fix: Improve deploy and ci processes by using workspaces

[zeljkoX]

This PR introduces npm workspaces in order to resolve package cross dependencies and issues with it experienced with testing and publishing.

Dry run npm publish working https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/guardian/actions/runs/33067575034/job/98501448847

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Developer Experience
  • Standardized package installation, testing, building, and publishing through a shared npm workspace.
  • Improved release reliability with coordinated dependency builds, validation, and publish sequencing.
• Documentation
  • Updated contributor, local development, SDK, and release guidance for the workspace-based workflow.
• Maintenance
  • Added consistent dependency caching and ignored installed dependencies.
  • Improved test configuration for resolving the Miden SDK WebAssembly entry point.

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Walkthrough

The PR adds a private npm workspace for TypeScript packages, consolidates dependency management, updates CI and local validation commands, and changes publication to use workspace selectors with dependency visibility checks.

Changes

TypeScript workspace release

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Workspace and dependency contract packages/package.json, .gitignore, .agents/skills/release-guardian-sdk-packages/..., docs/MULTISIG_SDK.md	The repository defines a private npm workspace, pins npm, uses a shared lockfile, and documents version-ranged internal dependencies without the workspace: protocol.
Workspace validation and test execution .github/workflows/ci.yml, packages/miden-multisig-client/vitest.config.ts, AGENTS.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, README.md, docs/LOCAL_DEV.md, docs/MULTISIG_SDK.md	CI and local instructions install once from packages, run workspace-scoped tests, build guardian-client before multisig validation, and resolve the Miden WASM entry through the package manifest.
Workspace publication orchestration .github/workflows/publish.yml, .agents/skills/release-guardian-sdk-packages/..., docs/MULTISIG_SDK.md	Publishing uses workspace commands, aborts after failures, validates the Guardian client dependency range, waits for the dependency version on npm, and publishes packages in dependency order.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to fe197

The change is merge-ready after normal review; only a minor localized style cleanup remains, with no actionable merge-blocking risk.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitHubActions
  participant NpmWorkspace
  participant NpmRegistry
  GitHubActions->>NpmWorkspace: Install, build, and test packages
  GitHubActions->>NpmRegistry: Publish base client packages
  GitHubActions->>NpmRegistry: Check Guardian client version visibility
  GitHubActions->>NpmWorkspace: Build and publish Miden multisig client

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Poem

I’m a rabbit in the workspace bright,
One lockfile keeps the paths just right.
Build the guardian, test the trail,
Publish in order without fail.
Hop, hop—npm commands align!

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In `@packages/miden-multisig-client/vitest.config.ts`:
- Around line 6-9: Remove the inline // comments from the Vitest configuration,
including the rationale about the WASM build, native napi build, and setupFiles;
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• .agents/skills/release-guardian-sdk-packages/SKILL.md
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• .github/workflows/publish.yml
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Pull request overview

This PR migrates the repository’s TypeScript packages to be managed as a single npm workspace rooted in packages/, and updates CI/release automation and documentation to use workspace-aware commands. This aligns local dev, CI, and publishing flows around a single install/lockfile and reduces per-package install churn.

Changes:

• Introduces an npm workspace at packages/ and updates docs to run installs/tests/builds via npm ... -w <workspace>.
• Updates CI and publishing GitHub Actions to install once in packages/ and build/test/publish via workspaces.
• Adjusts miden-multisig-client Vitest config to resolve the Miden SDK WASM entry via module resolution rather than a package-local node_modules/ path.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 12 out of 16 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
README.md	Updates TypeScript test instructions to run from packages/ using npm workspaces.
packages/package.json	Adds a packages/ workspace root (private) with workspaces: ["./*"].
packages/miden-multisig-client/vitest.config.ts	Switches WASM entry resolution to require.resolve(...) + path.join for workspace installs.
packages/guardian-operator-client/package-lock.json	Removes per-package lockfile (workspace lockfile is used instead).
packages/guardian-evm-client/package-lock.json	Removes per-package lockfile (workspace lockfile is used instead).
packages/guardian-client/package-lock.json	Removes per-package lockfile (workspace lockfile is used instead).
docs/MULTISIG_SDK.md	Updates validation/publishing instructions for workspace-based install/build/test/publish + lockfile guidance.
docs/LOCAL_DEV.md	Updates local dev guidance to install once in packages/ and run workspace tests/builds.
CONTRIBUTING.md	Updates contributor test instructions to the workspace workflow.
AGENTS.md	Updates agent guidance to the workspace workflow.
.gitignore	Adds node_modules/ to ignore workspace installs.
.github/workflows/publish.yml	Publishes from packages/ using workspace commands; adds dependency build/wait logic for multisig.
.github/workflows/ci.yml	Moves npm install/build/test to run from packages/ and uses workspace commands.
.agents/skills/release-guardian-sdk-packages/SKILL.md	Updates release skill docs to reference workspace lockfile and workspace commands.
.agents/skills/release-guardian-sdk-packages/references/release-surface.md	Updates release surface reference to reflect a single workspace lockfile and workspace publish sequence.

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Pull request overview

Copilot reviewed 12 out of 16 changed files in this pull request and generated no new comments.

Files not reviewed (3)

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