v0.2.169

• The local hub endpoint is promoted as the default agent connection point.
• Hub boot availability is hardened to reduce failure modes during startup.
• Hub startup confirmation is bounded to prevent indefinite blocking.
• A warning is emitted if hub startup does not finalize within the expected window.
• Web boot status events are closed to resolve race conditions during initialization.

Release Integrity

• macOS DMG artifacts are validated against authoritative sources to ensure integrity.
• The macOS artifact signer is pinned to prevent unexpected signature mismatches.
• Automated version bumps are kept in sync to prevent drift between release channels.