diff --git a/apps/web/components/next-app-research-cta.tsx b/apps/web/components/next-app-research-cta.tsx
index 18b12068..e7184876 100644
--- a/apps/web/components/next-app-research-cta.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/components/next-app-research-cta.tsx
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ export function NextAppResearchCta() {
 		!mounted ||
 		dismissed ||
 		pathname.startsWith("/onboarding") ||
-		widget.status === "loading"
+		widget.status === "loading" ||
+		// Host's targeting cohort excludes this visitor — render nothing, same
+		// as the script-tag embed. (0.6.0+)
+		widget.status === "hidden"
 	) {
 		return null
 	}
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 61ed82f7..306fc2e8 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@floating-ui/react": "^0.27.0",
-		"@lobbyside/react": "0.5.1",
+		"@lobbyside/react": "0.6.0",
     "@opennextjs/cloudflare": "^1.12.0",
     "@radix-ui/react-accordion": "^1.2.11",
     "@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog": "^1.1.14",
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index da1ade73..2afa2cef 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@
         "@dnd-kit/sortable": "^10.0.0",
         "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
         "@floating-ui/react": "^0.27.0",
-        "@lobbyside/react": "0.5.1",
+        "@lobbyside/react": "0.6.0",
         "@opennextjs/cloudflare": "^1.12.0",
         "@radix-ui/react-accordion": "^1.2.11",
         "@radix-ui/react-alert-dialog": "^1.1.14",
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@
 
     "@levischuck/tiny-cbor": ["@levischuck/tiny-cbor@0.2.11", "", {}, "sha512-llBRm4dT4Z89aRsm6u2oEZ8tfwL/2l6BwpZ7JcyieouniDECM5AqNgr/y08zalEIvW3RSK4upYyybDcmjXqAow=="],
 
-    "@lobbyside/react": ["@lobbyside/react@0.5.1", "", { "peerDependencies": { "@instantdb/core": ">=1.0.0", "react": ">=18.0.0" } }, "sha512-UHAIOC6VBxcuFSIfzUjf8Qe1tI6McGTVJk98k1d5tWLOOEdTx+f8rj23v7/46n9T6I8ZhdEQzQzPsB1SNiMKeg=="],
+    "@lobbyside/react": ["@lobbyside/react@0.6.0", "", { "peerDependencies": { "@instantdb/core": ">=1.0.0", "react": ">=18.0.0" } }, "sha512-kCx4+0Y+cr+4XAQ/XMYhaZVM5p+N2TZQG01U4P9TZT2pM/czH2r7SqbmJkMWulDPQC3LUa20H9ceOvhLmCOI4g=="],
 
     "@lukeed/csprng": ["@lukeed/csprng@1.1.0", "", {}, "sha512-Z7C/xXCiGWsg0KuKsHTKJxbWhpI3Vs5GwLfOean7MGyVFGqdRgBbAjOCh6u4bbjPc/8MJ2pZmK/0DLdCbivLDA=="],