diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
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+name: CodeQL
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '27 4 * * 1' # Mondays 04:27 UTC
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write
+      contents: read
+      actions: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: javascript-typescript
+          queries: security-extended
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+        with:
+          category: '/language:javascript-typescript'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yml b/.github/workflows/security.yml
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+name: Security
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  # Fails a PR that introduces a dependency with a high+ advisory.
+  # Delta-based: gates NEW risk without tripping on pre-existing debt.
+  dependency-review:
+    name: Dependency Review
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Dependency review
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
+        with:
+          fail-on-severity: high
+
+  # Scans the diff for committed secrets. TruffleHog is used instead of
+  # gitleaks-action, which requires a paid licence for organisation accounts.
+  secret-scan:
+    name: Secret Scan
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: TruffleHog
+        uses: trufflesecurity/trufflehog@main
+        with:
+          extra_args: --results=verified,unknown
+
+  # Full-tree audit. Intentionally NON-BLOCKING for now: the tree currently
+  # has a pre-existing dev-only high advisory (vite/esbuild dev server).
+  # Flip `continue-on-error` off once the tree is clean.
+  npm-audit:
+    name: npm audit (advisory)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Audit
+        run: npm audit --audit-level=high
+        continue-on-error: true