Promote the Hub Resync and Dependency Updates to Main

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Promotes develop to main. It holds 29 commits.

Governance and carried content

• Resync Instruction Set and Skills With the Fleet Hub #999: resync of the instruction set, skills tree, and markdownlint config with the fleet hub at 4566946. The hub-only "Running the Linters Locally" section is dropped. Review findings on carried content went to Fix Three Defects in the Handoff and Burndown Skills Raised on a Downstream Carry ProjectTemplate#1847.
• Remove Version Literals and SHAs From WORKFLOW.md #998: version literals and SHAs removed from WORKFLOW.md.
• Re-vendor the Carried Skills Tree and the Stale Verbatim Rule Sections #954: carried Skills tree and stale verbatim rule sections re-vendored.

Dependencies

26 Dependabot group updates (actions-deps and nuget-deps), including the hub reusable-workflow pins.

Not in this promotion

Adopting the hub's validate-task.yml waits on ptr727/ProjectTemplate#1134 and #1800.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added guided workflows for working through repository backlogs and handing off ongoing work between sessions.

• Documentation

  • Expanded contributor guidance for code reviews, repository checks, releases, testing, and workflow maintenance.
  • Clarified procedures for tracking blockers, recording decisions, and verifying changes.
  • Updated guidance for repository setup, development hooks, and documentation conventions.

• Maintenance

  • Refreshed workflow checks and supporting tools without changing their validation behavior.

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Walkthrough

This PR revises agent instructions and skills for review, handoffs, repository conformance, releases, workflows, and coding standards. It adds backlog and handoff skills, expands generated governance content, updates workflow references and package versions, and changes Markdown lint configuration.

Changes

Agent Review and Work Orchestration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Agent conduct and baseline instructions .github/copilot-instructions.md, .github/skills/agent-conduct/SKILL.md, AGENTS.md	Review instructions now point to fleet-code-review. Agent conduct carries full governance sections for verification, communication, and durable knowledge. AGENTS.md clarifies rule ownership, bounded waits, and handoff records.
PR review and local review loop .github/skills/{drive-pr,fleet-code-review,local-strict-review,pr-review-conduct}/SKILL.md, AGENTS.md, GOVERNANCE.md	Review guidance specifies current-head coverage, reviewer availability, finding disposition, local review receipts, and canonical-content sweeps. PR-driving guidance updates worktree selection, review gates, and remote branch cleanup checks.
Backlog work, worktrees, and handoffs .github/skills/{backlog-burndown,repo-worktree,session-handoff,unattended-handoff}/SKILL.md, AGENTS.md, GOVERNANCE.md	New skills define backlog rounds and issue-based session handoffs. Unattended work defines picker and worker roles, scopes, stopping conditions, and parking. Worktree guidance adds checkout restrictions and clean-state checks.

Repository Conformance and Skill Lifecycle

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Conformance checks and repository resync .github/skills/{audit-a-repo,carried-instruction-file-guard,check-this-repo,copilot-instructions-keeper,resync-a-repo,standup-a-repo}/SKILL.md, AGENTS.md, AUDIT.md, GOVERNANCE.md	The skills update their triggers, audit and installation checks, resync steps, and report ownership. Audit documentation adds fleet labels, project links, and registry-declared deployment environments to the documented checks.
Generated skill content and installation .github/skills/skill-lifecycle/SKILL.md, GOVERNANCE.md	Lifecycle guidance defines generated include handling, regeneration errors, installation reporting, and references that must be updated when skills are renamed or retired.

