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 - Add mesoscale representation preset
 - Add presets option to `ObjectList` param definition
 - Fix memory leak in `State.dispose()` not invoking transformer `dispose` callbacks for live cells
+- Fix bugs in ModelServer surroundingLigands endpoint, resulting in omitWater not honored
 
 ## [v5.9.0] - 2026-05-03
 - Fix edge case when `PluginSpec.animations` is empty