diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 2c79fc9..27c242e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.4.1",
-  "crates/earl-core": "0.4.1",
-  "crates/earl-protocol-http": "0.4.1",
-  "crates/earl-protocol-grpc": "0.4.1",
-  "crates/earl-protocol-bash": "0.4.1",
-  "crates/earl-protocol-sql": "0.4.1"
+  ".": "0.5.0",
+  "crates/earl-core": "0.5.0",
+  "crates/earl-protocol-http": "0.5.0",
+  "crates/earl-protocol-grpc": "0.5.0",
+  "crates/earl-protocol-bash": "0.5.0",
+  "crates/earl-protocol-sql": "0.5.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7df124f..07f0156 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,38 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/v0.4.1...v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* handle optional params gracefully and validate template args ([#49](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/49))
+
+### Features
+
+* add named environments support ([#41](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/41)) ([98773b1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/98773b17f44a3a6e7461f66e5cb3d9676e1f62e7))
+* **bash:** add memory and CPU resource limits to sandbox ([#39](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/39)) ([6f57817](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/6f578170cf12b53f7e1d597a74d3546e203aa3c5))
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+* earl agent skills suite (setup-earl, create-template, migrate-to-earl, troubleshoot-earl, secure-agent) ([#40](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/40)) ([c75a399](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/c75a399023d2c5072b39c84941660c0a6e7a61ea))
+* external secret manager support ([#43](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/43)) ([e6afe3c](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/e6afe3cef58a65c3bdd62ed7f530eb1ce34b2f69))
+* handle optional params gracefully and validate template args ([#49](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/49)) ([b0f1654](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/b0f1654616c4f19cd7f586904bfe986fee148112))
+* recall.ai integration (14-command template + agent skill) ([#44](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/44)) ([4fee573](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/4fee573dd2ff14801be5453ac7972e7f70ccbe9e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* serialize onepassword env-var tests to prevent parallel races ([#54](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/54)) ([427d689](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/427d6892c85f7fcb3631657ec207f1e8895b8afa))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * earl-core bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+    * earl-protocol-grpc bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+    * earl-protocol-http bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+    * earl-protocol-bash bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+    * earl-protocol-sql bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 621a5cb..e41278e 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1779,7 +1779,7 @@ checksum = "92773504d58c093f6de2459af4af33faa518c13451eb8f2b5698ed3d36e7c813"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -1838,7 +1838,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl-core"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl-protocol-bash"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "earl-core",
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl-protocol-grpc"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "earl-core",
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl-protocol-http"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "base64 0.22.1",
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "earl-protocol-sql"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "earl-core",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9b33e32..0cc7260 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ strip = true
 
 [package]
 name = "earl"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 build = "build.rs"
 description = "AI-safe CLI for AI agents"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ keywords = ["cli", "security", "ai", "http", "templates"]
 categories = ["command-line-utilities", "network-programming"]
 
