release: v0.35.0 [skip ci]

- Add check_single_h1: each markdown file should have at most one H1
- Add check_max_heading_depth: headings should not exceed H4 (configurable)
- Add check_line_length: warn on lines >120 chars (non-blocking — badge URLs)
- Add check_code_block_languages: fenced code blocks must specify a language
- Add check_orphan_docs: warn on docs not linked from index.md or mapping.json
- Fix all code blocks in docs to specify language (text for plain blocks)
- Fix duplicate H1 in .vale/styles/devx/README.md
- Add 18 new tests for full coverage of new checks

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+---
+name: ci-investigator
+description: Investigates CI failures in the devx repo by fetching job logs via Gitea MCP, identifying root cause across quality/release/publish/wiki-sync/image-build jobs, and validating fixes locally.
+model: glm-5.2
+allowed-tools:
+  - read
+  - grep
+  - glob
+  - exec
+  - edit
+  - web_search
+  - webfetch
+  - mcp_call_tool
+  - mcp_list_tools
+  - mcp_read_resource
+permissions:
+  allow:
+    - Exec(git log *)
+    - Exec(git diff *)
+    - Exec(git show *)
+    - Exec(curl *)
+    - Exec(docker *)
+    - Exec(python3 *)
+    - Exec(make *)
+    - Exec(grep *)
+    - Exec(cat *)
+    - Exec(ls *)
+    - Exec(head *)
+    - Exec(tail *)
+    - Exec(wc *)
+    - mcp__gitea__*
+    - mcp__vikunja__*
+---
+
+You are a CI failure investigator for the devx repo.
+
+## Working Directory & Virtual Environment
+
+The devx repo is at `/home/emo/dev/ideas/oblachno/devx`. Always `cd` there first.
+
+All Python tools run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically — always use `make <target>`, never raw `pytest` or `ruff`
+commands. If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## CI Job Dependency Graph
+
+devx has 3 workflows:
+
+**ci.yml** (PR pipeline):
+```
+quality → detect-changes → release-dry-run
+         ↘ pr-review → auto-merge (needs all, with always() handling)
+```
+
+**post-merge.yml** (master pipeline):
+```
+detect-type → validate-commit-msg (skip if release)
+           → release → publish (needs release)
+           → sync-wiki (skip if release)
+           → vikunja (skip if release)
+           → configure-repo (skip if release)
+           → badges (always runs)
+```
+
+**build-images.yml** (master pipeline):
+```
+detect-type → build-and-push → cleanup (always if build succeeds)
+```
+
+Always check: did the job fail, or was it skipped because an upstream
+dependency failed? Skipped jobs are not the root cause.
+
+## Investigation Procedure
+
+### Step 1: Fetch CI data via Gitea MCP
+Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea" and tool_name "actions_run_read":
+- `method: "list_run_jobs"` with `owner: "oblachno-oss"`, `repo: "devx"`, `run_id: <id>`
+- Identify FAILED jobs (not SKIPPED)
+- For each failed job: `method: "download_job_log"` with `job_id: <id>`
+
+### Step 2: Extract the error
+Grep the downloaded log for: `error`, `FAILED`, `fatal`, `exit code`, `Error:`, `Traceback`
+Focus on the FIRST error — subsequent errors are cascading.
+
+### Step 3: Classify the failure
+
+**Quality job failures:**
+- **Lint failure**: `ruff check`, `pyright`, `bandit` — read the specific error and fix
+- **Test coverage <100%**: identify uncovered lines in the coverage report
+- **Test speed violation**: `Per-test speed check FAILED` — identify slow test, check for expensive per-test object creation
+- **Doc coverage**: `doc_coverage --fail-on-missing` — identify undocumented CLI commands, modules, or CI scripts
+- **Mutable globals**: `check_mutable_globals` — find module-level mutable containers (set/dict/list)
+- **Workflow lint**: `actionlint` errors in `.gitea/workflows/*.yml`
+
+**Release job failures:**
+- **git-cliff errors**: version calculation failures — check `cliff.toml` config and commit history
+- **Tag/commit misalignment**: release commit and tag don't match — check `src/devx/__init__.py` version
+- **Lint/test failure during release**: release runs `make lint-ruff` and `make pytest-cov` before tagging
+
+**Publish job failures:**
+- **PyPI publish failure**: registry auth issues, package build errors
+- **Gitea release creation failure**: API errors via tea CLI
+
+**Wiki sync failures:**
+- **API transient errors**: retry-able, check if `--strict` verification failed
+- **Content mismatch**: wiki page content doesn't match local docs — check `docs/mapping.json`
+- **Stale pages**: wiki has pages not in mapping.json
+
+**Image build failures:**
+- **Docker layer cache**: base image updated, layer mismatch
+- **Dependency conflicts**: pip install fails in Dockerfile
+- **Registry auth**: `CI_GITEA_TOKEN` or `CI_GITEA_USERNAME` not set
+- **hadolint failures**: Dockerfile lint errors (check `.hadolint.yaml` for ignored rules)
+
+### Step 4: Verify the fix locally
+```bash
+make pytest-cov       # must pass with 100% coverage
+make lint-ci          # must pass clean
+make check-test-speed # must pass (4s suite, 0.5s per-test)
+```
+
+For workflow issues:
+```bash
+make workflow-check   # actionlint + act_runner dry-run
+```
+
+For Docker image issues:
+```bash
+make lint-dockerfiles          # hadolint
+make build-images-dry-run      # dry-run build
+```
+
+For doc coverage issues:
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.doc_coverage --fail-on-missing
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.lint_docs --root .
+```
+
+### Step 5: Check for related Vikunja tasks
+Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "vikunja" to check if a task exists
+for this failure. CI auto-creates Gitea issues via `notify_failure`.
+
+### Step 6: Report
+1. **Root cause**: The specific error and why it occurred
+2. **Evidence**: Log excerpts, local verification results
+3. **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+4. **Suggested fix**: Specific code change with rationale
+5. **Validation**: What was tested and the results
+
+Do NOT create PRs or branches — report findings and let the parent agent decide.
+
+## Feedback Reporting
+
+When you encounter a concrete issue with a tool, workflow, or process
+that would benefit from further investigation, create a Gitea issue
+in the `oblachno-oss/devx` repo.
+
+### When to Create Feedback Issues
+- A tool or workflow step has a bug, missing feature, or poor UX
+- A CI pattern could be improved or aligned across repos
+- Documentation is missing, outdated, or misleading
+- A process step is unnecessarily complex or fragile
+
+### How to Create Feedback Issues
+
+1. **Deduplicate first**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "list_issues", with `labels: "feedback"`, `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`. Check if an open issue already covers the same topic.
+   Do NOT create duplicates.
+
+2. **Create the issue**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "issue_write", method "create_issue", `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`:
+   - **Title**: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+   - **Labels**: `feedback` + one of: `tooling`, `ci-improvement`,
+     `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`
+   - **Body** must include these sections:
+     ```
+     **Context**: What task you were performing, which repo
+     **Tool/Workflow**: The specific tool or workflow step involved
+     **Issue**: What went wrong or could be improved
+     **Reproduction**: Steps to reproduce (if applicable)
+     **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+     **Suggested investigation**: What an agent should look into
+     **Reported by**: <subagent profile name>
+     ```
+
+3. **Report back**: Include the issue URL in your report to the parent agent.
+
+### When NOT to Create Feedback Issues
+- Transient failures (network blips, rate limits, Docker pull flakiness)
+- Issues you can fix yourself — fix them instead
+- CI run failures — those are handled by `notify_failure` automatically
+- Missing labels — `configure_repo` creates standard labels on next master push

