Security vulnerabilities and automated fixes for automation security issues
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A critical security gap was discovered in the `.github/dependabot.yml` configuration file: the absence of cooldown periods for automated dependency updates. Without a 7-day grace period, Dependabot could automatically propose updates to newly published packages that might be malicious or unstable. The fix adds explicit `cooldown` blocks with `default-days: 7` to all package ecosystems.