chore: release v2.0.0-rc2

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PinchBench 2.0.0-rc2

First release candidate of PinchBench 2.0.

Major Changes in 2.0

Task Organization

• Task categorization system — tasks organized into logical categories:
  • productivity, research, writing, coding, analysis
  • csv_analysis, log_analysis, meeting_analysis
  • memory, skills, integrations
• run_first directive for ensuring critical tasks execute first

Multi-Session Support

• new_session: true flag for session isolation testing
• Transcript archiving across session boundaries
• Tests cross-session memory and file-based context retrieval

New Tasks (74+)

• CSV Analysis: stock trends, temperature data, life expectancy, GDP, iris flowers, cities, pension funds
• Log Analysis: Apache error logs, syslog boot analysis
• Meeting Analysis: council meetings, tech discussions, advisory boards, government hearings
• Research: deep research, competitive analysis, OSS alternatives, pricing, procurement
• Coding: CI/CD debugging, test generation, K8s debugging, browser automation

Infrastructure

• Enhanced grading library with better edge case handling
• Improved lint checks for manifest validation
• Better transcript handling and merging for multi-session tasks

Checklist

• BENCHMARK_VERSION updated to 2.0.0-rc2
• All tasks categorized in manifest
• CI passing

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Code Review Summary

Status: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

This PR bumps the benchmark version to 2.0.0-rc2. The latest commits moved BENCHMARK_VERSION from scripts/ to the repo root and updated its value — a straightforward housekeeping change with no bugs or security concerns.

Files Reviewed (2 files)

• BENCHMARK_VERSION
• scripts/BENCHMARK_VERSION (deleted)

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