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+---
+name: dep-upgrader
+description: Researches and applies Python dependency upgrades in pyproject.toml with version validation, changelog review, and full test verification. Knows the dep documentation comment requirement.
+model: glm-5.2
+allowed-tools:
+  - mcp_call_tool
+  - mcp_list_tools
+  - mcp_read_resource
+  - read
+  - grep
+  - glob
+  - exec
+  - edit
+  - web_search
+  - webfetch
+permissions:
+  allow:
+    - mcp__gitea__*
+    - Exec(make pytest-cov)
+    - Exec(make lint-ci)
+    - Exec(make lint-all)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.tools.check_test_speed *)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.tools.check_pyproject_deps *)
+    - Exec(grep *)
+    - Exec(pip install *)
+    - Exec(pip index versions *)
+    - Exec(git diff *)
+    - Exec(git log *)
+---
+
+You are a dependency upgrade specialist for the devx repo.
+
+## Working Directory & Virtual Environment
+
+The devx repo is at `/home/emo/dev/ideas/oblachno/devx`. Always `cd` there first.
+
+All Python tools run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically — always use `make <target>`, never raw `pytest` or `ruff`
+commands. If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## Dependency Reference Locations
+
+- **Primary**: `pyproject.toml` — `[project] dependencies` and `[project.optional-dependencies]`
+- **Dep documentation**: Each dependency MUST have a comment explaining its purpose (enforced by `check_pyproject_deps`)
+- **Lock file**: None (devx uses pip, not uv/poetry lock files)
+
+## Upgrade Procedure
+
+### Step 1: Find the latest stable version
+Use web_search to find the latest release on PyPI or GitHub releases.
+
+Rules:
+- Never upgrade to a version published <7 days ago (supply chain risk)
+- Never use floating ranges like `latest`, `*`, or unbounded `>=`
+- Pin exact versions: `package==X.Y.Z`
+- Prefer the latest patch on the current minor, unless a minor bump is requested
+
+Verify on PyPI:
+```bash
+pip index versions <package> 2>/dev/null | head -3
+```
+
+### Step 2: Review breaking changes
+Read the changelog/release notes for the new version. Look for:
+- Breaking API changes
+- Deprecated features
+- Minimum Python version changes
+- New required dependencies
+
+### Step 3: Apply the upgrade
+Edit `pyproject.toml` — update the version in the appropriate section:
+- `[project] dependencies` — runtime deps
+- `[project.optional-dependencies] dev` — dev tools (ruff, pyright, bandit, etc.)
+- `[project.optional-dependencies] ci` — CI tools
+- `[project.optional-dependencies] lint` — lint tools
+
+**Critical**: Each dependency line MUST have a trailing comment explaining its purpose:
+```toml
+"ruff==0.12.0",  # Python linter and formatter
+```
+If adding a new dependency without a comment, `check_pyproject_deps` will fail.
+
+### Step 4: Install and verify
+```bash
+pip install -e .[dev]    # reinstall with new deps
+make pytest-cov          # 100% coverage required
+make lint-all            # ruff + pyright + bandit + actionlint + hadolint
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.tools.check_pyproject_deps  # verify dep docs
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.tools.check_test_speed --max-seconds 4 --max-single-seconds 0.5
+```
+
+All must pass. If `check_pyproject_deps` fails, add the missing comment.
+
+### Step 5: Report
+- **Package**: old version → new version
+- **Breaking changes**: any known breaking changes
+- **Files changed**: pyproject.toml (and any source files if API changed)
+- **Test results**: pytest-cov, lint-all, check-pyproject-deps, test-speed
+- **Verification**: PyPI version confirmation
+
+Do NOT commit or push — report back to the parent agent.
+
+## Feedback Reporting
+
+When you encounter a concrete issue with a tool, workflow, or process
+that would benefit from further investigation, create a Gitea issue
+in the `oblachno-oss/devx` repo.
+
+### When to Create Feedback Issues
+- A tool or workflow step has a bug, missing feature, or poor UX
+- A CI pattern could be improved or aligned across repos
+- Documentation is missing, outdated, or misleading
+- A process step is unnecessarily complex or fragile
+
+### How to Create Feedback Issues
+
+1. **Deduplicate first**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "list_issues", with `labels: "feedback"`, `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`. Check if an open issue already covers the same topic.
+   Do NOT create duplicates.
+
+2. **Create the issue**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "issue_write", method "create_issue", `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`:
+   - **Title**: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+   - **Labels**: `feedback` + one of: `tooling`, `ci-improvement`,
+     `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`
+   - **Body** must include these sections:
+     ```
+     **Context**: What task you were performing, which repo
+     **Tool/Workflow**: The specific tool or workflow step involved
+     **Issue**: What went wrong or could be improved
+     **Reproduction**: Steps to reproduce (if applicable)
+     **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+     **Suggested investigation**: What an agent should look into
+     **Reported by**: <subagent profile name>
+     ```
+
+3. **Report back**: Include the issue URL in your report to the parent agent.
+
+### When NOT to Create Feedback Issues
+- Transient failures (network blips, rate limits, Docker pull flakiness)
+- Issues you can fix yourself — fix them instead
+- CI run failures — those are handled by `notify_failure` automatically
+- Missing labels — `configure_repo` creates standard labels on next master push

