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Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 19:52:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] chore(master): release 1.6.0

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 .release-please-manifest.json |  2 +-
 CHANGELOG.md                  | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".": "1.5.0"}
+{".":"1.6.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.0](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2026-05-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* integrate Kronos foundation model into fin_quant R&D loop ([ff1a9d6](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/ff1a9d68484d3ef741fb66ba7b6f020a79c2fbd0))
+* run Kronos on CPU to avoid GPU conflict with llama-server ([9cab556](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/9cab556bb287287cff022efacd30ec1aa81054cd))
+* support Kronos-small and Kronos-base models, auto-select GPU/CPU ([9eca3d4](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/9eca3d468063ea7c63f688c487c7ccfbaa6909b8))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing debug() method to RDAgentLog ([1ce53f2](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/1ce53f22232391ba2c6f268fd94a536ce7c4a3e9))
+* prevent LLM retry loop from consecutive assistant message corruption ([c1e278d](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/c1e278df6a7a03a40945bfce5ea6011d9258c625))
+* restore KronosPredictor instantiation deleted during refactor ([4fee668](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/4fee668dcb9b275959461eaf4adfe103cc84af04))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* add precise release trigger rules (5+ feats, 10+ fixes, 30+ commits, major feature, security) ([2221f87](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/commit/2221f875da3123ef1785ade80fdd48ada31c10f4))
+
 ## [0.8.0](https://github.com/TPTBusiness/Predix/compare/v1.4.2...v0.8.0) (2026-05-04)