diff --git a/.github/workflows/_ci-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/_ci-desktop.yml
index 667b484141..108e18a215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_ci-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_ci-desktop.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ jobs:
         run: just desktop-tauri-test
         env:
           CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM: "3.5"
+      - name: Desktop Mesh feature tests
+        run: cargo test --manifest-path desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml --features mesh-llm --lib
+        env:
+          CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM: "3.5"
       - name: Desktop Tauri compiled-flag verification
         run: just desktop-tauri-test-compiled-flags
         env:
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d5f80a5fc8..e57698003f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ version = "3.9.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "519bd3116aeeb42d5372c29d982d16d0170d3d4a5ed85fc7dd91642ffff3c67c"
 dependencies = [
- "darling 0.23.0",
+ "darling 0.20.11",
  "ident_case",
  "prettyplease",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1045,8 +1045,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "metrics",
  "metrics-util",
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.32.1",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
  "syn 2.0.117",
@@ -1299,9 +1299,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "metrics-util",
  "moka",
  "nostr 0.44.7",
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry-otlp 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.32.1",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-otlp",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
  "postcard",
  "pulldown-cmark",
  "rand 0.10.1",
@@ -1577,9 +1577,9 @@ checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg_aliases"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
+checksum = "f079e83a288787bcd14a6aea84cee5c87a67c5a3e660c30f557a3d24761b3527"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chacha20"
@@ -2789,6 +2789,18 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "af9673d8203fcb076b19dfd17e38b3d4ae9f44959416ea532ce72415a6020365"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "fallible-iterator"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2acce4a10f12dc2fb14a218589d4f1f62ef011b2d0cc4b3cb1bba8e94da14649"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "fallible-streaming-iterator"
+version = "0.1.9"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7360491ce676a36bf9bb3c56c1aa791658183a54d2744120f27285738d90465a"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fancy-regex"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -3346,6 +3358,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "foldhash 0.2.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashlink"
+version = "0.10.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7382cf6263419f2d8df38c55d7da83da5c18aef87fc7a7fc1fb1e344edfe14c1"
+dependencies = [
+ "hashbrown 0.15.5",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashlink"
 version = "0.11.0"
@@ -4027,9 +4048,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5fca9b4b462c343ff88fc0af4096c186f939b602a0bc08723536ef2c31c93971"
+checksum = "460de6bc52163b41b1646931f2897e5ab986f0966ade444467fec25024751a72"
 dependencies = [
  "backon",
  "blake3",
@@ -4078,9 +4099,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-base"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "830a582cd54410dc1aa71d4786a82c3297d7b0165accd8b6dbbb3b240b48140d"
+checksum = "6be73e16ee21c923aca9b3121aaa0db936f7c7ecc156ff47b8dac944c68d59a8"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek 5.0.0-rc.0",
  "data-encoding",
@@ -4097,9 +4118,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-dns"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "516e4eedc38e33ab69a6bd325520332dc3d67b25454e2d590ebb84a25240dd9a"
+checksum = "46f6a9b39d18e6345f5c151afd299f2488e2cb5c520fe41b107b6bd3dc4c3349"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
  "cfg_aliases",
@@ -4148,9 +4169,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-relay"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8149bb6a57126225a07d6928846d82dcedfd24ea0f863ef7b2eb475e1d726354"
+checksum = "24bd586cf927f7b700f56ec3639b53cb5fa901ce284784051ff71092bfbf8193"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
@@ -4187,7 +4208,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-websockets",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "vergen-gitcl",
  "webpki-roots 1.0.7",
  "ws_stream_wasm",
 ]
@@ -4309,16 +4329,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "json5"
-version = "1.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "733a844dbd6fef128e98cb4487b887cb55454d92cd9994b1bafe004fabbe670c"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "ucd-trie",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonpath-rust"
 version = "0.7.5"
@@ -4537,10 +4547,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "libsqlite3-sys"
-version = "0.30.1"
+version = "0.35.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2e99fb7a497b1e3339bc746195567ed8d3e24945ecd636e3619d20b9de9e9149"
+checksum = "133c182a6a2c87864fe97778797e46c7e999672690dc9fa3ee8e241aa4a9c13f"
 dependencies = [
+ "cc",
  "pkg-config",
  "vcpkg",
 ]
@@ -4797,8 +4808,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-api-client"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "mesh-llm-client",
@@ -4807,8 +4818,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-api-server"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-api-client",
@@ -4818,21 +4829,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-build-info"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-client"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
- "crypto_box",
- "ed25519-dalek",
- "hex",
  "httparse",
  "iroh",
  "mesh-llm-identity",
@@ -4842,11 +4850,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "model-artifact",
  "nostr-sdk",
  "prost 0.14.3",
- "rand 0.10.1",
  "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2 0.10.9",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -4855,8 +4861,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-config"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -4871,8 +4877,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-embedded-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-host-runtime",
@@ -4881,20 +4887,25 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-events"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "crossterm 0.28.1",
+ "libc",
  "ratatui",
+ "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-gpu-bench"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4903,8 +4914,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-guardrails"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -4912,8 +4923,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-hardware-profile"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "mesh-llm-native-runtime",
 ]
@@ -4949,8 +4960,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-host-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
@@ -4972,7 +4983,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body-util",
  "httparse",
  "iroh",
- "json5",
  "keyring",
  "libc",
  "mdns-sd",
@@ -4984,6 +4994,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mesh-llm-guardrails",
  "mesh-llm-hf-hub",
  "mesh-llm-identity",
+ "mesh-llm-log-store",
  "mesh-llm-native-runtime",
  "mesh-llm-node",
  "mesh-llm-plugin",
@@ -5003,9 +5014,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "model-resolver",
  "nostr-sdk",
  "openai-frontend",
- "opentelemetry 0.31.0",
- "opentelemetry-otlp 0.31.1",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.31.0",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-otlp",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
  "prost 0.14.3",
  "rand 0.10.1",
  "regex-lite",
@@ -5017,7 +5028,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_yaml",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "skippy-coordinator",
  "skippy-ffi",
@@ -5037,14 +5047,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "urlencoding",
+ "uuid",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
  "zeroize",
  "zip",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-identity"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -5063,10 +5075,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mesh-llm-log-store"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "hex",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
+ "rusqlite",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "sha2 0.10.9",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "uuid",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-native-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -5076,8 +5106,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-node"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-types",
@@ -5090,8 +5120,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-plugin"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5107,8 +5137,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-plugin-manager"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -5126,8 +5156,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-protocol"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -5139,8 +5169,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-release-footer"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
@@ -5148,16 +5178,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-routing"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
+ "blake3",
  "iroh",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-runtime-install"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -5179,8 +5212,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-sdk"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-api-client",
