diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd3319e5..5980144c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
 ---
 
-## [3.0.0-rc.5] — 2026-03-22 _(What's New vs v2.9.5 — will be released as v3.0.0)_
+## [3.0.0-rc.6] — 2026-03-23 _(What's New vs v2.9.5 — will be released as v3.0.0)_
 
-> **Upgrade from v2.9.5:** 16 issues resolved · 2 community PRs merged · 2 new providers · 7 new API endpoints · 3 new features · DB migration 008 · 832 tests passing.
+> **Upgrade from v2.9.5:** 16 issues resolved · 2 community PRs merged · 2 new providers · 7 new API endpoints · 3 new features · DB migration 008+009 · 832 tests passing · 10 sub2api gap improvements.
 
 ### 🆕 New Providers
 
@@ -111,6 +111,27 @@ OmniRoute now automatically refreshes model lists for connected providers every
 
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+## [3.0.0-rc.6] - 2026-03-23
+
+### 🔧 Bug Fixes & Improvements (sub2api Gap Analysis — T01–T15)
+
+- **T01** — `requested_model` column in `call_logs` (migration 009): track which model the client originally requested vs the actual routed model. Enables fallback rate analytics.
+- **T02** — Strip empty text blocks from nested `tool_result.content`: prevents Anthropic 400 errors (`text content blocks must be non-empty`) when Claude Code chains tool results.
+- **T03** — Parse `x-codex-5h-*` / `x-codex-7d-*` headers: `parseCodexQuotaHeaders()` + `getCodexResetTime()` extract Codex quota windows for precise cooldown scheduling instead of generic 5-min fallback.
+- **T04** — `X-Session-Id` header for external sticky routing: `extractExternalSessionId()` in `sessionManager.ts` reads `x-session-id` / `x-omniroute-session` headers with `ext:` prefix to avoid collision with internal SHA-256 session IDs. Nginx-compatible (hyphenated header).
+- **T06** — Account deactivated → permanent block: `isAccountDeactivated()` in `accountFallback.ts` detects 401 deactivation signals and applies a 1-year cooldown to prevent retrying permanently dead accounts.
+- **T07** — X-Forwarded-For IP validation: new `src/lib/ipUtils.ts` with `extractClientIp()` and `getClientIpFromRequest()` — skips `unknown`/non-IP entries in `X-Forwarded-For` chains (Nginx/proxy-forwarded requests).
+- **T10** — Credits exhausted → distinct fallback: `isCreditsExhausted()` in `accountFallback.ts` returns 1h cooldown with `creditsExhausted` flag, distinct from generic 429 rate limiting.
+- **T11** — `max` reasoning effort → 131072 budget tokens: `EFFORT_BUDGETS` and `THINKING_LEVEL_MAP` updated; reverse mapping now returns `"max"` for full-budget responses. Unit test updated.
+- **T12** — MiniMax M2.7 pricing entries added: `minimax-m2.7`, `MiniMax-M2.7`, `minimax-m2.7-highspeed` added to pricing table (sub2api PR #1120). M2.5/GLM-4.7/GLM-5/Kimi pricing already existed.
+- **T15** — Array content normalization: `normalizeContentToString()` helper in `openai-to-claude.ts` correctly collapses array-formatted system/tool messages to string before sending to Anthropic.
+
+### 🧪 Tests
+
+- Test suite: **832 tests, 0 failures** (unchanged from rc.5)
+
+---
+
 ## [3.0.0-rc.5] - 2026-03-22
 
 ### ✨ New Features
diff --git a/docs/openapi.yaml b/docs/openapi.yaml
index 302adb20..16ef58c9 100644
--- a/docs/openapi.yaml
+++ b/docs/openapi.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 openapi: 3.1.0
 info:
   title: OmniRoute API
-  version: 3.0.0-rc.5
+  version: 3.0.0-rc.6
   description: |
     OmniRoute is a local-first AI API proxy router. It provides an OpenAI-compatible
     endpoint that routes requests to multiple AI providers with load balancing,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e3e9e265..0dc08481 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "omniroute",
-  "version": "3.0.0-rc.5",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.6",
   "description": "Smart AI Router with auto fallback — route to FREE & cheap models, zero downtime. Works with Cursor, Cline, Claude Desktop, Codex, and any OpenAI-compatible tool.",
   "type": "module",
   "bin": {