Release and Workflow Contracts

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Branching model and release mechanics .github/skills/branching-and-release-model/*, .github/skills/merge-and-release/SKILL.md, GOVERNANCE.md	Release guidance describes publish triggers, no-op behavior, registry recovery, promotion, and refresh steps. References to the former branching skill name are updated.
Workflow architecture and guarantees .github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/*, .github/skills/upstream-contribution-workflow/SKILL.md, GOVERNANCE.md, WORKFLOW.md	Workflow references describe branch models, reusable-task contracts, publishing outputs, validation guarantees, and test methodology. WORKFLOW.md now refers to the testing guidance’s compatibility floor instead of a fixed coverage-extension version.
Reusable workflow and action references .github/workflows/{merge-bot-pull-request,publish-release,test-pull-request,validate-task}.yml	Reusable workflow pins move to revision d28ed043207e78d55bf1f0d803ba9dc2ac2b3fee. The validation workflow updates its Codecov, cspell, and setup-uv action versions.

Coding Standards and Tooling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Comments, references, and Markdown rules .github/skills/comment-and-doc-style/*, .github/skills/python-codestyle/references/profiles.md, GOVERNANCE.md, .markdownlint-cli2.jsonc	Style guidance adds rules for comments, issue and commit references, and version and SHA references in specified documents. Markdown linting adds sibling-only duplicate-heading checks and explicit Markdown file and ignore patterns.
Language hooks and test requirements .github/skills/{dotnet-codestyle,python-codestyle,shell-codestyle}/**, CODESTYLE.md, OPERATIONS.md, Directory.Packages.props	Language guidance updates hook options, testing requirements, and lint references. Package pins are updated, and the Python coverage guidance defines the dependency and report path.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 909c1

This promotion mainly updates agent guidance and pins newer dependency versions. A few procedures could let an agent accept stale review coverage, delete a branch that changed after it was checked, or restart continued work without its earlier commits. These are worth fixing soon, but they do not block the build or runtime behavior.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 909c1

The new guidance tells users or automation to run a validator at its latest available version. A future release could therefore run with their access. Current CI does not run that command, and this repository has no tracked action files for it to check today, limiting demonstrated exposure.

Retained concerns

• Medium · security · inferred: The newly instructed schema check selects the latest published executable at run time. If an agent or developer follows the guidance, package distribution becomes an additional, unpinned trust boundary for that execution environment.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — If followed, the instruction exposes the executing developer or agent environment to the selected package and its dependencies. The executor’s privileges and any adoption by other fleet repositories are not established by the available source.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

• inferred — The retained condition is an unpinned tool-execution instruction: a compromised or otherwise malicious future package release could execute when the instruction is followed. No execution by current repository CI was established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• inferred — Following the command would bring a package selected at execution time across the package-source-to-local-process boundary. Existing CI pins do not constrain that separate invocation; whether agent execution requires approval or restricts network and credentials is unknown.

Hardening Proposals

• proposed — If the schema check is to be an instructed verification step, select an explicitly reviewed version rather than latest and define how that selection is updated. Keep execution subject to the environment’s network and credential controls.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Promote Hub Resync and Dependency Updates to Main

✨ Enhancement 📝 Documentation ⚙️ Configuration changes 🕐 40+ Minutes

AI Description

• Promotes current fleet governance, skills, and review procedures from develop.
• Adds backlog, session-handoff, unattended-work, and canonical-review operating models.
• Refreshes reusable workflows, GitHub Actions, NuGet packages, and Markdown linting.

Diagram

graph TD
  H["Fleet Hub"] --> G["Governance Docs"] --> S["Generated Skills"] --> A["Agent Procedures"] --> R["PR Review"] --> P["Promotion Gate"] --> M["Main Branch"]
  H --> C["CI Workflows"] --> P

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High-Level Assessment

Promoting develop as one coordinated unit is appropriate because the governance text, generated skills, workflow pins, and dependencies form a tested release snapshot. Selective cherry-picking would risk mismatched skill references, generated includes, and reusable-workflow contracts; deferring the separate validate-task adoption preserves the stated scope.

Files changed (46) +2572 / -568

Enhancement (12) +1743 / -221

SKILL.mdExpand agent conduct with generated governance includes +90/-23

Expand agent conduct with generated governance includes

• Carries verification, user communication, handoff, blocker, and durable-knowledge rules directly from GOVERNANCE.md.

