diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index ab3f0dac..ab676669 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "beads",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows",
-      "version": "0.33.2"
+      "version": "0.34.0"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 1258f682..ccc2cdd8 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "beads",
   "description": "AI-supervised issue tracker for coding workflows. Manage tasks, discover work, and maintain context with simple CLI commands.",
-  "version": "0.33.2",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "author": {
     "name": "Steve Yegge",
     "url": "https://github.com/steveyegge"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0294cfff..e5c61e41 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,47 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.34.0] - 2025-12-22
+
+### Added
+
+- **Wisp commands** (bd-kwjh) - Full ephemeral molecule management
+  - `bd wisp create <proto>` - Instantiate proto as ephemeral wisp (solid→vapor)
+  - `bd wisp list` - List all wisps with stale detection
+  - `bd wisp gc` - Garbage collect orphaned wisps
+  - Wisps live in `.beads-wisp/` (gitignored), never sync to remote
+
+- **Chemistry UX commands** - Phase-aware molecule operations
+  - `bd pour <proto>` - Instantiate proto as persistent mol (solid→liquid)
+  - `bd mol bond --wisp` - Force spawn as vapor when attaching to mol
+  - `bd mol bond --pour` - Force spawn as liquid when attaching to wisp
+  - Cross-store squash: condense wisp to digest in main storage
+
+- **Cross-project dependencies** (bd-66w1, bd-om4a) - Reference issues across repos
+  - `external:<repo>:<id>` dependency syntax
+  - `bd ship <id> --to <repo>` - Ship issues to other beads repos
+  - `bd ready` filters by external dependency satisfaction
+  - Configure additional repos in `.beads/config.yaml`
+
+- **Orphan detection in bd doctor** (bd-5hrq) - Find issues with missing parents
+  - Detects parent-child relationships pointing to deleted issues
+  - Suggests fix commands for orphaned issues
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Multi-repo config uses YAML** (GH#683) - `bd repo add/remove` now writes to `.beads/config.yaml`
+  - Fixes disconnect where CLI wrote to DB but hydration read from YAML
+  - `bd repo remove` now cleans up hydrated issues from removed repo
+  - Breaking: `bd repo add` no longer accepts optional alias argument
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Wisp storage initialization** - NewWispStorage now copies issue_prefix from main db
+- **Prefix validation in multi-repo mode** (GH#686) - Skip validation for external repos
+- **Empty config values** (GH#680, GH#684) - Handle gracefully in getRepoConfig()
+- **Doctor UX improvements** (GH#687) - Better diagnostics and daemon integration
+- **Orphaned test file** - Removed repo_test.go with undefined functions
+
 ## [0.33.2] - 2025-12-21
 
 ## [0.33.1] - 2025-12-21
diff --git a/cmd/bd/doctor_test.go b/cmd/bd/doctor_test.go
index f3ea14e7..fb485036 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/doctor_test.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/doctor_test.go
@@ -895,7 +895,8 @@ func TestCheckMetadataVersionTracking(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "slightly outdated version",
 			setupVersion: func(beadsDir string) error {
-				return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(beadsDir, ".local_version"), []byte("0.24.0\n"), 0644)
+				// Use a version that's less than 10 minor versions behind current
+				return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(beadsDir, ".local_version"), []byte("0.30.0\n"), 0644)
 			},
 			expectedStatus: doctor.StatusOK,
 			expectWarning:  false,
@@ -903,7 +904,8 @@ func TestCheckMetadataVersionTracking(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "very old version",
 			setupVersion: func(beadsDir string) error {
-				return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(beadsDir, ".local_version"), []byte("0.14.0\n"), 0644)
+				// Use a version that's 10+ minor versions behind current (triggers warning)
+				return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(beadsDir, ".local_version"), []byte("0.24.0\n"), 0644)
 			},
 			expectedStatus: doctor.StatusWarning,
 			expectWarning:  true,
diff --git a/cmd/bd/info.go b/cmd/bd/info.go
index beeba717..8b1f0da9 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/info.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/info.go
@@ -288,6 +288,17 @@ type VersionChange struct {
 