@@ -5194,8 +5227,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-skills"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -5205,8 +5238,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-system"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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  "chrono",
@@ -5232,8 +5265,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "serde",
@@ -5243,13 +5276,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "mesh-llm-guardrails",
@@ -5262,18 +5295,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "libloading",
  "mesh-native-serving-plugin-api",
  "skippy-server",
+ "skippy-tokenizer",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -5413,8 +5447,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "model-artifact"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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  "async-trait",
@@ -5424,26 +5458,29 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
+ "libc",
  "mesh-llm-hf-hub",
  "model-artifact",
  "model-ref",
+ "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
 ]
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
@@ -5462,16 +5499,16 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "model-artifact",
@@ -5822,9 +5859,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.1.1"
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-checksum = "4bf95190af1bd4a00a10e8255ca0c8ddd9e9a9f5e79151d7a7eb6d56aff5dc89"
+checksum = "09e4bb6601fa543c110d8957813267d5a8d775a0f8fbaccf1f615d06ba9b10da"
 dependencies = [
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  "cfg_aliases",
@@ -5844,9 +5881,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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+version = "1.1.1"
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-checksum = "aa6c890013591e709a3e45dd53501351b7e27e7ff3c7e9fc3dce43e300e7e9d3"
+checksum = "baa7b5ccd819a9c68a0d955e67a881032d09b1a17219b1f90b0997a0888e1a15"
 dependencies = [
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  "aws-lc-rs",
@@ -5872,9 +5909,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "3137a52df66c20090a889828d1c655f21f52294cba64e5c4fbb04fc83eee7c8e"
+checksum = "02bba20e097a5a16cd0ad14ec882fae1e80a092a124e9422fc4dddd92e96a647"
 dependencies = [
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
  "mesh-llm-guardrails",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-stream",
  "tracing",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6340,20 +6378,6 @@ dependencies = [
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- "futures-core",
- "futures-sink",
- "js-sys",
- "pin-project-lite",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
- "tracing",
-]
-
 [[package]]
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 version = "0.32.0"
@@ -6370,31 +6394,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.32.0"
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-checksum = "d7a6d09a73194e6b66df7c8f1b680f156d916a1a942abf2de06823dd02b7855d"
+checksum = "5683015d09e2df236ef005b17f6f196f0d5f6313c4fa43a7b6a53b52776e4331"
 dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
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- "opentelemetry 0.31.0",
- "reqwest 0.12.28",
-]
-
-[[package]]
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-version = "0.31.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1f69cd6acbb9af919df949cd1ec9e5e7fdc2ef15d234b6b795aaa525cc02f71f"
-dependencies = [
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- "opentelemetry 0.31.0",
- "opentelemetry-http",
- "opentelemetry-proto 0.31.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.31.0",
- "prost 0.14.3",
- "reqwest 0.12.28",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "reqwest 0.13.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -6404,61 +6412,34 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9966929966d17620d7c316c643ba62631826e10021409357772d5eea84f62c35"
 dependencies = [
  "http",
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry-proto 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.32.1",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry-http",
+ "opentelemetry-proto",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
  "prost 0.14.3",
+ "reqwest 0.13.4",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tonic",
  "tonic-types",
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-[[package]]
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-version = "0.31.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a7175df06de5eaee9909d4805a3d07e28bb752c34cab57fa9cff549da596b30f"
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- "const-hex",
- "opentelemetry 0.31.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.31.0",
- "prost 0.14.3",
- "serde",
- "serde_json",
- "tonic",
- "tonic-prost",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "opentelemetry-proto"
 version = "0.32.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "56d658ba1faf63f7b9c492cfbe6e0ec365440a16132d3270c1065f7b33f1b638"
 dependencies = [
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
- "opentelemetry_sdk 0.32.1",
+ "base64 0.22.1",
+ "const-hex",
+ "opentelemetry",
+ "opentelemetry_sdk",
  "prost 0.14.3",
+ "serde",
  "tonic",
  "tonic-prost",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "opentelemetry_sdk"
-version = "0.31.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e14ae4f5991976fd48df6d843de219ca6d31b01daaab2dad5af2badeded372bd"
-dependencies = [
- "futures-channel",
- "futures-executor",
- "futures-util",
- "opentelemetry 0.31.0",
- "percent-encoding",
- "rand 0.9.4",
- "thiserror 2.0.18",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "opentelemetry_sdk"
 version = "0.32.1"
@@ -6468,7 +6449,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-channel",
  "futures-executor",
  "futures-util",
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
+ "opentelemetry",
  "percent-encoding",
  "portable-atomic",
  "rand 0.9.4",
@@ -7840,7 +7821,6 @@ dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
- "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "h2",
@@ -7888,6 +7868,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
+ "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "h2",
@@ -8006,12 +7987,37 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "5.0.1"
+version = "7.5.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ffc936cf8a7ea60c58f030fd36a612a48f440610214dc54bc36431f9ea0c3efb"
+checksum = "2da316a15f47e3d053de9cb2c439650bd8fa4aaeb9365f2e5f27f492ff73c196"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "winapi",
+ "rtoolbox",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rtoolbox"
+version = "0.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a1efe12a1469752d0e6ff5ebec0b6ef4924cc5c4c71046b0ec730040535819d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rusqlite"
+version = "0.37.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "165ca6e57b20e1351573e3729b958bc62f0e48025386970b6e4d29e7a7e71f3f"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.13.0",
+ "fallible-iterator",
+ "fallible-streaming-iterator",
+ "hashlink 0.10.0",
+ "libsqlite3-sys",
+ "smallvec",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8802,8 +8808,8 @@ checksum = "0c6f73aeb92d671e0cc4dca167e59b2deb6387c375391bc99ee743f326994a2b"
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "blake3",
@@ -8812,29 +8818,29 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "libloading",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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@@ -8845,8 +8851,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "libc",
@@ -8857,10 +8863,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "skippy-scheduler"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
+dependencies = [
+ "skippy-runtime",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
@@ -8871,10 +8886,11 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "futures-util",
  "libc",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
  "mesh-native-serving-plugin-api",
  "model-artifact",
  "openai-frontend",
- "opentelemetry-proto 0.31.0",
+ "opentelemetry-proto",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
@@ -8882,25 +8898,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "skippy-metrics",
  "skippy-protocol",
  "skippy-runtime",
+ "skippy-scheduler",
  "skippy-tokenizer",
+ "skippy-topology",
  "socket2",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-stream",
  "tonic",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -9037,7 +9055,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "futures-io",
  "futures-util",
  "hashbrown 0.16.1",
- "hashlink",
+ "hashlink 0.11.0",
  "indexmap",
  "log",
  "memchr",
@@ -10235,7 +10253,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "adbc64cba7137545b8044cb1fe9814f7aacf3c6b5f9b45be8bb5db538befdb26"
 dependencies = [
  "js-sys",
- "opentelemetry 0.32.0",
+ "opentelemetry",
  "smallvec",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-core",
@@ -10564,43 +10582,6 @@ version = "0.2.15"
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-checksum = "b849a1f6d8639e8de261e81ee0fc881e3e3620db1af9f2e0da015d4382ceaf75"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
- "vergen-lib",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "vergen-gitcl"
-version = "9.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "77ff3b5300a085d6bcd8fc96a507f706a28ae3814693236c9b409db71a1d15b9"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
- "time",
- "vergen",
- "vergen-lib",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "vergen-lib"
-version = "9.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b34a29ba7e9c59e62f229ae1932fb1b8fb8a6fdcc99215a641913f5f5a59a569"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.5"
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index e44d315877..00c4fecc2f 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -211,8 +211,13 @@ _ensure-migrations: _ensure-services
     ./scripts/seed-local-community.sh
 
