Capture the plugin manifest version bumps that release:prepare generated for 9.0.0 and update the release staging step so Claude and Codex plugin manifests are included automatically in future release commits.
Install apps/web-app dependencies in the publish workflow before the\nfrontend build so CI matches the working Pages pipeline.\n\nHarden the maintainer release suite by adding the same install step\nbefore app:build, and switch the shared app:install helper to npm ci\nfor deterministic installs.\n\nDocument the follow-up patch release in the changelog so 8.7.1 can\npublish the 8.7.x line to npm after the 8.7.0 release failed before\nreaching the registry.
Unify main-branch maintenance around repo-state and release-state commands so generated docs, contributor acknowledgements, tracked web assets, and canonical artifacts stay aligned across CI and scheduled hygiene runs.
Harden release publication by reusing deterministic sync commands, adding package dry-run verification, and covering the new workflow contract with regression tests.