 // versionChanges contains agent-actionable changes for recent versions
 var versionChanges = []VersionChange{
+	{
+		Version: "0.34.0",
+		Date:    "2025-12-22",
+		Changes: []string{
+			"NEW: Wisp commands - bd wisp create/list/gc for ephemeral molecule management",
+			"NEW: Chemistry UX - bd pour, bd mol bond --wisp/--pour for phase control",
+			"NEW: Cross-project deps - external:<repo>:<id> syntax, bd ship command",
+			"BREAKING: bd repo add/remove now writes to .beads/config.yaml (not DB)",
+			"FIX: Wisp storage auto-copies issue_prefix from main database",
+		},
+	},
 	{
 		Version: "0.33.2",
 		Date:    "2025-12-21",
diff --git a/cmd/bd/repo_test.go b/cmd/bd/repo_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 524b4e8c..00000000
--- a/cmd/bd/repo_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestGetRepoConfig_EmptyValue(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	store, cleanup := setupTestDB(t)
-	defer cleanup()
-
-	// Test 1: No config set at all - should return empty map
-	repos, err := getRepoConfig(ctx, store)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("getRepoConfig with no config failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(repos) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected empty map, got %d entries", len(repos))
-	}
-
-	// Test 2: Empty string value - should return empty map (this was the bug)
-	// This simulates GetConfig returning ("", nil) which caused "unexpected end of JSON input"
-	err = store.SetConfig(ctx, "repos.additional", "")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("SetConfig failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	repos, err = getRepoConfig(ctx, store)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("getRepoConfig with empty value failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(repos) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected empty map for empty value, got %d entries", len(repos))
-	}
-
-	// Test 3: Valid JSON value - should parse correctly
-	err = store.SetConfig(ctx, "repos.additional", `{"alias1":"/path/to/repo1","alias2":"/path/to/repo2"}`)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("SetConfig with JSON failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	repos, err = getRepoConfig(ctx, store)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("getRepoConfig with valid JSON failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(repos) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 2 repos, got %d", len(repos))
-	}
-	if repos["alias1"] != "/path/to/repo1" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected '/path/to/repo1', got '%s'", repos["alias1"])
-	}
-	if repos["alias2"] != "/path/to/repo2" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected '/path/to/repo2', got '%s'", repos["alias2"])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSetRepoConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	store, cleanup := setupTestDB(t)
-	defer cleanup()
-
-	// Set repos and verify round-trip
-	repos := map[string]string{
-		"planning": "/home/user/planning-repo",
-		"shared":   "/home/user/shared-repo",
-	}
-
-	err := setRepoConfig(ctx, store, repos)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("setRepoConfig failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Read back
-	result, err := getRepoConfig(ctx, store)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("getRepoConfig after set failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(result) != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected 2 repos, got %d", len(result))
-	}
-	if result["planning"] != "/home/user/planning-repo" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected planning repo path, got '%s'", result["planning"])
-	}
-	if result["shared"] != "/home/user/shared-repo" {
-		t.Errorf("Expected shared repo path, got '%s'", result["shared"])
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRepoConfigEmptyMap(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	store, cleanup := setupTestDB(t)
-	defer cleanup()
-
-	// Set empty map
-	repos := make(map[string]string)
-	err := setRepoConfig(ctx, store, repos)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("setRepoConfig with empty map failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Read back - should work and return empty map
-	result, err := getRepoConfig(ctx, store)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("getRepoConfig after empty set failed: %v", err)
-	}
-	if len(result) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected empty map, got %d entries", len(result))
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
index 7adf8771..bd4b2f52 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.34.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-checkout hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
index 8f1ff4d3..f61c0133 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/post-merge
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.34.0
 #
 # bd (beads) post-merge hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
index 5fcaf270..4aa6a0b5 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.34.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-commit hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
index b162292d..97311f03 100755
--- a/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
+++ b/cmd/bd/templates/hooks/pre-push
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # bd-shim v1
-# bd-hooks-version: 0.33.2
+# bd-hooks-version: 0.34.0
 #
 # bd (beads) pre-push hook - thin shim
 #
diff --git a/cmd/bd/version.go b/cmd/bd/version.go
index 5c73467a..6de83333 100644
--- a/cmd/bd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/bd/version.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	// Version is the current version of bd (overridden by ldflags at build time)
-	Version = "0.33.2"
+	Version = "0.34.0"
 	// Build can be set via ldflags at compile time
 	Build = "dev"
 	// Commit and branch the git revision the binary was built from (optional ldflag)
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
index bc83428a..f2144018 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "beads-mcp"
-version = "0.33.2"
+version = "0.34.0"
 description = "MCP server for beads issue tracker."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
index 3acc94a6..4e6aa51b 100644
--- a/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
+++ b/integrations/beads-mcp/src/beads_mcp/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ This package provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes
 beads (bd) issue tracker functionality to MCP Clients.
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.33.2"
+__version__ = "0.34.0"
diff --git a/internal/beads/beads.go b/internal/beads/beads.go
index 96e00b09..b5f22856 100644
--- a/internal/beads/beads.go
+++ b/internal/beads/beads.go
@@ -664,13 +664,39 @@ func FindWispDatabasePath() (string, error) {
 // NewWispStorage opens the wisp database for ephemeral molecule storage.
 // Creates the database and directory if they don't exist.
 // The wisp database uses the same schema as the main database.
+// Automatically copies issue_prefix from the main beads config if not set.
 func NewWispStorage(ctx context.Context) (Storage, error) {
 	dbPath, err := FindWispDatabasePath()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return sqlite.New(ctx, dbPath)
+	wispStore, err := sqlite.New(ctx, dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Check if wisp db has issue_prefix configured
+	prefix, err := wispStore.GetConfig(ctx, "issue_prefix")
+	if err != nil || prefix == "" {
+		// Copy issue_prefix from main beads database
+		mainDBPath := FindDatabasePath()
+		if mainDBPath != "" {
+			mainStore, mainErr := sqlite.New(ctx, mainDBPath)
+			if mainErr == nil {
+				defer mainStore.Close()
+				mainPrefix, _ := mainStore.GetConfig(ctx, "issue_prefix")
+				if mainPrefix != "" {
+					if setErr := wispStore.SetConfig(ctx, "issue_prefix", mainPrefix); setErr != nil {
+						wispStore.Close()
+						return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting wisp issue_prefix: %w", setErr)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return wispStore, nil
 }
 
 // EnsureWispGitignore ensures the wisp directory is gitignored.
diff --git a/npm-package/package.json b/npm-package/package.json
index 913568ed..b70dc4da 100644
--- a/npm-package/package.json
+++ b/npm-package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@beads/bd",
-  "version": "0.33.2",
+  "version": "0.34.0",
   "description": "Beads issue tracker - lightweight memory system for coding agents with native binary support",
   "main": "bin/bd.js",
   "bin": {