 # Run clippy on the desktop Tauri Rust crate
+# Features are additive, so a single invocation lints only one cfg graph.
+# Both graphs ship (release-windows builds without mesh-llm), so lint both:
+# the default graph covers the `#[cfg(not(feature = "mesh-llm"))]` arms and
+# the feature-enabled graph covers the mesh code.
 desktop-tauri-clippy: _ensure-sidecar-stubs
     cargo clippy --manifest-path {{desktop_tauri_manifest}} --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+    cargo clippy --manifest-path {{desktop_tauri_manifest}} --workspace --all-targets --features mesh-llm -- -D warnings
 
 # Check the desktop Tauri Rust crate compiles
 desktop-tauri-check: _ensure-sidecar-stubs
@@ -682,7 +687,11 @@ desktop-standalone *ARGS: _ensure-sidecar-stubs
     fi
     trap '../scripts/cleanup-instance-agents.sh "$INSTANCE_ID" || true' EXIT
     echo "Starting standalone desktop on Vite port ${BUZZ_VITE_PORT}; no relay services were started"
-    pnpm exec tauri dev --config "$BUZZ_TAURI_CONFIG" {{ARGS}}
+    FEATURES=()
+    if [[ -n "{{mesh}}" ]]; then
+        FEATURES=(--features mesh-llm)
+    fi
+    pnpm exec tauri dev ${FEATURES[@]+"${FEATURES[@]}"} --config "$BUZZ_TAURI_CONFIG" {{ARGS}}
 
 # Run the desktop app against the internal staging relay (installs deps + builds agent tools automatically)
 staging *ARGS: bootstrap _ensure-sidecar-stubs
diff --git a/crates/buzz-relay/Cargo.toml b/crates/buzz-relay/Cargo.toml
index deb2e7e16a..d022bcab01 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/buzz-relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ async-compression = { version = "0.4.42", features = ["tokio", "gzip"] }
 dev = ["buzz-auth/dev"]
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-mesh-llm-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-sdk", default-features = false, features = ["client", "serving"] }
-mesh-llm-host-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-host-runtime", default-features = false, features = ["dynamic-native-runtime"] }
+mesh-llm-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-sdk", default-features = false, features = ["client", "serving"] }
+mesh-llm-host-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-host-runtime", default-features = false, features = ["dynamic-native-runtime"] }
 # Relay-driven mesh lifecycle smoke (examples/mesh_relay_lifecycle_smoke.rs):
 # the relay client for discovery notes and the exact ed25519 the mesh owner
 # keys use for binding verification.
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 10e2e7491a..6af27ee243 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ version = "1.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "40c48f72fd53cd289104fc64099abca73db4166ad86ea0b4341abe65af83dadc"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ checksum = "291e6a250ff86cd4a820112fb8898808a366d8f9f58ce16d1f538353ad55747d"
 dependencies = [
  "anstyle",
  "once_cell_polyfill",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1476,9 +1476,9 @@ checksum = "fd16c4719339c4530435d38e511904438d07cce7950afa3718a84ac36c10e89e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg_aliases"
-version = "0.2.1"
+version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "613afe47fcd5fac7ccf1db93babcb082c5994d996f20b8b159f2ad1658eb5724"
+checksum = "f079e83a288787bcd14a6aea84cee5c87a67c5a3e660c30f557a3d24761b3527"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "chacha20"
@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@ version = "3.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "faf9468729b8cbcea668e36183cb69d317348c2e08e994829fb56ebfdfbaac34"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2308,7 +2308,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ccc2776f0c61eca1ca32528f85548abd1a4be8fb53d1b21c013e4f18da1e7090"
 dependencies = [
  "data-encoding",
- "syn 1.0.109",
+ "syn 2.0.118",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "option-ext",
  "redox_users",
- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2767,7 +2767,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "log",
  "rustversion",
- "windows-link 0.1.3",
+ "windows-link 0.2.1",
  "windows-result 0.4.1",
 ]
 