.github/skills/agent-conduct/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdAdd coordinated backlog burndown procedure +527/-0

Add coordinated backlog burndown procedure

• Introduces round-based issue ranking, non-overlapping file claims, parallel workers, and one promotion boundary per round.

.github/skills/backlog-burndown/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdRename and refine the repository self-check skill +21/-15

Rename and refine the repository self-check skill

• Renames fleet-conformance-check, distinguishes installed snapshots from live Claude checkouts, and routes drift into resync.

.github/skills/check-this-repo/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdStrengthen delegated PR drive and cleanup procedures +118/-36

Strengthen delegated PR drive and cleanup procedures

• Defines delegated authorization, recorded local-review ordering, remote branch cleanup, and complete finding disposition.

.github/skills/drive-pr/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdRecord local reviews and add canonical-content sweeps +112/-11

Record local reviews and add canonical-content sweeps

• Adds digest-bound receipts, pre-push refusal handling, bounded finding rounds, and scheduled whole-unit canonical reviews.

.github/skills/local-strict-review/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdSupport unattended grants and safer release monitoring +31/-19

Support unattended grants and safer release monitoring

• Recognizes unattended run scopes, avoids pipeline exit masking, and distinguishes snapshot from live skill state.

.github/skills/merge-and-release/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdExpand review coverage, recovery, and disposition rules +172/-45

Expand review coverage, recovery, and disposition rules

• Defines coverage carry-forward, advisory reviewer handling, body-only findings, stalled-request recovery, and delegated escalation.

.github/skills/pr-review-conduct/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdHarden worktree continuation and clone handling +55/-34

Harden worktree continuation and clone handling

• Clarifies allowed base-clone mutations, quoting, primary-checkout grants, and retire-then-dispatch behavior.

.github/skills/repo-worktree/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdAdd issue-backed session handoff chains +323/-0

Add issue-backed session handoff chains

• Introduces track-specific handoff issues with fixed sections, live-state revalidation, decision handling, and chain tooling.

.github/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdDocument generated includes and skill-install channels +14/-11

Document generated includes and skill-install channels

• Defines generated include validation, included-content packaging, and copied snapshots versus live Claude plugin checkouts.

.github/skills/skill-lifecycle/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdAdd unattended handoff execution loops +250/-0

Add unattended handoff execution loops

• Introduces picker, worker, and orchestrator roles that process resolvable issues and park maintainer decisions safely.

.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdRepackage the workflow contract as generated references +30/-27

Repackage the workflow contract as generated references

• Routes architecture, guarantees, and methodology through generated includes and expands composite-action validation guidance.

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/SKILL.md

Refactor (1) +7 / -5

SKILL.mdRename the fleet code-review skill +7/-5

Rename the fleet code-review skill

• Renames 'code-review' and separates diff review from local pre-push and hosted finding-disposition procedures.

.github/skills/fleet-code-review/SKILL.md

Documentation (26) +749 / -309

copilot-instructions.mdAlign Copilot instructions with current review policy +17/-36

Align Copilot instructions with current review policy

• Routes reviews through 'fleet-code-review', explains generated skill ownership, and strengthens current-head coverage and stalled-request recovery rules.

.github/copilot-instructions.md

SKILL.mdClarify applicability and pinned-workflow audit evidence +3/-3

Clarify applicability and pinned-workflow audit evidence

• Renames the self-check reference and requires workflow audits to inspect reusable workflows at their pinned SHAs.

.github/skills/audit-a-repo/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdRename and refine branching and release guidance +22/-19

Rename and refine branching and release guidance

• Renames the former operational workflow skill and adds package-publish recovery and dispatch-specific republish guidance.

