Symbiote v5.6.2

Symbiote v5.6.2 — Apex

Released October 29, 2026

This patch improves Windows launching, setup, and the in-app update experience, alongside runtime and Control Room reliability fixes.

Added

• Added a manual update check in the Control Room and visible progress while a verified Windows MSI is downloaded.
• Added safe recovery states for setup when its preferred local port is already in use.

Changed

• Source installers now use the root and webapp lockfiles, provision the Electron and web build runtimes, and build the Windows shortcut launcher.
• Release publishing selects release notes from the pushed version tag.
• Improved runtime, session, heartbeat, integration, and workspace reliability.

Fixed

• Removed the Windows shortcut launcher's unconditional administrator relaunch.
• Prevented installer defaults from returning existing provider or Discord secrets to the browser.
• Restricted installer requests to the loopback origin, limited request bodies, and returned actionable client errors.
• Improved installer loading, save, and network error handling and prevented duplicate submissions.

Upgrade notes

• No configuration migration is required.
• From a source checkout, run npm ci, npm --prefix webapp ci, then npm run build.
• Windows users can check for updates from the Control Room. The downloaded MSI is validated against the published SHA-256 manifest before installation.