@@ -4369,14 +4369,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "5fca9b4b462c343ff88fc0af4096c186f939b602a0bc08723536ef2c31c93971"
+checksum = "460de6bc52163b41b1646931f2897e5ab986f0966ade444467fec25024751a72"
 dependencies = [
  "backon",
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "ctutils",
  "data-encoding",
  "derive_more",
@@ -4420,9 +4420,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-base"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "830a582cd54410dc1aa71d4786a82c3297d7b0165accd8b6dbbb3b240b48140d"
+checksum = "6be73e16ee21c923aca9b3121aaa0db936f7c7ecc156ff47b8dac944c68d59a8"
 dependencies = [
  "curve25519-dalek 5.0.0-rc.0",
  "data-encoding",
@@ -4439,12 +4439,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-dns"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "516e4eedc38e33ab69a6bd325520332dc3d67b25454e2d590ebb84a25240dd9a"
+checksum = "46f6a9b39d18e6345f5c151afd299f2488e2cb5c520fe41b107b6bd3dc4c3349"
 dependencies = [
  "arc-swap",
- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "derive_more",
  "hickory-resolver",
  "iroh-base",
@@ -4490,13 +4490,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iroh-relay"
-version = "1.0.2"
+version = "1.0.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8149bb6a57126225a07d6928846d82dcedfd24ea0f863ef7b2eb475e1d726354"
+checksum = "24bd586cf927f7b700f56ec3639b53cb5fa901ce284784051ff71092bfbf8193"
 dependencies = [
  "blake3",
  "bytes",
- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "data-encoding",
  "derive_more",
  "getrandom 0.4.3",
@@ -4529,7 +4529,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio-websockets",
  "tracing",
  "url",
- "vergen-gitcl",
  "webpki-roots 1.0.8",
  "ws_stream_wasm",
 ]
@@ -4704,16 +4703,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "thiserror 1.0.69",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "json5"
-version = "1.3.1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "733a844dbd6fef128e98cb4487b887cb55454d92cd9994b1bafe004fabbe670c"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
- "ucd-trie",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "jsonptr"
 version = "0.6.3"
@@ -5187,8 +5176,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-api-client"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "mesh-llm-client",
@@ -5197,8 +5186,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-api-server"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-api-client",
@@ -5208,21 +5197,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-build-info"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-client"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "base64 0.22.1",
  "bytes",
- "crypto_box",
- "ed25519-dalek",
- "hex",
  "httparse",
  "iroh",
  "mesh-llm-identity",
@@ -5232,11 +5218,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "model-artifact",
  "nostr-sdk",
  "prost 0.14.4",
- "rand 0.10.2",
  "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "sha2 0.10.9",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
  "tokio",
  "tracing",
@@ -5245,8 +5229,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-config"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -5261,8 +5245,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-embedded-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-host-runtime",
@@ -5271,20 +5255,25 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-events"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "chrono",
  "clap",
  "crossterm 0.28.1",
+ "libc",
  "ratatui",
+ "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "tracing",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-gpu-bench"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -5293,8 +5282,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-guardrails"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -5302,8 +5291,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-hardware-profile"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "mesh-llm-native-runtime",
 ]
@@ -5339,8 +5328,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-host-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "argon2",
@@ -5362,7 +5351,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "http-body-util",
  "httparse",
  "iroh",
- "json5",
  "keyring",
  "libc",
  "mdns-sd",
@@ -5374,6 +5362,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "mesh-llm-guardrails",
  "mesh-llm-hf-hub",
  "mesh-llm-identity",
+ "mesh-llm-log-store",
  "mesh-llm-native-runtime",
  "mesh-llm-node",
  "mesh-llm-plugin",
@@ -5407,7 +5396,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "semver",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
- "serde_yaml",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
  "skippy-coordinator",
  "skippy-ffi",
@@ -5427,14 +5415,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing-subscriber",
  "url",
  "urlencoding",
+ "uuid",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
  "zeroize",
  "zip 2.4.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-identity"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "argon2",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -5453,10 +5443,28 @@ dependencies = [
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mesh-llm-log-store"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "data-encoding",
+ "hex",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
+ "rusqlite",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "sha2 0.10.9",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+ "uuid",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-native-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "serde",
@@ -5466,8 +5474,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-node"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "mesh-llm-types",
@@ -5480,8 +5488,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-plugin"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
@@ -5497,8 +5505,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-plugin-manager"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "dirs",
@@ -5516,8 +5524,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-protocol"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "hex",
@@ -5529,8 +5537,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-release-footer"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "hex",
  "sha2 0.10.9",
@@ -5538,16 +5546,19 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "mesh-llm-routing"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
+ "blake3",
  "iroh",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
 ]
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "dirs",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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  "mesh-llm-api-client",
@@ -5584,8 +5595,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "libloading 0.8.9",
  "mesh-native-serving-plugin-api",
  "skippy-server",
+ "skippy-tokenizer",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
  "dirs",
+ "libc",
  "mesh-llm-hf-hub",
  "model-artifact",
  "model-ref",
+ "rustls",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
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  "tokio",
+ "tracing",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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  "model-artifact",
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  "serde",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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 checksum = "e2ab99dfb861450e68853d34ae665243a88b8c493d01ba957321a1e9b2312bbe"
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "derive_more",
  "futures-buffered",
  "futures-lite",
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 dependencies = [
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "derive_more",
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  "js-sys",
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "libc",
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@@ -6243,12 +6258,12 @@ dependencies = [
 
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+version = "1.1.1"
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
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 [[package]]
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+version = "1.1.1"
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-checksum = "aa6c890013591e709a3e45dd53501351b7e27e7ff3c7e9fc3dce43e300e7e9d3"
+checksum = "baa7b5ccd819a9c68a0d955e67a881032d09b1a17219b1f90b0997a0888e1a15"
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 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.1"
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-checksum = "3137a52df66c20090a889828d1c655f21f52294cba64e5c4fbb04fc83eee7c8e"
+checksum = "02bba20e097a5a16cd0ad14ec882fae1e80a092a124e9422fc4dddd92e96a647"
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
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- "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
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+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "axum",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
  "mesh-llm-guardrails",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-stream",
  "tracing",
+ "uuid",
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 [[package]]
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+checksum = "b0142c63252a9e054e68a4c61a5778f7b14f576274d593f8ce883d191a099682"
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@@ -7001,22 +7017,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.31.0"
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-checksum = "d7a6d09a73194e6b66df7c8f1b680f156d916a1a942abf2de06823dd02b7855d"
+checksum = "5683015d09e2df236ef005b17f6f196f0d5f6313c4fa43a7b6a53b52776e4331"
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- "reqwest 0.12.28",
+ "reqwest 0.13.4",
 ]
 
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-checksum = "1f69cd6acbb9af919df949cd1ec9e5e7fdc2ef15d234b6b795aaa525cc02f71f"
+checksum = "9966929966d17620d7c316c643ba62631826e10021409357772d5eea84f62c35"
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- "reqwest 0.12.28",
+ "reqwest 0.13.4",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.32.0"
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-checksum = "a7175df06de5eaee9909d4805a3d07e28bb752c34cab57fa9cff549da596b30f"
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  "serde",
- "serde_json",
  "tonic",
  "tonic-prost",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.31.0"
+version = "0.32.1"
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-checksum = "e14ae4f5991976fd48df6d843de219ca6d31b01daaab2dad5af2badeded372bd"
+checksum = "9b59f80e1ac4d5ff7a2db8fb6c80badb7f0f3f858211fba08dd9aaec750894f9"
 dependencies = [
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  "futures-executor",
  "futures-util",
  "opentelemetry",
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+ "portable-atomic",
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  "thiserror 2.0.18",
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 dependencies = [
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- "windows-sys 0.45.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "quinn-proto",
  "quinn-udp",
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- "cfg_aliases 0.2.1",
+ "cfg_aliases 0.2.2",
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  "socket2",
  "tracing",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8529,7 +8545,6 @@ dependencies = [
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  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
- "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
  "futures-util",
  "h2",
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+checksum = "2da316a15f47e3d053de9cb2c439650bd8fa4aaeb9365f2e5f27f492ff73c196"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "winapi",
+ "rtoolbox",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
+]
+
+[[package]]
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+version = "0.0.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9a1efe12a1469752d0e6ff5ebec0b6ef4924cc5c4c71046b0ec730040535819d"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8886,7 +8912,7 @@ dependencies = [
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  "linux-raw-sys 0.12.1",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -8956,7 +8982,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "security-framework 3.7.0",
  "security-framework-sys",
  "webpki-root-certs",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
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 dependencies = [
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- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
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@@ -9718,29 +9744,29 @@ dependencies = [
 
