v7.1.0

7.1.0 (2025-12-23)

Features

• add commented-out-code detection rule (COM06) (#1564) (8afa9d2)
• add file-level caching for linter and formatter to skip unchanged files (#1565) (ceb02cc)
• add MCP server for AI assistant integration (#1583) (c68330a)
• add three separate rules for variable type annotations (RF 7.3+) (#1579) (03ef483)
• automate release process with release-please (#1571) (4bd6d3f)
• VAR02: add ignore parameter for unused-variable rule (#1576) (0c2ebf4)

Bug Fixes

• Invalid Robocop disabler accepted as disabler for all rules (#1569) (595ffdb)
• mcp: fix limit handling bugs and add enhancements (#1589) (0926a4d)

Documentation

• add annotations rule group to documentation (#1439) (#1588) (50cbfa7)
• Add caching documentation (#1572) (5d941e8)