From 66aea7ea3671bd9881dde39174c44c63e2fc7045 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:27:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] chore: prepare 0.8 code freeze

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 .github/nightly-alpha-branches.yaml           |  1 +
 Cargo.lock                                    | 22 ++---
 Cargo.toml                                    | 20 ++---
 README.md                                     |  2 +-
 .../tests/fixtures/worker_plugin/Cargo.lock   | 84 +++++++++----------
 crates/node/package.json                      |  2 +-
 .../native/build-and-package.mdx              |  8 +-
 docs/build-plugins/workers/rust.mdx           |  4 +-
 docs/getting-started/installation.mdx         | 16 ++--
 docs/getting-started/quick-start/nodejs.mdx   |  2 +-
 docs/getting-started/quick-start/python.mdx   |  2 +-
 docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx     |  6 +-
 .../openclaw-plugin.mdx                       |  4 +-
 .../claude-code/.claude-plugin/plugin.json    |  2 +-
 .../codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json           |  2 +-
 integrations/openclaw/package.json            |  4 +-
 package-lock.json                             |  6 +-
 pyproject.toml                                |  2 +-
 python/cli-bin/pyproject.toml                 |  2 +-
 python/plugin/pyproject.toml                  |  2 +-
 20 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 96 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/nightly-alpha-branches.yaml b/.github/nightly-alpha-branches.yaml
index 04baa981f..eb18a8d73 100644
--- a/.github/nightly-alpha-branches.yaml
+++ b/.github/nightly-alpha-branches.yaml
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 
 branches:
   - main
+  - release/0.8
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 11bfa17b2..dba4cbb91 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-adaptive"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "log",
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-cli"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-stream",
  "axum",
@@ -1821,7 +1821,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-ffi"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cbindgen",
  "chrono",
@@ -1839,7 +1839,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-node"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "napi",
@@ -1857,7 +1857,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-pii-redaction"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "log",
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-plugin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "nemo-relay-types",
@@ -1886,7 +1886,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-python"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "nemo-relay",
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-types"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-worker"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "hyper-util",
@@ -1934,7 +1934,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-worker-proto"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index edd9d06bc..a4c61f3d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,21 +20,21 @@ exclude = [".tmp", ".uv-cache"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 edition = "2024"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
 repository = "https://github.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Relay"
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
-nemo-relay = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/core", default-features = false }
-nemo-relay-types = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/types" }
-nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/plugin" }
-nemo-relay-worker-proto = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/worker-proto" }
-nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/worker" }
-nemo-relay-adaptive = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/adaptive" }
-nemo-relay-pii-redaction = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/pii-redaction" }
-nemo-relay-ffi = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/ffi" }
-nemo-relay-cli = { version = "0.8.0", path = "crates/cli" }
+nemo-relay = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/core", default-features = false }
+nemo-relay-types = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/types" }
+nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/plugin" }
+nemo-relay-worker-proto = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/worker-proto" }
+nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/worker" }
+nemo-relay-adaptive = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/adaptive" }
+nemo-relay-pii-redaction = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/pii-redaction" }
+nemo-relay-ffi = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/ffi" }
+nemo-relay-cli = { version = "0.9.0", path = "crates/cli" }
 opentelemetry = { version = "0.32", default-features = false }
 opentelemetry-semantic-conventions = { version = "0.32.1", default-features = false, features = ["semconv_experimental"] }
 opentelemetry_sdk = { version = "0.32.1", default-features = false }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff7cd87be..ed660194c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ uv add nemo-relay
 
