diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
index 84e4583eee..72087ce74d 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/deploy-mokogitea.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 name: Deploy MokoGitea
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
@@ -36,11 +39,23 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout source (for version detection)
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Determine settings
         id: config
         run: |
-          VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-          ENV="${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}"
+          # On push to main, auto-deploy to production with git-derived version.
+          # On workflow_dispatch, use the provided inputs.
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "push" ]; then
+            VERSION=$(git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null || echo "dev-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)")
+            ENV="production"
+          else
+            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+            ENV="${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}"
+          fi
 
           if [ "$ENV" = "production" ]; then
             echo "compose_dir=/opt/gitea" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -146,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           TAG: ${{ steps.config.outputs.tag }}
           INSTANCE_URL: ${{ steps.config.outputs.instance_url }}
-          DEPLOY_ENV: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment }}
+          DEPLOY_ENV: ${{ github.event.inputs.environment || 'production' }}
         run: |
           # Only update updates.xml for production stable releases
           if [ "$DEPLOY_ENV" != "production" ]; then
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce64a27192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: moko-platform.CI
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/moko-platform
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pr-check.yml.template
+# VERSION: 05.00.00
+# BRIEF: PR gate — branch policy + code validation before merge
+
+name: "Universal: PR Check"
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+
+jobs:
+  # ── Branch Policy ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  branch-policy:
+    name: Branch Policy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check branch merge target
+        run: |
+          HEAD="${{ github.head_ref }}"
+          BASE="${{ github.base_ref }}"
+
+          echo "PR: ${HEAD} → ${BASE}"
+
+          ALLOWED=true
+          REASON=""
+
+          case "$HEAD" in
+            feature/*|feat/*)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="Feature branches must target 'dev', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            fix/*|bugfix/*)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="Fix branches must target 'dev', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            patch/*)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "rc" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="Patch branches must target 'dev' or 'rc', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            hotfix/*)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "dev" ] && [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="Hotfix branches can only target 'dev' or 'main', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            rc)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="RC branch can only merge into 'main', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            dev)
+              if [ "$BASE" != "main" ]; then
+                ALLOWED=false
+                REASON="Dev branch can only merge into 'main', not '${BASE}'"
+              fi
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          if [ "$ALLOWED" = false ]; then
+            echo "::error::${REASON}"
+            echo "## Branch Policy Violation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "${REASON}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "### Allowed merge paths:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`feature/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`hotfix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`dev\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`rc/*\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "Branch policy: OK (${HEAD} → ${BASE})"
+          echo "## Branch Policy: Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  # ── Code Validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  validate:
+    name: Validate PR
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Detect platform
+        id: platform
+        run: |
+          # Read platform from XML manifest (<platform> tag) or plain text fallback
+          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/\1/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM=$(cat .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
+          echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla' || steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'dolibarr'
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+            sudo apt-get update -qq
+            sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml >/dev/null 2>&1
+          fi
+
+      - name: PHP syntax check
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla' || steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'dolibarr'
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+          while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+            if ! php -l "$file" 2>&1 | grep -q "No syntax errors"; then
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            fi
+          done < <(find . -name "*.php" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*" -print0)
+          echo "PHP lint: ${ERRORS} error(s)"
+          [ "$ERRORS" -eq 0 ] || { echo "::error::PHP syntax errors found"; exit 1; }
+
+      - name: Validate platform manifest
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          case "$PLATFORM" in
