2-maintenance -- <path>`.
 
 A change belongs on one line or the other. A v2 bug fix does not port to v3 by
 copying the file: v3's shape is different.
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ repo.
 
 ```bash
 npm run build           # tsc -b tsconfig.build.json (framework + mock kit)
-npm run typecheck       # build, then src+tests, then the README samples
+npm run typecheck       # build, then src+tests, the README samples and both fixtures
 npm test                # vitest run
 npm run test:coverage   # the same suite, with the coverage gate
 npm run lint            # type-aware ESLint over src + tests, --max-warnings 0
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ npm run format          # prettier
 npm run knip            # dead code
 npm run docs:api        # TypeDoc into docs/api; warnings are errors
 npm run verify:package  # pack, install into a throwaway consumer, import every subpath
-npm run quality         # typecheck + lint + test:coverage + knip + docs:api — the gate CI runs
+npm run quality         # format:check + typecheck + lint + test:coverage + knip + docs:api — the gate CI runs
 ```
 
 `tsc -b --noEmit` does not work (TS6310: project references need `composite`, and