diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a3d68208b..0bd59b4268 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,40 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.9.14] — 2026-05-15
+
+CLI bootstrap rework so `npx @agentmemory/agentmemory` stops failing on Rancher Desktop and other Docker-shim daemons. The native iii-engine binary is now the first-class start path; Docker becomes opt-in. Also ships `agentmemory stop` so engines started in the background can be torn down without `lsof | xargs kill`. README agents grid reorders OpenHuman next to the other native-integration agents.
+
+### Added
+
+- **`agentmemory stop` command** ([PR #396](https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/pull/396)). Reads `~/.agentmemory/iii.pid` first, falls back to `lsof -i :PORT -sTCP:LISTEN -t`, sends `SIGTERM`, waits 3s, escalates to `SIGKILL`. iii-engine doesn't currently handle `SIGTERM` cleanly so the SIGKILL escalation is what actually frees the port. State file (`~/.agentmemory/engine-state.json`) records whether the engine was started natively or via `docker compose up -d`, so `stop` runs `docker compose -f <file> down` for Docker engines instead of signaling the host's Docker socket proxy by accident.
+
+- **`AGENTMEMORY_USE_DOCKER=1` env var**. Opt-in path for users who want the bundled `docker-compose.yml` to keep handling iii-engine lifecycle. Without it, the CLI prefers the native binary in `~/.local/bin/iii`. Documented in `npx @agentmemory/agentmemory --help`.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **`startEngine()` fallback order rewritten** ([PR #396](https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/pull/396)). New tier order: (1) `iii` on PATH, (2) `~/.local/bin/iii` or other fallback paths, (3) interactive clack `p.select` with three choices — auto-install the pinned v0.11.2 binary, use Docker compose, or print manual install instructions and exit, (4) Docker compose only via explicit opt-in or the post-install failure fallback, (5) fail-loud with install instructions. CI / non-TTY environments auto-pick install. The Docker fallback was tier 2 and silently fired on every cold start; on Rancher Desktop `docker compose up -d` returns 0 even when the daemon's pull silently fails, which is what produced the "engine started but REST never responded" misdiagnoses we've been seeing this week.
+
+- **Installer logic extracted from `runUpgrade` into `runIiiInstaller()`**. Both first-run and `agentmemory upgrade` now share the same pinned-v0.11.2 curl-and-tar path. The pre-v0.9.14 installer only ran on `npx @agentmemory/agentmemory upgrade`, so first-time users never auto-installed.
+
+- **`installInstructions()` copy reordered**. The curl one-liner now leads (path A), Docker is path B with the `AGENTMEMORY_USE_DOCKER=1` env-var hint. The historical "Why pinned" rationale moved out of the failure note (it's still in the source comment for anyone debugging the pin choice).
+
+- **README agents grid reordered** ([PR #397](https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/pull/397)). Row 1 is now Claude Code → Codex CLI → OpenClaw → Hermes → pi → OpenHuman → Cursor → Gemini CLI. OpenHuman moved from slot 3 to slot 6 so the native-Memory-trait callout reads cleanly alongside the other native-integration agents.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **CLI no longer kills its own parent process**. `lsof -i :PORT -t` returns every PID with an active TCP connection to the port, including the CLI's own keep-alive `fetch()` from `isEngineRunning()`. Without a LISTEN filter, `agentmemory stop` would SIGKILL itself — exit code 137, state files never cleaned up. Now filters to `-sTCP:LISTEN` and drops `process.pid` from the candidate set.
+
+- **`agentmemory stop` no longer clears the pidfile when a stale process holds the port**. The HTTP probe can fail while the engine is hung, paused, or in a half-closed state. The pre-fix behaviour cleared the pidfile and printed "Nothing to stop" — the next run would silently start a second engine on a port that the first engine still owns. Now preserves the pidfile and surfaces the live PIDs with `ps -p` + `lsof` hints so the operator can investigate before manual cleanup.
+
+- **Docker-started engines stop safely**. The pre-fix code called `findEnginePidsByPort` and signaled whatever held :3111. When the engine was started via `docker compose up -d`, that's the host's Docker socket proxy (`com.docker.backend`, `vmnetd`), not the engine — killing it took down Docker Desktop networking for every other container. The new state file lets `runStop` detect Docker-managed engines and run `docker compose down` instead.
+
+### Infrastructure
+
+- Engine process now writes both `~/.agentmemory/iii.pid` and `~/.agentmemory/engine-state.json` at spawn. State file is cleared on clean shutdown or abnormal exit; pidfile is preserved when stale PIDs hold the port so the operator can investigate.
+
+[0.9.14]: https://github.com/rohitg00/agentmemory/compare/v0.9.13...v0.9.14
+
 ## [0.9.13] — 2026-05-15
 