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
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 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-metrics"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-protocol"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "prost 0.14.4",
  "prost-build 0.14.4",
@@ -9751,8 +9777,8 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-runtime"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "libc",
@@ -9763,10 +9789,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "tokio",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "skippy-scheduler"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
+dependencies = [
+ "skippy-runtime",
+ "thiserror 2.0.18",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-server"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash",
  "anyhow",
@@ -9777,6 +9812,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "futures-util",
  "libc",
+ "mesh-llm-events",
  "mesh-native-serving-plugin-api",
  "model-artifact",
  "openai-frontend",
@@ -9788,25 +9824,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "skippy-metrics",
  "skippy-protocol",
  "skippy-runtime",
+ "skippy-scheduler",
  "skippy-tokenizer",
+ "skippy-topology",
  "socket2",
  "tokio",
- "tokio-stream",
  "tonic",
+ "uuid",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-tokenizer"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "skippy-topology"
-version = "0.75.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.75.1#3295c902d4c4f859aaadf9240042ffdaf06dd07e"
+version = "0.76.0-rc9"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git?tag=v0.76.0-rc9#9f192c9d821991ba43d79bb15fd2f2f12e597571"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -9842,7 +9880,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52d1cfed4120b4d927bf7c0f86d2087a4a7d6027c906d9f9d525a80573b9be51"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10867,10 +10905,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "32497e9a4c7b38532efcdebeef879707aa9f794296a4f0244f6f69e9bc8574bd"
 dependencies = [
  "fastrand",
- "getrandom 0.3.4",
+ "getrandom 0.4.3",
  "once_cell",
  "rustix 1.1.4",
- "windows-sys 0.52.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -10892,7 +10930,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parking_lot",
  "rustix 1.1.4",
  "signal-hook 0.3.18",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -11634,7 +11672,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "png 0.18.1",
  "serde",
  "thiserror 2.0.18",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -11735,7 +11773,7 @@ checksum = "f2f6fb2847f6742cd76af783a2a2c49e9375d0a111c7bef6f71cd9e738c72d6e"
 dependencies = [
  "memoffset",
  "tempfile",
- "windows-sys 0.60.2",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -11998,43 +12036,6 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "vergen"
-version = "9.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b849a1f6d8639e8de261e81ee0fc881e3e3620db1af9f2e0da015d4382ceaf75"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
- "vergen-lib",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "vergen-gitcl"
-version = "9.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "77ff3b5300a085d6bcd8fc96a507f706a28ae3814693236c9b409db71a1d15b9"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
- "time",
- "vergen",
- "vergen-lib",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "vergen-lib"
-version = "9.1.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "b34a29ba7e9c59e62f229ae1932fb1b8fb8a6fdcc99215a641913f5f5a59a569"
-dependencies = [
- "anyhow",
- "derive_builder",
- "rustversion",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "version-compare"
 version = "0.2.1"
@@ -12586,7 +12587,7 @@ version = "0.1.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c2a7b1c03c876122aa43f3020e6c3c3ee5c05081c9a00739faf7503aeba10d22"
 dependencies = [
- "windows-sys 0.48.0",
+ "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 36842d1677..a7ae5229d1 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ buzz_voice_pkg = { package = "buzz-voice", path = "../../crates/buzz-voice" }
 buzz_terminal = { package = "buzz-terminal", path = "crates/buzz-terminal" }
 buzz_ws_client_pkg = { package = "buzz-ws-client", path = "../../crates/buzz-ws-client" }
 portable-pty = "0.9"
-iroh = { version = "1.0.2", optional = true }
-mesh-llm-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-sdk", default-features = false, features = ["client", "serving"], optional = true }
-mesh-llm-host-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-host-runtime", default-features = false, features = ["dynamic-native-runtime"], optional = true }
+iroh = { version = "1.0.3", optional = true }
+mesh-llm-sdk = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-sdk", default-features = false, features = ["client", "serving"], optional = true }
+mesh-llm-host-runtime = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-host-runtime", default-features = false, features = ["dynamic-native-runtime"], optional = true }
 # Model catalog + hardware survey for the Share-compute model picker (same
 # diagnose pattern as mesh-console). Lib name of mesh-llm-client is mesh_client.
-mesh-llm-client = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-client", optional = true }
-mesh-llm-node = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-node", optional = true }
-mesh-llm-system = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-system", optional = true }
-mesh-llm-events = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.75.1", package = "mesh-llm-events", optional = true }
+mesh-llm-client = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-client", optional = true }
+mesh-llm-node = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-node", optional = true }
+mesh-llm-system = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-system", optional = true }
+mesh-llm-events = { git = "https://github.com/Mesh-LLM/mesh-llm.git", tag = "v0.76.0-rc9", package = "mesh-llm-events", optional = true }
 base64 = "0.22"
 sha2 = "0.11"
 tar = "0.4"
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/workspace.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/workspace.rs
index 418f994fb3..c01c8473d9 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/workspace.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/commands/workspace.rs
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ pub async fn apply_workspace(
                 }
             }
         });
-        return Ok(());
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "mesh-llm"))]
@@ -372,9 +372,11 @@ pub async fn apply_workspace(
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    assert_current_apply_generation(&state.workspace_apply_generation, apply_generation)?;
-
-    Ok(())
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "mesh-llm"))]
+    {
+        assert_current_apply_generation(&state.workspace_apply_generation, apply_generation)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/global_config/tests.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/global_config/tests.rs
index 5f39b7b75f..5331b77e27 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/global_config/tests.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/global_config/tests.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ fn inherited_shared_compute_translates_to_supported_agent_transport() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         effective.env.get("BUZZ_AGENT_MODEL").map(String::as_str),
-        Some("auto")
+        Some(super::super::RELAY_MESH_VIRTUAL_MODEL_ID)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         effective
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/relay_mesh.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/relay_mesh.rs
index 3858212bbb..b6d5e33f30 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/relay_mesh.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/relay_mesh.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ pub fn apply_relay_mesh_env(
     // survives (see `insert_default_if_unset`, and the copy-forward list in
     // `relay_mesh_process_env` that preserves it through the spawn path).
     insert_default_if_unset(env, "BUZZ_AGENT_REQUIRE_REPLY", "1");
+    // A local mesh prefills a cold multi-ten-thousand-token prompt at a few
+    // hundred tokens/second, so the first turn of a large session legitimately
+    // runs for minutes with no bytes on the wire (`stream: false`). MeshLLM's
+    // own frontend gives such a request 600 s before it aborts
+    // (`OpenAiFrontendConfig::DEFAULT_BACKEND_TIMEOUT`); buzz-agent's 240 s
+    // default abandons it at four minutes, so the client gives up on work the
+    // server is still doing and retries it — adding load to a box that is
+    // already prefilling. Seat the client just above the server's budget so the
+    // mesh's own error is what surfaces, rather than a client-side abort racing
+    // it. Measured: an 88,318-token cold prompt on an M5 Max returns 200 at
+    // 503 s. Remote providers keep the 240 s default; only mesh moves.
+    // A default, not policy — an explicit user value survives via
+    // `insert_default_if_unset` and the copy-forward list in
+    // `relay_mesh_process_env`.
+    insert_default_if_unset(env, "BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS", "660");
     // Deliberately no BUZZ_AGENT_THINKING_EFFORT default: mesh translates
     // `reasoning_effort` into the chat template's `enable_thinking` flag, so any
     // value we pick overrides each model's own template default — and the right
@@ -102,6 +117,10 @@ pub fn relay_mesh_process_env(
     for key in [
         "BUZZ_AGENT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS",
         "BUZZ_AGENT_THINKING_EFFORT",
+        // Same reason as `BUZZ_AGENT_REQUIRE_REPLY` below: without the
+        // copy-forward, an explicit user timeout is re-defaulted to 660 by
+        // `apply_relay_mesh_env`.
+        "BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS",
         // Must be copied forward for the user's value to survive: this map is
         // written onto the command *after* the layered user env, so a key absent
         // here is re-defaulted by `apply_relay_mesh_env` below and an explicit
@@ -270,6 +289,74 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /// MeshLLM's frontend allows a backend call 600 s
+    /// (`OpenAiFrontendConfig::DEFAULT_BACKEND_TIMEOUT`). buzz-agent's 240 s
+    /// default abandons a healthy cold prefill long before the server does and
+    /// retries it, so the client budget must sit above the server's.
+    #[test]
+    fn native_provider_outlasts_the_mesh_backend_timeout() {
+        let mut env = BTreeMap::new();
+        apply_relay_mesh_env(
+            &mut env,
+            Some(RELAY_MESH_PROVIDER_ID),
+            Some(RELAY_MESH_AUTO_MODEL_ID),
+        );
+
+        let seconds: u64 = env
+            .get("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS")
+            .expect("mesh seeds a client timeout")
+            .parse()
+            .expect("timeout is whole seconds");
+        assert!(
+            seconds > 600,
+            "client budget ({seconds}s) must outlast the mesh frontend's 600s backend timeout"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn native_provider_preserves_explicit_llm_timeout() {
+        let mut env =
+            BTreeMap::from([("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS".to_string(), "90".to_string())]);
+        apply_relay_mesh_env(
+            &mut env,
+            Some(RELAY_MESH_PROVIDER_ID),
+            Some(RELAY_MESH_AUTO_MODEL_ID),
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            env.get("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("90"),
+            "an explicit timeout is a user decision, not a value to re-default"
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Same spawn-ordering hazard as the reply guard: without the copy-forward
+    /// in `relay_mesh_process_env`, the user's value is re-defaulted here.
+    #[test]
+    fn process_env_preserves_explicit_llm_timeout() {
+        let effective_env =
+            BTreeMap::from([("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS".to_string(), "90".to_string())]);
+
+        let env = relay_mesh_process_env(&effective_env, "Gemma-4");
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            env.get("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS").map(String::as_str),
+            Some("90")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn non_mesh_provider_leaves_llm_timeout_unset() {
+        let mut env = BTreeMap::new();
+        apply_relay_mesh_env(&mut env, Some("anthropic"), Some("claude-haiku-4.5"));
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            env.get("BUZZ_AGENT_LLM_TIMEOUT_SECS"),
+            None,
+            "remote providers keep buzz-agent's own default"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn non_mesh_provider_leaves_reply_guard_unset() {
         let mut env = BTreeMap::new();
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/restore.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/restore.rs
index 5b79ccac27..d29bec4a78 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/restore.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/managed_agents/restore.rs
@@ -545,22 +545,6 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_pending_profile_reconciliations(app: &tauri::AppHandle, work
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod profile_reconcile_tests {
-    use super::profile_reconcile_completed;
-    use crate::commands::ProfileReconcileOutcome;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn skipped_reconciliation_never_retires_pending_work() {
-        assert!(profile_reconcile_completed(
-            ProfileReconcileOutcome::Reconciled
-        ));
-        assert!(!profile_reconcile_completed(
-            ProfileReconcileOutcome::SkippedDisabled
-        ));
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(feature = "mesh-llm")]
 fn persist_restore_error(
     app: &tauri::AppHandle,
@@ -578,3 +562,19 @@ fn persist_restore_error(
     record.last_error = Some(error);
     save_managed_agents(app, &records)
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod profile_reconcile_tests {
+    use super::profile_reconcile_completed;
+    use crate::commands::ProfileReconcileOutcome;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn skipped_reconciliation_never_retires_pending_work() {
+        assert!(profile_reconcile_completed(
+            ProfileReconcileOutcome::Reconciled
+        ));
+        assert!(!profile_reconcile_completed(
+            ProfileReconcileOutcome::SkippedDisabled
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/catalog.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/catalog.rs
index 1a11fcfcd1..eb5d0c1cf1 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/catalog.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/catalog.rs
@@ -13,38 +13,50 @@ use mesh_llm_system::hardware;
 use mesh_llm_system::vram::{format_rated_capacity, rated_capacity_gb};
 
