KeepNPU 1.0.0
First production release of KeepNPU.
Highlights:
- KeepGPU-compatible blocking CLI and service workflows with NPU-native names
- Ascend torch_npu multi-device controllers with utilization backoff and safe release
- REST, JSON-RPC, MCP stdio, and packaged dashboard
- Live npu-smi 25.x telemetry support validated on Ascend 910B1 and 910B2
- Commands: keep-npu, keep-npu-mcp-server, and keep-npu-alive