 # Node.js
 # Requires Node.js 24 or newer.
-npm install nemo-relay-node@0.8.0
+npm install nemo-relay-node@0.9.0
 
 # Rust
 cargo add nemo-relay
diff --git a/crates/core/tests/fixtures/worker_plugin/Cargo.lock b/crates/core/tests/fixtures/worker_plugin/Cargo.lock
index 548bd3517..2806cee37 100644
--- a/crates/core/tests/fixtures/worker_plugin/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/core/tests/fixtures/worker_plugin/Cargo.lock
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ checksum = "330a5ed07fa54e4702c9d6c4174f74427fc0ef6e214bbd677ae50a5099946470"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "async-trait"
-version = "0.1.91"
+version = "0.1.92"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ae36dc4177970ef04fde5178d3e2429882def40e57a451f919c098f72baa6cec"
+checksum = "82f6aeea286b8eb4dd3431a1be1b59d290ace00f5bfd8e2a159bc2a05e2c1667"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
-version = "1.17.0"
+version = "1.18.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e5e8f6c15a24b9a3ee5efec809ccd006d3b30e8b3bb63c39af737c7f87daa1d"
+checksum = "252afb9ae5eaa683babdc6a068b3f5726eb19e05070c731f9b2a23a7c3e8ed34"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
@@ -174,47 +174,47 @@ checksum = "d9c4f5dac5e15c24eb999c26181a6ca40b39fe946cbe4c263c7209467bc83af2"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "262590f4fe6afeb0bc83be1daa64e52657fe185690a958af7f3ad0e92085c5ae"
+checksum = "b1f9e3d69d39e4862ffed03ed071a76f9a13ba1d9109d355b0f0aa6b15e393c4"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2cd50c473c80f6d7c3670a752354b8e569b1a7cbfdc0419ec88e5edad85e0dc7"
+checksum = "92d699e522242e69e3003b94ecc1f960f3a5e015aa7c5d7486e65ad01dd94f5e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2d6d3cde68c518367be28956066ddfef33813991b77a55005a69dae04bf3b10b"
+checksum = "9fb9654ba8355388abeb8dcb4fc62f511300867002afc858860463bdd9fe0c44"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e34418ac499d6305c2fb5ad0ed2f6ac998c5f8ca209b4510f7f94242c647e307"
+checksum = "1944426bf7d03f1d14f708785e4b33efd750b36d48a157b836b3efc15ede8e1d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b231ed28831efb4a61a08580c4bc233ec56bc009f4cd8f52da2c3cb97df0c109"
+checksum = "cd417de3d1d015fc3bfd2b1ea46dfc7bab72ef86f1cc7cc9c78e728b34a6d1fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a77a90a256fce34da66415271e30f94ee91c57b04b8a2c042d9cf3220179deaa"
+checksum = "0d50a92467f8ba5dd6e3ee5d4bd04d73ab2e4e1c44474a0674821dfce14b79bc"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-macro",
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
-version = "0.4.15"
+version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6cb093c84e8bd9b188d4c4a8cb6579fc016968d14c99882163cd3ff402a4f155"
+checksum = "839c0e8a181239723652be9062bb56ca5bf5f64011f73b623f6f4fc59086a228"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
@@ -308,9 +308,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "http-body-util"
-version = "0.1.4"
+version = "0.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e9f41fd6a08e4d4ec69df65976da761afd5ad5e58a9d4acb46bd1c953a9e3ff2"
+checksum = "23169fe34a5fbcdd3f3862e78fb9b6fccd5f02a6dc6f732547005d45631ce71c"
 dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "futures-core",
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.103"
+version = "0.3.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "53b44bfcdb3f8d5837a46dae1ca9660a837176eee74a28b229bc626816589102"
+checksum = "0e0c1080212aad755ea003d18543e8768dd432c48819efd73a7bf1e39b7a5a3a"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "futures-util",
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ checksum = "1d87ecb2933e8aeadb3e3a02b828fed80a7528047e68b4f424523a0981a3a084"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-types"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-worker"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-util",
  "hyper-util",
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-worker-proto"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "prost",
  "prost-build",
@@ -735,9 +735,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pulldown-cmark-to-cmark"
-version = "22.0.0"
+version = "22.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "50793def1b900256624a709439404384204a5dc3a6ec580281bfaac35e882e90"
+checksum = "ab1ad36992cead65f02aa399a373a42730922f1525d988172634fdefdecb8a60"
 dependencies = [
  "pulldown-cmark",
 ]
@@ -777,9 +777,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
-version = "0.4.16"
+version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fcfdb36bda0c880c5931cdc7a2bcdc8ba4556847b9d912bca70bc94708711ad"
+checksum = "ad8553b9b26413251cbf30e620595c7a41b3887f03da04579c0e6b0d6a06b4b2"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -919,18 +919,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
-version = "2.0.19"
+version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "09a43598840e33d5b0331f38c5e30d13bb11c11210a4b58f0d9b18a5a5eefcd9"
+checksum = "ec86235f5fcc2a73650310756d2ac5b138a5780bbbdfae3eeccec992c435ba4f"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
-version = "2.0.19"
+version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "43cbfe0cf76104d42a574802844187e84a305e531ed54455f11fbde0f10541cd"
+checksum = "bc04cd3e1236dd4a98afca4569f2deb3f120e5422a4023be2cb683f8486292af"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1195,9 +1195,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b067c0c11094aef6b7a801c1e34a26affafdf3d051dba08456b868789aaf9a4"
+checksum = "1b70935747edd64d89de3efa29d73789b806c15798f8e7dca4d8ac356b50ce70"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
@@ -1208,9 +1208,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "167ce5e579f6bcf889c4f7175a8a5a585de84e8ff93976ce393efa5f2837aab1"
+checksum = "77775f8f3f7217702089053b94958f8f54061a3f663417df76e19cbdcca29bc1"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -1218,9 +1218,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3997c7839262f4ef12cf90b818d6340c18e80f263f1a94bf157d0ec4420380e"
+checksum = "e11d33f857dc2fb11b8bc75aee111aa9cbeb12cd9f25efd3d4c2a3dd4e235284"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1231,9 +1231,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc1b4cb0cc549fcf58d7dfc081778139b3d283a081644e833e84682ad71cea24"
+checksum = "7ef64dbcc55df09c7e5a46182d181c2cfa3e925f3da937ea764728b4bbb9dcbf"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/node/package.json b/crates/node/package.json
index bdbae2cf1..c7bfbeab0 100644
--- a/crates/node/package.json
+++ b/crates/node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nemo-relay-node",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Node.js bindings for the NeMo Relay agent runtime.",
   "keywords": [
     "agents",
diff --git a/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx b/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
index c92dccd91..3d1a2ed8e 100644
--- a/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
+++ b/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ position: 21
 {/* SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */}
 
-The repository example builds a `cdylib` against the current 0.8.0 SDK and packages it
+The repository example builds a `cdylib` against the current 0.9.0 SDK and packages it
 with a strict schema. Run every command in this procedure from
 `examples/rust-native-plugin` unless a step says otherwise.
 