.github/skills/branching-and-release-model/SKILL.md

branch-protection-and-promotion.mdClarify promotion safety and App-token configuration +6/-6

Clarify promotion safety and App-token configuration

• Generalizes branch-deletion safeguards and treats missing App secrets as maintainer configuration decisions.

.github/skills/branching-and-release-model/references/branch-protection-and-promotion.md

release-publish-mechanics.mdRelocate and expand release publishing mechanics +144/-0

Relocate and expand release publishing mechanics

• Documents output seams, target subsetting, no-op publishing, wrapper repositories, and failed registry-push recovery.

.github/skills/branching-and-release-model/references/release-publish-mechanics.md

SKILL.mdDefine the carried-file guard's exact scope +12/-1

Define the carried-file guard's exact scope

• Limits the guard to writes, distinguishes audits from resyncs, and assigns Copilot instructions to their dedicated keeper.

.github/skills/carried-instruction-file-guard/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdExpand Markdown, comment, and reference rules +130/-7

Expand Markdown, comment, and reference rules

• Adds nested markdownlint guidance, comment-gate escapes, and restrictions on issue, commit, SHA, and version references.

.github/skills/comment-and-doc-style/SKILL.md

carried-doc-references.mdBan stale version and SHA literals in carried governance +16/-1

Ban stale version and SHA literals in carried governance

• Prohibits three-part versions and commit SHAs in core carried documents and provides mechanism-based replacements.

.github/skills/comment-and-doc-style/references/carried-doc-references.md

SKILL.mdClarify Copilot instruction audit responsibilities +11/-8

Clarify Copilot instruction audit responsibilities

• Distinguishes structural audit checks from content drift and identifies companion guards used during resync.

.github/skills/copilot-instructions-keeper/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdDocument hook choices and MTP test requirements +19/-7

Document hook choices and MTP test requirements

• Explains Husky.Net versus pre-commit selection and adds Microsoft.Testing.Platform runner and coverage requirements.

.github/skills/dotnet-codestyle/SKILL.md

testing.mdAdd Microsoft.Testing.Platform coverage guidance +16/-0

Add Microsoft.Testing.Platform coverage guidance

• Documents runner selection, compatible coverage packages, multi-project output behavior, and zero-test diagnostics.

.github/skills/dotnet-codestyle/references/testing.md

SKILL.mdClarify Python task and local-hook contracts +16/-7

Clarify Python task and local-hook contracts

• Defines portable VS Code task shapes and permits pre-commit or Husky according to repository toolchain.

.github/skills/python-codestyle/SKILL.md

profiles.mdRemove obsolete root markdownlint customization guidance +0/-2

Remove obsolete root markdownlint customization guidance

• Drops guidance permitting repository-specific Markdown exclusions in the fleet-fixed root configuration.

.github/skills/python-codestyle/references/profiles.md

testing.mdRequire explicit Python coverage configuration +2/-0

Require explicit Python coverage configuration

• Documents the 'pytest-cov' dependency, package selector, CI XML output, and empty-coverage failure mode.

.github/skills/python-codestyle/references/testing.md

SKILL.mdRefine resync isolation, auditing, and report ownership +39/-27

Refine resync isolation, auditing, and report ownership

• Requires dedicated worktrees, branch-aware audit previews, explicit commands, and hub-owned final audit reports.

.github/skills/resync-a-repo/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdClarify shell eligibility and hub-hosted linting +13/-12

Clarify shell eligibility and hub-hosted linting

• Tightens when Bash is appropriate and consistently identifies lint scripts and examples as hub-hosted resources.

.github/skills/shell-codestyle/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdUpdate the repository self-check reference +1/-1

Update the repository self-check reference

• Replaces the retired fleet-conformance-check name with 'check-this-repo'.

.github/skills/standup-a-repo/SKILL.md

SKILL.mdUpdate branching skill terminology +1/-1

Update branching skill terminology

• References the renamed 'branching-and-release-model' skill for fleet-controlled repositories.

