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+## [Unreleased]
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+### Changed
+- Migrated all workflow and template paths from `.github/` to `.mokogitea/`
+- Template source paths updated: `templates/gitea/` to `templates/mokogitea/`
+- HCL definition files removed -- Template repos are now the canonical source
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+### Added
+- `branch-cleanup.yml`: auto-delete merged feature branches after PR merge