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 ## [Unreleased]
 
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+## [1.6.1] - 2026-09-29
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 ### Highlights
 
 - **Sharper answers from `codegraph_explore`.** It returns the functions and methods you name — even from a very large file, or one full of same-named overrides — honours line numbers in a query, and says when it shortened an answer instead of calling it complete.
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 [1.4.1]: https://github.com/colbymchenry/codegraph/releases/tag/v1.4.1
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/colbymchenry/codegraph/releases/tag/v1.5.0
 [1.6.0]: https://github.com/colbymchenry/codegraph/releases/tag/v1.6.0
+[1.6.1]: https://github.com/colbymchenry/codegraph/releases/tag/v1.6.1