chore(main): release 0.51.0

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0.51.0 (2026-10-02)

⚠ BREAKING CHANGES

• commit: one commit window surface for targets and saves (#404)

Features

• api: add GitTarget spec.parentBranch, and create a new write branch on its parent's current tip (#407) (2de6dc8)
• commit: act on the 0.50 field report — closeDelay restarts at claim, #388 back in the changelog (#403) (860d959)
• commit: one commit window surface for targets and saves (#404) (7f090ea)

Bug Fixes

• commit: fail a CommitRequest on a target that may not be written (#411) (230d602)
• git: retry a failed publication on its own schedule, and close the 0.51 docs gaps (#412) (0daa371)

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