release: Prepare v1.6.8

Fix package distribution to exclude website and deployment configs

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: 2 people

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ All notable changes to the Empathy Framework will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.6.8] - 2025-11-21
+
+### Fixed
+- **Package Distribution**: Excluded website directory and deployment configs from PyPI package
+  - Added `prune website` to MANIFEST.in to exclude entire website folder
+  - Excluded `backend/`, `nixpacks.toml`, `org-ruleset-*.json`, deployment configs
+  - Excluded working/planning markdown files (badges reminders, outreach emails, etc.)
+  - Package size reduced, only framework code distributed
+
 ## [1.6.7] - 2025-11-21
 
 ### Fixed

MANIFEST.in

@@ -27,6 +27,26 @@ recursive-include docs *.md *.rst *.txt
 # Include examples
 recursive-include examples *.py *.md *.yml *.yaml
 
+# Exclude website and non-framework content
+prune website
+prune backend
+exclude nixpacks.toml
+exclude org-ruleset-*.json
+exclude render.yaml
+exclude vercel.json
+
+# Exclude working/planning files
+exclude BADGES_REMINDER.md
+exclude POST_HACKERNEWS_REMINDER.md
+exclude SEND_LANGCHAIN_EMAIL.md
+exclude HN_ARTICLE_EMPATHY_MEMDOCS.md
+exclude OUTREACH_EMAILS.md
+exclude TODO_BADGES.md
+exclude COMPREHENSIVE_COMPLETION_PLAN.md
+exclude COMMERCIAL_READINESS.md
+exclude QUALITY_REVIEW.md
+exclude COMMERCIAL_ROADMAP.md
+
 # Exclude unnecessary files
 global-exclude *.pyc
 global-exclude *.pyo

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "empathy-framework"
-version = "1.6.7"
+version = "1.6.8"
 description = "A five-level maturity model for AI-human collaboration with anticipatory empathy"
 readme = {file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown"}
 requires-python = ">=3.10"