Blog post: Release v1.7.1 — release recap

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Blog Post Brief: Release v1.7.1

Bilbo, a new GitHub Release has been published. Please write a dev blog post for Release v1.7.1.

Post metadata

• Suggested filename: docs/blog/2026-07-20-release-v1-7-1.md
• Suggested publish date: 2026-07-20
• Release: v1.7.1
• Changelog range: v1.7.0...v1.7.1

Release notes

What's Changed

• refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… by @mpaulosky in refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… #422
• fix: align main conflict hotspots with dev for refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… #427 by @mpaulosky in fix: align main conflict hotspots with dev for #427 #435
• refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… by @mpaulosky in refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… #427
• refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… by @mpaulosky in refactor(apphost): extract WithClearDatabaseCommand into MongoDbResou… #442
• fix(ci): add .yamllint.yml to fix failing lint-yaml job by @mpaulosky with @Copilot in fix(ci): add .yamllint.yml to fix failing lint-yaml job #447
• fix(apphost): CI null-ref, package upgrades, namespace cleanup, test reorg by @mpaulosky in fix(apphost): CI null-ref, package upgrades, namespace cleanup, test reorg #449
• Bump the all-actions group with 14 updates by @dependabot[bot] in Bump the all-actions group with 14 updates #446
• Ralph cleanup by @mpaulosky in Ralph cleanup #450

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.7.1

Suggested post structure

1. Summary — what this release delivers in 2–3 sentences
2. What's New — feature sections with code snippets and context
3. Bug Fixes / Improvements — notable fixes
4. How to Upgrade — any steps required (migrations, config changes)
5. Stats — test counts, coverage numbers, PR count
6. What's Next — upcoming work

Instructions

• Write the post to docs/blog/2026-07-20-release-v1-7-1.md
• Update docs/blog/index.md to add the new post at the top of the Recent Posts table
• Follow existing post style (see docs/blog/2026-04-04-release-v0-7-0.md)
• Open a PR targeting main when complete
• Close this issue in the PR description with Closes #<this-issue>

[mpaulosky]

Closed by #455 (merged to dev). This release-post change is complete and queued for next dev→main promotion.