chore(release): 1.0.0-rc9

Bumps the four version sites that move for a release candidate; readme's
Stable tag stays 1.0.0, because version_compare sorts an rc below the
real release and an rc must never claim to be it.

Carries, since rc8: the per-object read authorization sweep (#148), the
unreachable denial_reason() duplicates (#151), the Saddle Violet
re-brand and the flat rail (#153), and the notification 202 fix that a
Codex tester hit on the adapter transport (#155).

Refs #155

Author: ifahimreza

languages/saddle.pot

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 # This file is distributed under the GPL-2.0-or-later.
 msgid ""
 msgstr ""
-"Project-Id-Version: Saddle – Control Your Site with AI (MCP Server) 1.0.0-rc8\n"
+"Project-Id-Version: Saddle – Control Your Site with AI (MCP Server) 1.0.0-rc9\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/saddle\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
 "MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-08-25T07:53:05+00:00\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-08-25T07:55:24+00:00\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "X-Generator: WP-CLI 2.12.0\n"
 "X-Domain: saddle\n"

package-lock.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "saddle",
-	"version": "1.0.0-rc8",
+	"version": "1.0.0-rc9",
 	"description": "Self-hosted MCP server for WordPress — admin UI build.",
 	"author": "PlugPress",
 	"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",

package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name:       Saddle – Control Your Site with AI (MCP Server)
  * Plugin URI:        https://plugpress.co/saddle/
  * Description:       Self-hosted MCP server for WordPress. Tiered, default-safe, approval-gated access to posts, pages, and media for AI agents — with no third-party credential custody.
- * Version:           1.0.0-rc8
+ * Version:           1.0.0-rc9
  * Requires at least: 6.9
  * Requires PHP:      7.4
  * Author:            PlugPress
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;
 
-define( 'SADDLE_VERSION', '1.0.0-rc8' );
+define( 'SADDLE_VERSION', '1.0.0-rc9' );
 define( 'SADDLE_FILE', __FILE__ );
 define( 'SADDLE_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'SADDLE_URL', plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) );