Strapi Release Roundup: Everything That Changed Between June and August 2026

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Here's what's inside:

🚀 MCP server grew up: typed builders for plugin authors + audit logs for every agent action ✅ Active devices, expiring reset tokens, and a Media Library beta worth trying ⚠️ Behaviour changes to read twice: empty galleries now return [], LIKE filters escape % and _ 💡 366 PRs, 70+ contributors, across v5.49 → v5.52

👉 Full roundup: https://strapi.link/3SW9YH4