diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/host-service-coordinator.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/host-service-coordinator.ts
index 45fa3d741f1..e6032a98a3a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/host-service-coordinator.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/lib/host-service-coordinator.ts
@@ -51,8 +51,13 @@ import { HOOK_PROTOCOL_VERSION } from "./terminal/env";
  * line ~308) to SIGTERM old host-services on first launch and
  * respawn with the new bundle. One-time terminal-session loss for
  * users on upgrade — accepted per release-notes guidance.
+ *
+ * 0.7.0 — canonical `workspaces.create` flow + `settings.hostAgentConfigs`
+ * router (PR1, #3893). Older 0.6.x host-services don't expose either,
+ * so adopting one in place would break new-project creation and the
+ * agent-config settings UI. Force respawn on first launch.
  */
-const MIN_HOST_SERVICE_VERSION = "0.6.0";
+const MIN_HOST_SERVICE_VERSION = "0.7.0";
 
 export type HostServiceStatus = "starting" | "running" | "stopped";
 
diff --git a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/host/host.ts b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/host/host.ts
index ce46e1376e5..5b73b787b6a 100644
--- a/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/host/host.ts
+++ b/packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/host/host.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import { protectedProcedure, router } from "../../index";
 // them on upgrade and respawn with the new bundle. Adopting in
 // place would leave the new desktop talking to old code with no
 // `terminal.daemon.*` routes, breaking Settings → Manage daemon.
-const HOST_SERVICE_VERSION = "0.6.0";
+// 0.7.0: canonical `workspaces.create` flow + `settings.hostAgentConfigs`
+// router (PR1, #3893). 0.6.x host-services don't expose either, so
+// adopting one in place would break new-project creation and the
+// agent-config settings UI.
+const HOST_SERVICE_VERSION = "0.7.0";
 const ORGANIZATION_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60 * 60 * 1000;
 
 let cachedOrganization: {