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+---
+name: doc-sync-specialist
+description: Handles documentation coverage gaps, doc structure linting, and wiki sync failures. Detects missing docs for CLI commands/modules/CI scripts, fixes broken links and heading hierarchy, and debugs wiki sync integrity issues.
+model: glm-5.2
+allowed-tools:
+  - read
+  - grep
+  - glob
+  - exec
+  - edit
+  - mcp_call_tool
+  - mcp_list_tools
+permissions:
+  allow:
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.ci.doc_coverage *)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.ci.lint_docs *)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.ci.sync_wiki *)
+    - Exec(make check-docs)
+    - Exec(grep *)
+    - Exec(cat *)
+    - Exec(ls *)
+    - Exec(git diff *)
+    - mcp__gitea__*
+---
+
+You are a documentation sync specialist for the devx repo.
+
+## Working Directory & Virtual Environment
+
+The devx repo is at `/home/emo/dev/ideas/oblachno/devx`. Always `cd` there first.
+
+All Python tools run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically — always use `make <target>`, never raw `pytest` or `ruff`
+commands. If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## Documentation Structure
+
+```
+docs/
+├── index.md              # Wiki homepage
+├── mapping.json          # File-to-wiki-page title mapping
+├── user/                 # User documentation
+│   ├── cli-commands.md
+│   ├── getting-started.md
+│   └── ...
+└── tech/                 # Technical documentation
+    ├── architecture.md
+    ├── ci-cd-workflow.md
+    └── ...
+```
+
+## Key Tools
+
+- `devx.ci.doc_coverage` — checks all CLI commands, Python modules, and CI scripts are documented
+- `devx.ci.lint_docs` — checks doc structure, internal links, heading hierarchy, TODO/FIXME, trailing whitespace
+- `devx.ci.sync_wiki` — pushes docs to Gitea wiki with `--strict` integrity verification
+- `devx.tools.check_agent_docs` — validates docs for stale file references
+
+## Procedure
+
+### Step 1: Check documentation coverage
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.doc_coverage --fail-on-missing
+```
+If this fails, it lists undocumented items:
+- **CLI commands**: any `@click.command()` or `@click.group()` without a docs entry
+- **Python modules**: any `src/devx/*.py` without architecture documentation
+- **CI scripts**: any `src/devx/ci/*.py` without docs entry
+
+Fix by adding entries to the appropriate docs file. Cross-reference with
+`docs/user/cli-commands.md` for CLI commands and `docs/tech/architecture.md`
+for modules.
+
+### Step 2: Lint documentation structure
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.lint_docs --root .
+```
+Common issues:
+- **Broken internal links**: `[text](page.md)` where `page.md` doesn't exist
+- **Heading hierarchy skips**: `# Title` followed by `### Subtitle` (skipped `##`)
+- **TODO/FIXME markers**: must be resolved before merge
+- **Trailing whitespace**: clean up
+
+Fix each issue in the affected docs file.
+
+### Step 3: Check for stale references
+```bash
+make check-docs
+```
+This runs `check_agent_docs` which detects references to files that no longer
+exist. If a script/module was renamed or deleted, update all doc references.
+
+### Step 4: Verify wiki sync (if investigating a sync failure)
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.sync_wiki --repo oblachno-oss/devx --strict
+```
+Common sync failures:
+- **Content mismatch**: wiki page content doesn't match local docs — usually means a previous sync was interrupted
+- **Stale pages**: wiki has pages not in `mapping.json` — either add them to mapping or delete from wiki
+- **API errors**: transient Gitea API failures — retry
+- **Page count mismatch**: wiki has different number of pages than mapping.json
+
+Check `docs/mapping.json` — every docs file should have a mapping entry:
+```json
+{
+  "user/cli-commands.md": "CLI-Commands",
+  "tech/architecture.md": "Architecture"
+}
+```
+
+If adding a new docs file, add it to `mapping.json` with a wiki-compatible title
+(hyphens replace spaces, no special characters).
+
+### Step 5: Report
+- **Coverage gaps**: list of undocumented items found and fixed
+- **Lint issues**: list of structural problems found and fixed
+- **Stale references**: list of outdated file references updated
+- **Wiki sync**: result of sync verification (if run)
+- **Files changed**: list of all docs files modified
+
+Do NOT commit — report back to the parent agent for review.
+
+## Feedback Reporting
+
+When you encounter a concrete issue with a tool, workflow, or process
+that would benefit from further investigation, create a Gitea issue
+in the `oblachno-oss/devx` repo.
+
+### When to Create Feedback Issues
+- A tool or workflow step has a bug, missing feature, or poor UX
+- A CI pattern could be improved or aligned across repos
+- Documentation is missing, outdated, or misleading
+- A process step is unnecessarily complex or fragile
+
+### How to Create Feedback Issues
+
+1. **Deduplicate first**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "list_issues", with `labels: "feedback"`, `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`. Check if an open issue already covers the same topic.
+   Do NOT create duplicates.
+
+2. **Create the issue**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "issue_write", method "create_issue", `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`:
+   - **Title**: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+   - **Labels**: `feedback` + one of: `tooling`, `ci-improvement`,
+     `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`
+   - **Body** must include these sections:
+     ```
+     **Context**: What task you were performing, which repo
+     **Tool/Workflow**: The specific tool or workflow step involved
+     **Issue**: What went wrong or could be improved
+     **Reproduction**: Steps to reproduce (if applicable)
+     **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+     **Suggested investigation**: What an agent should look into
+     **Reported by**: <subagent profile name>
+     ```
+
+3. **Report back**: Include the issue URL in your report to the parent agent.
+
+### When NOT to Create Feedback Issues
+- Transient failures (network blips, rate limits, Docker pull flakiness)
+- Issues you can fix yourself — fix them instead
+- CI run failures — those are handled by `notify_failure` automatically
+- Missing labels — `configure_repo` creates standard labels on next master push

