diff --git a/.github/labeler.yml b/.github/labeler.yml
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+# .github/labeler.yml — path-based PR auto-labels (actions/labeler@v5 format).
+documentation:
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: ["**/*.md", "docs/**"]
+ci:
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: [".github/**"]
+dependencies:
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file:
+          ["**/package.json", "**/pubspec.yaml", "**/go.mod", "**/*.lock", "**/*lock.yaml"]
+tests:
+  - changed-files:
+      - any-glob-to-any-file: ["**/*.test.*", "**/*_test.*", "test/**", "**/__tests__/**"]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
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+name: Dependency Review
+
+# Flags vulnerable or disallowed-license dependencies introduced by a PR before
+# they merge. Replaces Dependabot's alerting with a hard PR gate.
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  dependency-review:
+    name: Dependency review
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4
+        with:
+          fail-on-severity: high
+          comment-summary-in-pr: on-failure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/labeler.yml b/.github/workflows/labeler.yml
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+name: Labeler
+
+# Auto-labels PRs by the paths they touch (config in .github/labeler.yml).
+on:
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  label:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/labeler@v5
+        with:
+          sync-labels: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
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+name: Scorecard
+
+# OpenSSF Scorecard — supply-chain security posture. Runs on push to the default
+# branch and weekly; uploads SARIF so findings show in the Security tab.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "27 3 * * 1" # Mondays 03:27 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+permissions: read-all
+
+jobs:
+  analysis:
+    name: Scorecard analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      security-events: write # upload SARIF to code scanning
+      id-token: write # publish results to the OpenSSF API
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: ossf/scorecard-action@v2.4.0
+        with:
+          results_file: results.sarif
+          results_format: sarif
+          publish_results: true
+      - uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v3
+        with:
+          sarif_file: results.sarif
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stale.yml b/.github/workflows/stale.yml
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+name: Stale
+
+# Marks inactive issues/PRs stale, then closes them after a grace period.
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *" # daily 04:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+
+permissions:
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  stale:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/stale@v9
+        with:
+          days-before-stale: 60
+          days-before-close: 14
+          stale-issue-label: stale
+          stale-pr-label: stale
+          exempt-issue-labels: pinned,security,blocked
+          exempt-pr-labels: pinned,security,blocked
+          stale-issue-message: >
+            This issue has been inactive for 60 days and is now marked stale.
+            Comment to keep it open; it will close in 14 days otherwise.
+          stale-pr-message: >
+            This PR has been inactive for 60 days and is now marked stale.
+            Push or comment to keep it open; it will close in 14 days otherwise.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/version-check.yml b/.github/workflows/version-check.yml
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+name: Version Check
+
+# Every PR must bump the root VERSION file (plain "x.y.z"). Release tags it on
+# merge. Used by repos with no package manifest (Go, C++, Shell).
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  version-bumped:
+    name: version bumped
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # need the base branch to diff the version
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Read versions
+        id: v
+        run: |
+          git fetch --no-tags --depth=1 origin "${{ github.base_ref }}"
+          pr=$(tr -d ' \r\n' < VERSION)
+          # If VERSION doesn't exist on the base yet (the PR that introduces it),
+          # treat the base as 0.0.0 so any real version passes the bump check.
+          base=$(git show "origin/${{ github.base_ref }}:VERSION" 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' \r\n' || true)
+          base=${base:-0.0.0}
+          echo "pr=$pr" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "base=$base" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      - name: Compare
+        env:
+          PR: ${{ steps.v.outputs.pr }}
+          BASE: ${{ steps.v.outputs.base }}
+        run: |
+          echo "base=$BASE  pr=$PR"
+          if [ "$PR" = "$BASE" ]; then
+            echo "::error::VERSION not bumped (still $BASE)."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          greater=$(printf '%s\n%s\n' "$BASE" "$PR" | sort -V | tail -n1)
+          if [ "$greater" != "$PR" ]; then
+            echo "::error::VERSION $PR is lower than base $BASE."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Version bumped $BASE -> $PR ✓"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
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+1.0.0