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ with a strict schema. Run every command in this procedure from
 
 The example crate exposes both `cdylib` and `rlib`. Relay loads the `cdylib`; the `rlib`
 lets the example integration tests call validation helpers without loading an unsafe
-dynamic boundary. The dependencies use the current 0.8.0 public SDK rather than a Git
+dynamic boundary. The dependencies use the current 0.9.0 public SDK rather than a Git
 revision or an older package line. The `path = "../../crates/plugin"` override exists
 only because this checked example builds inside the NeMo Relay repository. A standalone
-plugin depends on the published `nemo-relay-plugin = "0.8.0"` package without `path`.
+plugin depends on the published `nemo-relay-plugin = "0.9.0"` package without `path`.
 
 The checked example uses the following package and dependency configuration:
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3"
-nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/plugin" }
+nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/plugin" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["io-util", "macros", "time"] }
diff --git a/docs/build-plugins/workers/rust.mdx b/docs/build-plugins/workers/rust.mdx
index faf9c9b79..c4e079b49 100644
--- a/docs/build-plugins/workers/rust.mdx
+++ b/docs/build-plugins/workers/rust.mdx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ position: 32
 SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */}
 
 The `examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin` project is the compiled counterpart to the
-[Python worker](/build-plugins/workers/python). It depends on `nemo-relay-worker` 0.8.0,
+[Python worker](/build-plugins/workers/python). It depends on `nemo-relay-worker` 0.9.0,
 implements `WorkerPlugin`, registers all
 15 [surfaces](/build-plugins/workers/middleware-and-continuations), and lets the SDK
 create the authenticated `grpc-v1` server from the
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 futures-util = "0.3"
-nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/worker" }
+nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/worker" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
index 31154c6a0..b29118ef6 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ refer to the [Support Matrix](/reference/support-matrix).
 Install a specific version:
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Relay/main/install.sh | NEMO_RELAY_VERSION=0.8.0 sh
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Relay/main/install.sh | NEMO_RELAY_VERSION=0.9.0 sh
 ```
 
 Install into another directory:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Set the same environment variable before invoking the installer to install a
 specific version:
 
 ```powershell
-$env:NEMO_RELAY_VERSION = '0.8.0'
+$env:NEMO_RELAY_VERSION = '0.9.0'
 irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NVIDIA/NeMo-Relay/main/install.ps1 | iex
 ```
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Install the Python package when your application uses NeMo Relay through the
 Python wrapper and owns the tool or LLM call boundary.
 
 ```bash
-uv add nemo-relay@0.8.0
+uv add nemo-relay@0.9.0
 ```
 
 Use `uv add` from an application project that has a `pyproject.toml`; it records
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Install the Node.js package when your application uses NeMo Relay through the
 JavaScript API and owns the tool or LLM call boundary.
 
 ```bash
-npm install nemo-relay-node@0.8.0
+npm install nemo-relay-node@0.9.0
 ```
 
 On supported x64 and ARM64 Linux systems, npm automatically installs the native
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ package for the host C library, including the musl package on Alpine Linux.
 Add the Rust crates when your application uses NeMo Relay directly from Rust.
 
 ```bash
-cargo add nemo-relay@0.8.0
-cargo add nemo-relay-adaptive@0.8.0
+cargo add nemo-relay@0.9.0
+cargo add nemo-relay-adaptive@0.9.0
 ```
 
 - `nemo-relay` provides the core runtime APIs for scopes, middleware, subscribers, plugins, tool calls, and LLM calls.
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Install the OpenClaw plugin through OpenClaw so OpenClaw can register and manage
 the package:
 
 ```bash
-openclaw plugins install npm:nemo-relay-openclaw@0.8.0
+openclaw plugins install npm:nemo-relay-openclaw@0.9.0
 openclaw gateway restart
 ```
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Install the Python package with the supported framework extras when your
 application uses LangChain, LangGraph, or Deep Agents.
 
 ```bash
-uv add "nemo-relay[langchain,langgraph,deepagents]@0.8.0"
+uv add "nemo-relay[langchain,langgraph,deepagents]@0.9.0"
 ```
 
 The extras install the NeMo Relay Python package plus the dependencies needed by
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/nodejs.mdx b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/nodejs.mdx
index 9bbe9adbf..c5a97488e 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/nodejs.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/nodejs.mdx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ local checkout.
 Use this path when you want the published package for application development.
 
