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 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [v0.51.659] — 2026-06-25 — Release XO (one-click extension install works with no setup)
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 ### Fixed
 
 - **One-click extension install now works out of the box with no configuration (#4933).** Previously the Settings → Extensions gallery offered an **Install** button even when extensions weren't configured, then dead-ended on `Install failed: Extensions not configured` because the install path required `HERMES_WEBUI_EXTENSION_DIR` to be set to an existing directory before the server started — documented nowhere user-facing. Install now bootstraps a WebUI-managed default extension directory under the state dir (`STATE_DIR/extensions`, e.g. `~/.hermes/webui/extensions/`) on first use and installs into it, so any user can open Settings, pick an extension, and click Install with zero environment setup; the extension loads automatically on the next app-shell render. `HERMES_WEBUI_EXTENSION_DIR` remains an optional override for operators who want a specific path (WebUI never auto-creates an admin-specified path). The managed directory lives in the WebUI-owned state dir alongside sessions/settings — a different trust domain from a user-writable directory on a shared box — and the trust model is unchanged (installed code still runs with full session authority, so only install vetted/trusted extensions). `docs/EXTENSIONS.md` documents the zero-config flow.