chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor)

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Release v1.16.0

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git push origin v1.16.0

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Important Notes

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Changes in This Release

Comparing: v1.15.0...v1.16.0

• docs: quick launcher (docs: quick launcher #5779) (5b28710)
• chore: incorporate LF feedback (chore: incorporate LF feedback #5787) (9ac8c22)
• docs: Add Community Stars recipe script and txt file (docs: Add Community Stars recipe script and txt file #5776) (9f31616)
• Document Mistral AI provider (Document Mistral AI provider #5799) (4b9afd3)
• Quick fix for community all stars script (Quick fix for community all stars script #5798) (2393a1f)
• chore: Add links to maintainer profiles (chore: Add links to maintainer profiles #5788) (afc8d8c)
• Provider error proxy for simulating various types of errors (Provider error proxy for simulating various types of errors #5091) (1d8d6a1)
• docs: acp clients (docs: acp clients #5800) (662d79b)
• Read paths from an interactive & login shell (Read paths from an interactive & login shell #5774) (5ba636f)
• chore: remove autopilot experimental feature (chore: remove autopilot experimental feature #5781) (f8bb866)
• feat/fix Re-enabled WAL with commit transaction management (Linux Verification Requested) (feat/fix Re-enabled WAL with commit transaction management (Linux Verification Requested) #5793) (7a3725d)
• Catch cron errors (Catch cron errors #5707) (6f97413)
• Document New Window menu in macOS dock (Document New Window menu in macOS dock #5811) (d8269e6)
• Release 1.15.0 (45d5c1e)
• [MCP-UI] Proxy and Better Message Handling ([MCP-UI] Proxy and Better Message Handling #5487) (9d5d8c0)
• chore: Add Adrian Cole to Maintainers (chore: Add Adrian Cole to Maintainers #5815) (5f3a31d)
• fix: support Gemini 3's thought signatures (fix: support Gemini 3's thought signatures #5806) (cfdf015)
• fix: Parse maas models for gcp vertex provider (fix: Parse maas models for gcp vertex provider #5816) (c9e9af5)
• fix: remove setx calls to not permanently edit the windows shell PATH (fix: remove setx calls to not permanently edit the windows shell PATH #5821) (6e511d1)
• Slash commands (Slash commands #5718) (bdf68bb)
• Comment out the flaky mcp callers (Comment out the flaky mcp callers #5827) (f4724cb)
• Persist provider name and model config in the session (Persist provider name and model config in the session #5419) (682e315)
• Handle 404s (Handle 404s #5791) (0f8d9a7)
• Add /agent/stop endpoint, make max active agents configurable (Add /agent/stop endpoint, make max active agents configurable #5826) (7b787f9)
• fix: Add backward compatibility for conversationCompacted message type (fix: Add backward compatibility for conversationCompacted message type #5819) (0354d9e)
• Add out of context compaction test via error proxy (Add out of context compaction test via error proxy #5805) (c1c772b)
• Next camp refactor live (Next camp refactor live #5706) (d54a06a)
• markdown export from URL (markdown export from URL #5830) (043e4a7)
• fix sessions coming back with empty messages (fix sessions coming back with empty messages #5841) (8f9f639)
• Cors and token (Cors and token #5850) (e566f1e)
• Add scheduler to diagnostics (Add scheduler to diagnostics #5849) (aba3d29)
• [fix] generic check for gemini compat ([fix] generic check for gemini compat #5842) (0ff54ce)
• urgent: github broke runners for macos (urgent: github broke runners for macos #5853) (6537253)
• feat: implement SKILLS.md - claude compatibility. (feat: implement SKILLS.md - claude compatibility.  #5760) (6421522)
• feat : add ability to see error message in toast (feat : add ability to see error message in toast #5851) (9a22ffe)
• feat : add support for math / science symbology via katex (feat : add support for math / science symbology via katex #5773) (3490822)
• chore: some old code hanging around, and mention configure cli (chore: some old code hanging around, and mention configure cli #5822) (4cc95d4)
• fix(In an ACP session via Zed, goose cannot see provided @ context #5626 ACP mode does not support multimodal (images) #5832): handle multiple content chunks & images better (fix(#5626 #5832): handle multiple content chunks & images better #5839) (c82a0dd)
• Fix multi tool calling (Fix multi tool calling #5855) (3e9d9c7)
• docs: lowercase goose in getting-started and guides topics (docs: lowercase goose in getting-started and guides topics #5857) (b357e99)
• docs: lowercase goose in remaining topics (docs: lowercase goose in remaining topics #5861) (e7eb18b)
• docs: add DataHub MCP server extension documentation (docs: add DataHub MCP server extension documentation #5769) (f56cb87)
• goose remote access (goose remote access #5251) (08d0a7c)
