v1.7.0

## What's Changed
* fix(models): frontier model check matches the model name only, never the provider route by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1280
* feat(reporting): link HTTP exchange evidence by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1281
* feat(prompts): require http_exchange_ids for proxy-validated findings by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1292
* docs: add Vercel AI Gateway provider guide by @erulkey in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1254
* fix(web_search): send only the agent's query to Exa search by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1306
* chore(deps): require litellm>=1.101.0 so gpt-6-astra accepts max_tokens by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1318
* feat(config): STRIX_API_TYPE forces responses vs chat completions by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1324
* fix(build): keep the TUI sidecar hook importable on hatchling 1.32.1 by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1325
* fix(runtime): place extra files as agent-writable sandbox files on every backend by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1330
* Prompt agents to include local Git blame in technical details by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1329
* fix(reporting): reduce git blame guidance to a trailing hint on the reporting tool by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1336
* runtime: read_only local sources become :ro bind mounts by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1342
* feat(mcp): initialize connections lazily by @yoni-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1347
* feat(llm): structured per-attempt provider request log with provider request ids by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1353
* Let agents delete a vulnerability report they filed by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1354
* Fill in blank tool-call ids so strict providers accept the history by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1355
* fix(dev): make check-all non-mutating by @Czech-Knight in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1360
* fix(tui): suspend on ctrl+z by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1371
* docs(skills): refresh framework behavior and security testing guidance by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1372
* perf(prompt): put per-run scope at the end of the system prompt by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1375
* perf(llm): give Claude a cache point before the per-run scope by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1376
* perf(prompt): load requested skills after a cache point by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1382
* feat(tui): animate the wait_for_agents indicator by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1383
* feat(budget): budget_policy=pause — park every agent at the cost limit until the operator resumes by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1387
* perf(llm): pin OpenRouter agents to one provider with session IDs by @ian-at-strix in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1386
* chore(models): remove the model quality warning and its allowlists by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1388
* fix(reporting): restore create_vulnerability_report parameter descrip… by @bearsyankees in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1391
* fix(config): choose Responses vs chat completions from the model, not the base URL by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1407
* fix(config): use the Responses API whenever the model supports it by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1408
* fix(finish_scan): stop asking for a section heading in every report field by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1411
* fix(tui): link every wrapped line of the viewer URL to the full URL by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1412
* feat(cli): Add --fail-on to gate headless exit code on severity by @siundu254 in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1399
* fix(cli): force UTF-8 stdout/stderr on Windows so Rich output never raises by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1414
* fix(preflight): name a non-ASCII character in the API key instead of raising UnicodeEncodeError by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1415
* fix(tui): render report section bodies as markdown by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1416
* fix(tui): collapsible, zoomable sidebar panels and a sidebar toggle by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1417
* fix(cli): verify the model before the TUI opens on a direct launch by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1418
* fix(telemetry): keep "Exception ignored" finalizer tracebacks off the terminal by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1419
* feat(cli): pick a prior run interactively when --resume has no name by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1421
* test(pricing): accept any identically priced provider for bare grok-4.5 by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1423
* fix(resume-picker): treat ctrl+c as cancel instead of leaking a KeyboardInterrupt traceback by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1424
* ci: run ruff, mypy, bandit, pytest, Go TUI and viewer checks on every pull request by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1422
* fix(deps): ship google-auth with every install so Vertex AI works in release binaries by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1437
* fix(preflight): give the startup model check its own 30s timeout instead of LLM_TIMEOUT by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1438
* fix(cli): run headless when no terminal is attached instead of crashing the TUI by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1440
* fix(docker): connect like the docker CLI and explain why the daemon is unreachable by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1441
* refactor(agents): replace respond_to_user with a text-free wait_for_user by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1442
* prompts: let the verified user define and change scope in chat by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1443
* readme: remove the Ask DeepWiki badge by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1444
* chore: release v1.7.0 by @0xallam in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1445

## New Contributors
* @erulkey made their first contribution in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1254
* @Czech-Knight made their first contribution in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1360
* @ian-at-strix made their first contribution in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1371
* @siundu254 made their first contribution in https://github.com/usestrix/strix/pull/1399

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/usestrix/strix/compare/v1.6.2...v1.7.0