 Six PRs landed since v0.9.12 — `.env.example` discovery shipped (#372), CJK BM25 tokenizer landed (#344 / PR #362), `benchmark/load-100k.ts` load harness landed (#346 / PR #363), one-click deploy templates for fly.io / Railway / Render / Coolify added (#343 / PR #361), Gemini provider defaults moved to current GA models (#246 + #368 / PR #370), and the in-tree Python ecosystem story switched from a duplicate REST client to a one-page `iii-sdk` example (#342 / PR #364). Plus 14 Dependabot security advisories closed via Next.js + PostCSS bumps.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36cfd84f2b..bf6da8dfb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentmemory/agentmemory",
-  "version": "0.9.13",
+  "version": "0.9.14",
   "description": "Persistent memory for AI coding agents, powered by iii-engine's three primitives",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/mcp/package.json b/packages/mcp/package.json
index 569f5b83c0..4db1777db9 100644
--- a/packages/mcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/mcp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@agentmemory/mcp",
-  "version": "0.9.13",
+  "version": "0.9.14",
   "description": "Standalone MCP server for agentmemory — thin shim that re-exposes @agentmemory/agentmemory's MCP entrypoint",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 6fff31d998..dd3daec6a6 100644
--- a/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agentmemory",
-  "version": "0.9.13",
+  "version": "0.9.14",
   "description": "Persistent memory for AI coding agents -- captures tool usage, compresses via LLM, injects context into future sessions. 12 hooks, 51 MCP tools, 4 skills, real-time viewer.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Rohit Ghumare",
diff --git a/plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index c6e5778983..10c5cdc0e1 100644
--- a/plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/plugin/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "agentmemory",
-  "version": "0.9.13",
+  "version": "0.9.14",
   "description": "Persistent memory for AI coding agents -- captures tool usage, compresses via LLM, injects context into future sessions. 6 hooks, 51 MCP tools, 4 skills, real-time viewer.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Rohit Ghumare",
diff --git a/src/functions/export-import.ts b/src/functions/export-import.ts
index 4f0bca87cf..cc7bda5fa4 100644
--- a/src/functions/export-import.ts
+++ b/src/functions/export-import.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ export function registerExportImportFunction(sdk: ISdk, kv: StateKV): void {
       const strategy = data.strategy || "merge";
       const importData = data.exportData;
 
-      const supportedVersions = new Set(["0.3.0", "0.4.0", "0.5.0", "0.6.0", "0.6.1", "0.7.0", "0.7.2", "0.7.3", "0.7.4", "0.7.5", "0.7.6", "0.7.7", "0.7.9", "0.8.0", "0.8.1", "0.8.2", "0.8.3", "0.8.4", "0.8.5", "0.8.6", "0.8.7", "0.8.8", "0.8.9", "0.8.10", "0.8.11", "0.8.12", "0.8.13", "0.9.0", "0.9.1", "0.9.2", "0.9.3", "0.9.4", "0.9.5", "0.9.6", "0.9.7", "0.9.8", "0.9.9", "0.9.10", "0.9.11", "0.9.12", "0.9.13"]);
+      const supportedVersions = new Set(["0.3.0", "0.4.0", "0.5.0", "0.6.0", "0.6.1", "0.7.0", "0.7.2", "0.7.3", "0.7.4", "0.7.5", "0.7.6", "0.7.7", "0.7.9", "0.8.0", "0.8.1", "0.8.2", "0.8.3", "0.8.4", "0.8.5", "0.8.6", "0.8.7", "0.8.8", "0.8.9", "0.8.10", "0.8.11", "0.8.12", "0.8.13", "0.9.0", "0.9.1", "0.9.2", "0.9.3", "0.9.4", "0.9.5", "0.9.6", "0.9.7", "0.9.8", "0.9.9", "0.9.10", "0.9.11", "0.9.12", "0.9.13", "0.9.14"]);
       if (!supportedVersions.has(importData.version)) {
         return {
           success: false,
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 86a2c971c5..a93476116f 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export interface ExportPagination {
 }
 
 export interface ExportData {
-  version: "0.3.0" | "0.4.0" | "0.5.0" | "0.6.0" | "0.6.1" | "0.7.0" | "0.7.2" | "0.7.3" | "0.7.4" | "0.7.5" | "0.7.6" | "0.7.7" | "0.7.9" | "0.8.0" | "0.8.1" | "0.8.2" | "0.8.3" | "0.8.4" | "0.8.5" | "0.8.6" | "0.8.7" | "0.8.8" | "0.8.9" | "0.8.10" | "0.8.11" | "0.8.12" | "0.8.13" | "0.9.0" | "0.9.1" | "0.9.2" | "0.9.3" | "0.9.4" | "0.9.5" | "0.9.6" | "0.9.7" | "0.9.8" | "0.9.9" | "0.9.10" | "0.9.11" | "0.9.12";
+  version: "0.3.0" | "0.4.0" | "0.5.0" | "0.6.0" | "0.6.1" | "0.7.0" | "0.7.2" | "0.7.3" | "0.7.4" | "0.7.5" | "0.7.6" | "0.7.7" | "0.7.9" | "0.8.0" | "0.8.1" | "0.8.2" | "0.8.3" | "0.8.4" | "0.8.5" | "0.8.6" | "0.8.7" | "0.8.8" | "0.8.9" | "0.8.10" | "0.8.11" | "0.8.12" | "0.8.13" | "0.9.0" | "0.9.1" | "0.9.2" | "0.9.3" | "0.9.4" | "0.9.5" | "0.9.6" | "0.9.7" | "0.9.8" | "0.9.9" | "0.9.10" | "0.9.11" | "0.9.12" | "0.9.13" | "0.9.14";
   exportedAt: string;
   sessions: Session[];
   observations: Record<string, CompressedObservation[]>;
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index 14b4f5e74b..dfc05c1f5e 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = "0.9.13";
+export const VERSION = "0.9.14";
diff --git a/test/export-import.test.ts b/test/export-import.test.ts
index a81ed7f831..369b6f5c46 100644
--- a/test/export-import.test.ts
+++ b/test/export-import.test.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe("Export/Import Functions", () => {
   it("export produces valid ExportData structure", async () => {
     const result = (await sdk.trigger("mem::export", {})) as ExportData;
 
-    expect(result.version).toBe("0.9.13");
+    expect(result.version).toBe("0.9.14");
     expect(result.exportedAt).toBeDefined();
     expect(result.sessions.length).toBe(1);
     expect(result.sessions[0].id).toBe("ses_1");