.github/skills/upstream-contribution-workflow/SKILL.md

architecture.mdAdd the complete pipeline architecture reference +112/-0

Add the complete pipeline architecture reference

• Carries workflow architecture covering branch models, build layers, release seams, validation, and output destinations.

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/architecture.md

d-guarantees.mdCarry the full workflow behavioral contract +68/-51

Carry the full workflow behavioral contract

• Replaces condensed guidance with complete D1-D9 coverage, publishing, cleanup, permissions, automation, and static requirements.

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/d-guarantees.md

AGENTS.mdAdopt issue-backed handoffs and expanded skill routing +21/-18

Adopt issue-backed handoffs and expanded skill routing

• Replaces scratch-file handoffs with issue chains and maps new review, backlog, unattended, and canonical-sweep skills.

AGENTS.md

AUDIT.mdExpand repository configuration audit coverage +1/-1

Expand repository configuration audit coverage

• Adds fleet labels, project links, and declared deployment environments to hub configuration checks.

AUDIT.md

CODESTYLE.mdAlign style guidance with lint and coverage rules +6/-7

Align style guidance with lint and coverage rules

• Documents hook selection, nested Markdown exclusions, MTP requirements, and Python coverage without stale literals.

CODESTYLE.md

GOVERNANCE.mdResync handoff, review, and workflow governance +61/-85

Resync handoff, review, and workflow governance

• Adds blocker records, issue-backed handoffs, recorded local reviews, canonical sweeps, reference restrictions, and expanded workflow conventions. Removes the hub-only local-linter section.

GOVERNANCE.md

OPERATIONS.mdPoint local lint guidance to the hub canonical +1/-1

Point local lint guidance to the hub canonical

• Replaces the removed local governance anchor with a direct link to the hub's linter instructions.

OPERATIONS.md

WORKFLOW.mdRemove fixed MTP coverage version literals +11/-8

Remove fixed MTP coverage version literals

• Routes the compatibility floor to .NET testing guidance instead of duplicating numeric versions.

WORKFLOW.md

Other (7) +73 / -33

test-methodology.mdCarry the complete workflow verification methodology +48/-16

Carry the complete workflow verification methodology

• Expands static evidence, pinned-callee tracing, scenarios, live probes, and operational verdict rules.

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/test-methodology.md

merge-bot-pull-request.ymlUpdate the merge-bot reusable workflow pin +1/-1

Update the merge-bot reusable workflow pin

• Advances the ProjectTemplate merge-bot task from release 2.0.525 to 2.0.657.

.github/workflows/merge-bot-pull-request.yml

publish-release.ymlUpdate reusable release workflow pins +3/-3

Update reusable release workflow pins

• Advances publish planning, release building, and Docker README publishing to hub release 2.0.657.

.github/workflows/publish-release.yml

test-pull-request.ymlUpdate the smoke-build reusable workflow pin +1/-1

Update the smoke-build reusable workflow pin

• Advances the pull-request smoke build to the ProjectTemplate 2.0.657 release task.

.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml

validate-task.ymlUpdate validation action dependencies +3/-3

Update validation action dependencies

• Updates Codecov, CSpell, and setup-uv action pins to newer releases.

.github/workflows/validate-task.yml

.markdownlint-cli2.jsoncConfigure heading checks, discovery, and vendor ignores +9/-1

Configure heading checks, discovery, and vendor ignores

• Enables sibling-only duplicate headings, explicitly discovers Markdown, and excludes nested node_modules content.

.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc

Directory.Packages.propsRefresh centrally managed .NET dependencies +8/-8

Refresh centrally managed .NET dependencies

• Updates the test SDK, SourceLink, MTP coverage, ptr727 libraries, System.CommandLine, and xUnit packages.