• Revert "fix: do not load active extensions when no extensions in the recipe" (Revert "fix: do not load active extensions when no extensions in the recipe" #5871) (07ece7d)
• chore: suggest using text/markdown when fetching content (chore: suggest using text/markdown when fetching content #5854) (89aa38c)
• deps: upgrade rmcp to 0.9.1 (deps: upgrade rmcp to 0.9.1 #5860) (bb54aa5)
• [docs] Add “Building a Social Media Agent” Blog Post ([docs] Add “Building a Social Media Agent” Blog Post #5844) (bc2138a)
• Move recipe actions to bottom bar icon and edit goosehints to settings (Move recipe actions to bottom bar icon and edit goosehints to settings #5864) (e1ab27e)
• fix: adjust strange spacing in agent.rs (fix: adjust strange spacing in agent.rs #5877) (9c52611)
• Improve AWS credential loading and configuration handling in BedrockProvider (Improve AWS credential loading and configuration handling in BedrockProvider  #5699) (f6a2e2e)
• Update cleanup marker logic for Fedora users. (Update cleanup marker logic for Fedora users. #5868) (cbb07d9)
• docs: Extension Manager MCP (docs: Extension Manager MCP #5883) (a512cab)
• blog: MCPs for Developers (blog: MCPs for Developers #5884) (e6fdaa7)
• blog: fixing img url (blog: fixing img url #5895) (399cade)
• blog: typo fixes (blog: typo fixes #5896) (66d0750)
• Extension selector behind ALPHA flag (Extension selector behind ALPHA flag #5892) (1777619)
• Blog/advent of ai announcement (Blog/advent of ai announcement #5917) (ccf939d)
• docs: adding AI-friendly features (docs: adding AI-friendly features #5918) (fa7ce8e)
• feat: @goose in terminal (native terminal support) (feat: @goose in terminal (native terminal support) #5887) (5f50198)
• fix: correct typo in blog post (AIMDOEL -> AIMODEL) (fix: correct typo in blog post (AIMDOEL -> AIMODEL) #5902) (1f4af9b)
• [MCP-UI] add CSP for images to proxy HTML ([MCP-UI] add CSP for images to proxy HTML #5931) (525b304)
• fix: anthropic provider model fetching (fix: anthropic provider model fetching #5932) (51f83bc)
• fix: Added "Merged consecutive assistant messages" to the acceptable issues for moim injection check (fix: Added "Merged consecutive assistant messages" to the acceptable issues for moim injection check #5933) (8e9b6c9)
• Feat/automatic update installation (Feat/automatic update installation #5345) (c3c71a2)
• Feat: Added custom headers and toggle keyring CLI options (Feat: Added custom headers and toggle keyring CLI options #5017) (ccaf7ca)
• fix: use a lock to ensure only need to run tunnel just in case multiple go… (fix: use a lock to ensure only need to run tunnel just in case multiple go… #5885) (03fb892)
• docs: promote planning guide (docs: promote planning guide #5934) (647ea1d)
• docs: add videos to multi-model page (docs: add videos to multi-model page #5938) (82686f4)
• feat(acp): support loading sessions in acp (feat(acp): support loading sessions in acp #5942) (bf188cd)
• feat: ActionRequired (feat: ActionRequired #5897) (131c7e7)
• chore: upgrade npm packages (chore: upgrade npm packages #5951) (039a845)
• Enable recipe deeplink parameters for pre-population (Enable recipe deeplink parameters for pre-population #5757) (5d53643)
• fix: remove prompt change, read model from config (fix: remove prompt change, read model from config #5976) (2edb500)
• docs: nano banana extension (docs: nano banana extension #5977) (243580e)
• docs: council of mine MCP (docs: council of mine MCP #5979) (166ce02)
• added sidebar contextual information for firefox (added sidebar contextual information for firefox #5433) (3a378b2)
• Groq configure fix (Groq configure fix  #5833) (0aca19e)
• 5527 multiple file popups (5527 multiple file popups #5905) (2134438)
• fix: final assistant content cannot end with trailing whitespace error from Anthropic (fix: final assistant content cannot end with trailing whitespace error from Anthropic #5967) (704546d)
• docs: chat recall tutorial (docs: chat recall tutorial #5975) (ea5d7ab)
• Update Anthropic and Google Gemini models to latest API versions (Update Anthropic and Google Gemini models to latest API versions #5980) (2b90187)
• chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (49a5750)
• fix params not being substituted in activities (fix params not being substituted in activities #5992) (4bde0e6)
• Onboarding detect provider from api key (Onboarding detect provider from api key #5955) (4abb364)
• Show modal selector after configuring a provider (Show model selector after configuring a provider #6005) (87737e4)
• Hide recipe icon in empty chat (Hide recipe icon in empty chat #6022) (52c31ed)
• fix: metrics on posthog (fix: metrics on posthog #6024) (d6a6011)

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📱 Download macOS Desktop App (arm64, unsigned)

Instructions:
After downloading, unzip the file and drag the goose.app to a location you prefer. The app is unsigned, so to run it run xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine '/path/to/goose.app' and then open the app

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