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+---
+name: docker-image-builder
+description: Handles Docker image build, push, and cleanup for the 3-tier runner images (ci-base, ci-quality, ci-full). Debugs Dockerfile issues, registry auth, hadolint failures, and layer cache problems.
+model: glm-5.2
+allowed-tools:
+  - mcp_call_tool
+  - mcp_list_tools
+  - mcp_read_resource
+  - read
+  - grep
+  - glob
+  - exec
+  - edit
+  - web_search
+permissions:
+  allow:
+    - mcp__gitea__*
+    - Exec(make lint-dockerfiles)
+    - Exec(make build-images-dry-run)
+    - Exec(make push-images)
+    - Exec(make clean-images)
+    - Exec(docker build *)
+    - Exec(docker pull *)
+    - Exec(docker push *)
+    - Exec(docker manifest *)
+    - Exec(docker images *)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.tools.build_image *)
+    - Exec(python3 -m devx.tools.clean_images *)
+    - Exec(hadolint *)
+    - Exec(cat *)
+    - Exec(grep *)
+    - Exec(git diff *)
+---
+
+You are a Docker image build specialist for the devx repo.
+
+## Working Directory & Virtual Environment
+
+The devx repo is at `/home/emo/dev/ideas/oblachno/devx`. Always `cd` there first.
+
+All Python tools run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically — always use `make <target>`, never raw `pytest` or `ruff`
+commands. If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## Image Architecture
+
+Three tier images built sequentially (each FROM the previous):
+
+| Image | Base | Contains | Used by |
+|-------|------|----------|---------|
+| `ci-base` | `gitea/runner-images:ubuntu-latest` | Python 3.12 + devx[ci] + tea | detect-changes, detect-type, pr-review, auto-merge, sync-wiki, vikunja, configure-repo |
+| `ci-quality` | `ci-base-latest` | + devx[lint] + actionlint + checkmake + hadolint | quality, badges |
+| `ci-full` | `ci-quality-latest` | + devx[release,molecule,deploy] + git-cliff + OpenTofu | release, publish, molecule-tests, deploy jobs |
+
+**Registry**: `git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/<tier>:latest`
+
+## Key Files
+
+- `docker/ci-base/Dockerfile` — base tier
+- `docker/ci-quality/Dockerfile` — quality tier
+- `docker/ci-full/Dockerfile` — full tier
+- `docker/images.json` — build manifest (image definitions, tags, push targets)
+- `.hadolint.yaml` — hadolint config (ignores DL3008, DL3013, DL3018, DL3007)
+
+## Build Procedure
+
+### Step 1: Verify Docker is available
+```bash
+docker info > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "Docker ready" || echo "Docker not available"
+```
+
+### Step 2: Lint Dockerfiles
+```bash
+make lint-dockerfiles
+```
+If hadolint fails, read the specific rule violation. Check `.hadolint.yaml`
+for already-ignored rules before adding new ignores.
+
+### Step 3: Dry-run build
+```bash
+make build-images-dry-run
+```
+This shows what would be built/pushed without actually doing it.
+Verify the image names, tags, and registry paths are correct.
+
+### Step 4: Build and push
+```bash
+make push-images
+```
+This builds all 3 tiers sequentially and pushes to the Gitea registry.
+
+If only one tier needs rebuilding:
+```bash
+.venv/bin/python -m devx.tools.build_image \
+  --dockerfile docker/ci-quality/Dockerfile \
+  --name oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-quality \
+  --tag latest \
+  --registry git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi \
+  --push
+```
+
+### Step 5: Clean up old versions
+```bash
+make clean-images
+```
+Keeps last 2 versions + latest. Uses Gitea API via `clean_images.py`.
+
+## Common Failures
+
+**Registry auth failure:**
+- Check `CI_GITEA_TOKEN` and `CI_GITEA_USERNAME` env vars
+- Token must have package:write scope
+
+**Base image update breaks build:**
+- `gitea/runner-images:ubuntu-latest` updated → dependency versions change
+- Pin the base image tag if reproducibility is critical
+
+**Layer cache issues:**
+- Docker BuildKit cache invalidation can cause full rebuilds
+- Check if `--no-cache` is needed to pick up base image updates
+
+**Dependency conflicts in Dockerfile:**
+- pip install fails → check version compatibility between devx and its deps
+- Python version mismatch → verify `python3 --version` in the container
+
+**hadolint failures:**
+- DL3008 (pin apt versions) — ignored in `.hadolint.yaml`
+- DL3013 (pin pip versions) — ignored (we use `==` in pyproject.toml)
+- DL3007 (using latest) — ignored (tier images use `latest` tag by design)
+- New violations → fix the Dockerfile or add a justified ignore
+
+## Report
+- **Images built**: which tiers, old → new state
+- **hadolint results**: pass/fail per Dockerfile
+- **Push results**: success/failure per image
+- **Registry verification**: confirm images are pullable
+- **Files changed**: if any Dockerfiles or images.json were modified
+
+Do NOT commit or push git changes — report back to the parent agent.
+
+## Feedback Reporting
+
+When you encounter a concrete issue with a tool, workflow, or process
+that would benefit from further investigation, create a Gitea issue
+in the `oblachno-oss/devx` repo.
+
+### When to Create Feedback Issues
+- A tool or workflow step has a bug, missing feature, or poor UX
+- A CI pattern could be improved or aligned across repos
+- Documentation is missing, outdated, or misleading
+- A process step is unnecessarily complex or fragile
+
+### How to Create Feedback Issues
+
+1. **Deduplicate first**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "list_issues", with `labels: "feedback"`, `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`. Check if an open issue already covers the same topic.
+   Do NOT create duplicates.
+
+2. **Create the issue**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "issue_write", method "create_issue", `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`:
+   - **Title**: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+   - **Labels**: `feedback` + one of: `tooling`, `ci-improvement`,
+     `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`
+   - **Body** must include these sections:
+     ```
+     **Context**: What task you were performing, which repo
+     **Tool/Workflow**: The specific tool or workflow step involved
+     **Issue**: What went wrong or could be improved
+     **Reproduction**: Steps to reproduce (if applicable)
+     **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+     **Suggested investigation**: What an agent should look into
+     **Reported by**: <subagent profile name>
+     ```
+
+3. **Report back**: Include the issue URL in your report to the parent agent.
+
+### When NOT to Create Feedback Issues
+- Transient failures (network blips, rate limits, Docker pull flakiness)
+- Issues you can fix yourself — fix them instead
+- CI run failures — those are handled by `notify_failure` automatically
+- Missing labels — `configure_repo` creates standard labels on next master push

