This patch fixes two reported regressions:
- ai-rulez skill sync: Pilot Shell preserves skills listed in ai-rulez's generated manifest, including intentional differences between Claude and Codex output. Check, write, and install modes now converge after repeated generation. Fixes #194.
- Trial activation: The API supports the current Upstash credential names, restoring seven-day trial activation. Retrying an active trial preserves its original dates. The launcher also displays the API's error detail when a request fails. Fixes #195.
The release also updates affected website and documentation dependencies, excludes API tests from deployment, and requires the API and skill-sync regression suites before publication. Website deployment updates only Pilot Shell's domains.
Verified with the reporter's ai-rulez 4.15.0 reproduction, the Python and Console suites, website/API tests, security checks, and smoke tests for all four platform binaries. Production trial activation and sharing were checked after deployment.