Add dependency release and compliance automations

manifest.json

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "Update docs/security-review.md during release-readiness work.",
     "Update docs/release-checklist.md when release behavior changes.",
     "Add or preserve non-destructive scheduled repository cleanup checks for active projects.",
+    "Add or preserve dependency, release dry-run, and template compliance checks when they fit the project.",
     "Run git diff --check before finishing.",
     "Run the cheapest reliable verification command or document why it could not run.",
     "After pushing workflow-triggering commits, poll Gitea workflow runs until success or a concrete blocker."
@@ -40,6 +41,41 @@
     ],
     "destructive": false
   },
+  "dependencyAutomation": {
+    "workflow": "files/dependency-check-gitea.yml",
+    "target": ".gitea/workflows/dependency-check.yml",
+    "schedule": "weekly",
+    "checks": [
+      "dependency vulnerability reports",
+      "outdated dependency reports",
+      "Docker base image references"
+    ],
+    "destructive": false
+  },
+  "releaseDryRunAutomation": {
+    "workflow": "files/release-dry-run-gitea.yml",
+    "target": ".gitea/workflows/release-dry-run.yml",
+    "trigger": "push and manual",
+    "checks": [
+      "release documentation presence",
+      "unresolved placeholder scan",
+      "stack-specific build/test checks",
+      "artifact discovery"
+    ],
+    "publishes": false
+  },
+  "templateComplianceAutomation": {
+    "workflow": "files/template-compliance-gitea.yml",
+    "target": ".gitea/workflows/template-compliance.yml",
+    "trigger": "push, pull request, and manual",
+    "checks": [
+      "required Codex files",
+      "unresolved placeholders",
+      "README divider convention",
+      "recommended workflow presence"
+    ],
+    "destructive": false
+  },
   "readmeDivider": {
     "templateName": "section-line",
     "source": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andreasbm/readme/master/assets/lines/rainbow.png",
@@ -126,6 +162,21 @@
       "source": "files/repo-cleanup-gitea.yml",
       "target": ".gitea/workflows/repo-cleanup.yml",
       "required": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "files/dependency-check-gitea.yml",
+      "target": ".gitea/workflows/dependency-check.yml",
+      "required": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "files/release-dry-run-gitea.yml",
+      "target": ".gitea/workflows/release-dry-run.yml",
+      "required": false
+    },
+    {
+      "source": "files/template-compliance-gitea.yml",
+      "target": ".gitea/workflows/template-compliance.yml",
+      "required": false
     }
   ],
   "placeholders": [