0.5.2 — keep sidecar after Python-only plugin updates

Python-only patch. Sidecar binaries are the same as 0.5.1 (not rebuilt).

Fix

hermes plugins update then gateway start could drop Vector when the plugin version advanced but the sidecar did not. Runtime treated a stale .version stamp as “no binary.” Gateway start now uses the installed prebuilt anyway. Setup (including skip-reconfigure) still re-downloads when the stamp does not match.

Upgrade from 0.5.1

hermes plugins update vector-platform
hermes gateway restart

You do not need to re-run setup unless you want to refresh the sidecar stamp.

Full notes: CHANGELOG.md.

Full Changelog: v0.5.1...v0.5.2