NEWS

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smbr2 0.0.0.9001 (2026-08-21)

• Model convergence now depends on effective sample size (ESS) and percent of divergent transitions besides $\hat R$.

smbr2 0.0.0.9000

• New option mb.show_exceptions to suppress cmdstanr's "Chain N Exception:" output independently of quiet (#12).
• Fixed variational fitting against current cmdstanr: pass draws instead of the renamed output_samples argument.
• Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.