diff --git a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
index 98ed4ac..43d1f5e 100644
--- a/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
+++ b/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   },
   "metadata": {
     "description": "End-to-end design tool for Claude Code — guided UI builds, iOS/macOS/web design guidance, Calm Precision principles, visual validation, interaction testing, mockup matching, cross-browser",
-    "version": "1.6.0"
+    "version": "1.6.1"
   },
   "plugins": [
     {
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0d1bebe..093be7e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.6.0"
+  ".": "1.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f336d9a..ebc2958 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -181,6 +181,29 @@ increment before it is cut into a release.
   against 23 on disk (`obsidian-plugin-ui` undocumented), commands listed 27/30
   against 31 (`/ibr:ibr` undocumented). Both corrected alongside the new entries.
 
+## [1.6.1](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/compare/v1.6.0...v1.6.1) (2026-10-30)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **design:** add reviewed design and audit lessons ([46daf17](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/46daf171c4fd039af833d702daf72f49d06c9496))
+* **native:** add ax-stress to reproduce crashes caused by accessibility reads ([0578b61](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/0578b611578039a9981745ee349c2bb615d9cac7))
+* **native:** ax-stress also reads the whole tree in one hierarchy request ([fc960f8](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/fc960f8fe3e82ed205d606ceee35ac126ceec762))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cdp:** fall back to the ws package when Node lacks a global WebSocket ([88b62dd](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/88b62dde44b2530d3dfd6b6ab3905f32e9fd9007))
+* **hooks:** declare a timeout on every hook ([d838a12](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/d838a12aa59daa016f6e2247eeb1a940fe2c3d1d))
+* **hooks:** declare a timeout on every hook ([b4e6d0a](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/b4e6d0ab33bcdf6d1a2a5fc09a9e8f186a2c7ce1))
+* **lint:** narrow DB501 skips to visual hiding and state-bearing SVG labels ([4e9e029](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/4e9e029edd553dc0b087800d0783a4698e24e9c9))
+* **lint:** resolve theme scopes so DB502/AD108 stop flagging the three-block pattern ([f735a94](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/f735a94dab4a7d44ae59b843c9cfec0dd4f26f9d))
+* **lint:** stop DB501 grading hidden SVG arrowheads as colour-only state ([4428ef0](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/4428ef08d2ad4e4bc6aa6040e809a17a7b4ad33f))
+* **mcp:** read server version from package.json instead of a literal ([37b9365](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/37b9365c60fe99733b972149e5a59bcbcf569045))
+* **native:** ax-stress refuses to run blind on a locked screen or windowless app ([e9bedcd](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/e9bedcd17b979d74607ef4ddc723a383b46285dc))
+* **scan:** detect form submit listeners added with addEventListener ([2e30375](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/2e30375e7335e71a593ef545106d94d3f3b6592b))
+* **scan:** stop reading transparent and gradient page backgrounds as black ([9a90f38](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/commit/9a90f38bfc6e6c160006ba40b8830b3b06e4d30e))
+
 ## [1.6.0](https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right/compare/v1.5.0...v1.6.0) (2026-09-29)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cdacade..58c9d1f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@tyroneross/interface-built-right",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@tyroneross/interface-built-right",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "1.6.1",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0eaf05..df1dae8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tyroneross/interface-built-right",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.6.1",
   "description": "UI/UX design and building tool for AI coding agents. Plans and builds web, iOS, and macOS interfaces with platform guidance and Calm Precision patterns; auditing, validation, and iterative editing support the build.",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "publishConfig": {
diff --git a/universal/tools.yaml b/universal/tools.yaml
index 78c5457..210be14 100644
--- a/universal/tools.yaml
+++ b/universal/tools.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 meta:
   name: ibr
-  version: "1.6.0" # x-release-please-version
+  version: "1.6.1" # x-release-please-version
   description: End-to-end design tool for AI coding agents — guided UI builds, iOS/macOS/web design guidance, Calm Precision principles, visual validation, interaction testing, mockup matching (SSIM), test generation, cross-browser (Chrome + Safari), native scanning, and native macOS layout-fill / gap analysis
   repository: https://github.com/tyroneross/interface-built-right