 [dependencies]
-earl-core = { version = "0.4.1", path = "crates/earl-core" }
+earl-core = { version = "0.5.0", path = "crates/earl-core" }
 anyhow = "1.0"
 axum = "0.8"
 base64 = "0.22"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ clap_complete = "4.5"
 comfy-table = "7.2"
 directories = "6.0"
 fastembed = { version = "5.11", optional = true }
-earl-protocol-grpc = { version = "0.4.1", path = "crates/earl-protocol-grpc", optional = true }
+earl-protocol-grpc = { version = "0.5.0", path = "crates/earl-protocol-grpc", optional = true }
 jsonwebtoken = "9"
 hcl = { package = "hcl-rs", version = "0.19.5" }
 hickory-resolver = "0.25"
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
 url = "2.5"
 webbrowser = "1.0"
 include_dir = "0.7"
-earl-protocol-http = { version = "0.4.1", path = "crates/earl-protocol-http", optional = true }
-earl-protocol-bash = { version = "0.4.1", path = "crates/earl-protocol-bash", optional = true }
-earl-protocol-sql = { version = "0.4.1", path = "crates/earl-protocol-sql", optional = true }
+earl-protocol-http = { version = "0.5.0", path = "crates/earl-protocol-http", optional = true }
+earl-protocol-bash = { version = "0.5.0", path = "crates/earl-protocol-bash", optional = true }
+earl-protocol-sql = { version = "0.5.0", path = "crates/earl-protocol-sql", optional = true }
 vaultrs = { version = "0.7", optional = true }
 aws-config = { version = "1", optional = true }
 aws-sdk-secretsmanager = { version = "1", optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/earl-core/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/earl-core/CHANGELOG.md
index eba6ace..eb4c791 100644
--- a/crates/earl-core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/earl-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-core-v0.4.1...earl-core-v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* handle optional params gracefully and validate template args ([#49](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/49))
+
+### Features
+
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+* handle optional params gracefully and validate template args ([#49](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/49)) ([b0f1654](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/b0f1654616c4f19cd7f586904bfe986fee148112))
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-core-v0.4.0...earl-core-v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/crates/earl-core/Cargo.toml b/crates/earl-core/Cargo.toml
index 9a669fe..4877a88 100644
--- a/crates/earl-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/earl-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "earl-core"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Shared types and traits for earl protocol crates"
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-bash/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/earl-protocol-bash/CHANGELOG.md
index 62ff1a3..2507dbe 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-bash/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-bash/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,21 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-bash-v0.4.1...earl-protocol-bash-v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add named environments support ([#41](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/41)) ([98773b1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/98773b17f44a3a6e7461f66e5cb3d9676e1f62e7))
+* **bash:** add memory and CPU resource limits to sandbox ([#39](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/39)) ([6f57817](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/6f578170cf12b53f7e1d597a74d3546e203aa3c5))
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * earl-core bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-bash-v0.4.0...earl-protocol-bash-v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-bash/Cargo.toml b/crates/earl-protocol-bash/Cargo.toml
index ab2a33d..c817771 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-bash/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-bash/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "earl-protocol-bash"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "Bash sandboxed execution protocol for earl"
 license.workspace = true
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
 rkyv = { version = "0.8", features = ["std", "bytecheck"] }
-earl-core = { version = "0.4.1", path = "../earl-core" }
+earl-core = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../earl-core" }
 libc = "0.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/CHANGELOG.md
index dce3521..2f34c44 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-grpc-v0.4.1...earl-protocol-grpc-v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * earl-core bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-grpc-v0.4.0...earl-protocol-grpc-v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/Cargo.toml b/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/Cargo.toml
index eb5acb7..6623486 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-grpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "earl-protocol-grpc"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "gRPC execution protocol for earl"
 license.workspace = true
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
 rkyv = { version = "0.8", features = ["std", "bytecheck"] }
-earl-core = { version = "0.4.1", path = "../earl-core" }
+earl-core = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../earl-core" }
 futures-util = "0.3"
 http = "1"
 http-body = "1"
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-http/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/earl-protocol-http/CHANGELOG.md
index 3873fef..3fbc2d0 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-http/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-http/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-http-v0.4.1...earl-protocol-http-v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * earl-core bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-http-v0.4.0...earl-protocol-http-v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-http/Cargo.toml b/crates/earl-protocol-http/Cargo.toml
index 7556fea..e6eb6ff 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-http/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-http/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "earl-protocol-http"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "HTTP and GraphQL execution protocol for earl"
 license.workspace = true
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ documentation.workspace = true
 anyhow = "1.0"
 rkyv = { version = "0.8", features = ["std", "bytecheck"] }
 base64 = "0.22"
-earl-core = { version = "0.4.1", path = "../earl-core" }
+earl-core = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../earl-core" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.13.2", features = [
     "json", "multipart", "gzip", "brotli", "deflate", "zstd", "rustls", "query", "form",
 ] }
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-sql/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/earl-protocol-sql/CHANGELOG.md
index 18db940..abae2f1 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-sql/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-sql/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.5.0](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-sql-v0.4.1...earl-protocol-sql-v0.5.0) (2026-02-24)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add named environments support ([#41](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/41)) ([98773b1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/98773b17f44a3a6e7461f66e5cb3d9676e1f62e7))
+* compiled catalog cache for faster CLI startup ([#34](https://github.com/brwse/earl/issues/34)) ([0349a86](https://github.com/brwse/earl/commit/0349a86973b003a7c532190737e334e4142664ac))
+
+
+### Dependencies
+
+* The following workspace dependencies were updated
+  * dependencies
+    * earl-core bumped from 0.4.1 to 0.5.0
+
 ## [0.4.1](https://github.com/brwse/earl/compare/earl-protocol-sql-v0.4.0...earl-protocol-sql-v0.4.1) (2026-02-23)
 
 
diff --git a/crates/earl-protocol-sql/Cargo.toml b/crates/earl-protocol-sql/Cargo.toml
index fd1a46d..28edd73 100644
--- a/crates/earl-protocol-sql/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/earl-protocol-sql/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "earl-protocol-sql"
-version = "0.4.1"
+version = "0.5.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 description = "SQL execution protocol for earl (sqlx)"
 license.workspace = true
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ documentation.workspace = true
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
 rkyv = { version = "0.8", features = ["std", "bytecheck"] }
-earl-core = { version = "0.4.1", path = "../earl-core" }
+earl-core = { version = "0.5.0", path = "../earl-core" }
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 sqlx = { version = "0.8", features = [