 /// Buzz-curated tier picks. These are the models we know survive the agent
-/// harness on shared compute — deliberately non-reasoning instruction models,
-/// so agents stay snappy instead of burning hidden reasoning tokens.
+/// harness on shared compute.
 ///
-/// The large pick is resolved through mesh-llm's remote catalog
-/// (huggingface.co/datasets/meshllm/catalog), so it does not need to exist in
-/// the compiled `MODEL_CATALOG`; the entry is synthesized below.
-const CURATED_LARGE: &str = "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M";
-const CURATED_LARGE_ALIAS: &str = "gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q4_K_M";
-const CURATED_LARGE_SIZE: &str = "17GB";
-const CURATED_LARGE_FILE: &str = "gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q4_K_M.gguf";
-const CURATED_LARGE_DESCRIPTION: &str =
-    "Gemma 4 26B MoE (4B active) — Buzz default for 64GB+ machines";
+/// The recommended ladder follows rated unified memory:
+/// - below 32 GB: Gemma 4 E4B;
+/// - 32 GB through the rated classes below 64 GB: Qwen3.5 9B;
+/// - 64 GB and above: Qwen3.8 27B.
+///
+/// The Qwen entries are canonicalized from mesh-llm's compiled
+/// `MODEL_CATALOG` rather than synthesized.
+const CURATED_LARGE: &str = "unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:Q4_K_M";
+const CURATED_LARGE_ALIAS: &str = "Qwen3.8-27B-Q4_K_M";
+const CURATED_MEDIUM: &str = "unsloth/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M";
+const CURATED_MEDIUM_ALIAS: &str = "Qwen3.5-9B-Vision-Q4_K_M";
 const CURATED_SMALL: &str = "unsloth/gemma-4-E4B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M";
 const CURATED_SMALL_ALIAS: &str = "Gemma-4-E4B-it-Q4_K_M";
-/// Rated-capacity boundary between the two curated tiers, in GB (marketing
-/// capacity — a "64GB" Mac rates as 64 even though usable AI memory is less).
+/// Superseded large alias retained only to preserve the historical string
+/// canonicalization contract. Availability in a particular Mesh runtime is
+/// determined by that runtime's compiled catalog.
+const LEGACY_LARGE: &str = "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M";
+const LEGACY_LARGE_ALIAS: &str = "gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-UD-Q4_K_M";
+/// Rated-capacity boundary for the balanced Qwen3.5 9B tier.
+const CURATED_MEDIUM_MIN_RATED_GB: u64 = 32;
+/// Qwen3.8 27B is recommended for 64 GB-and-larger rated capacity classes,
+/// leaving substantial headroom beyond its observed working footprint for KV
+/// cache and runtime use.
 const CURATED_LARGE_MIN_RATED_GB: u64 = 64;
 