Directory.Packages.props

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Code Review by Qodo

🐞 Bugs (2) 📘 Rule violations (0) 📎 Requirement gaps (0) 🎨 UX issues (0) 🔗 Cross-repo conflicts (0) 📜 Skill insights (0)

1. Unattended work stops at handoff setup 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness

Description

unattended-handoff invokes handoff.py chain, new, and resume without the mandatory --repo
argument defined by the handoff contract. The duplicate-work check, handoff creation, and worker
resume therefore hit argument validation when the loop follows these steps, preventing unattended
rounds from selecting or continuing work.

Code

.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[R153-154]

+  which `handoff.py chain --track "auto-<issue>" --limit 1` answers with its refusal naming no
+  handoff on that track. Any other refusal from it is a `STOP` rather than a yes. No open pull

Evidence

The handoff contract explicitly says every subcommand requires --repo with no default and
demonstrates it in every example, while all three unattended command forms omit it.

.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[152-154]
.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[177-182]
.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[187-194]
.github/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md[260-268]
.github/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md[290-297]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The unattended handoff procedure omits the mandatory `--repo` argument from its `handoff.py chain`, `new`, and `resume` commands, so those operations fail argument validation.
## Fix Focus Areas
- .github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[153-154]
- .github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[180-180]
- .github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md[189-190]
- .github/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md[262-268]
## Recommended Fix
Update every `handoff.py` invocation in the unattended procedure to pass the live target repository through `--repo OWNER/NAME`. Make the picker communicate that repository to the worker so creation, duplicate detection, and resume all operate on the same explicitly selected repository.

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2. Workflow audits use the wrong contract 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness

Description

d-guarantees.md labels its new D1 block as a whole generated include from WORKFLOW.md, but that
block requires pull-request path filtering and a changes job while this repository's authoritative
D1 requires every push to smoke-build without a path filter. An agent using workflow-ci-contract
to audit or modify this pipeline will classify its intended always-on smoke build as non-operational
and can replace it with the wrong job graph.

Code

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/d-guarantees.md[3]

+The section below is `WORKFLOW.md` section 4, whole. Which of its items bind a given repository is `WORKFLOW.md` section 1's applicability rule. The architecture these items govern is `WORKFLOW.md` section 3 and the methodology that checks them is `WORKFLOW.md` section 5, carried whole in `architecture.md` and `test-methodology.md` beside this file.

Evidence

The new reference calls itself a whole include and requires a PR paths filter plus changes; the
local authoritative contract and actual workflow instead require validation and smoke-building on
every push, have no path filter, and contain no changes job.

.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/d-guarantees.md[1-17]
.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/test-methodology.md[19-30]
.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/SKILL.md[22-24]
.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/SKILL.md[38-40]
WORKFLOW.md[334-365]
.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml[3-16]
.github/workflows/test-pull-request.yml[31-62]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The workflow skill claims its reference is a whole generated copy of this repository's `WORKFLOW.md`, but its D1 requirements and scenarios describe a different paths-filtered pull-request pipeline.
## Fix Focus Areas
- .github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/d-guarantees.md[3-17]
- .github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/references/test-methodology.md[3-30]
- .github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/SKILL.md[22-40]
- WORKFLOW.md[334-365]
## Recommended Fix
Regenerate the reference content from the authoritative contract so D1 and its trace scenarios preserve this repository's push-triggered, no-path-filter behavior. If these files intentionally contain a generic hub contract instead, remove the claim that they carry the local `WORKFLOW.md` sections whole and explicitly defer to each repository's authoritative contract before applying generic expectations.

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Copilot review overview

🔵 Needs a closer look

This is a large promotion-to-main bundle that includes broad governance/skills re-vendoring plus dependency and CI pin updates that warrant final human verification.

Review effort: Lite
Findings: None

What changed in this PR

Promotes develop to main, carrying forward the fleet-hub resync changes plus grouped dependency/pin updates so the main branch matches the current operational governance, CI contract, and dependency baselines.