+            joomla)
+              MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+              if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+                echo "::warning::No Joomla manifest found (WaaS site)"
+                exit 0
+              fi
+              echo "Manifest: ${MANIFEST}"
+              if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+                php -r "libxml_use_internal_errors(true); \$x = simplexml_load_file('$MANIFEST'); if(!\$x){foreach(libxml_get_errors() as \$e) echo \$e->message; exit(1);}" || { echo "::error::Manifest XML is malformed"; exit 1; }
+              fi
+              for ELEMENT in name version description; do
+                grep -q "<${ELEMENT}>" "$MANIFEST" || { echo "::error::Missing <${ELEMENT}> in manifest"; exit 1; }
+              done
+              echo "Joomla manifest valid"
+              ;;
+            dolibarr)
+              MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+              if [ -z "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
+                echo "::error::No mod*.class.php found"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Dolibarr module: ${MOD_FILE}"
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Generic platform — no manifest validation"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+      - name: Check update stream format
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          case "$PLATFORM" in
+            joomla)
+              if [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+                if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+                  php -r "libxml_use_internal_errors(true); \$x = simplexml_load_file('updates.xml'); if(!\$x){foreach(libxml_get_errors() as \$e) echo \$e->message; exit(1);}" || { echo "::error::updates.xml is malformed"; exit 1; }
+                fi
+                echo "updates.xml valid"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            dolibarr)
+              [ -f "update.txt" ] && echo "update.txt present" || echo "::warning::No update.txt"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+      - name: Check changelog has unreleased entry
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::No CHANGELOG.md found"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          # Check for content under [Unreleased] section
+          if ! grep -q "## \[Unreleased\]" CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md missing [Unreleased] section"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          # Check there's at least one entry (Added/Changed/Fixed/Removed) under Unreleased
+          UNRELEASED_CONTENT=$(sed -n '/## \[Unreleased\]/,/## \[/p' CHANGELOG.md | grep -cE '^\s*-\s' || true)
+          if [ "$UNRELEASED_CONTENT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md [Unreleased] section has no entries. Add a changelog entry describing your changes."
+            echo "## Changelog Check: Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "The \`[Unreleased]\` section in CHANGELOG.md has no entries." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "Add a line like \`- Description of your change\` under a heading (\`### Added\`, \`### Changed\`, \`### Fixed\`, etc.)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Changelog: ${UNRELEASED_CONTENT} entry/entries in [Unreleased]"
+
+      - name: Verify package source
+        run: |
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+          if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::No src/ or htdocs/ directory"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          FILE_COUNT=$(find "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f | wc -l)
+          echo "Source: ${FILE_COUNT} files"
+          [ "$FILE_COUNT" -gt 0 ] || { echo "::error::Source directory is empty"; exit 1; }
+
+  # ── Pre-Release RC Build ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  pre-release:
+    name: Build RC Package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [branch-policy, validate]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger RC pre-release
+        env:
+          GA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -X POST             "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/actions/workflows/pre-release.yml/dispatches"             -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}"             -H "Content-Type: application/json"             -d "{\"ref\":\"${BRANCH}\",\"inputs\":{\"stability\":\"release-candidate\"}}"
+          echo "### Pre-Release" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Triggered RC build on branch \`${BRANCH}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a493f375ae..14775b25ed 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@ This changelog goes through the changes that have been made in each release
 without substantial changes to our git log; to see the highlights of what has
 been added to each release, please refer to the [blog](https://blog.gitea.com).
 
+## [v1.26.1-moko.05.06.00] - 2026-05-30
+
+* FEATURES
+  * feat(actions): rebrand actions bot user to mokogitea-actions (#233, #234)
+    * Name: gitea-actions → mokogitea-actions, FullName: MokoGitea Actions
+    * Email: mokogitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech
+    * Backward-compatible: recognizes github-actions[bot], gitea-actions[bot], mokogitea-actions[bot]
+  * feat(actions): add actions bot user to branch protection whitelist (#233, #234)
+    * New toggles: WhitelistActionsUser, MergeWhitelistActionsUser, ForcePushAllowlistActionsUser
+    * Allows CI/CD workflows to push/merge/force-push to protected branches when enabled
+    * DB migration v334 adds the three boolean columns
+    * Exposed in API (create/edit branch protection) and web UI settings
+* INFRASTRUCTURE
+  * fix(ci): auto-deploy to production on merge to main (#235)
+    * Deploy workflow now triggers on push to main, not just manual dispatch
+    * Version derived from git describe for auto-deploys
+
 ## [v1.26.1-moko.04.00.00] - 2026-05-24
 
 * SECURITY