diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f7c1d7..0000000
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# DISABLED — auto-release Step 11 recreates dev from main after every release.
-# Cascade-dev is redundant and causes version conflicts when both main and dev
-# have different version numbers in templateDetails.xml / manifest.xml.
-name: "Cascade Main → Dev (DISABLED)"
-on: workflow_dispatch
-jobs:
-  noop:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - run: echo "Cascade disabled — auto-release handles dev recreation"
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
index ce64a27..39d5623 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -217,20 +217,3 @@ jobs:
           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/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 162b08f..b6f7e27 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,28 @@
 # INGROUP: moko-platform.Release
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pre-release.yml.template
-# VERSION: 05.01.00
-# BRIEF: Manual pre-release -- builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
+# VERSION: 06.00.00
+# BRIEF: Pre-release pipeline — builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages, updates update server
+#
+# Consolidates the former pre-release.yml + update-server.yml into one workflow.
+# Triggers:
+#   - Push to dev/alpha/beta/rc branches (src/ or htdocs/ changes)
+#   - PR merged into dev (any source branch)
+#   - Manual dispatch with stability choice
 
 name: "Universal: Pre-Release"
 
 on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'dev'
+      - 'dev/**'
+      - 'alpha/**'
+      - 'beta/**'
+      - 'rc/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'htdocs/**'
   pull_request:
     types: [closed]
     branches:
@@ -33,6 +49,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
   GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
   GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
   GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
@@ -43,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: release
     if: >-
       github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+      github.event_name == 'push' ||
       (github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'dev')
 
     steps:
@@ -56,11 +74,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
           MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"http-basic":{"git.mokoconsulting.tech":{"username":"token","password":"${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"}}}'
         run: |
           if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
             sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
           fi
-          # Always fetch latest CLI tools — never use stale cache from previous runs
           rm -rf /tmp/moko-platform-api
           git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
             "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
@@ -76,7 +94,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Resolve metadata and bump version
         id: meta
         run: |
-          STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability || 'development' }}"
+          BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+
+          # Configure git for bot pushes
+          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
+          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
+          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+
+          # Determine stability from manual input, branch name, or default
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == rc/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="release-candidate"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == beta/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="beta"
+          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == alpha/* ]]; then
+            STABILITY="alpha"
+          else
+            STABILITY="development"
+          fi
 
           case "$STABILITY" in
             development)        SUFFIX="-dev";   TAG="development" ;;
@@ -85,40 +121,27 @@ jobs:
             release-candidate)  SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
           esac
 
-          # Read current version (bump already handled by push workflow)
+          # Read current version
           VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null)
           [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION="00.00.01"
 
-          # Strip any existing suffix from version before applying stability
+          # Strip any existing suffix before applying stability
           VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
 
+          # Propagate version with stability suffix to all manifest files
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
-            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" --stability "$STABILITY" 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Verify version consistency across all files
+            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "$BRANCH" --stability "$STABILITY" 2>/dev/null || true
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
 
-          # Update VERSION variable with suffix
           if [ -n "$SUFFIX" ]; then
             VERSION="${VERSION}${SUFFIX}"
           fi
 
-          # Commit version bump
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
-          git add -A
-          git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): pre-release bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
-            git push origin HEAD 2>&1
-          }
-
           # Auto-detect element via manifest_element.php
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_element.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --stability "$STABILITY" \
             --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --github-output
 
-          # Read back element outputs
           EXT_ELEMENT=$(grep '^ext_element=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
           ZIP_NAME=$(grep '^zip_name=' "$GITHUB_OUTPUT" | tail -1 | cut -d= -f2)
           [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
@@ -131,7 +154,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "zip_name=${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "ext_element=${EXT_ELEMENT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-          echo "=== Pre-Release: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} ==="
+          # Commit version changes
+          git add -A
+          git diff --cached --quiet || {
+            git commit -m "chore(version): pre-release bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
+            git push origin HEAD 2>&1
+          }
+
+          echo "=== Pre-Release: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION} ==="
 
       - name: Create release
         id: release
@@ -142,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_create.php \
             --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$TAG" \
             --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch dev --prerelease
+            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" --prerelease
 
