diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 9464c4e..64e0684 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.2"
+  ".": "1.7.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ede616f..22956bc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,32 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.7.0](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/compare/v1.6.2...v1.7.0) (2026-02-27)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add 8 MCP wrappers, orchestrator iteration loop, native variants, design systems ([a77405a](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/a77405a6248c22327a355124150a663c4364319f))
+* add npx installer for cross-platform setup ([1afa5ee](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/1afa5ee09a74ba3abf40b1e7f51791e9363ec1af))
+* add prompt quality standard, project reuse, generation timing ([b525398](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/b525398a07d422c8df6bb1192b76458daa420b9a))
+* auto-configure Stitch MCP with optional API key prompt ([c03ba72](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/c03ba7221f74d651c846b21321cfcef4c1047c76))
+* initial release — stitch-kit v1.3.0 ([6ec1494](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/6ec1494b578f8ea344fdbb11ebd9cebd96021a7f))
+* refactor installer to registry pattern with 7 CLI clients ([#3](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/issues/3)) ([a350fe7](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/a350fe722155e602da3c5573a486b465ece72be8))
+* register agents directory in plugin manifest and marketplace ([181a7cf](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/181a7cfe33d036ac581a934e0a0f9700465b7a9e))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add tools and color fields to agent frontmatter to match Claude Code agent format ([40edcf5](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/40edcf55a859ba332e0572aa3f14132e6f4d6a9f))
+* move extra-files into packages config for release-please ([7512d84](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/7512d84ab9b96b3460dc4d817161fd3831c3a47b))
+* remove agents field from marketplace plugins array (invalid schema) ([1ad69b7](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/1ad69b7137be55d999989e34b15add7aeac043ad))
+* remove unverified agents field from plugin.json ([b0b1e7b](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/b0b1e7b65ccf62a5c27be73347af2f1e126ee6a8))
+* rename plugin group to stitch-kit for agent auto-discovery ([e1cd72f](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/e1cd72f79b2fe19bbd810eb4525ba14a29d4ed7b))
+* resolve plugin conflicting manifests error ([805586e](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/805586e871d7ca17b40900ee8571d737c0d0d78c))
+* strip agent frontmatter to minimal format for plugin discovery ([69ec523](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/69ec5235e9b50bfe37625afd99472bdbafb3843d))
+* upgrade Node to 22 and npm to latest for OIDC trusted publishing ([08bcd7e](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/08bcd7e4374fdb45042b9205a046a91de33b1ab3))
+* use remote HTTP server for Stitch MCP, not nonexistent npm package ([6c040cb](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/6c040cb15a72e80e6e249fe747e9283ee2a01ca2))
+* use scoped package name and add automated npm publishing ([3810f81](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/commit/3810f81e422d4aaafcbaa0800ca080a69692b966))
+
 ## [1.6.2](https://github.com/gabelul/stitch-kit/compare/v1.6.1...v1.6.2) (2026-02-26)