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+## [2.0.3] - 2026-05-06
+
+### 🏗️ Architecture
+
+#### PortManager — Intelligent Port Lifecycle Manager
+
+Replaced 158 lines of fragile inline port logic with a proper stateful module (`src/bot/port-manager.js`). The old approach (`probePort` → `killStaleProcess` → `waitForPort` → `bindPort` → `process.exit(1)`) caused crash-loops under systemd due to race conditions between rapid restarts.
+
+**PortManager features:**
+- State machine: `idle` → `probing` → `claiming` → `owned` → `releasing` → `failed`
+- Triple holder detection: pidfile → `ss -tlnp` → `lsof` fallback
+- Age-based kill strategy (young sibling processes get waited on, not killed)
+- Exponential backoff retry (5 attempts, 500ms → 5000ms) instead of instant `process.exit(1)`
+- EventEmitter for `stateChange`, `claimed`, `retry`, `failed` events
+- `getStatus()` for diagnostics and health checks
+- Exposed in bot return object alongside pluginManager, swarm, hooks
+
+**All previous features preserved — zero downgrades:**
+| Old function | New location | Status |
+|---|---|---|
+| `acquirePidfile()` | `#writePidfile()` | ✅ |
+| `releasePidfile()` | `release()` | ✅ |
+| `readStalePid()` | `#identifyHolder()` (method 1) | ✅ |
+| `isProcessAlive()` | `#isAlive()` | ✅ |
+| `killStaleProcess()` | `#safeKill()` + age logic | ✅ Improved |
+| `probePort()` | `probe()` | ✅ |
+| `waitForPort()` | `#pollFree()` | ✅ |
+| `bindPort()` | `claim(server)` + `#bind()` | ✅ |
+| ss PID lookup | `#identifyHolder()` (method 2) | ✅ |
+| — | lsof fallback (method 3) | 🆕 |
+| — | Retry with backoff | 🆕 |
+| — | EventEmitter state machine | 🆕 |
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+- Fixed crash-loop caused by EADDRINUSE race condition during systemd rapid restarts
+- Fixed `process.exit(1)` on first port conflict — now retries 5 times with backoff
+- Removed orphaned `net` import from index.js (moved to port-manager.js)
+
+### 💬 Features
+
+- Reply context injection: bot now shows `[Replying to <sender>: "<text>"]` when responding to replies
+
+---
+
 ## [2.0.2] - 2026-05-06
 
 ### ⚡ Performance