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 ### Fixes
 
+- Gateway: defer update-check startup until after readiness so package update checks no longer block sidecar-ready startup, while preserving update broadcasts and shutdown cleanup. (#83520) Thanks @samzong.
 - Agents/video: hide `video_generate` reference-audio parameters unless a registered video provider supports audio inputs.
 - Plugins/xAI: echo PKCE challenge fields during OAuth authorization-code token exchange for xAI token-endpoint compatibility. (#83499) Thanks @fuller-stack-dev.
 - Codex app-server: hydrate current inbound image attachments before queued runs so Responses-backed agents receive Discord and other channel images as native vision input. Fixes #83466. Thanks @iannwu.