diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 85ef731..f3dd7bd 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. Iron Laws, 1% Rule, rationalization tables, SessionStart hook injection.",
-    "version": "1.1.1"
+    "version": "1.2.0"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
       "name": "hyperstack",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 12 plugins and 80 tools covering designer, shadcn/ui, design tokens, ui/ux, React Flow v12, Motion v12, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, Rust. 22 skills with adversarial enforcement.",
-      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "version": "1.2.0",
       "category": "productivity",
       "strict": true
     }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 32f0972..bc6d9e1 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hyperstack",
   "displayName": "Hyperstack",
   "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 12 plugins and 80 tools covering designer (6 personalities, 13 page templates, 9 presets), shadcn/ui, design tokens, ui/ux, React Flow v12, Motion v12, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, and Rust. 22 skills with adversarial enforcement: Iron Laws, 1% Rule, rationalization tables, and SessionStart hook injection. Forces your agent to use real docs, real DESIGN.md contracts, and real verification before shipping.",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Orkait",
     "email": "orkaitsolutions@gmail.com"
diff --git a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
index 966e3f0..4a34325 100644
--- a/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "hyperstack",
   "displayName": "Hyperstack",
   "description": "Senior Staff Engineer persona + domain knowledge MCP server for React Flow, Motion, Go, Rust, design tokens, and more",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Orkait",
     "email": "orkaitsolutions@gmail.com"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 14c3e16..84120d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 All notable changes to Hyperstack are documented here. Format follows Keep a Changelog; versioning is SemVer.
 
+## [1.2.0] - 2026-06-22
+
+### Added
+- **Personas (Layer 4)**: a new `personas/` vertical of domain-expert lenses that `hyper` auto-engages, in two modes - **gate** (owns a risk and blocks) and **capability** (produces domain output). Manifest schema + registry (`src/personas/`), compiled into the runtime bootstrap.
+- **`product-manager` persona** (gate): owns the value+viability product risks Hyperstack left unowned. 15 ground-truth MCP tools (four-risks, JTBD, discovery, opportunity-vs-solution + job rubrics, RICE + prioritization MoSCoW/Kano/ICE/WSJF, MVP/scope-cutting, decision toolkit type-1/2 + pre-mortem, roadmapping, metrics, product-sense) + the `pm-gate` skill (tiered: hard for net-new, advisory for tweaks, user override).
+- **`marketing` persona** (capability): does product marketing for any brand. 17 ground-truth MCP tools over a 25-snippet corpus (VoC, positioning Dunford+ICP+differentiation, messaging StoryBrand+value-prop, copy formulas+hooks+Schwartz-awareness+Cialdini+landing, brand archetypes+Byron-Sharp+category, GTM motions+Traction-channels+AARRR/loops+lifecycle+pricing+launch, anti-patterns) + a brief assembler + the `marketing` skill.
+
+### Changed
+- Plugin set 13 -> 15 (`product-manager`, `marketing`); tools ~82 -> 114; skills 24 -> 26. Bootstrap Layer 4 (Personas) compiled in.
+- All manifest versions reconciled to 1.2.0 (package.json, marketplace, plugin, cursor, gemini-extension).
+
 ## [1.1.0] - 2026-06-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index 49b18a3..523bcf3 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hyperstack",
   "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 12 plugins, 80 tools, 22 skills with adversarial enforcement. Designer/DESIGN.md pipeline, shadcn/ui, React Flow, Motion, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, Rust, design tokens, UI/UX.",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "contextFileName": "GEMINI.md"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9d8fc85..3061071 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@orkait-ai/hyperstack",
-  "version": "1.1.0",
-  "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 12 plugins, 80 tools, 22 skills with adversarial enforcement. Designer/DESIGN.md pipeline, shadcn/ui, React Flow, Motion, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, Rust, design tokens, UI/UX.",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
+  "description": "Disciplined MCP server + skill system. 15 plugins, 114 tools, 26 skills, 2 personas with adversarial enforcement. Personas (product-manager gate + marketing capability), Designer/DESIGN.md pipeline, shadcn/ui, React Flow, Motion, Lenis, React 19, Echo, Go, Rust, design tokens, UI/UX.",
   "bin": {
     "hyperstack": "bin/hyperstack.mjs"
   },