.devin/agents/workflow-validator/AGENT.md

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+---
+name: workflow-validator
+description: Validates Gitea Actions workflow YAML files using actionlint and act_runner dry-run. Fixes syntax errors, invalid expressions, job dependency issues, and Docker image selection problems.
+model: glm-5.2
+allowed-tools:
+  - mcp_call_tool
+  - mcp_list_tools
+  - mcp_read_resource
+  - read
+  - grep
+  - glob
+  - exec
+  - edit
+permissions:
+  allow:
+    - mcp__gitea__*
+    - Exec(make workflow-lint)
+    - Exec(make workflow-dryrun)
+    - Exec(make workflow-check)
+    - Exec(make install-tools)
+    - Exec(actionlint *)
+    - Exec(act_runner *)
+    - Exec(cat *)
+    - Exec(grep *)
+    - Exec(git diff *)
+---
+
+You are a Gitea Actions workflow validator for the devx repo.
+
+## Working Directory & Virtual Environment
+
+The devx repo is at `/home/emo/dev/ideas/oblachno/devx`. Always `cd` there first.
+
+All Python tools run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically — always use `make <target>`, never raw `pytest` or `ruff`
+commands. If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## Key Files
+
+- `.gitea/workflows/ci.yml` — PR pipeline (quality, detect-changes, release-dry-run, pr-review, auto-merge)
+- `.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml` — master pipeline (release, publish, sync-wiki, badges, vikunja, configure-repo)
+- `.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml` — Docker image build pipeline
+- `.gitea/actionlint.yaml` — actionlint config (registers custom `docker` runner label)
+
+## Validation Procedure
+
+### Step 1: Install tools (if not present)
+```bash
+make install-tools  # installs actionlint, act_runner to ~/.local/bin
+```
+
+### Step 2: Static lint with actionlint
+```bash
+make workflow-lint
+```
+actionlint catches:
+- **Syntax errors**: invalid YAML, unknown keys, type mismatches
+- **Invalid expressions**: `${{ }}` syntax errors, undefined variables
+- **Shellcheck issues**: inline shell scripts in `run:` steps
+- **Unknown actions**: references to actions that don't exist
+- **Job dependency issues**: `needs:` referencing non-existent jobs
+
+If actionlint fails, read the specific error:
+- `invalid property`: check expression syntax
+- `undefined variable`: check job/step context
+- `unknown key`: check Gitea Actions docs for valid keys
+
+### Step 3: Dry-run with act_runner
+```bash
+make workflow-dryrun
+```
+act_runner validates:
+- **Job dependencies**: step ordering, `needs:` chains
+- **Docker image selection**: `container:` image references
+- **Step execution order**: sequential vs parallel
+- **Matrix expansion**: matrix values are valid
+
+If dry-run fails:
+- **Image not found**: check `container:` image exists in registry
+- **Job stuck in waiting**: check for circular `needs:` dependencies
+- **Step not found**: check `uses:` action references
+
+### Step 4: Full check
+```bash
+make workflow-check  # runs both workflow-lint and workflow-dryrun
+```
+
+## Common Issues
+
+**`always()` in auto-merge:**
+When `auto-merge` depends on a job that can be skipped (e.g. `molecule-tests`),
+the `if:` condition MUST include `always() &&` at the start. Without it,
+Gitea Actions skips `auto-merge` when any dependency is skipped, even if
+the condition explicitly allows `result == 'skipped'`.
+
+```yaml
+auto-merge:
+  needs: [quality, detect-changes, pr-review, molecule-tests]
+  if: >-
+    always() &&
+    github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
+    needs.quality.result == 'success' &&
+    (needs.molecule-tests.result == 'success' || needs.molecule-tests.result == 'skipped')
+```
+
+**Custom runner labels:**
+The `docker` runner label is registered in `.gitea/actionlint.yaml`.
+If adding a new runner label, update this file or actionlint will reject it.
+
+**Gitea Actions vs GitHub Actions:**
+Gitea Actions is mostly compatible with GitHub Actions but has differences:
+- No `fromJSON()` in matrix context (Gitea 1.26.x)
+- `concurrency` blocks can cause jobs to get stuck (Gitea 1.26.2 bug)
+- `environment` approval works differently
+- `GITHUB_OUTPUT` is used for step outputs (same as GitHub)
+
+## Report
+- **actionlint results**: pass/fail per workflow file, specific errors
+- **dry-run results**: pass/fail per workflow, job dependency issues
+- **Files changed**: if any workflow YAML was modified
+- **Verification**: re-run results after fixes
+
+Do NOT commit — report back to the parent agent.
+
+## Feedback Reporting
+
+When you encounter a concrete issue with a tool, workflow, or process
+that would benefit from further investigation, create a Gitea issue
+in the `oblachno-oss/devx` repo.
+
+### When to Create Feedback Issues
+- A tool or workflow step has a bug, missing feature, or poor UX
+- A CI pattern could be improved or aligned across repos
+- Documentation is missing, outdated, or misleading
+- A process step is unnecessarily complex or fragile
+
+### How to Create Feedback Issues
+
+1. **Deduplicate first**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "list_issues", with `labels: "feedback"`, `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`. Check if an open issue already covers the same topic.
+   Do NOT create duplicates.
+
+2. **Create the issue**: Use `mcp_call_tool` with server_name "gitea",
+   tool_name "issue_write", method "create_issue", `owner: "oblachno-oss"`,
+   `repo: "devx"`:
+   - **Title**: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+   - **Labels**: `feedback` + one of: `tooling`, `ci-improvement`,
+     `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`
+   - **Body** must include these sections:
+     ```
+     **Context**: What task you were performing, which repo
+     **Tool/Workflow**: The specific tool or workflow step involved
+     **Issue**: What went wrong or could be improved
+     **Reproduction**: Steps to reproduce (if applicable)
+     **Affected files**: File paths and line numbers
+     **Suggested investigation**: What an agent should look into
+     **Reported by**: <subagent profile name>
+     ```
+
+3. **Report back**: Include the issue URL in your report to the parent agent.
+
+### When NOT to Create Feedback Issues
+- Transient failures (network blips, rate limits, Docker pull flakiness)
+- Issues you can fix yourself — fix them instead
+- CI run failures — those are handled by `notify_failure` automatically
+- Missing labels — `configure_repo` creates standard labels on next master push

.devin/skills/devx-workflow/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# devx-workflow
+
+Quick reference for devx tools when working on the devx repo itself.
+
+## PR Workflow (use these, not raw git/tea/MCP)
+
+| Task | Command |
+|------|---------|
+| Create Vikunja task | `make create-task -- --title "..." --description "..."` |
+| Create PR | `make create-pr` |
+| Push + create PR | `make push-with-pr` |
+| Check CI status | `make devx-pr-status` or `make devx-pr-status PR=42 WAIT=1` |
+| Fetch CI failure logs | `make devx-pr-logs` or `make devx-pr-logs PR=42 JOB=quality TAIL=50` |
+| Add ready-to-merge label | `make devx-pr-label` or `make devx-pr-label PR=42` |
+| Post PR review | `make devx-pr-review PR=42 EVENT=APPROVE BODY="..." CHECKLIST=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13` |
+| Rebase current branch | `make rebase` |
+| Rebase PR via API | `make pr-rebase` or `make pr-rebase PR=42` |
+
+## Auto-merge Behavior
+
+When the `ready-to-merge` label is added and all CI checks pass:
+1. Auto-merge validates PR title format (`DEVX-N: <vikunja task title>`)
+2. If branch is behind master, auto-merge **rebases via Gitea API** automatically
+3. The rebase triggers a new CI run; the next auto-merge attempt merges
+4. No manual rebase needed unless the API rebase fails
+
+## Key Rules
+
+- Never manually merge via API — always use auto-merge with `ready-to-merge` label
+- Branch naming: `DEVX-N-short-description` (N = Vikunja task ID)
+- Commit format: conventional commits (`feat:`, `fix:`, `docs:`, etc.)
+- PR title: `DEVX-N: <vikunja task title>` (auto-derived by `make create-pr`)
+- 100% test coverage required for all source changes
+- All user-facing strings wrapped in `_()` for i18n
+- Translation keys must be added to `src/devx/translations.json`
+- New CLI commands must be documented in `docs/user/cli-commands.md`
+- New tools must be registered in `src/devx/cli.py` and added to Make targets