Changes:

• Refreshes carried governance/operational documentation to match current fleet guidance (including hub-only lint-invocation pointers).
• Updates NuGet package versions and GitHub Actions/reusable-workflow SHA pins.
• Re-vendors the .github/skills/ distribution content (including new/renamed skills and regenerated reference material).

File	Description
WORKFLOW.md	Updates CI contract prose around coverage/version-floor guidance and references.
OPERATIONS.md	Repoints local lint-invocation guidance to the hub-hosted canonical section.
Directory.Packages.props	Bumps centrally-managed NuGet package versions (test SDK, SourceLink, coverage extension, utilities, etc.).
CODESTYLE.md	Updates fleet coding-style guidance references (hub-only lint section, hook shapes, Markdown lint rules).
AUDIT.md	Extends audit command description to include labels/project/environments checks.
AGENTS.md	Updates fleet bootstrap and context/delegation guidance to current hub wording.
.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc	Adds MD024 config, explicit globs, and node_modules ignore rules.
.github/​workflows/​validate-task.yml	Bumps Codecov/CSpell/setup-uv action pins.
.github/​workflows/​test-pull-request.yml	Bumps hub reusable-workflow pin for smoke build.
.github/​workflows/​publish-release.yml	Bumps hub reusable-workflow pins for plan/build/readme publish tasks.
.github/​workflows/​merge-bot-pull-request.yml	Bumps hub reusable-workflow pin for merge-bot task.
.github/​skills/​workflow-ci-contract/​SKILL.md	Updates workflow contract skill summary and routing to included references.
.github/​skills/​workflow-ci-contract/​references/​test-methodology.md	Replaces restated methodology with generated include + expanded explanation.
.github/​skills/​workflow-ci-contract/​references/​architecture.md	Adds generated include reference file for WORKFLOW.md architecture section.
.github/​skills/​upstream-contribution-workflow/​SKILL.md	Updates branching-model skill name reference.
.github/​skills/​unattended-handoff/​SKILL.md	Adds new unattended handoff orchestration skill content.
.github/​skills/​standup-a-repo/​SKILL.md	Updates self-check skill name reference.
.github/​skills/​skill-lifecycle/​SKILL.md	Expands include-region mechanics and clarifies install/report behavior.
.github/​skills/​shell-codestyle/​SKILL.md	Updates shell guidance wording and hub-only lint-invocation references.
.github/​skills/​resync-a-repo/​SKILL.md	Updates resync procedure details and references to renamed skills/commands.
.github/​skills/​repo-worktree/​SKILL.md	Clarifies worktree/primary-checkout rules and tightens quoted command examples.
.github/​skills/​python-codestyle/​SKILL.md	Updates Python hook/tooling guidance and adds coverage expectations reference.
.github/​skills/​python-codestyle/​references/​testing.md	Adds pytest-cov dependency/selector requirements for coverage.
.github/​skills/​python-codestyle/​references/​profiles.md	Removes outdated markdownlint profile note.
.github/​skills/​operational-vs-release-workflow/​references/​release-publish-mechanics.md	Removes old reference file (superseded by renamed skill).
.github/​skills/​merge-and-release/​SKILL.md	Updates merge/release procedure details and renamed-skill references.
.github/​skills/​local-strict-review/​SKILL.md	Updates local review mechanics and expands canonical-sweep guidance.
.github/​skills/​fleet-code-review/​SKILL.md	Renames/updates the code review skill identity and description.
.github/​skills/​drive-pr/​SKILL.md	Updates drive loop guidance (local-strict-review ordering, permissions/grants language).
.github/​skills/​dotnet-codestyle/​SKILL.md	Updates .NET hook guidance and MTP/coverage requirements references.
.github/​skills/​dotnet-codestyle/​references/​testing.md	Adds detailed MTP + coverage version-floor rationale and diagnostics.
.github/​skills/​copilot-instructions-keeper/​SKILL.md	Clarifies scope/trigger conditions and relationship to audit/resync skills.
.github/​skills/​comment-and-doc-style/​SKILL.md	Expands Markdownlint nested-config rules and issue/reference rules.
.github/​skills/​comment-and-doc-style/​references/​carried-doc-references.md	Extends carried-doc reference bans to include version/SHA literals in select docs.
.github/​skills/​check-this-repo/​SKILL.md	Renames from fleet-conformance-check and updates behavior wording.
.github/​skills/​carried-instruction-file-guard/​SKILL.md	Clarifies trigger scope and interactions with other skills.
.github/​skills/​branching-and-release-model/​SKILL.md	Renames from operational-vs-release-workflow and updates scope wording.
.github/​skills/​branching-and-release-model/​references/​release-publish-mechanics.md	Adds new reference content under renamed branching/publishing skill.
.github/​skills/​branching-and-release-model/​references/​branch-protection-and-promotion.md	Updates branch-protection/promotion guidance wording and removes stale hub README refs.
.github/​skills/​audit-a-repo/​SKILL.md	Updates audit guidance to reference renamed self-check skill and clarifies applicability.
.github/​copilot-instructions.md	Updates Copilot review bootstrap to fleet-code-review and expands carried-content guidance.