 ```bash
-npm install nemo-relay-node@0.8.0
+npm install nemo-relay-node@0.9.0
 ```
 
 ### Install from the Repository
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/python.mdx b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/python.mdx
index 29e3f5af9..63c6872ed 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/python.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/python.mdx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ local checkout.
 Use this path when you want the published package for application development.
 
 ```bash
-uv add nemo-relay==0.8.0
+uv add nemo-relay==0.9.0
 ```
 
 Run `uv add` from an application project that has a `pyproject.toml`; it records
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
index 69aa7b599..251f4bd7d 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local checkout.
 Use the published crates when you are consuming a release:
 
 ```bash
-cargo add nemo-relay@0.8.0
+cargo add nemo-relay@0.9.0
 cargo add serde_json
 cargo add tokio --features macros,rt-multi-thread
 ```
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Install the published NeMo Relay CLI separately when you need coding-agent hook
 and LLM gateway observability:
 
 ```bash
-cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.8.0
+cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.30.0
 ```
 
 ### Install from the Repository
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 - `nemo-relay-adaptive` is a companion crate for adaptive runtime primitives and
   Redis-backed learning components when you need adaptive behavior later, but it
   is not required for this minimal direct-runtime example.
-- `nemo-relay-cli` is a binary crate. Use `cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.8.0`
+- `nemo-relay-cli` is a binary crate. Use `cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.9.0`
   when you need the NeMo Relay CLI.
 
 ## Run One Scope, One Tool Call, and One LLM Call
diff --git a/docs/supported-integrations/openclaw-plugin.mdx b/docs/supported-integrations/openclaw-plugin.mdx
index 10c8b298e..2cbd3a9cc 100644
--- a/docs/supported-integrations/openclaw-plugin.mdx
+++ b/docs/supported-integrations/openclaw-plugin.mdx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Optional:
 Install the plugin with OpenClaw so OpenClaw can register and manage it:
 
 ```bash
-openclaw plugins install npm:nemo-relay-openclaw@0.8.0
+openclaw plugins install npm:nemo-relay-openclaw@0.9.0
 openclaw gateway restart
 ```
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ If you manage OpenClaw plugin dependencies directly in a Node.js project,
 install the package with npm:
 
 ```bash
-npm install nemo-relay-openclaw@0.8.0
+npm install nemo-relay-openclaw@0.9.0
 ```
 
 Installing with npm makes the package available to that project. Use
diff --git a/integrations/coding-agents/claude-code/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/integrations/coding-agents/claude-code/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 4cce160ea..a907bb48b 100644
--- a/integrations/coding-agents/claude-code/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/integrations/coding-agents/claude-code/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nemo-relay-plugin",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Native Relay gateway lifecycle and Claude Code hooks for complete local observability.",
   "author": {
     "name": "NVIDIA Corporation and Affiliates",
diff --git a/integrations/coding-agents/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/integrations/coding-agents/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index d9e86fb28..9d17310c7 100644
--- a/integrations/coding-agents/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/integrations/coding-agents/codex/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nemo-relay-plugin",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "Native Relay gateway lifecycle and Codex hooks for complete local observability.",
   "author": {
     "name": "NVIDIA Corporation and Affiliates",
diff --git a/integrations/openclaw/package.json b/integrations/openclaw/package.json
index fe519165b..c922e7de6 100644
--- a/integrations/openclaw/package.json
+++ b/integrations/openclaw/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nemo-relay-openclaw",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
+  "version": "0.9.0",
   "description": "NeMo Relay-authored observability plugin for OpenClaw.",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "openclaw": "2026.7.1-2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "nemo-relay-node": "0.8.0"
+    "nemo-relay-node": "0.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 317599ad6..88c3f9399 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     },
     "crates/node": {
       "name": "nemo-relay-node",
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@napi-rs/cli": "^2",
@@ -471,10 +471,10 @@
     },
     "integrations/openclaw": {
       "name": "nemo-relay-openclaw",
-      "version": "0.8.0",
+      "version": "0.9.0",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "nemo-relay-node": "0.8.0"
+        "nemo-relay-node": "0.9.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^24.0.0",
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e9130d30f..37a9a6f65 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 cli = [
-    "nemo-relay-cli-bin==0.8.0",
+    "nemo-relay-cli-bin==0.9.0",
 ]
 
 langchain = [
diff --git a/python/cli-bin/pyproject.toml b/python/cli-bin/pyproject.toml
index 1344eeef3..3c6d0a8a2 100644
--- a/python/cli-bin/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/cli-bin/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build-backend = "uv_build"
 
 [project]
 name = "nemo-relay-cli-bin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Prebuilt NeMo Relay command-line interface."
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/python/plugin/pyproject.toml b/python/plugin/pyproject.toml
index a3829f93e..9970c36f4 100644
--- a/python/plugin/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/plugin/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ backend-path = ["."]
 
 [project]
 name = "nemo-relay-plugin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 description = "Python SDK for NeMo Relay dynamic worker plugins."
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

From f77e858ce0cba4007007cf7820c601ea8d32c2f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:35:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/8] chore: prepare 0.8 code freeze, commit to fix typo

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
index 251f4bd7d..86cde090f 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/quick-start/rust.mdx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Install the published NeMo Relay CLI separately when you need coding-agent hook
 and LLM gateway observability:
 