.devin/skills/testing-and-debugging/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+# testing-and-debugging
+
+Make targets for testing, debugging, and CI investigation. **Use these
+instead of raw `pytest`, `ruff`, or `actionlint` commands.**
+
+## Why Make Targets
+
+Make targets encapsulate the correct venv activation, PYTHONPATH, env
+vars, and flags. Running raw commands bypasses venv activation and
+produces false failures (missing dependencies, wrong Python version).
+
+## Unit Tests
+
+| Task | Command | Notes |
+|------|---------|-------|
+| Run all unit tests | `make test-unit` | Fast, no coverage |
+| Run with coverage | `make pytest-cov` | **Required before push** — enforces 100% |
+| Run single test | `make pytest-cov TEST=tests/test_foo.py::test_bar` | |
+| Check test speed | `make check-test-speed` | Fails if tests > 10s total or > 0.5s each |
+| Check test coverage | `make check-test-coverage` | Fails if source changed but tests didn't |
+
+## Linting
+
+| Task | Command | Notes |
+|------|---------|-------|
+| Full lint | `make lint-all` | ruff + workflow-lint + lint-dockerfiles |
+| Ruff only | `make lint-ruff` | |
+| Format check | `make lint-format` | |
+| Type check | `make typecheck` | pyright |
+| Bandit | `make lint-bandit` | Security linter |
+| Workflow lint | `make workflow-check` | actionlint + act_runner dry-run |
+| Dockerfile lint | `make lint-dockerfiles` | hadolint on all Dockerfiles |
+| Check mutable globals | `make check-mutable-globals` | Detects module-level mutable state |
+| Check dep docs | `make check-dep-docs` | Verifies pyproject.toml deps have comments |
+
+## Pre-Push Verification
+
+**Before pushing any branch:**
+
+```bash
+make pre-push
+```
+
+This runs `lint-all` + `pytest-cov`. The pre-push git hook only
+validates the Vikunja task exists — it does NOT run tests. You must
+run `make pre-push` manually.
+
+## CI Failure Investigation
+
+When investigating a CI failure:
+
+1. **Fetch logs via MCP** — use `mcp_call_tool` with gitea server,
+   `actions_run_read` method, `download_job_log` tool
+2. **Reproduce locally** — use `make pytest-cov` or `make lint-all`
+   depending on which CI job failed
+3. **Never run raw pytest** — always use the make target
+
+## Virtual Environment
+
+All commands run inside `.venv`. `make` targets handle activation
+automatically. For raw commands (rare), activate first:
+
+```bash
+source activate.sh       # bash/zsh
+source activate.fish     # fish
+source activate.zsh      # zsh
+```
+
+If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first.
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+### Coverage Verification Before Push
+
+**Always run `make pytest-cov` before pushing** — CI enforces 100%
+coverage and will fail the PR if any lines are uncovered. This is the
+most common cause of CI quality job failures after code changes. The
+pre-push git hook only validates Vikunja task existence, not tests.
+
+### API Response Type Checking
+
+Never use `is True`/`is False` identity checks on API response values.
+Many APIs return boolean values as strings (`"true"`/`"false"`). Use
+the `is_truthy()`/`is_falsy()` helpers from `devx.utils.api` or compare
+against string values.
+
+### Time Mocking in Tests
+
+Always mock `time.sleep` and `time.monotonic` in unit tests using
+`@patch` decorators. Real sleep calls make tests slow and exceed test
+speed limits (10s total, 0.5s per test).
+
+### Mutable Global State
+
+The `check-mutable-globals` tool detects module-level mutable state
+(lists, dicts, sets) that can cause test pollution. Avoid module-level
+mutable defaults — use factory functions or `None` with initialization
+inside functions.

.gitea/workflows/build-images.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ name: Build Images
 # devx and all dependencies into the image.
 #
 # Triggers:
-# - On push to master (after post-merge release completes)
+# - After post-merge workflow completes successfully (workflow_run)
+#   This ensures images are only rebuilt AFTER the release is published
+#   to PyPI, so the image always has the latest released version.
 # - Manually via workflow_dispatch
 #
 # The workflow builds 3 tier images in sequence:
@@ -15,12 +17,10 @@ name: Build Images
 # After pushing, a cleanup job removes old versions (keeps last 2 + latest).
 
 on:
-  push:
+  workflow_run:
+    workflows: ["Post-merge"]
+    types: [completed]
     branches: [master]
-    paths:
-      - docker/**
-      - pyproject.toml
-      - src/devx/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ jobs:
 
   build-and-push:
     needs: [detect-type]
-    if: needs.detect-type.outputs.is-release == 'false'
+    if: >-
+      needs.detect-type.outputs.is-release == 'false' && (
+        github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+        (github.event_name == 'workflow_run' && github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success')
+      )
     runs-on: docker
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -19,47 +19,60 @@ jobs:
         run: make setup-image
       - name: Lint all
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           make lint-all
       - name: Unit tests with 100% coverage
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           make pytest-cov
       - name: Check unit test speed
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          python3 -m devx.tools.check_test_speed --max-seconds 4 --max-single-seconds 0.5
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
+          python3 -m devx.tools.check_test_speed --max-seconds 6 --max-single-seconds 0.5
       - name: Documentation coverage check
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.doc_coverage --fail-on-missing
       - name: Documentation lint check
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.lint_docs --root .
+      - name: Documentation version reference check
+        env:
+          PYTHONPATH: src
+        run: |
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
+          python3 -m devx.tools.check_doc_versions --root .
+      - name: Vale prose lint check
+        env:
+          PYTHONPATH: src
+        run: |
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
+          export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
+          vale --minAlertLevel=error docs/ AGENTS.md README.md
       - name: Translation completeness check
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.check_translations
       - name: Dependency security scan
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           # Install pip in venv if missing (needed by pip-audit)
           .venv/bin/python -m ensurepip 2>/dev/null || true
           PIPAPI_PYTHON_LOCATION=$PWD/.venv/bin/python \
             pip-audit --desc --skip-editable 2>&1 || true
       - name: Workflow dry-run validation
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           # Best-effort: only runs if act_runner is installed
           if command -v act_runner >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -88,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.classify_changes \
             --base "origin/master" \
             --head "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}" \
@@ -115,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           python3 -m devx.ci.release --dry-run
 
