diff --git a/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.go.md b/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.go.md
index e1e1455ff5..80e7fabf1f 100644
--- a/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.go.md
+++ b/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.go.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Genkit Go API Rules (v1.0.0)
+# Genkit Go API Rules (v1.20.0)
 
 This document provides rules and examples for building with the Genkit API in Go.
 
diff --git a/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.js.md b/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.js.md
index cec56612da..5a39be8359 100644
--- a/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.js.md
+++ b/genkit-tools/cli/context/GENKIT.js.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Genkit Node.js API Rules (v1.17.1)
+# Genkit Node.js API Rules (v1.20.0)
 
 This document provides rules and examples for building with the Genkit API in Node.js.
 
@@ -102,41 +102,6 @@ export const basicInferenceFlow = ai.defineFlow(
 
 ### Text-to-Speech (TTS) Generation
 
-This helper function converts PCM audio data from the TTS model into a WAV-formatted data URI.
-
-```ts
-import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
-import { PassThrough } from 'stream';
-import { Writer as WavWriter } from 'wav';
-
-...
-
-async function pcmToWavDataUri(
-  pcmData: Buffer,
-  channels = 1,
-  sampleRate = 24000,
-  bitDepth = 16
-): Promise<string> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const chunks: Buffer[] = [];
-    const passThrough = new PassThrough();
-
-    passThrough.on('data', (chunk) => chunks.push(chunk as Buffer));
-    passThrough.on('end', () => {
-      const wavBuffer = Buffer.concat(chunks);
-      const dataUri = `data:audio/wav;base64,${wavBuffer.toString('base64')}`;
-      resolve(dataUri);
-    });
-    passThrough.on('error', reject);
-
-    const writer = new WavWriter({ channels, sampleRate, bitDepth });
-    writer.pipe(passThrough);
-    writer.write(pcmData);
-    writer.end();
-  });
-}
-```
-
 #### Single-Speaker TTS
 
 ```ts
@@ -147,17 +112,12 @@ const TextToSpeechInputSchema = z.object({
     .optional()
     .describe('The voice name to use. Defaults to Algenib if not specified.'),
 });
-const TextToSpeechOutputSchema = z.object({
-  audioDataUri: z
-    .string()
-    .describe('The generated speech in WAV format as a base64 data URI.'),
-});
 
 export const textToSpeechFlow = ai.defineFlow(
   {
     name: 'textToSpeechFlow',
     inputSchema: TextToSpeechInputSchema,
-    outputSchema: TextToSpeechOutputSchema,
+    outputSchema: z.string().optional().describe('The generated audio URI'),
   },
   async (input) => {
     const response = await ai.generate({
@@ -175,16 +135,7 @@ export const textToSpeechFlow = ai.defineFlow(
       },
     });
 
-    const audioUrl = response.media?.url;
-    if (!audioUrl)
-      throw new Error('Audio generation failed: No media URL in response.');
-
-    const base64 = audioUrl.split(';base64,')[1];
-    if (!base64) throw new Error('Invalid audio data URI format from Genkit.');
-
-    const pcmBuffer = Buffer.from(base64, 'base64');
-    const audioDataUri = await pcmToWavDataUri(pcmBuffer);
-    return { audioDataUri };
+    return response.media?.url;
   }
 );
 ```
@@ -204,7 +155,7 @@ export const multiSpeakerTextToSpeechFlow = ai.defineFlow(
   {
     name: 'multiSpeakerTextToSpeechFlow',
     inputSchema: MultiSpeakerInputSchema,
-    outputSchema: TextToSpeechOutputSchema,
+    outputSchema: z.string().optional().describe('The generated audio URI'),
   },
   async (input) => {
     const response = await ai.generate({
@@ -233,16 +184,7 @@ export const multiSpeakerTextToSpeechFlow = ai.defineFlow(
       },
     });
 
-    const audioUrl = response.media?.url;
-    if (!audioUrl)
-      throw new Error('Audio generation failed: No media URL in response.');
-
-    const base64 = audioUrl.split(';base64,')[1];
-    if (!base64) throw new Error('Invalid audio data URI format from Genkit.');
-
-    const pcmBuffer = Buffer.from(base64, 'base64');
-    const audioDataUri = await pcmToWavDataUri(pcmBuffer);
-    return { audioDataUri };
+    return response.media?.url;
   }
 );
 ```
@@ -254,18 +196,13 @@ export const multiSpeakerTextToSpeechFlow = ai.defineFlow(
 ### Image Generation
 
 ```ts
-import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
-import parseDataURL from 'data-urls';
-
-...
-
 export const imageGenerationFlow = ai.defineFlow(
   {
     name: 'imageGenerationFlow',
     inputSchema: z
       .string()
       .describe('A detailed description of the image to generate'),
-    outputSchema: z.string().describe('Path to the generated .png image file'),
+    outputSchema: z.string().optional().describe('The generated image as URI'),
   },
   async (prompt) => {
     const response = await ai.generate({
@@ -274,18 +211,7 @@ export const imageGenerationFlow = ai.defineFlow(
       output: { format: 'media' },
     });
 
-    if (!response.media?.url) {
-      throw new Error('Image generation failed to produce media.');
-    }
-
-    const parsed = parseDataURL(response.media.url);
-    if (!parsed) {
-      throw new Error('Could not parse image data URL.');
-    }
-
-    const outputPath = './output.png';
-    await fs.writeFile(outputPath, parsed.body);
-    return outputPath;
+    return response.media?.url;
   }
 );
 ```
diff --git a/genkit-tools/telemetry-server/src/file-trace-store.ts b/genkit-tools/telemetry-server/src/file-trace-store.ts
index 66d5fb88c4..46e456e4bf 100644
--- a/genkit-tools/telemetry-server/src/file-trace-store.ts
+++ b/genkit-tools/telemetry-server/src/file-trace-store.ts
@@ -317,12 +317,13 @@ export class Index {
   }
 
   getMetadata(): { version: string } | undefined {
-    if (!fs.existsSync(this.metadataFileName())) {
+    try {
+      return JSON.parse(
+        fs.readFileSync(this.metadataFileName(), { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
       return undefined;
     }
-    return JSON.parse(
-      fs.readFileSync(this.metadataFileName(), { encoding: 'utf8' })
-    );
   }
 
   private newIndexFileName() {