diff --git a/nqc/nqc-launcher.sh b/nqc/nqc-launcher.sh
index 93f36c1c..d7d2ec84 100755
--- a/nqc/nqc-launcher.sh
+++ b/nqc/nqc-launcher.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #     "LM-LA-LIFECYCLE-STANDARD.adoc"
 #     "cross-platform-system-integration-modes"
 #   ]
-#   standard-spec-version = "0.1.0"
+#   standard-spec-version = "0.2.0"
 #   generator             = "launch-scaffolder"
 # )
 # @a2ml-metadata end
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ APP_CATEGORIES="Development;Database;"
 APP_GENERIC_NAME="NQC"
 RUNTIME_KIND="process"
 
-REPO_DIR="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/nextgen-databases/nqc"
-ICON_SOURCE="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/nextgen-databases/nqc/assets/icon-256.png"
+REPO_DIR="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/developer-ecosystem/nextgen-databases/nqc"
+ICON_SOURCE="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/developer-ecosystem/nextgen-databases/nqc/assets/icon-256.png"
 
 # Absolute path back to the per-app `<app>.launcher.a2ml` config that
 # produced this script. Consumed by the --integ / --disinteg arms when
 # the `launch-scaffolder` binary is on $PATH, so they can delegate to
 # the Rust implementation instead of running the shell fallback.
-CONFIG_FILE="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/nextgen-databases/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml"
+CONFIG_FILE="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/developer-ecosystem/nextgen-databases/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml"
 
 URL=""
 
@@ -240,6 +240,16 @@ write_linux_desktop_file() {
     else
         icon_name="package-x-generic"
     fi
+
+    # keepopen.sh implements the standard fallback ladder: GUI → TUI →
+    # bash-at-repo-root. See launcher-standard.adoc §Fallback Ladder.
+    local keepopen="/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/.desktop-tools/keepopen.sh"
+    local gui_cmd tui_cmd
+# process: GUI = start then tail log so terminal stays open;
+    # TUI = just tail the existing log; Shell = repo root.
+    gui_cmd="$LAUNCHER_TARGET --start && tail -f $LOG_FILE"
+    tui_cmd="tail -n 200 -f $LOG_FILE"
+
     cat > "$target" <<EOF
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
@@ -247,9 +257,9 @@ Version=1.0
 Name=$APP_DISPLAY
 GenericName=$APP_GENERIC_NAME
 Comment=$APP_DESC
-Exec=$LAUNCHER_TARGET --start
+Exec=$keepopen "$APP_DISPLAY" "$REPO_DIR" "$gui_cmd" "$tui_cmd" "$LOG_FILE"
 Icon=$icon_name
-Terminal=false
+Terminal=true
 Categories=$APP_CATEGORIES
 StartupNotify=true
 StartupWMClass=$APP_NAME
diff --git a/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml b/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml
index 57a92145..2a9fed43 100644
--- a/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml
+++ b/nqc/nqc.launcher.a2ml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ version      = "1.0.0"
 license      = "PMPL-1.0-or-later"
 
 [repo]
-path = "/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/nextgen-databases/nqc"
+path = "/var/mnt/eclipse/repos/developer-ecosystem/nextgen-databases/nqc"
 
 [runtime]
 kind    = "process"