chore: unify all version fields to 0.19.7 + track starter apps

Version fields across the monorepo were out of sync:
  VERSION                        0.1.5    (stale commons-standalone)
  VERSIONS:PROJECT_VERSION       1.0.0    (stale, never released)
  Package.swift:sdkVersion       0.19.7   (actual latest release)
  Kotlin gradle.properties       mixed
  Web packages                   mixed (0.1.0, 0.1.0-beta.10, ...)
  RN packages                    mixed (0.18.1, ...)
  Flutter packages               mixed (0.17.0, ...)

Ran `scripts/sync-versions.sh 0.19.7` to align every file with the
actual latest GitHub Release tag (`v0.19.7`). This is the unification
commit — all future releases will also propagate the same version
across every manifest (auto-tag.yml does this automatically based on
the release:{patch,minor,major} label on the merged PR).

After this PR merges:
  With `release:patch` label → auto-tag.yml computes 0.19.7 + patch
  = 0.19.8 → tags v0.19.8 → release.yml builds + draft release.

Also added:
- `docs/starter-apps.md` — tracks the 5 external starter-app repos
  (swift-, kotlin-, web-, flutter-, react-native-starter-*) with their
  current HEAD and what SDK version they pin.
- `.gitignore` entry for `external_examples/` where those 5 repos live
  locally as clones (not committed; release.yml clones them fresh).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: sanchitmonga22

.gitignore

@@ -398,3 +398,6 @@ __pycache__/
 node_modules/
 /tools/
 *.trace
+
+# External starter-app clones for local reference (release.yml clones them fresh)
+external_examples/

docs/starter-apps.md

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Starter Apps Tracking
+
+External example repositories that consume the RunAnywhere SDKs.
+Cloned into `external_examples/` locally (gitignored). Used by
+`release.yml`'s consumer-validation jobs to verify every release
+actually installs and builds in a downstream app.
+
+**Unified version going forward: all SDKs will publish at the same
+semver (e.g., `v0.19.8`, `v0.20.0`). Starter apps can pin to any tag.**
+
+| SDK | Repo | HEAD commit | HEAD date | Currently pins |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Swift | `RunanywhereAI/swift-starter-example` | `fe98b78` | 2026-03-19 | ? |
+| Kotlin | `RunanywhereAI/kotlin-starter-example` | `56423ad` | 2026-02-16 | ? |
+| Web | `RunanywhereAI/web-starter-app` | `bc6347a` | 2026-02-27 | @runanywhere/web@0.1.0-beta.10 |
+| Flutter | `RunanywhereAI/flutter-starter-example` | `6587079` | 2026-02-14 | 0.16.0 |
+| React Native | `RunanywhereAI/react-native-starter-app` | `8068d0b` | 2026-02-14 | @runanywhere/core@^0.18.1 |
+
+## How to update these locally
+
+```bash
+for repo in swift-starter-example kotlin-starter-example web-starter-app flutter-starter-example react-native-starter-app; do
+  if [ -d "external_examples/$repo" ]; then
+    (cd "external_examples/$repo" && git pull --ff-only)
+  else
+    gh repo clone "RunanywhereAI/$repo" "external_examples/$repo"
+  fi
+done
+```
+
+## After cutting a release
+
+1. `release.yml` builds artifacts and creates a draft GitHub Release.
+2. `release.yml`'s consumer-validation jobs clone each starter repo and try
+   to build it against the freshly-produced artifacts (`continue-on-error: true`).
+3. If a starter fails to build, it's a signal the public API broke — either
+   update the starter (post-release) or patch the SDK (post-release).
+4. Publish the draft release once starters are green.

sdk/runanywhere-commons/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.1.5
+0.19.7

sdk/runanywhere-commons/VERSIONS

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # =============================================================================
 
 # Project version (read from VERSION file, but also defined here for scripts)
-PROJECT_VERSION=1.0.0
+PROJECT_VERSION=0.19.7
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Platform Deployment Targets

sdk/runanywhere-flutter/packages/runanywhere/pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: runanywhere
 description: Privacy-first, on-device AI SDK for Flutter. Run LLMs, STT, TTS, and VAD directly on device with no data leaving the device.
-version: 0.17.0
+version: 0.19.7
 homepage: https://runanywhere.ai
 repository: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks/issues

sdk/runanywhere-flutter/packages/runanywhere_llamacpp/pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: runanywhere_llamacpp
 description: LlamaCpp backend for RunAnywhere Flutter SDK. High-performance on-device LLM text generation with GGUF model support.
-version: 0.16.0
+version: 0.19.7
 homepage: https://runanywhere.ai
 repository: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks/issues

sdk/runanywhere-flutter/packages/runanywhere_onnx/pubspec.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: runanywhere_onnx
 description: ONNX Runtime backend for RunAnywhere Flutter SDK. On-device Speech-to-Text, Text-to-Speech, and Voice Activity Detection.
-version: 0.16.0
+version: 0.19.7
 homepage: https://runanywhere.ai
 repository: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks/issues

sdk/runanywhere-kotlin/gradle.properties

@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ runanywhere.coreVersion=0.1.4
 # Must match a GitHub release tag at: https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/runanywhere-sdks/releases
 # Contains: RACommons-android (librac_commons.so, librac_commons_jni.so)
 runanywhere.commonsVersion=0.1.4
+runanywhere.nativeLibVersion=0.19.7

sdk/runanywhere-react-native/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "runanywhere-react-native-monorepo",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.7",
   "private": true,
   "description": "RunAnywhere React Native SDK - Multi-Package Monorepo",
   "workspaces": [

sdk/runanywhere-react-native/packages/core/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@runanywhere/core",
-  "version": "0.18.1",
+  "version": "0.19.7",
   "description": "Core SDK for RunAnywhere React Native - includes RACommons bindings, native bridges, and public API",
   "main": "src/index.ts",
   "types": "src/index.ts",