v2026.7.1rc1

What's Changed

• ci(release): keep server.json version in sync on stable tags (#976) by @sdebruyn in #977
• chore(deps-dev): bump ty from 0.0.55 to 0.0.56 in the patch-and-minor group by @dependabot[bot] in #978
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 8.2.0 to 8.3.0 in the patch-and-minor group by @dependabot[bot] in #980
• chore(deps): bump the major group with 3 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #979
• feat(mcp): add server instructions steering agents to dedicated tools by @sdebruyn in #986
• fix(cli): right-align positional args so optional ITEM can be omitted by @sdebruyn in #987
• fix(ci): regenerate uv.lock and gate lockfile drift by @sdebruyn in #989
• test(integration): add end-to-end journey smoke test for config defaults by @sdebruyn in #983
• fix(ci): assert lockfile consistency in the remaining workflows by @sdebruyn in #991
• feat(mcp): name the remaining tool domains in the server instructions by @sdebruyn in #993
• fix(test): ensure a warehouse exists before sql-pools integration tests by @sdebruyn in #996
• fix(deps): cap httpx below 1.0 so the pre-release build installs by @sdebruyn in #997
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 8.3.0 to 8.3.2 in the patch-and-minor group by @dependabot[bot] in #999
• chore(deps-dev): bump ty from 0.0.56 to 0.0.59 in the patch-and-minor group by @dependabot[bot] in #998

Full Changelog: v2026.7.0...v2026.7.1rc1