       - name: Build package and upload
         id: package
@@ -175,21 +205,16 @@ jobs:
             --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
             ${SHA_FLAG}
 
-          # Commit and push
           if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
-            git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-            git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
             git add updates.xml
             git commit -m "chore: update ${STABILITY} channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push failed"
           fi
 
-      - name: "Sync updates.xml to all branches"
+      - name: Sync updates.xml to all branches
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
         run: |
           CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
 
           for BRANCH in main dev; do
             [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
@@ -205,17 +230,68 @@ jobs:
             git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null
           done
 
-      - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
+      - name: Delete lesser pre-release channels
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          TOKEN="${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"
-
           php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_cascade.php \
             --stability "${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}" \
-            --token "${TOKEN}" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" \
             --api-base "${API_BASE}"
 
+      - name: SFTP deploy to dev server
+        if: contains(github.ref, 'dev/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+        env:
+          DEV_HOST: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_HOST }}
+          DEV_PATH: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PATH }}
+          DEV_SUFFIX: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_SUFFIX }}
+          DEV_USER: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_USERNAME }}
+          DEV_PORT: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PORT }}
+          DEV_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_KEY }}
+          DEV_PASS: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_PASSWORD }}
+        run: |
+          ACTOR="${{ github.actor }}"
+          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          PERMISSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" \
+            "${API_BASE}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" 2>/dev/null | \
+            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('permission','read'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "read")
+          case "$PERMISSION" in
+            admin|maintain|write) ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Deploy denied: ${ACTOR} has '${PERMISSION}' — requires admin, maintain, or write"
+              exit 0
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+          [ -z "$DEV_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DEV_PATH" ] && { echo "DEV FTP not configured — skipping SFTP"; exit 0; }
+
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && exit 0
+
+          PORT="${DEV_PORT:-22}"
+          REMOTE="${DEV_PATH%/}"
+          [ -n "$DEV_SUFFIX" ] && REMOTE="${REMOTE}/${DEV_SUFFIX#/}"
+
+          printf '{"host":"%s","port":%s,"username":"%s","remotePath":"%s"' \
+            "$DEV_HOST" "$PORT" "$DEV_USER" "$REMOTE" > /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          if [ -n "$DEV_KEY" ]; then
+            echo "$DEV_KEY" > /tmp/deploy_key && chmod 600 /tmp/deploy_key
+            printf ',"privateKeyPath":"/tmp/deploy_key"}' >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          else
+            printf ',"password":"%s"}' "$DEV_PASS" >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          fi
+
+          PLATFORM=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/platform_detect.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
+          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "waas-component" ] && [ -f "${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-joomla.php" ]; then
+            php ${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-joomla.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          elif [ -f "${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-sftp.php" ]; then
+            php ${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-sftp.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          fi
+          rm -f /tmp/deploy_key /tmp/sftp-config.json
+          echo "SFTP deploy to dev complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
       - name: Summary
         if: always()
         run: |
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml
index be52e37..b34d35d 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/repo-health.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ on:
           - release
           - scripts
           - repo
-  pull_request:
-  push:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 339d3f5..0000000
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,312 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
-#
-# FILE INFORMATION
-# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: moko-platform.Universal
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/update-server.yml
-# VERSION: 05.00.00
-# BRIEF: Pre-release build + update server XML for dev/alpha/beta/rc branches
-#
-# Thin wrapper around moko-platform CLI tools.
-# Builds packages, updates updates.xml, and optionally deploys via SFTP.
-#
-# Joomla filters update entries by the user's "Minimum Stability" setting.
-
-name: "Update Server"
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'dev'
-      - 'dev/**'
-      - 'alpha/**'
-      - 'beta/**'
-      - 'rc/**'
-    paths:
-      - 'src/**'
-      - 'htdocs/**'
-  pull_request:
-    types: [closed]
-    branches:
-      - 'dev'
-      - 'dev/**'
-      - 'alpha/**'
-      - 'beta/**'
-      - 'rc/**'
-    paths:
-      - 'src/**'
