9.7.0 / 2026-06-09

• feat: add Node.js TracingChannel support for APM instrumentation #16275 #16105 logaretm
• feat(model): add standard schema adapter for models #16308 #16280
• fix(cursor): avoid waiting on buffering to run aggregation middleware #16289 #16284
• fix(document): throw error if overwriting array selected with $slice #16313 #2432
• fix(schema): remove validateSync() union fallback #16310 #16291 AbdelrahmanHafez
• types: cast primitive types within unions when applying create casting #16320 #16316
• docs: add llms.txt #16312 #15687
• docs: rewrite documents docs #16298
• docs(model): clarify some details on model.validate() casting #16308 #16280
• docs(findOneAndUpdate): clarify update handling of undefined #16299
• docs(model): fix link to be absolute #16321 hasezoey