 ```bash
-cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.30.0
+cargo install nemo-relay-cli@0.9.0
 ```
 
 ### Install from the Repository

From cc92bf6aadf733768fd8de04d585d68e4ade6ad7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:44:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/8] fix: synchronize code-freeze example versions

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 .../language-binding-plugin/node/package.json |  2 +-
 .../python/pyproject.toml                     |  2 +-
 .../language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.lock   | 89 ++++++++++---------
 .../language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.toml   |  2 +-
 examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin/Cargo.toml   |  4 +-
 examples/rust-native-plugin/Cargo.toml        |  4 +-
 examples/rust-native-plugin/README.md         |  2 +-
 package-lock.json                             |  2 +-
 8 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/language-binding-plugin/node/package.json b/examples/language-binding-plugin/node/package.json
index af67532e4..ff67a12fd 100644
--- a/examples/language-binding-plugin/node/package.json
+++ b/examples/language-binding-plugin/node/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
     "test": "node --test test-plugin.mjs"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "nemo-relay-node": "0.8.0"
+    "nemo-relay-node": "0.9.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/examples/language-binding-plugin/python/pyproject.toml b/examples/language-binding-plugin/python/pyproject.toml
index 3e6f41907..c2a0208fb 100644
--- a/examples/language-binding-plugin/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/examples/language-binding-plugin/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name = "nemo-relay-python-language-binding-plugin-example"
 version = "0.1.0"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 dependencies = [
-  "nemo-relay==0.8.0",
+  "nemo-relay==0.9.0",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]
diff --git a/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.lock b/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.lock
index 27bdb866a..788b87991 100644
--- a/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.lock
+++ b/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.lock
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ checksum = "fc652a48c352aef3ea3aed32080501cf3ef6ed5da78602a020c991775b0aff04"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
-version = "1.4.2"
+version = "1.4.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5d262e149917187838d5b42777c8253bcb64500067342904e7d429499a6f277e"
+checksum = "0ad534f4357a5264cce5019c989cf66a4f0dc4e0d1b1d15f8aacec0ff7360273"
 dependencies = [
  "find-msvc-tools",
  "jobserver",
@@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ checksum = "d0881ea181b1df73ff77ffaaf9c7544ecc11e82fba9b5f27b262a3c73a332555"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "either"
-version = "1.17.0"
+version = "1.18.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9e5e8f6c15a24b9a3ee5efec809ccd006d3b30e8b3bb63c39af737c7f87daa1d"
+checksum = "252afb9ae5eaa683babdc6a068b3f5726eb19e05070c731f9b2a23a7c3e8ed34"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "encoding_rs"
@@ -417,9 +417,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "find-msvc-tools"
-version = "0.1.10"
+version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "26b73573e6edcd2af0cdf47bd6cb58f0b3839491263c314eaad1ccf24430e1de"
+checksum = "d45db016d36b838f563236e9193d0ee6ce38f3f68b6c94e914b4929c96bbb890"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fnv"
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "h2"
-version = "0.4.15"
+version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6cb093c84e8bd9b188d4c4a8cb6579fc016968d14c99882163cd3ff402a4f155"
+checksum = "839c0e8a181239723652be9062bb56ca5bf5f64011f73b623f6f4fc59086a228"
 dependencies = [
  "atomic-waker",
  "bytes",
@@ -763,9 +763,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_collections"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2984d1cd16c883d7935b9e07e44071dca8d917fd52ecc02c04d5fa0b5a3f191c"
+checksum = "fa68d21081c4a05d5a901a1c62add574c77048b6a1c67be3b50ce0b60d4ca513"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "potential_utf",
@@ -777,9 +777,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_locale_core"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "92219b62b3e2b4d88ac5119f8904c10f8f61bf7e95b640d25ba3075e6cac2c29"
+checksum = "d56e28588da92eee5c3201a6eff33fabdd49b62269c8938d4ff050ce4d900deb"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "litemap",
@@ -790,9 +790,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_normalizer"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c56e5ee99d6e3d33bd91c5d85458b6005a22140021cc324cea84dd0e72cff3b4"
+checksum = "12f9cf5f235641ed274641dd81c3f28d870e276763d0797aeeab72317b1c646f"
 dependencies = [
  "icu_collections",
  "icu_normalizer_data",
@@ -804,16 +804,17 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_normalizer_data"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "da3be0ae77ea334f4da67c12f149704f19f81d1adf7c51cf482943e84a2bad38"
+checksum = "1563da1ed3e0b3bf3d74c9b85917ac9c56464d2f57242270c09c9e752f8021a0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_properties"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bee3b67d0ea5c2cca5003417989af8996f8604e34fb9ddf96208a033901e70de"
+checksum = "7e7ca276ad3145661a65914e6daf131ca5120cd3dcee8f8f3214b8875184a148"
 dependencies = [
+ "displaydoc",
  "icu_collections",
  "icu_locale_core",
  "icu_properties_data",
@@ -824,15 +825,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_properties_data"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8e2bbb201e0c04f7b4b3e14382af113e17ba4f63e2c9d2ee626b720cbce54a14"
+checksum = "e590f038c1464a96894fd6d10127e90a8be4509f56ff7ecef851b15cee0b7caa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "icu_provider"
-version = "2.2.0"
+version = "2.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "139c4cf31c8b5f33d7e199446eff9c1e02decfc2f0eec2c8d71f65befa45b421"
+checksum = "d27bbb9d3abbefac45d55f647c9de1d44aafcd1186eb91879afef17c396c3e73"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "icu_locale_core",
@@ -992,9 +993,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "litemap"
-version = "0.8.2"
