diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 0c5e3f6..7d21fdc 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "vta-agent-memory",
   "description": "Durable agent memory stored in your own Verifiable Trust Agent, not in the tool. Save and recall facts across sessions, scoped to a VTA trust context you control and can revoke.",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.8.1",
   "keywords": [
     "memory",
     "vta",
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f0cc4ba..5e6649b 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5437,7 +5437,7 @@ checksum = "5c3082ca00d5a5ef149bb8b555a72ae84c9c59f7250f013ac822ac2e49b19c64"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vta-agent-memory"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c83e756..57bc926 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "vta-agent-memory"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.95.0"
 description = "Agentic memory for Claude Code, stored in a Verifiable Trust Agent"
diff --git a/src/setup.rs b/src/setup.rs
index 9f9ade9..0582914 100644
--- a/src/setup.rs
+++ b/src/setup.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ async fn resolve_context(client: &VtaClient, requested: Option<&str>) -> anyhow:
             if !ids.iter().any(|c| c == id) {
                 bail!(
                     "no trust context `{id}` on this VTA.\n\nAvailable: {}\n\nCreate one with:\n  \
-                     pnm contexts create --name {id}",
+                     pnm contexts create --id {id} --name {id}",
                     render_list(&ids)
                 );
             }
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ async fn resolve_context(client: &VtaClient, requested: Option<&str>) -> anyhow:
         None if ids.len() == 1 => Ok(ids[0].clone()),
         None if ids.is_empty() => bail!(
             "this VTA has no trust contexts yet. Create one for your memories:\n  \
-             pnm contexts create --name memory"
+             pnm contexts create --id memory --name memory"
         ),
         None => bail!(
             "several trust contexts exist — choose which one holds these memories with \