chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (minor)

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Release v1.16.0

How to Release

Push the release tag to trigger the release:

git fetch && git tag v1.16.0 origin/release/1.16.0
git push origin v1.16.0

This PR will auto-merge once the tag is pushed.

Important Notes

• All commits in this release should have corresponding cherry-picks in main
• This PR can be closed if the release is not needed.

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)
• chore(release): release version 1.16.0 (915839a)
• 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) (462c9ef)
• Extension selector behind ALPHA flag (Extension selector behind ALPHA flag #5892) (6c4fc78)
• [MCP-UI] add CSP for images to proxy HTML ([MCP-UI] add CSP for images to proxy HTML #5931) (92c8865)

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macOS ARM64 Desktop App (Apple Silicon)

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Instructions:
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macOS ARM64 Desktop App (Apple Silicon)

📱 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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macOS ARM64 Desktop App (Apple Silicon)

📱 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

[zanesq]

Cherry picking threw things out of sync. Closing this and creating a fresh minor release from main.