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Inline comments:
In @.github/copilot-instructions.md:
- Line 31: Update the review-completion criteria so body-only findings block
completion only while untriaged; allow answered body-only findings to complete
review. Keep unresolved threads and the other existing blockers unchanged.

In @.github/skills/backlog-burndown/SKILL.md:
- Around line 463-469: Update the promotion assembly procedure for
workflowModel=operational to extract issue references from commit messages in
the promotion range, including direct commits, and merge those issues with the
pull-request-derived set before producing the promotion body.

In @.github/skills/comment-and-doc-style/SKILL.md:
- Around line 86-87: Update the pointer in the comment-and-doc style guidance so
it refers to the location that still contains the exact lint invocation and
authorization model; if no such location exists, remove the claim that those
instructions are available elsewhere.

In @.github/skills/drive-pr/SKILL.md:
- Around line 109-110: Update the remote deletion flow using the `headRefOid`
captured by `git ls-remote` and the `git push --delete` operation so deletion
succeeds only if the branch still has that SHA; if the remote cannot enforce
this check, stop without deleting.

In @.github/skills/pr-review-conduct/SKILL.md:
- Around line 44-47: Update the carry-forward coverage rule in
.github/skills/pr-review-conduct/SKILL.md, lines 44-47, so matching file sets
are not sufficient and carried coverage must be tied to the exact content
reviewed or come from the current-head review. Apply the same rule in
GOVERNANCE.md, line 205.

In @.github/skills/repo-worktree/SKILL.md:
- Around line 135-140: Update the standalone-clone fallback to preserve
continuation work: detect whether the task branch already exists, then fetch and
check out that branch instead of creating it from origin/develop. If the
existing branch cannot be preserved, stop before changing files; retain the
origin/develop path for new tasks.

In @.github/skills/session-handoff/SKILL.md:
- Around line 171-179: Update the issue-listing step in “Pick the link” to
paginate through all open handoff issues rather than stopping at `--limit 100`,
so selection considers the newest and blocked issues across the full result set.

In @.github/skills/unattended-handoff/SKILL.md:
- Around line 152-159: Update the auto-resolvable criteria in the unattended
handoff guidance to exclude issues already being worked on locally. Before
selecting an issue, inspect `git worktree list` and relevant local branches; if
local state cannot be inspected, do not classify the issue as auto-resolvable.

In @.github/skills/workflow-ci-contract/SKILL.md:
- Line 48: Update the documented check-jsonschema invocation in the schema-check
guidance to pin a reviewed exact package version instead of using `@latest`.
Preserve the existing builtin schema and file arguments.

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