diff --git a/.changeset/mcp-api-optimizations.md b/.changeset/mcp-api-optimizations.md
deleted file mode 100644
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-"@contentrain/mcp": minor
----
-
-Three additive GitHub-provider optimizations that cut API calls per write (no breaking changes)
-
-- **applyPlan blob inlining** — `applyPlanToGitHub` now inlines file content directly in the Git tree entries instead of POSTing a blob per file. A write drops from `N+3` GitHub mutations to a fixed `3` (tree + commit + ref) regardless of file count, easing the mutation-rate secondary limit. This brings the GitHub provider to parity with the GitLab provider, which already inlines content in its commit actions. Deletions are unchanged (null-sha entries); content is passed through byte-for-byte.
-- **GitHubReader opt-in read memoization** — `new GitHubReader(client, repo, { memoize: true })` deduplicates repeated `(path, ref)` reads within one operation across `readFile` / `listDirectory` / `fileExists`. Opt-in and off by default; failed reads are evicted so transient errors are retried, not cached. The provider's own long-lived reader does not enable it (a reader that outlives a write must not serve stale results).
-- **buildContextChange stats injection** — `buildContextChange(reader, operation, source, { stats })` lets a caller that already knows the model/entry counts skip the O(models·locales) reader walk; only `readConfig` remains. The emitted context.json is byte-identical to the scanned variant. Parameterless callers are unaffected.
diff --git a/.changeset/transaction-batch-spawns.md b/.changeset/transaction-batch-spawns.md
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-"@contentrain/mcp": patch
----
-
-Speed up local writes by batching git subprocess spawns in the worktree transaction
-
-Every local write (`content_save`, `model_save`, `bulk`, normalize apply, …) runs through `createTransaction`, which spawned ~40 `git` processes for a single content save. Two behavior-preserving batches cut that:
-
-- **Commit identity via environment** — the worktree git instance now carries `GIT_AUTHOR_*` / `GIT_COMMITTER_*` in its env instead of running two `git config user.*` spawns per transaction (and per `contentrain_merge`). Git honors these for both the sync merges and the feature-branch commit.
-- **Batched selective sync** — `selectiveSync` replaced its per-file `git cat-file -e` existence loop with a single `git ls-tree` over the changed paths, and its per-file `git checkout HEAD -- <file>` loop with a single batched checkout (per-file fallback on error preserves precise skip accounting). Working-tree deletions are parallel fs removals.
-
-Measured: a 2-locale `content_save` drops from ~40 git spawns to ~30 (config 2→0, cat-file 5→0, checkout 7→3), roughly halving the operation's wall-clock. The selective-sync win scales with file count, so bulk writes benefit the most. No behavior change — the full worktree-transaction test suite passes unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ee0316..8347489 100644
--- a/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # contentrain
 
+## 0.7.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [f1a2dce]
+- Updated dependencies [cfface5]
+  - @contentrain/mcp@1.8.0
+  - @contentrain/rules@0.5.3
+  - @contentrain/skills@0.5.3
+
 ## 0.7.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index f166d3e..3421fe6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "contentrain",
-  "version": "0.7.0",
+  "version": "0.7.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "CLI for Contentrain — AI content governance infrastructure",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/packages/mcp/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/mcp/CHANGELOG.md
index ccd73fd..c51d8f6 100644
--- a/packages/mcp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/mcp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 # @contentrain/mcp
 
+## 1.8.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- f1a2dce: Three additive GitHub-provider optimizations that cut API calls per write (no breaking changes)
+
+  - **applyPlan blob inlining** — `applyPlanToGitHub` now inlines file content directly in the Git tree entries instead of POSTing a blob per file. A write drops from `N+3` GitHub mutations to a fixed `3` (tree + commit + ref) regardless of file count, easing the mutation-rate secondary limit. This brings the GitHub provider to parity with the GitLab provider, which already inlines content in its commit actions. Deletions are unchanged (null-sha entries); content is passed through byte-for-byte.
+  - **GitHubReader opt-in read memoization** — `new GitHubReader(client, repo, { memoize: true })` deduplicates repeated `(path, ref)` reads within one operation across `readFile` / `listDirectory` / `fileExists`. Opt-in and off by default; failed reads are evicted so transient errors are retried, not cached. The provider's own long-lived reader does not enable it (a reader that outlives a write must not serve stale results).
+  - **buildContextChange stats injection** — `buildContextChange(reader, operation, source, { stats })` lets a caller that already knows the model/entry counts skip the O(models·locales) reader walk; only `readConfig` remains. The emitted context.json is byte-identical to the scanned variant. Parameterless callers are unaffected.
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- cfface5: Speed up local writes by batching git subprocess spawns in the worktree transaction
+
+  Every local write (`content_save`, `model_save`, `bulk`, normalize apply, …) runs through `createTransaction`, which spawned ~40 `git` processes for a single content save. Two behavior-preserving batches cut that:
+
+  - **Commit identity via environment** — the worktree git instance now carries `GIT_AUTHOR_*` / `GIT_COMMITTER_*` in its env instead of running two `git config user.*` spawns per transaction (and per `contentrain_merge`). Git honors these for both the sync merges and the feature-branch commit.
+  - **Batched selective sync** — `selectiveSync` replaced its per-file `git cat-file -e` existence loop with a single `git ls-tree` over the changed paths, and its per-file `git checkout HEAD -- <file>` loop with a single batched checkout (per-file fallback on error preserves precise skip accounting). Working-tree deletions are parallel fs removals.
+
+  Measured: a 2-locale `content_save` drops from ~40 git spawns to ~30 (config 2→0, cat-file 5→0, checkout 7→3), roughly halving the operation's wall-clock. The selective-sync win scales with file count, so bulk writes benefit the most. No behavior change — the full worktree-transaction test suite passes unchanged.
+
 ## 1.7.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
diff --git a/packages/mcp/package.json b/packages/mcp/package.json
index a167c8e..bc55263 100644
--- a/packages/mcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/mcp/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@contentrain/mcp",
-  "version": "1.7.0",
+  "version": "1.8.0",
   "mcpName": "io.github.Contentrain/contentrain",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Local-first MCP server for AI-generated content governance — 17 deterministic tools, stdio + HTTP transports, Local / GitHub / GitLab providers",