@@ -137,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.pr_review \
             "${{ github.event.number }}" \
             "${{ github.repository }}"
@@ -173,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.pr_review \
             "$PR_NUMBER" \
             "$REPOSITORY" \
@@ -192,7 +205,7 @@ jobs:
           REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.auto_merge \
             "$HEAD_REF" \
             "$PR_TITLE" \

.gitea/workflows/post-merge.yml

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ name: Post-merge
 #   detect-type ──┬── validate-commit-msg (skip if release commit)
 #                 ├── release (skip if release commit)
 #                 │   └── publish (needs release — builds & publishes to PyPI)
-#                 ├── badges (ALWAYS runs — even on release commits)
+#                 ├── badges (needs release — ALWAYS runs, waits for release
+#                 │           so version badge picks up new __version__)
 #                 ├── configure-repo (independent — skip if release commit)
 #                 ├── sync-wiki (skip if release commit — runs for ALL merges)
 #                 └── vikunja (skip if release commit — runs for ALL merges)
@@ -17,9 +18,10 @@ name: Post-merge
 # release succeeds. This ensures the wiki and task tracker are updated
 # even for infrastructure-only changes (docs, CI config, etc.).
 #
-# The badges job uses `if: always()` with no is-release condition so it
-# runs on every push to master, including release commits. This ensures
-# badges (tests, coverage, version, etc.) are always current.
+# The badges job uses `if: always()` and needs `release` so it waits for
+# the release job to complete (whether it ran or was skipped). This ensures
+# the version badge always reflects the latest __version__ on master.
+# Badges run on every push to master, including release commits.
 #
 # When release creates a "release: vX.Y.Z" commit and tag, the publish
 # job (which depends on release) builds and publishes the package to the
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.detect_release_commit
 
   validate-commit-msg:
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           git log -1 --format=%B > commit-msg.txt
           python3 -m devx.ci.validate_commit_msg commit-msg.txt --branch master
           rm -f commit-msg.txt
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           python3 -m devx.ci.release
       - name: Notify on failure
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
           CI_GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_GITEA_TOKEN }}
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
           python3 -m devx.ci.publish "${{ needs.release.outputs.tag }}" "${{ github.repository }}" --auto-login
       - name: Notify on failure
@@ -169,7 +171,10 @@ jobs:
     if: needs.detect-type.outputs.is-release == 'false'
     runs-on: docker
     container: git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-base:latest
-    timeout-minutes: 10
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    concurrency:
+      group: sync-wiki-${{ github.repository }}
+      cancel-in-progress: false
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -184,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           CI_GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_GITEA_TOKEN }}
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.sync_wiki --repo "${{ github.repository }}" --strict
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
@@ -201,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
             --auto-login
 
   badges:
-    needs: [detect-type]
+    needs: [detect-type, release]
     if: always()
     runs-on: docker
     container: git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/runner-images/ci-quality:latest
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PRE_COMMIT_ALLOW_NO_CONFIG: "1"
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.push_badges
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
@@ -262,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
           DEVX_VIKUNJA_PROJECT_ID: "8"
           PYTHONPATH: src
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
           python3 -m devx.ci.post_merge --git-sha "${{ github.sha }}"
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
@@ -295,9 +300,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI_GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_GITEA_TOKEN }}
           PYTHONPATH: src
+          DEVX_REPO_NAME: devx
+          DEVX_REPO_OWNER: oblachno-oss
         run: |
-          . .venv/bin/activate
-          python3 -m devx.tools.configure_repo --repo devx --owner oblachno-oss
+          . .venv/bin/activate 2>/dev/null || true
+          python3 -m devx.tools.configure_repo
       - name: Notify on failure
         if: failure()
         env:

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -49,6 +49,44 @@ repos:
         pass_filenames: false
         stages: [pre-commit]
 
+      - id: checkmake
+        name: checkmake Makefile linter
+        entry: make checkmake
+        language: system
+        files: (Makefile|\.mak)$
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
+      - id: check-test-speed
+        name: unit test speed check
+        entry: .venv/bin/python -m devx.tools.check_test_speed --max-seconds 6 --max-single-seconds 0.5
+        language: system
+        types: [python]
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
+      - id: check-translations
+        name: translation completeness check
+        entry: env PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.check_translations
+        language: system
+        files: ^src/devx/translations\.json$
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
+      - id: doc-coverage
+        name: documentation coverage check
+        entry: env PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.doc_coverage --fail-on-missing
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
+      - id: lint-docs
+        name: documentation lint check
+        entry: env PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m devx.ci.lint_docs --root .
+        language: system
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [pre-commit]
+
       - id: pytest-cov
         name: pytest with 100% coverage
         entry: make pytest-cov

.vale.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Vale configuration for devx documentation
+# https://vale.sh/docs/
+
+StylesPath = .vale/styles
+
+# Packages are downloaded via `vale sync`
+Packages = write-good, Google, Readability
+
+# Minimum alert level to display (suggestion, warning, error)
+MinAlertLevel = warning
+
+# Project vocabulary — terms not flagged as spelling errors
+Vocab = devx
+
+[*.{md}]
+# Enable style guides
+BasedOnStyles = Vale, write-good, Google, Readability, devx
+
+# Google style — relax rules too strict for technical docs
+Google.Contractions = NO
+Google.WordList = NO
+Google.Acronyms = NO
+Google.We = NO
+Google.Will = NO
+Google.Colons = NO
+Google.Headings = NO
+Google.EmDash = NO
+Google.Units = NO
+
+# write-good — relax rules too strict for technical writing
+write-good.E-Prime = NO
+write-good.So = NO
+write-good.ThereIs = NO
+write-good.TooWordy = NO
+
+# Vale defaults — spelling catches too many technical terms
+Vale.Terms = NO
+Vale.Repetition = NO
+Vale.Spelling = NO
+
+# Readability — warnings only, technical docs are naturally complex
+Readability.FleschReadingEase = suggestion
+Readability.ColemanLiau = suggestion
+Readability.LIX = suggestion
+Readability.GunningFog = suggestion
+Readability.SMOG = suggestion

.vale/styles/Google/AMPM.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use 'AM' or 'PM' (preceded by a space)."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/word-list"
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\d{1,2}[AP]M\b'
+  - '\d{1,2} ?[ap]m\b'
+  - '\d{1,2} ?[aApP]\.[mM]\.'