-      - 'htdocs/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:
-    inputs:
-      stability:
-        description: 'Stability tag'
-        required: true
-        default: 'development'
-        type: choice
-        options:
-          - development
-          - alpha
-          - beta
-          - rc
-          - stable
-
-env:
-  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
-  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
-  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
-  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
-
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-
-jobs:
-  update-xml:
-    name: Update Server
-    runs-on: release
-    if: >-
-      github.event.pull_request.merged == true || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'push'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Setup moko-platform tools
-        env:
-          MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
-          MOKO_CLONE_HOST: git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting
-          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"http-basic":{"git.mokoconsulting.tech":{"username":"token","password":"${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"}}}'
-        run: |
-          if ! command -v composer &> /dev/null; then
-            sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml php-zip php-curl composer >/dev/null 2>&1
-          fi
-          # Always fetch latest CLI tools — never use stale cache from previous runs
-          rm -rf /tmp/moko-platform
-          git clone --depth 1 --branch main --quiet \
-            "https://x-access-token:${MOKO_CLONE_TOKEN}@${MOKO_CLONE_HOST}/moko-platform.git" \
-            /tmp/moko-platform 2>/dev/null || true
-          if [ -d "/tmp/moko-platform" ] && [ -f "/tmp/moko-platform/composer.json" ]; then
-            cd /tmp/moko-platform && composer install --no-dev --no-interaction --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
-          fi
-          echo "MOKO_CLI=/tmp/moko-platform/cli" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-
-      - name: Detect platform
-        id: platform
-        run: php ${MOKO_CLI}/manifest_read.php --path . --github-output
-
-      - name: Resolve stability and bump version
-        id: meta
-        run: |
-          BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-
-          # Configure git for bot pushes
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-          git remote set-url origin "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
-
-          # Auto-bump patch version
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_bump.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_read.php --path . 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
-
-          # Strip any existing suffix before applying stability
-          VERSION=$(echo "$VERSION" | sed 's/-\(dev\|alpha\|beta\|rc\)$//')
-
-          # Determine stability from branch or manual input
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
-          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == rc/* ]]; then
-            STABILITY="rc"
-          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == beta/* ]]; then
-            STABILITY="beta"
-          elif [[ "$BRANCH" == alpha/* ]]; then
-            STABILITY="alpha"
-          else
-            STABILITY="development"
-          fi
-
-          # Version suffix per stability stream
-          case "$STABILITY" in
-            development) SUFFIX="-dev";  TAG="development" ;;
-            alpha)       SUFFIX="-alpha"; TAG="alpha" ;;
-            beta)        SUFFIX="-beta";  TAG="beta" ;;
-            rc)          SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
-            *)           SUFFIX="";       TAG="stable" ;;
-          esac
-
-          # Propagate version with stability suffix to all manifest files
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_set_platform.php \
-            --path . --version "$VERSION" --branch "$BRANCH" --stability "$STABILITY" 2>/dev/null || true
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/version_check.php --path . --fix 2>/dev/null || true
-
-          # Re-read version (now includes suffix from version_set_platform)
-          if [ -n "$SUFFIX" ]; then
-            VERSION="${VERSION}${SUFFIX}"
-          fi
-
-          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "stability=${STABILITY}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "suffix=${SUFFIX}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "display_version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-          # Commit version bump if changed
-          git add -A
-          git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): auto-bump ${VERSION} [skip ci]" \
-              --author="gitea-actions[bot] <gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech>"
-            git push
-          }
-
-      - name: Create release and upload package
-        id: package
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          TAG="${{ steps.meta.outputs.tag }}"
-          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-
-          # Create or update Gitea release
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_create.php \
-            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$TAG" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --branch "${{ github.ref_name }}" --prerelease
-
-          # Build package and upload
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/release_package.php \
-            --path . --version "$VERSION" --tag "$TAG" \
-            --token "${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" --api-base "$API_BASE" \
-            --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" --output /tmp || true
-
-      - name: Update updates.xml
-        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
-          SHA256="${{ steps.package.outputs.sha256_zip }}"
-
-          if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            echo "No updates.xml — skipping"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          SHA_FLAG=""
