diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 836ecaa1..7fea6555 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// swift-tools-version: 5.9
+// swift-tools-version: 6.0
 // The swift-tools-version declares the minimum version of Swift required to build this package.
 
 import PackageDescription
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ffbdc96..77e27223 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c57ef6d5-f0a1-4a3f-a121-637533442c24
 - **Local-First** — your voice and text never leave your machine unless you opt in to a cloud AI provider
 - **Fastest Parakeet on Mac** — one of the fastest native implementations of Parakeet on macOS, with near-instant transcription and minimal latency
 - **Configurable Overlay** — choose from pill-shaped to large overlay sizes to show live preview, or keep it minimal. Everything is optional
-- **Everything is Optional** — AI enhancement, Fluid Intelligence, audio history, analytics, and beta builds are all opt-in. The core dictation experience works out of the box with zero configuration beyond permissions and a hotkey
+- **Everything is Optional** — AI enhancement, Fluid Intelligence, audio history, cloud providers, and beta builds are opt-in. Anonymous health/usage analytics are enabled by default and can be disabled from Settings. The core dictation experience works out of the box with zero configuration beyond permissions and a hotkey
 
 ---
 
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ xcodebuild test -project Fluid.xcodeproj -scheme Fluid -destination 'platform=ma
 
 FluidVoice is **local-first**. Your voice, audio, and transcribed text never leave your machine unless you explicitly opt in to a cloud AI provider.
 
-### What's Collected (Opt-In)
+### What's Collected (Default-On, Anonymous)
 
-Anonymous analytics are enabled by default to track app health and feature usage. You can disable at any time from `Settings → Share Anonymous Analytics`.
+Anonymous analytics are enabled by default to track app health and feature usage. You can disable them at any time from `Settings → Share Anonymous Analytics`. AI enhancement, audio history, cloud providers, and beta builds remain opt-in.
 
 **Collected:**
 
diff --git a/Sources/Fluid/Services/DebugLogger.swift b/Sources/Fluid/Services/DebugLogger.swift
index 12fd90ac..9905417c 100644
--- a/Sources/Fluid/Services/DebugLogger.swift
+++ b/Sources/Fluid/Services/DebugLogger.swift
@@ -92,13 +92,11 @@ class DebugLogger: ObservableObject {
 
             let formattedLine = self.formatLogLine(timestamp: timestampString, level: level, source: source, message: message)
 
-            // Always persist diagnostics so issues can be debugged even if UI debug mode is off.
+            guard loggingEnabled else { return }
+
             FileLogger.shared.append(line: formattedLine)
             print(formattedLine)
 
-            // UI log panel still respects the in-app debug toggle.
-            guard loggingEnabled else { return }
-
             let entry = LogEntry(
                 timestamp: timestamp,
                 level: level,
diff --git a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIModels.swift b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIModels.swift
index f637366c..fc972f9d 100644
--- a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIModels.swift
+++ b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIModels.swift
@@ -86,6 +86,29 @@ enum LocalAPI {
         )
     }
 
+    static func isAllowedHostHeader(_ rawHost: String?) -> Bool {
+        guard let rawHost, !rawHost.isEmpty else { return true }
+        let host = rawHost.lowercased()
+        return host == "localhost" ||
+            host == "127.0.0.1" ||
+            host == "[::1]" ||
+            host.hasPrefix("localhost:") ||
+            host.hasPrefix("127.0.0.1:") ||
+            host.hasPrefix("[::1]:")
+    }
+
+    static func isAllowedOriginHeader(_ rawOrigin: String?) -> Bool {
+        guard let rawOrigin, !rawOrigin.isEmpty else { return true }
+        guard let components = URLComponents(string: rawOrigin),
+              let scheme = components.scheme?.lowercased(),
+              let host = components.host?.lowercased()
+        else {
+            return false
+        }
+        guard scheme == "http" || scheme == "https" else { return false }
+        return host == "localhost" || host == "127.0.0.1" || host == "::1" || host == "[::1]"
+    }
+
     static func boundedLimit(from request: Request, default defaultValue: Int = 100, maximum: Int = 1000) -> Int {
         guard let raw = request.query["limit"], let value = Int(raw) else {
             return defaultValue
diff --git a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIRouter.swift b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIRouter.swift
index bc79f42a..53e62483 100644
--- a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIRouter.swift
+++ b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIRouter.swift
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ final class LocalAPIRouter {
     }
 
     func route(_ request: LocalAPI.Request) async -> LocalAPI.Response {
+        guard LocalAPI.isAllowedHostHeader(request.headers["host"]) else {
+            return LocalAPI.error("Invalid Host header.", status: 400)
+        }
+        guard LocalAPI.isAllowedOriginHeader(request.headers["origin"]) else {
+            return LocalAPI.error("Forbidden Origin header.", status: 403)
+        }
+
         let key = RouteKey(method: request.method.uppercased(), path: request.path)
         guard let handler = self.routes[key] else {
             if self.routes.keys.contains(where: { $0.path == request.path }) {
diff --git a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIServer.swift b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIServer.swift
index 2da5eb1a..b33dd953 100644
--- a/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIServer.swift
+++ b/Sources/Fluid/Services/LocalAPI/LocalAPIServer.swift
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ private final class LocalAPIConnectionHandler {
         case 200: return "OK"
         case 204: return "No Content"
         case 400: return "Bad Request"
+        case 403: return "Forbidden"
         case 404: return "Not Found"
         case 405: return "Method Not Allowed"
         case 413: return "Payload Too Large"