 /// The Buzz-curated recommendation for a machine's rated memory capacity.
 fn buzz_recommended_model(rated_gb: Option<u64>) -> &'static str {
     match rated_gb {
         Some(gb) if gb >= CURATED_LARGE_MIN_RATED_GB => CURATED_LARGE,
-        _ => CURATED_SMALL,
+        Some(gb) if gb >= CURATED_MEDIUM_MIN_RATED_GB => CURATED_MEDIUM,
+        Some(_) | None => CURATED_SMALL,
     }
 }
 
-/// Convert Buzz's pre-0.74 curated package aliases into the canonical model
+/// Convert Buzz's historical curated package aliases into the canonical model
 /// ids advertised and accepted by Mesh's OpenAI ingress.
 pub(crate) fn canonical_curated_model_id(model_id: &str) -> &str {
     match model_id.trim() {
         CURATED_SMALL_ALIAS => CURATED_SMALL,
+        CURATED_MEDIUM_ALIAS => CURATED_MEDIUM,
         CURATED_LARGE_ALIAS => CURATED_LARGE,
+        LEGACY_LARGE_ALIAS => LEGACY_LARGE,
         other => other,
     }
 }
@@ -172,31 +184,14 @@ fn build_catalog(
         })
         .collect();
 
-    // The compiled MODEL_CATALOG does not know the Buzz large pick; it
-    // resolves through mesh-llm's remote catalog at download time. Synthesize
-    // its entry so the picker can offer it.
-    if !entries.iter().any(|e| e.name == CURATED_LARGE) {
-        let size_gb = parse_size_gb(CURATED_LARGE_SIZE);
-        entries.push(MeshCatalogEntry {
-            fit: fit_code(size_gb, vram_gb),
-            installed: is_installed(CURATED_LARGE_FILE, CURATED_LARGE)
-                || is_installed(CURATED_LARGE_FILE, CURATED_LARGE_ALIAS),
-            recommended: false,
-            curated: false,
-            name: CURATED_LARGE.to_string(),
-            size: CURATED_LARGE_SIZE.to_string(),
-            size_gb,
-            description: CURATED_LARGE_DESCRIPTION.to_string(),
-        });
-    }
-
     let recommended = Some(buzz_recommended_model(rated_capacity_gb(vram_bytes)).to_string());
     for entry in &mut entries {
         entry.recommended = recommended.as_deref() == Some(entry.name.as_str());
-        // Both curated tiers are always offered: the recommended one for this
-        // machine plus the other pick (e.g. the small one as an explicit
-        // lighter choice on big machines).
-        entry.curated = entry.name == CURATED_LARGE || entry.name == CURATED_SMALL;
+        // All curated tiers are always offered: the recommendation plus
+        // lighter and heavier alternatives appropriate to other machine tiers.
+        entry.curated = entry.name == CURATED_LARGE
+            || entry.name == CURATED_MEDIUM
+            || entry.name == CURATED_SMALL;
     }
 
     entries.sort_by(|a, b| {
@@ -269,20 +264,31 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn recommendation_follows_buzz_curated_tiers() {
+    fn recommendation_follows_buzz_curated_ladder() {
         assert_eq!(CURATED_SMALL, "unsloth/gemma-4-E4B-it-GGUF:Q4_K_M");
-        assert_eq!(CURATED_LARGE, "unsloth/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_M");
-        // 64GB+ rated machines get the large curated pick.
+        assert_eq!(CURATED_MEDIUM, "unsloth/Qwen3.5-9B-GGUF:Q4_K_M");
+        assert_eq!(CURATED_LARGE, "unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:Q4_K_M");
+
+        // Qwen3.8 is recommended for 64 GB-and-larger rated capacity classes.
         let large = build_catalog(None, 64_000_000_000, 64.0, &[]);
         assert_eq!(large.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_LARGE));
+        let large_80 = build_catalog(None, 80_000_000_000, 80.0, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(large_80.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_LARGE));
         let big = build_catalog(None, 128_000_000_000, 128.0, &[]);
         assert_eq!(big.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_LARGE));
-        // Below the boundary: the small curated pick — never a reasoning
-        // model, never sub-4B guesswork.
-        let small = build_catalog(None, 32_000_000_000, 32.0, &[]);
+
+        // The balanced Qwen3.5 tier covers every rated class from 32 GB up
+        // to (but not including) 64 GB.
+        let medium = build_catalog(None, 32_000_000_000, 32.0, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(medium.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_MEDIUM));
+        let medium_max = build_catalog(None, 48_000_000_000, 48.0, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(medium_max.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_MEDIUM));
+
+        // Smaller and unknown machines use the light Gemma tier.
+        let small = build_catalog(None, 24_000_000_000, 24.0, &[]);
         assert_eq!(small.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_SMALL));
-        let tiny = build_catalog(None, 16_000_000_000, 16.0, &[]);
-        assert_eq!(tiny.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_SMALL));
+        let unknown = build_catalog(None, 0, 0.0, &[]);
+        assert_eq!(unknown.recommended.as_deref(), Some(CURATED_SMALL));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -291,10 +297,15 @@ mod tests {
             canonical_curated_model_id(CURATED_SMALL_ALIAS),
             CURATED_SMALL
         );
+        assert_eq!(
+            canonical_curated_model_id(CURATED_MEDIUM_ALIAS),
+            CURATED_MEDIUM
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             canonical_curated_model_id(CURATED_LARGE_ALIAS),
             CURATED_LARGE
         );
+        assert_eq!(canonical_curated_model_id(LEGACY_LARGE_ALIAS), LEGACY_LARGE);
         assert_eq!(
             canonical_curated_model_id("other/model:Q4"),
             "other/model:Q4"
@@ -304,14 +315,17 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn curated_picks_lead_the_catalog() {
         let catalog = build_catalog(None, 96_000_000_000, 96.0, &[]);
-        // Recommended curated entry first, the other curated pick second,
-        // advanced entries after.
+        // Recommended curated entry first, then the other two curated tiers,
+        // with advanced entries after them.
         assert_eq!(catalog.entries[0].name, CURATED_LARGE);
         assert!(catalog.entries[0].recommended && catalog.entries[0].curated);
-        assert_eq!(catalog.entries[1].name, CURATED_SMALL);
+        assert_eq!(catalog.entries[1].name, CURATED_MEDIUM);
         assert!(catalog.entries[1].curated && !catalog.entries[1].recommended);
-        assert!(catalog.entries[2..].iter().all(|e| !e.curated));
-        // The synthesized large pick carries a real size for fit ranking.
+        assert_eq!(catalog.entries[2].name, CURATED_SMALL);
+        assert!(catalog.entries[2].curated && !catalog.entries[2].recommended);
+        assert!(catalog.entries[3..].iter().all(|e| !e.curated));
+        // The large pick comes from the compiled catalog with a real size, so
+        // fit ranking is meaningful rather than a placeholder.
         assert!(catalog.entries[0].size_gb > 10.0);
     }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/mod.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/mod.rs
index e206c53886..daab3c4b1c 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/mod.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/mod.rs
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ mod usage;
 pub use usage::{serving_usage_from_payload, MeshServingUsage};
 