-          [ -n "$SHA256" ] && SHA_FLAG="--sha ${SHA256}"
-
-          php ${MOKO_CLI}/updates_xml_build.php \
-            --path . --version "${VERSION}" --stability "${STABILITY}" \
-            --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}" --org "${GITEA_ORG}" --repo "${GITEA_REPO}" \
-            ${SHA_FLAG}
-
-          # Commit and push updates.xml
-          git add updates.xml
-          git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore: update ${STABILITY} channel ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
-            git push
-          }
-
-      - name: Sync updates.xml to main
-        if: github.ref_name != 'main' && steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
-        run: |
-          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-          GITEA_TOKEN="${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}"
-
-          FILE_SHA=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" \
-            "${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('sha',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
-
-          if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ] && [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            python3 -c "
-          import base64, json, urllib.request, sys
-          with open('updates.xml', 'rb') as f:
-              content = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode()
-          payload = json.dumps({
-              'content': content,
-              'sha': '${FILE_SHA}',
-              'message': 'chore: sync updates.xml from ${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }} [skip ci]',
-              'branch': 'main'
-          }).encode()
-          req = urllib.request.Request(
-              '${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml',
-              data=payload, method='PUT',
-              headers={
-                  'Authorization': 'token ${GITEA_TOKEN}',
-                  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-              })
-          try:
-              urllib.request.urlopen(req)
-              print('updates.xml synced to main')
-          except Exception as e:
-              print(f'WARNING: sync to main failed: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
-          "
-          fi
-
-      - name: SFTP deploy to dev server
-        if: contains(github.ref, 'dev/') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
-        env:
-          DEV_HOST: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_HOST }}
-          DEV_PATH: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PATH }}
-          DEV_SUFFIX: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_SUFFIX }}
-          DEV_USER: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_USERNAME }}
-          DEV_PORT: ${{ vars.DEV_FTP_PORT }}
-          DEV_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_KEY }}
-          DEV_PASS: ${{ secrets.DEV_FTP_PASSWORD }}
-        run: |
-          # Permission check: admin or maintain role required
-          ACTOR="${{ github.actor }}"
-          API_BASE="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
-
-          PERMISSION=$(curl -sf -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}" \
-            "${API_BASE}/collaborators/${ACTOR}/permission" 2>/dev/null | \
-            python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('permission','read'))" 2>/dev/null || echo "read")
-          case "$PERMISSION" in
-            admin|maintain|write) ;;
-            *)
-              echo "Deploy denied: ${ACTOR} has '${PERMISSION}' — requires admin, maintain, or write"
-              exit 0
-              ;;
-          esac
-
-          [ -z "$DEV_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DEV_PATH" ] && { echo "DEV FTP not configured — skipping SFTP"; exit 0; }
-
-          SOURCE_DIR="src"
-          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
-          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && exit 0
-
-          PORT="${DEV_PORT:-22}"
-          REMOTE="${DEV_PATH%/}"
-          [ -n "$DEV_SUFFIX" ] && REMOTE="${REMOTE}/${DEV_SUFFIX#/}"
-
-          printf '{"host":"%s","port":%s,"username":"%s","remotePath":"%s"' \
-            "$DEV_HOST" "$PORT" "$DEV_USER" "$REMOTE" > /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          if [ -n "$DEV_KEY" ]; then
-            echo "$DEV_KEY" > /tmp/deploy_key && chmod 600 /tmp/deploy_key
-            printf ',"privateKeyPath":"/tmp/deploy_key"}' >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          else
-            printf ',"password":"%s"}' "$DEV_PASS" >> /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          fi
-
-          PLATFORM=$(php ${MOKO_CLI}/platform_detect.php --path . 2>/dev/null || true)
-          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "waas-component" ] && [ -f "${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-joomla.php" ]; then
-            php ${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-joomla.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          elif [ -f "${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-sftp.php" ]; then
-            php ${MOKO_CLI}/../deploy/deploy-sftp.php --path . --src-dir "$SOURCE_DIR" --config /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          fi
-          rm -f /tmp/deploy_key /tmp/sftp-config.json
-          echo "SFTP deploy to dev complete" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-
-      - name: Summary
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
-          STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
-          DISPLAY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.display_version }}"
-          echo "## Update Server" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| Field | Value |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "|-------|-------|" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| Stability | \`${STABILITY}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "| Version | \`${DISPLAY}\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY