Release Aiden Agent 0.52.0

[sambitcreate]

Bumps the declared version in package.json and package-lock.json from 0.51.0 to 0.52.0. Merging this to main lets the Release desktop workflow publish v0.52.0 (see docs/releasing.md).

What ships since 0.51.0

• Dictation: secure-input handling (feat(dictation): warn when macOS Secure Input blocks paste #267) and Parakeet dictation modes (feat(dictation): Parakeet idle unload/warm-up, tap-or-hold mode, custom dictionary #279)
• Steer from the desktop composer and queued messages, plus Telegram /steer, built on the shared run-input admission. Also fixes steer guidance appearing twice (feat(steer): desktop and Telegram Steer through shared run-input admission #298)
• Aiden Remote protocol revisions 16–18: remote subagent interrupt (feat(remote): interrupt subagents from Aiden On The Go (contract revision 16) #275), tool approval scopes (feat(approvals): once, this chat and always tool approval scopes #273), chat row states and unread hints (feat(chats): chat row states and honest unread markers #280)
• Queue while compacting (feat(chat): queue messages while compaction runs #272), MCP numeric schema formats (fix(mcp): normalize schemars numeric formats in tool input schemas #264), chat width setting (feat(appearance): add a chat width setting #265), Live Activity freshness and bot deep links (feat(mobile): Live Activity freshness chips and Bot chat deep links #276)
• js-yaml 4.3.2 security fix (fix(deps): bump js-yaml to 4.3.2 (CVE-2026-84375) #293)
• Flaky-test fixes: fix(ios): join upload revocation claimed by removal cleanup #294, fix(android): keep image attachment state writes on the UI thread #295, fix(ios): await progress observer completion instead of a 1s poll #296, fix(ios): await ActivityKit content delivery instead of a 2s poll #308
• Other merged PRs: fix(bots): never raise the macOS "Keychain Not Found" prompt #262, perf(tools): bound foreground filesystem work and cancellation #288, test(e2e): stop browser annotation spec from interrupting its own style preview #291, chore: stop tracking papercuts #292, docs(plans): refresh plan index and status for 0.51.0 #297

Pre-release checks

• 0.51.0 consumers verified: the Homebrew cask is on 0.51.0, the website's stable DMG URL resolves to the v0.51.0 release, and npm run release:check-consumers passes.
• Release selection tests (scripts/prepare-ci-release.test.mjs) pass locally with the new version.

Flaky test (rerun once)

• main/services/subagents/subagent-shell-runner-io.test.ts › "a stalled setsid handshake fails within the existing shell deadline": the job "Desktop tests (runtime-subagents)" failed with timed_out where exited was expected (about 3.0 s, assertion at line 414). The change in this PR is version-only. Run: https://github.com/sambitcreate/aiden-agent/actions/runs/37066968617/job/111037250054

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Confidence: 5

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Head: 90adf462e57ddb3d9e728e90f610167902b9cb59
Generated: 2026-10-02T21:30:30+00:00
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Summary

Bumps the declared application release version from 0.51.0 to 0.52.0 across both package.json and package-lock.json. This version bump prepares the repository for the desktop release workflow (.github/workflows/release.yml), which selects the declared version and publishes v0.52.0 after running the required build, test, and signing gates. The update conforms to the version-line change requirements in docs/releasing.md and mirrors previous release increments. Before merging and kicking off publication, maintainers should ensure that coordinated release consumers verified by npm run release:check-consumers (the Homebrew tap cask and website download endpoints) remain aligned with the existing stable DMG asset contract.

Confidence Score: 5/5

5/5: Traced both modified files against docs/releasing.md, .github/workflows/release.yml, scripts/prepare-ci-release.mjs, and prior release commits (PR #290 for 0.51.0 and PR #256 for 0.50.0).

📁 Important Files Changed

• package.json: Increments the top-level project version to 0.52.0, which dictates the tag and release metadata generated during CI release builds.
• package-lock.json: Updates the root lockfile metadata and self-package descriptor version to 0.52.0, keeping the lockfile in exact sync with package.json.

Findings

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✅ No new issues found.

Reviewed changes This review covers the version-only release diff and the release-selection behavior it activates.

• Release version metadata. The root app version and both root lockfile version fields are updated consistently to 0.52.0, matching the documented release process.

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