diff --git a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
index 6e10c61..0144232 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
   "description": "Claude Code plugin for the lich harness",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
   }
diff --git a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
index 520723c..9373fd9 100644
--- a/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
+++ b/.codex-plugin/plugin.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "lich",
-  "version": "0.18.0",
+  "version": "0.18.1",
   "description": "Codex CLI plugin for the lich harness",
   "author": {
     "name": "omartelo"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9913154..2a04bd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.18.1] - 2026-10-08
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - **A Claude Code card stops spinning when an API error ends the turn.** A usage
@@ -609,7 +611,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
   plugin is safe to install globally. Requests time out after ~1s and errors
   are swallowed — the hook never blocks or fails the turn.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.18.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.18.1...HEAD
+[0.18.1]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.18.0...v0.18.1
 [0.18.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.17.0...v0.18.0
 [0.17.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.16.0...v0.17.0
 [0.16.0]: https://github.com/omartelo/lich-plugin/compare/v0.15.1...v0.16.0
diff --git a/hooks/mod-control.js b/hooks/mod-control.js
index 622c3fe..a688bbc 100644
--- a/hooks/mod-control.js
+++ b/hooks/mod-control.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // a module that hands `$` to a nested function.
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 const SETTLE_WHEN_IDLE = new Set(["prompt", "command"])
 
diff --git a/hooks/mod-status.js b/hooks/mod-status.js
index ce0fda0..91898f7 100644
--- a/hooks/mod-status.js
+++ b/hooks/mod-status.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import { setStatusPart } from "./status-line.js"
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 // The contract asks for a read at most every few seconds; the worker count in
 // agent-cards.js polls lich on the same period.
diff --git a/hooks/mod-usage.js b/hooks/mod-usage.js
index 91301f1..a7a09e6 100644
--- a/hooks/mod-usage.js
+++ b/hooks/mod-usage.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // refuses a module that hands `$` to a nested function.
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('claude-code').EngineInterface} Engine
diff --git a/hooks/report-session-start.sh b/hooks/report-session-start.sh
index 175602f..8dc9795 100755
--- a/hooks/report-session-start.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-session-start.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.18.0
+plugin_version=0.18.1
 provider=${1:-claude}
 # Parse session_id from the stdin payload. Prefer jq; fall back to sed so the
 # hook works on Windows, where jq is usually absent but sed (Git Bash) is not.
diff --git a/hooks/report-state.sh b/hooks/report-state.sh
index c15d98c..1df60f9 100755
--- a/hooks/report-state.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-state.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.18.0
+plugin_version=0.18.1
 
 state=$1
 body="{\"session_id\":\"${LICH_SESSION_ID}\",\"state\":\"${state}\"}"
diff --git a/hooks/report-title.sh b/hooks/report-title.sh
index 58a9541..d050b89 100755
--- a/hooks/report-title.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-title.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.18.0
+plugin_version=0.18.1
 command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 0
 
 # Checked before stdin is read, because it is the whole point: finding a title
diff --git a/hooks/report-tool.sh b/hooks/report-tool.sh
index c7f3a9d..3faf46c 100755
--- a/hooks/report-tool.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-tool.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.18.0
+plugin_version=0.18.1
 
 here=$(dirname "$0")
 payload=$(cat)
diff --git a/hooks/report-touched.sh b/hooks/report-touched.sh
index 83ddfee..5b85696 100755
--- a/hooks/report-touched.sh
+++ b/hooks/report-touched.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 [ -n "$LICH_PORT" ] && [ -n "$LICH_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$LICH_SESSION_ID" ] || exit 0
 
 # Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-plugin_version=0.18.0
+plugin_version=0.18.1
 
 curl -s -o /dev/null --max-time 1 \
   -X POST "http://127.0.0.1:${LICH_PORT}/session-touched?token=${LICH_TOKEN}" \
diff --git a/hooks/worker-answer.js b/hooks/worker-answer.js
index e7d1aaa..f0facb3 100644
--- a/hooks/worker-answer.js
+++ b/hooks/worker-answer.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 // refuses a module that hands `$` to a nested function.
 
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every request; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 // The value lich spawns a `--subagent` session with.
 const CARDS_OFF = "off"
diff --git a/omp/lich.js b/omp/lich.js
index ab97005..66117fc 100644
--- a/omp/lich.js
+++ b/omp/lich.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 // environment is read per report rather than at import, so a module loaded
 // outside lich stays a no-op instead of a cached decision.
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 function report(path, body) {
   const port = process.env.LICH_PORT
diff --git a/opencode/lich.js b/opencode/lich.js
index fdee98d..de5cc5f 100644
--- a/opencode/lich.js
+++ b/opencode/lich.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // environment is read per report rather than at import, so a module loaded
 // outside lich stays a no-op instead of a cached decision.
 // Sent as X-Lich-Plugin on every report; bumped at release (CLAUDE.md, Release).
-const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.0"
+const PLUGIN_VERSION = "0.18.1"
 
 function report(path, body) {
   const port = process.env.LICH_PORT