diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07e739a..f892874 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Skills compose by adoption-list order (`10123`) and trigger tags carry runtime e
 
 Didactyl will support local inference, which is very privacy preserving. Remote inference does however have it's advantages, and in those cases Didactyl supports using Bitcoin Lightning and eCash inference providers.
 
-## Current Status — v0.2.65
+## Current Status — v0.2.66
 
 **Active build — this project is barely working. Experiment at your own risk.**
 
-> Last release update: v0.2.65 — Update genesis.jsonc.example: fix identity_and_rules skill content (agent name + admin npub), dm_history d_tag and content, relay lists to match all 7 defaults, add ppq.ai/routstr provider examples, add display_name to kind 0 profile
+> Last release update: v0.2.66 — Add curl_easy_strerror debugging to nostr_http.c and CA bundle setup in wizard fetch_models_for_llm_config to diagnose ppq.ai /models transport error
 
 - Connects to configured relays with auto-reconnect and relay state transition logging
 - Publishes configured startup events per relay as each relay becomes connected
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 56e8d27..6a1e347 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 // Using DIDACTYL_ prefix to avoid conflicts with nostr_core_lib VERSION macros
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define DIDACTYL_VERSION_MINOR 2
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 65
-#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.65"
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION_PATCH 66
+#define DIDACTYL_VERSION "v0.2.66"
 
 // Agent metadata
 #define DIDACTYL_NAME "Didactyl"
diff --git a/src/setup_wizard.c b/src/setup_wizard.c
index 250c055..34e0e08 100644
--- a/src/setup_wizard.c
+++ b/src/setup_wizard.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,14 @@ static int fetch_models_for_llm_config(const llm_config_t* llm_cfg, cJSON** out_
     if (!llm_cfg || !out_models) return -1;
     *out_models = NULL;
 
+    /* Ensure CA bundle is set for HTTPS requests (wizard runs before main() sets it). */
+    {
+        const char* ca_bundle = nostr_http_detect_ca_bundle();
+        if (ca_bundle && ca_bundle[0] != '\0') {
+            nostr_http_set_ca_bundle(ca_bundle);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (llm_init(llm_cfg) != 0) {
         return -1;
     }
@@ -1672,6 +1680,8 @@ static int fetch_models_for_llm_config(const llm_config_t* llm_cfg, cJSON** out_
     char* raw = llm_list_models_json(NULL);
     llm_cleanup();
     if (!raw) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "  [debug] fetch_models: llm_list_models_json returned NULL (base_url=%s)\n",
+                llm_cfg->base_url);
         return -1;
     }