# 0.9.6 — Host-first execution

> Formal release identity, checks, limitations and links for Harbor Self-Evolving 0.9.6.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/harbor-self-evolving/llms.txt)

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Released 2026-09-19. Formal source tag: [`v0.9.6`](https://github.com/istarwyh/harbor-self-evolving/releases/tag/v0.9.6).

## Shipped {#shipped}

- Host is the default execution environment; Docker remains explicit opt-in.
- Candidate Context records execution environment so Host and Docker are not silently comparable.
- Plugin, Skill and Python Adapter package identities align at 0.9.6.
- The normal registry setup path remains the supported installation.

## Verification {#verification}

The archive records automated Node/Python/package checks and public release identities. Evidence types are kept separate from business acceptance.

## Limits {#limits}

> [!WARNING]
> 0.9.6 did not run a real provider model, real Candidate/Historical Session data, or a paid Harbor evaluation; automated tests do not establish a business-quality baseline.

Default Host mode is not sandboxed. Candidate Context v3 Web Compare/Gate also has the [documented 0.9.6 contract issue](https://istarwyh.github.io/harbor-self-evolving/product/dsh-plugin/#limits).

The website and GitHub Pages deployment are documentation delivery; they do not retroactively change the 0.9.6 package or evidence status.