+version = "0.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "92daf443525c4cce67b150400bc2316076100ce0b3686209eb8cf3c31612e6f0"
+checksum = "47d9d19d1d6efa0109d2f65ff4c85cddd50bd572e5a00127ab10987290bcefae"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
@@ -1052,7 +1053,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -1098,7 +1099,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-plugin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "nemo-relay-types",
@@ -1110,7 +1111,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-types"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -1327,9 +1328,9 @@ checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "19f132c84eca552bf34cab8ec81f1c1dcc229b811638f9d283dceabe58c5569e"
+checksum = "f6b464fbc74e149a392436b17d523f769e057cb6877f6a5c4618bc6f11800548"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
@@ -1339,9 +1340,9 @@ checksum = "05c8b63e8d9609db387f0324918f81d68fe27748f084ef092fb35954d0539a85"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "potential_utf"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0103b1cef7ec0cf76490e969665504990193874ea05c85ff9bab8b911d0a0564"
+checksum = "d83eb9bc6d8e5cf568e7a1101d60ee05e81ed50ea106026f3d18deeb046d7661"
 dependencies = [
  "zerovec",
 ]
@@ -1428,9 +1429,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quinn-proto"
-version = "0.11.16"
+version = "0.11.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2f4bfc015262b9df63c8845072ce59068853ff5872180c2ce2f13038b970e560"
+checksum = "04759210543be93709136e28212294a659ef5001836ff4eab4d663e4529bba83"
 dependencies = [
  "aws-lc-rs",
  "bytes",
@@ -2202,9 +2203,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c8323304221c2a851516f22236c5722a72eaa19749016521d6dff0824447d96d"
+checksum = "b1e27c91459209c2986af3dcf603a5a74a4368754ce37414f59acc971167f643"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "zerovec",
@@ -2923,9 +2924,9 @@ checksum = "1ebf944e87a7c253233ad6766e082e3cd714b5d03812acc24c318f549614536e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "writeable"
-version = "0.6.3"
+version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1ffae5123b2d3fc086436f8834ae3ab053a283cfac8fe0a0b8eaae044768a4c4"
+checksum = "3ad82d2a33cdc9674dc7465672f271e096168fcdbe0f799d9e6db8c5892679dc"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "yoke"
@@ -2999,9 +3000,9 @@ checksum = "e13c156562582aa81c60cb29407084cdb54c4164760106ab78e6c5b0858cf64e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerotrie"
-version = "0.2.4"
+version = "0.2.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "0f9152d31db0792fa83f70fb2f83148effb5c1f5b8c7686c3459e361d9bc20bf"
+checksum = "4ea269c3bd32f0a32c321907a2ae912ba6f4649bb0fc764a15627e99a7095a3f"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "yoke",
@@ -3010,9 +3011,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerovec"
-version = "0.11.6"
+version = "0.11.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90f911cbc359ab6af17377d242225f4d75119aec87ea711a880987b18cd7b239"
+checksum = "bb0464e17806c1d976d5cba29399c7f08e516e279e2ba493f63123b5fca67dd8"
 dependencies = [
  "yoke",
  "zerofrom",
@@ -3021,13 +3022,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zerovec-derive"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.11.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "625dc425cab0dca6dc3c3319506e6593dcb08a9f387ea3b284dbd52a92c40555"
+checksum = "34df6fc39dbd26ddc9c10e6a2984476e13acce22e64e4487636ef494369225da"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.toml b/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.toml
index 8eee68fe8..81125ae5e 100644
--- a/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/language-binding-plugin/rust/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ publish = false
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3"
-nemo-relay = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../../crates/core" }
+nemo-relay = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../../crates/core" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
diff --git a/examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin/Cargo.toml
index add9a1ecd..71d2461eb 100644
--- a/examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust-grpc-worker-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ description = "Complete Rust grpc-v1 worker example for NeMo Relay"
 
 [dependencies]
 futures-util = "0.3"
-nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/worker" }
+nemo-relay-worker = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/worker" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-nemo-relay = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/core", features = ["worker-grpc"] }
+nemo-relay = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/core", features = ["worker-grpc"] }
 sha2 = "0.11"
 tempfile = "3"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
diff --git a/examples/rust-native-plugin/Cargo.toml b/examples/rust-native-plugin/Cargo.toml
index f4ecb616e..55b456265 100644
--- a/examples/rust-native-plugin/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/rust-native-plugin/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "rlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 futures = "0.3"
-nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/plugin" }
+nemo-relay-plugin = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/plugin" }
 serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["io-util", "macros", "time"] }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-nemo-relay = { version = "0.8.0", path = "../../crates/core" }
+nemo-relay = { version = "0.9.0", path = "../../crates/core" }
 sha2 = "0.11"
 tempfile = "3"
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["macros", "rt-multi-thread", "sync"] }
diff --git a/examples/rust-native-plugin/README.md b/examples/rust-native-plugin/README.md
index 0b3f3d4a4..767fef1de 100644
--- a/examples/rust-native-plugin/README.md
+++ b/examples/rust-native-plugin/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This project is the complete native plugin used by the authoring guide. Its
 configuration, observation, request policy, execution wrappers, and runtime
 helpers live in separate source modules. Together they register the subscriber,
 all three event sanitizers, five tool surfaces, and six LLM surfaces exposed by
-the current typed 0.8.0 SDK.
+the current typed 0.9.0 SDK.
 
