diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1a191c0..93a366d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.8.2] - 2025-12-16
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **HybridRAG keywords schema mismatch** - library-desk now returns `keywords` as dict with `core_keywords`, client now handles both formats
+
 ## [1.8.1] - 2025-12-16
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5641521..70058e9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "tatlock"
-version = "1.8.1"
+version = "1.8.2"
 description = "OpenAI-compatible API with Ollama backend"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = []
diff --git a/src/agents/librarian/client.py b/src/agents/librarian/client.py
index 5256909..634afc0 100644
--- a/src/agents/librarian/client.py
+++ b/src/agents/librarian/client.py
@@ -281,9 +281,16 @@ class LibraryDeskClient:
                 metadata=r.get("metadata", {}),
             ))
 
+        # Handle keywords being either a list or a dict with core_keywords
+        raw_keywords = data.get("keywords", [])
+        if isinstance(raw_keywords, dict):
+            keywords = raw_keywords.get("core_keywords", [])
+        else:
+            keywords = raw_keywords
+
         return HybridRAGResponse(
             results=results,
-            keywords=data.get("keywords", []),
+            keywords=keywords,
             synonyms=data.get("synonyms", []),
             related_dossiers=data.get("related_dossiers", []),
             formatted_context=data.get("formatted_context", ""),