 mod transport_policy;
+use transport_policy::{iroh_relay_mode, sdk_iroh_relay_config, validate_advertised_endpoint};
 #[cfg(test)]
-use transport_policy::iroh_relay_mode_from;
-use transport_policy::{iroh_relay_mode, validate_advertised_endpoint, IrohRelayMode};
+use transport_policy::{iroh_relay_mode_from, IrohRelayMode};
 
 use mesh_llm_sdk::{client, serve, EmbeddedNodeHandle, MeshDiscoveryMode, TrustPolicy};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -376,13 +376,10 @@ impl DesktopMeshRuntime {
                 if let Some(mesh_name) = request.mesh_name.as_deref() {
                     builder = builder.mesh_name(mesh_name);
                 }
-                builder = match iroh_relay_mode()? {
-                    IrohRelayMode::Disabled => builder.disable_iroh_relays(true),
-                    IrohRelayMode::Default => builder.disable_iroh_relays(false),
-                    IrohRelayMode::Custom(urls) => builder
-                        .disable_iroh_relays(false)
-                        .iroh_relays(urls.into_iter().map(|url| url.to_string())),
-                };
+                let (disable_iroh_relays, iroh_relays) = sdk_iroh_relay_config(iroh_relay_mode()?);
+                builder = builder
+                    .disable_iroh_relays(disable_iroh_relays)
+                    .iroh_relays(iroh_relays);
                 if let Some(max_vram_gb) = request.max_vram_gb {
                     builder = builder.max_vram_gb(max_vram_gb as f64);
                 }
@@ -416,13 +413,10 @@ impl DesktopMeshRuntime {
                 if let Some(mesh_name) = request.mesh_name.as_deref() {
                     builder = builder.mesh_name(mesh_name);
                 }
-                builder = match iroh_relay_mode()? {
-                    IrohRelayMode::Disabled => builder.disable_iroh_relays(true),
-                    IrohRelayMode::Default => builder.disable_iroh_relays(false),
-                    IrohRelayMode::Custom(urls) => builder
-                        .disable_iroh_relays(false)
-                        .iroh_relays(urls.into_iter().map(|url| url.to_string())),
-                };
+                let (disable_iroh_relays, iroh_relays) = sdk_iroh_relay_config(iroh_relay_mode()?);
+                builder = builder
+                    .disable_iroh_relays(disable_iroh_relays)
+                    .iroh_relays(iroh_relays);
                 if let Some(join_token) = request.join_token.as_deref() {
                     builder = builder.join_token(join_token);
                 }
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/recovery.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/recovery.rs
index 6398f47250..a8b5584fd5 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/recovery.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/recovery.rs
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ mod tests {
             id: pubkey.to_string(),
             display_name: pubkey.to_string(),
             avatar_url: None,
+            description: None,
             system_prompt: String::new(),
             runtime: None,
             model: None,
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/transport_policy.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/transport_policy.rs
index 122bffd60e..24e5156295 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/transport_policy.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/mesh_llm/transport_policy.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ pub(super) fn iroh_relay_mode_from(raw: Option<&str>) -> anyhow::Result<IrohRela
     }
 }
 
+pub(super) fn sdk_iroh_relay_config(mode: IrohRelayMode) -> (bool, Vec<String>) {
+    match mode {
+        IrohRelayMode::Disabled => (true, Vec::new()),
+        IrohRelayMode::Default => (
+            false,
+            MESH_LLM_DEFAULT_RELAYS
+                .iter()
+                .map(|url| (*url).to_string())
+                .collect(),
+        ),
+        IrohRelayMode::Custom(urls) => {
+            (false, urls.into_iter().map(|url| url.to_string()).collect())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn parse_configured_relay_url(raw: &str) -> anyhow::Result<RelayUrl> {
     let parsed = url::Url::parse(raw)
         .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("invalid relay URL {raw:?}: {error}"))?;
@@ -205,9 +221,11 @@ fn validate_transport(transport: &TransportAddr, mode: &IrohRelayMode) -> anyhow
 /// mesh-llm serving node (they are not in iroh's own prod relay map).
 ///
 /// Kept in sync with `effective_relay_urls(RelayPolicy::DefaultPublic, &[])`.
-const MESH_LLM_DEFAULT_RELAYS: &[&str] = &[
+pub(super) const MESH_LLM_DEFAULT_RELAYS: &[&str] = &[
     "https://usw1-2.relay.michaelneale.mesh-llm.iroh.link./",
     "https://aps1-1.relay.michaelneale.mesh-llm.iroh.link./",
+    "https://euc1-1.relay.michaelneale.mesh-llm.iroh.link./",
+    "https://use1-1.relay.michaelneale.mesh-llm.iroh.link./",
 ];
 
 /// Whether `relay` is one of mesh-llm's baked-in default public relays.
@@ -327,6 +345,27 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn sdk_default_relays_are_exactly_the_trusted_default_relays() {
+        let (disabled, configured) = sdk_iroh_relay_config(IrohRelayMode::Default);
+        assert!(!disabled);
+        let configured = configured
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|url| url.parse::<RelayUrl>().expect("SDK relay URL must parse"))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let trusted = MESH_LLM_DEFAULT_RELAYS
+            .iter()
+            .map(|url| {
+                url.parse::<RelayUrl>()
+                    .expect("trusted relay URL must parse")
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(configured, trusted);
+        assert!(configured
+            .iter()
+            .all(|relay| relay_allowed(relay, &IrohRelayMode::Default)));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn endpoint_with_one_good_and_one_junk_candidate_is_sanitized() {
         // A mesh-llm endpoint can advertise a usable relay alongside an