- Fix read‑repair bug to never use a search result as payload and resolve several panic and shutdown issues across replicas, indexing, and LSMKV
- Introduce new telemetry features (persistent cluster/node identity and gating) plus suspend endpoints and configurable incremental backup deduplication
- Improve performance and reduce allocations in HNSW, segment index layout, GRPC, and other components while updating security‑critical dependencies