 Run the focused tests and build the shared library from this directory. The
 configuration tests isolate validation and schema contracts. The lifecycle test
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 88c3f9399..35743142f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
       "name": "nemo-relay-node-language-binding-plugin-example",
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "nemo-relay-node": "0.8.0"
+        "nemo-relay-node": "0.9.0"
       }
     },
     "integrations/openclaw": {

From a8b5c896a053eca556e8952044233172e6f860d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:55:18 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/8] chore: prepare 0.8 code freeze, update fixture cargo.locl

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 .../tests/fixtures/native_plugin/Cargo.lock   | 62 +++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/core/tests/fixtures/native_plugin/Cargo.lock b/crates/core/tests/fixtures/native_plugin/Cargo.lock
index bd16b28e2..7215bc6b0 100644
--- a/crates/core/tests/fixtures/native_plugin/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/core/tests/fixtures/native_plugin/Cargo.lock
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a88cf1f829d945f548cf8fec32c61b1f202b6d93b45848602fc02af4b12ad218"
+checksum = "9a31d2a3fbaaeb2af2368bbdd904aa8e812d3c04a1ee10d3171f52d556e5d0a3"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "262590f4fe6afeb0bc83be1daa64e52657fe185690a958af7f3ad0e92085c5ae"
+checksum = "b1f9e3d69d39e4862ffed03ed071a76f9a13ba1d9109d355b0f0aa6b15e393c4"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-sink",
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2cd50c473c80f6d7c3670a752354b8e569b1a7cbfdc0419ec88e5edad85e0dc7"
+checksum = "92d699e522242e69e3003b94ecc1f960f3a5e015aa7c5d7486e65ad01dd94f5e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-executor"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6754879cc9f2c66f88c6e5c35344bb0bdb0708b0352b1201815667c7eabc7458"
+checksum = "031b47cf1a3c6cc8bc2fc76cd437f521619387907d469316e7c0bc278f1f5432"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "futures-task",
@@ -89,38 +89,38 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-io"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4577ecaa3c4f96589d473f679a71b596316f6641bc350038b962a5daf0085d7a"
+checksum = "53c0fa8157de1303bfffdaa1cc2a673bfffb60102f76b0ef4441659124373fed"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-macro"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2d6d3cde68c518367be28956066ddfef33813991b77a55005a69dae04bf3b10b"
+checksum = "9fb9654ba8355388abeb8dcb4fc62f511300867002afc858860463bdd9fe0c44"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
- "syn 2.0.119",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-sink"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e34418ac499d6305c2fb5ad0ed2f6ac998c5f8ca209b4510f7f94242c647e307"
+checksum = "1944426bf7d03f1d14f708785e4b33efd750b36d48a157b836b3efc15ede8e1d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-task"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b231ed28831efb4a61a08580c4bc233ec56bc009f4cd8f52da2c3cb97df0c109"
+checksum = "cd417de3d1d015fc3bfd2b1ea46dfc7bab72ef86f1cc7cc9c78e728b34a6d1fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-util"
-version = "0.3.33"
+version = "0.3.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a77a90a256fce34da66415271e30f94ee91c57b04b8a2c042d9cf3220179deaa"
+checksum = "0d50a92467f8ba5dd6e3ee5d4bd04d73ab2e4e1c44474a0674821dfce14b79bc"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
-version = "0.3.103"
+version = "0.3.104"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "53b44bfcdb3f8d5837a46dae1ca9660a837176eee74a28b229bc626816589102"
+checksum = "0e0c1080212aad755ea003d18543e8768dd432c48819efd73a7bf1e39b7a5a3a"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "futures-util",
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-plugin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "futures",
  "nemo-relay-types",
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-types"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "chrono",
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4b067c0c11094aef6b7a801c1e34a26affafdf3d051dba08456b868789aaf9a4"
+checksum = "1b70935747edd64d89de3efa29d73789b806c15798f8e7dca4d8ac356b50ce70"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "once_cell",
@@ -459,9 +459,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "167ce5e579f6bcf889c4f7175a8a5a585de84e8ff93976ce393efa5f2837aab1"
+checksum = "77775f8f3f7217702089053b94958f8f54061a3f663417df76e19cbdcca29bc1"
 dependencies = [
  "quote",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro-support",
@@ -469,9 +469,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-macro-support"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f3997c7839262f4ef12cf90b818d6340c18e80f263f1a94bf157d0ec4420380e"
+checksum = "e11d33f857dc2fb11b8bc75aee111aa9cbeb12cd9f25efd3d4c2a3dd4e235284"
 dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wasm-bindgen-shared"
-version = "0.2.126"
+version = "0.2.127"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dc1b4cb0cc549fcf58d7dfc081778139b3d283a081644e833e84682ad71cea24"
+checksum = "7ef64dbcc55df09c7e5a46182d181c2cfa3e925f3da937ea764728b4bbb9dcbf"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-ident",
 ]

From d0d505badc70e0f681007198fdd2d88f4b6d9c05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:03:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 5/8] chore: prepare 0.8 code freeze, update instruction
 package versions

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx | 2 +-
 docs/getting-started/installation.mdx           | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx b/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
index 3d1a2ed8e..06f97c569 100644
--- a/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
+++ b/docs/build-plugins/native/build-and-package.mdx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ id = "examples.rust_native_policy"
 kind = "rust_dynamic"
 
 [compat]
-relay = ">=0.8.0,<1.0"
+relay = ">=0.9.0,<1.0"
 native_api = "1"
 
 [defaults]
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
index b29118ef6..49550a0bd 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ Install the Python package with the supported framework extras when your
 application uses LangChain, LangGraph, or Deep Agents.
 
 ```bash
-uv add "nemo-relay[langchain,langgraph,deepagents]@0.9.0"
+uv add "nemo-relay[langchain,langgraph,deepagents]==0.9.0"
 ```
 
 The extras install the NeMo Relay Python package plus the dependencies needed by

From 4ad76c6a99ebcf63aa60d7181871618201f850f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:32:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 6/8] test: align plugin compatibility with host version

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 crates/core/tests/unit/plugin_dynamic_tests.rs | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/crates/core/tests/unit/plugin_dynamic_tests.rs b/crates/core/tests/unit/plugin_dynamic_tests.rs
index 071182d47..0cc7d3658 100644
--- a/crates/core/tests/unit/plugin_dynamic_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tests/unit/plugin_dynamic_tests.rs
@@ -1943,10 +1943,25 @@ fn dynamic_plugin_relay_compatibility_requires_the_zero_eight_baseline() {
     ] {
         validate_dynamic_plugin_relay_baseline(Some(requirement), "worker")
             .unwrap_or_else(|error| panic!("{requirement} should satisfy the baseline: {error}"));
+    }
+
+    for requirement in [
+        ">=0.8.0",
+        ">=0.8.0,<1.0",
+        ">=0.8.0-alpha,>=0.8.0",
+        ">0.7",
+        ">0.8,<1.0",
+    ] {
         validate_dynamic_plugin_relay_compatibility(Some(requirement), "worker")
             .unwrap_or_else(|error| panic!("{requirement} should be accepted: {error}"));
     }
 
+    for requirement in ["=0.8", "^0.8", "=0.8.0"] {
+        let error = validate_dynamic_plugin_relay_compatibility(Some(requirement), "worker")
+            .expect_err("a range that excludes the current host should fail");
+        assert!(error.to_string().contains("but host version is"));
+    }
+
     for requirement in [
         ">=0.7,<1.0",
         ">=0.5,<0.6",

From 7f7d364579992344058cb1f7f5e59fccc8145de5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:55:43 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 7/8] docs: use exact uv add requirement

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 docs/getting-started/installation.mdx | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
index 49550a0bd..b1e7a66cb 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Install the Python package when your application uses NeMo Relay through the
 Python wrapper and owns the tool or LLM call boundary.
 
 ```bash
-uv add nemo-relay@0.9.0
+uv add nemo-relay==0.9.0
 ```
 
 Use `uv add` from an application project that has a `pyproject.toml`; it records

From a799a3f3780d2414b6ce8ef31d5c2f60c91e5f71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:09:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] chore: refresh Python lockfile

Signed-off-by: Bryan Bednarski <bbednarski@nvidia.com>
---
 uv.lock | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 057798188..2b3b5402f 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1273,7 +1273,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [package.optional-dependencies]
 zig = [
-    { name = "ziglang" },
+    { name = "ziglang", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux'" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1508,12 +1508,12 @@ test = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-cli-bin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = { directory = "python/cli-bin" }
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nemo-relay-plugin"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.9.0"
 source = { editable = "python/plugin" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "grpcio" },