diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 15649bba..026d4dbf 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/pre-release.yml.template
 # VERSION: 05.00.00
-# BRIEF: Manual pre-release — builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
+# BRIEF: Manual pre-release — builds dev/alpha/beta/rc packages from any branch
 
 name: "Universal: Pre-Release"
 
@@ -62,20 +62,13 @@ jobs:
       - 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" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
-          MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
-          echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "mod_file=${MOD_FILE}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/manifest_read.php --path . --github-output
 
       - name: Resolve metadata
         id: meta
         run: |
           STABILITY="${{ inputs.stability }}"
+          MOKO_API="/tmp/moko-platform-api/cli"
 
           case "$STABILITY" in
             development)        SUFFIX="-dev";   TAG="development" ;;
@@ -84,55 +77,14 @@ jobs:
             release-candidate)  SUFFIX="-rc";    TAG="release-candidate" ;;
           esac
 
-          # Read and bump patch version (with rollover)
-          CURRENT=$(sed -n 's/.*VERSION:[[:space:]]*\([0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9][0-9]\).*/\1/p' README.md 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-          [ -z "$CURRENT" ] && CURRENT="00.00.00"
-
-          MAJOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f1)
-          MINOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f2)
-          PATCH=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f3)
-
-          # Patch bump with rollover: ZZ=99 → bump minor, YY=99 → bump major
-          NEW_PATCH=$((10#$PATCH + 1))
-          NEW_MINOR=$((10#$MINOR))
-          NEW_MAJOR=$((10#$MAJOR))
-
-          if [ $NEW_PATCH -gt 99 ]; then
-            NEW_PATCH=0
-            NEW_MINOR=$((NEW_MINOR + 1))
-          fi
-          if [ $NEW_MINOR -gt 99 ]; then
-            NEW_MINOR=0
-            NEW_MAJOR=$((NEW_MAJOR + 1))
-          fi
-
-          VERSION=$(printf "%02d.%02d.%02d" $NEW_MAJOR $NEW_MINOR $NEW_PATCH)
-          TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
-
-          echo "Bumping: ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} (patch)"
-
-          # Update README.md
-          sed -i "s/VERSION:[[:space:]]*${CURRENT}/VERSION: ${VERSION}/" README.md
+          # Bump patch version
+          BUMP_OUTPUT=$(php ${MOKO_API}/version_bump.php --path .)
+          VERSION=$(echo "$BUMP_OUTPUT" | grep -oP '\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}$' || true)
+          [ -z "$VERSION" ] && VERSION=$(php ${MOKO_API}/version_read.php --path .)
+          echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
 
           # Update platform-specific manifest
-          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
-          MANIFEST="${{ steps.platform.outputs.manifest }}"
-          MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
-          case "$PLATFORM" in
-            joomla)
-              if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
-                MANIFEST_VER=$(sed -n 's/.*<version>\([^<]*\)<\/version>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
-                sed -i "s|<version>${MANIFEST_VER}</version>|<version>${VERSION}</version>|" "$MANIFEST"
-                sed -i "s|<creationDate>[^<]*</creationDate>|<creationDate>${TODAY}</creationDate>|" "$MANIFEST"
-              fi
-              ;;
-            dolibarr)
-              if [ -n "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
-                sed -i "s/\$this->version = '[^']*'/\$this->version = '${VERSION}'/" "$MOD_FILE"
-              fi
-              ;;
-            *) ;;
-          esac
+          php ${MOKO_API}/version_set_platform.php --path . --version "${VERSION}"
 
           # Commit version bump
           git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
@@ -140,40 +92,22 @@ jobs:
           git remote set-url origin "https://jmiller:${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}@git.mokoconsulting.tech/${{ github.repository }}.git"
           git add -A
           git diff --cached --quiet || {
-            git commit -m "chore(version): bump ${CURRENT} → ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
+            git commit -m "chore(version): bump to ${VERSION} [skip ci]"
             git push origin HEAD 2>&1
           }
 
-          # Auto-detect element (platform-aware)
-          case "$PLATFORM" in
-            joomla)
-              MANIFEST="${{ steps.platform.outputs.manifest }}"
-              EXT_ELEMENT=""
-              if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(sed -n 's/.*<element>\([^<]*\)<\/element>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
-                if [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ]; then
-                  EXT_ELEMENT=$(basename "$MANIFEST" .xml | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-                  case "$EXT_ELEMENT" in
-                    templatedetails|manifest) EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -') ;;
-                  esac
-                fi
-              else
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              fi
-              ;;
-            dolibarr)
-              MOD_FILE="${{ steps.platform.outputs.mod_file }}"
-              if [ -n "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
-                MOD_BASENAME=$(basename "$MOD_FILE" .class.php)
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "$MOD_BASENAME" | sed 's/^mod//' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
-              else
-                EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              fi
-              ;;
-            *)
-              EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
-              ;;
-          esac
+          # Detect element from Joomla/Dolibarr manifest
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          EXT_ELEMENT=$(php ${MOKO_API}/manifest_read.php --path . --field name 2>/dev/null | tr -d ' ' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' || true)
+          # For Joomla, prefer <element> tag
+          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "joomla" ]; then
+            MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1 || true)
+            if [ -n "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+              ELEM=$(sed -n 's/.*<element>\([^<]*\)<\/element>.*/
/p' "$MANIFEST" | head -1)
+              [ -n "$ELEM" ] && EXT_ELEMENT="$ELEM"
+            fi
+          fi
+          [ -z "$EXT_ELEMENT" ] && EXT_ELEMENT=$(echo "${GITEA_REPO}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | tr -d ' -')
 
           ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
 
@@ -183,38 +117,32 @@ jobs:
           echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "zip_name=${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "ext_element=${EXT_ELEMENT}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "manifest=${MANIFEST}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
           echo "=== Pre-Release: ${EXT_ELEMENT} ${VERSION}${SUFFIX} ==="
 
       - name: Build package
-        run: |
-          SOURCE_DIR="src"
-          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
-          if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
-            echo "::error::No src/ or htdocs/ directory"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          mkdir -p build/package
-          # Use cp instead of rsync (not always available in runner containers)
-          cp -a "${SOURCE_DIR}/." build/package/
-          # Remove excluded files
-          cd build/package
-          rm -f sftp-config* .ftpignore *.ppk *.pem *.key .env* *.local .build-trigger
-          cd "$OLDPWD"
-
-      - name: Create ZIP
         id: zip
         run: |
-          ZIP_NAME="${{ steps.meta.outputs.zip_name }}"
-          cd build/package
-          zip -r "../${ZIP_NAME}" .
-          cd ..
+          VERSION="${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"
+          SUFFIX="${{ steps.meta.outputs.suffix }}"
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
 
-          SHA256=$(sha256sum "${ZIP_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
-          echo "sha256=${SHA256}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "ZIP: ${ZIP_NAME} (SHA: ${SHA256:0:16}...)"
+          if [ "$PLATFORM" = "joomla" ]; then
+            php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/joomla_build.php               --path . --version "${VERSION}" --suffix "${SUFFIX}"               --output build --github-output
+          else
+            # Generic build: zip src/ directory
+            SOURCE_DIR="src"
+            [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+            [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && { echo "::error::No src/ or htdocs/"; exit 1; }
+            EXT_ELEMENT="${{ steps.meta.outputs.ext_element }}"
+            ZIP_NAME="${EXT_ELEMENT}-${VERSION}${SUFFIX}.zip"
+            mkdir -p build
+            cd "$SOURCE_DIR" && zip -r "../build/${ZIP_NAME}" . && cd ..
+            SHA256=$(sha256sum "build/${ZIP_NAME}" | cut -d' ' -f1)
+            echo "zip_name=${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "zip_path=build/${ZIP_NAME}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "sha256=${SHA256}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
 
       - name: Create or replace Gitea release
         id: release
@@ -276,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
           DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 
           if [ ! -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            echo "No updates.xml — skipping"
+            echo "No updates.xml — skipping"
             exit 0
           fi
 
@@ -335,25 +263,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Sync updates.xml to all branches"
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
         run: |
-          CURRENT_BRANCH="${{ github.ref_name }}"
-          git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
-          git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
-
-          # Sync updates.xml to main and dev (whichever isn't current)
-          for BRANCH in main dev; do
-            [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue
-
-            echo "Syncing updates.xml → ${BRANCH}"
-            git fetch origin "${BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "origin/${BRANCH}" -- . 2>/dev/null || continue
-            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" -- updates.xml
-            if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
-              git add updates.xml
-              git commit -m "chore: sync updates.xml from ${CURRENT_BRANCH} [skip ci]"
-              git push origin HEAD:refs/heads/${BRANCH} 2>&1 || echo "WARNING: push to ${BRANCH} failed"
-            fi
-            git checkout "${CURRENT_BRANCH}" 2>/dev/null
-          done
+          php /tmp/moko-platform-api/cli/updates_xml_sync.php             --path .             --current "${{ github.ref_name }}"             --branches main,dev             --version "${{ steps.meta.outputs.version }}"             --token "${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"             --org "${GITEA_ORG}"             --repo "${GITEA_REPO}"             --gitea-url "${GITEA_URL}"
 
       - name: "Delete lesser pre-release channels (cascade)"
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -362,7 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           TOKEN="${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}"
           STABILITY="${{ steps.meta.outputs.stability }}"
 
-          # Cascade: rc → beta,alpha,dev | beta → alpha,dev | alpha → dev | dev → nothing
+          # Cascade: rc → beta,alpha,dev | beta → alpha,dev | alpha → dev | dev → nothing
           case "$STABILITY" in
             release-candidate) TAGS_TO_DELETE="beta alpha development" ;;
             beta)              TAGS_TO_DELETE="alpha development" ;;