Renovate/Dependabot automation + policy

[joelpeace48-cell]

Epic: DevOps & Supply Chain

Summary

Automate dependency updates with grouping, scheduling, and auto-merge for safe bumps.

Background & Problem

Keeping deps current reduces vulnerability exposure and manual toil.

Acceptance Criteria

• Automated PRs for updates.
• Safe patches auto-merge after CI.
• Policy documented.

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Filed as part of the mainnet-readiness & world-class roadmap. Scope is intentionally small enough for one focused PR; comment to claim.

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