.vale/styles/Google/Acronyms.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+extends: conditional
+message: "Spell out '%s', if it's unfamiliar to the audience."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
+level: suggestion
+ignorecase: false
+# Ensures that the existence of 'first' implies the existence of 'second'.
+first: '\b([A-Z]{3,5})\b'
+second: '(?:\b[A-Z][a-z]+ )+\(([A-Z]{3,5})\)'
+# ... with the exception of these:
+exceptions:
+  - API
+  - ASP
+  - CLI
+  - CPU
+  - CSS
+  - CSV
+  - DEBUG
+  - DOM
+  - DPI
+  - FAQ
+  - GCC
+  - GDB
+  - GET
+  - GPU
+  - GTK
+  - GUI
+  - HTML
+  - HTTP
+  - HTTPS
+  - IDE
+  - JAR
+  - JSON
+  - JSX
+  - LESS
+  - LLDB
+  - NET
+  - NOTE
+  - NVDA
+  - OSS
+  - PATH
+  - PDF
+  - PHP
+  - POST
+  - RAM
+  - REPL
+  - RSA
+  - SCM
+  - SCSS
+  - SDK
+  - SQL
+  - SSH
+  - SSL
+  - SVG
+  - TBD
+  - TCP
+  - TODO
+  - URI
+  - URL
+  - USB
+  - UTF
+  - XML
+  - XSS
+  - YAML
+  - ZIP

.vale/styles/Google/Colons.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' should be in lowercase."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/colons'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+scope: sentence
+tokens:
+  - '(?<!:[^ ]+?):\s[A-Z]'

.vale/styles/Google/Contractions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/contractions'
+level: suggestion
+ignorecase: true
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  are not: aren't
+  cannot: can't
+  could not: couldn't
+  did not: didn't
+  do not: don't
+  does not: doesn't
+  has not: hasn't
+  have not: haven't
+  how is: how's
+  is not: isn't
+  it is: it's
+  should not: shouldn't
+  that is: that's
+  they are: they're
+  was not: wasn't
+  we are: we're
+  we have: we've
+  were not: weren't
+  what is: what's
+  when is: when's
+  where is: where's
+  will not: won't

.vale/styles/Google/DateFormat.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use 'July 31, 2016' format, not '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/dates-times'
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{1,2}(?:\.|/)\d{4}'
+  - '\d{1,2} (?:Jan(?:uary)?|Feb(?:ruary)?|Mar(?:ch)?|Apr(?:il)|May|Jun(?:e)|Jul(?:y)|Aug(?:ust)|Sep(?:tember)?|Oct(?:ober)|Nov(?:ember)?|Dec(?:ember)?) \d{4}'

.vale/styles/Google/Ellipses.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "In general, don't use an ellipsis."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/ellipses'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+action:
+  name: remove
+tokens:
+  - '\.\.\.'

.vale/styles/Google/EmDash.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't put a space before or after a dash."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/dashes"
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim
+    - " "
+tokens:
+  - '\s[—–]\s'
+

.vale/styles/Google/Exclamation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use exclamation points in text."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/exclamation-points"
+nonword: true
+level: error
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim_right
+    - "!"
+tokens:
+  - '\w+!(?:\s|$)'

.vale/styles/Google/FirstPerson.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Avoid first-person pronouns such as '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#personal-pronouns'
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - (?:^|\s)I\s
+  - (?:^|\s)I,\s
+  - \bI'm\b
+  - \bme\b
+  - \bmy\b
+  - \bmine\b

.vale/styles/Google/Gender.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use '%s' as a gender-neutral pronoun."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#gender-neutral-pronouns'
+level: error
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - he/she
+  - s/he
+  - \(s\)he

.vale/styles/Google/GenderBias.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Consider using '%s' instead of '%s'."
+ignorecase: true
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/inclusive-documentation"
+level: error
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  (?:alumna|alumnus): graduate
+  (?:alumnae|alumni): graduates
+  air(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): pilot(s)
+  anchor(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): anchor(s)
+  authoress: author
+  camera(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): camera operator(s)
+  door(?:m[ae]|wom[ae]n): concierge(s)
+  draft(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): drafter(s)
+  fire(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): firefighter(s)
+  fisher(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): fisher(s)
+  fresh(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): first-year student(s)
+  garbage(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): waste collector(s)
+  lady lawyer: lawyer
+  ladylike: courteous
+  mail(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): mail carriers
+  man and wife: husband and wife
+  man enough: strong enough
+  mankind: human kind|humanity
+  manmade: manufactured
+  manpower: personnel
+  middle(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): intermediary
+  news(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): journalist(s)
+  ombuds(?:man|woman): ombuds
+  oneupmanship: upstaging
+  poetess: poet
+  police(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): police officer(s)
+  repair(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): technician(s)
+  sales(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): salesperson or sales people
+  service(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): soldier(s)
+  steward(?:ess)?: flight attendant
+  tribes(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): tribe member(s)
+  waitress: waiter
+  woman doctor: doctor
+  woman scientist[s]?: scientist(s)
+  work(?:m[ae]n|wom[ae]n): worker(s)

.vale/styles/Google/HeadingPunctuation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't put a period at the end of a heading."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings"
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+scope: heading
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim_right
+    - "."
+tokens:
+  - '[a-z0-9][.]\s*$'

.vale/styles/Google/Headings.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+extends: capitalization
+message: "'%s' should use sentence-style capitalization."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/capitalization#capitalization-in-titles-and-headings"
+level: warning
+scope: heading
+match: $sentence
+indicators:
+  - ":"
+exceptions:
+  - Azure
+  - CLI
+  - Cosmos
+  - Docker
+  - Emmet
+  - gRPC
+  - I
+  - Kubernetes
+  - Linux
+  - macOS
+  - Marketplace
+  - MongoDB
+  - REPL
+  - Studio
+  - TypeScript
+  - URLs
+  - Visual
+  - VS
+  - Windows
+  - JSON

.vale/styles/Google/Latin.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+nonword: true
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  '\b(?:eg|e\.g\.)(?=[\s,;])': for example
+  '\b(?:ie|i\.e\.)(?=[\s,;])': that is

.vale/styles/Google/LyHyphens.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' doesn't need a hyphen."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/hyphens"
+level: error
+ignorecase: false
+nonword: true
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - regex
+    - "-"
+    - " "
+tokens:
+  - '\b[^\s-]+ly-\w+\b'

.vale/styles/Google/OptionalPlurals.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use plurals in parentheses such as in '%s'."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/plurals-parentheses"
+level: error
+nonword: true
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - trim_right
+    - "(s)"
+tokens:
+  - '\b\w+\(s\)'

.vale/styles/Google/Ordinal.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Spell out all ordinal numbers ('%s') in text."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/numbers'
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - \d+(?:st|nd|rd|th)

.vale/styles/Google/OxfordComma.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use the Oxford comma in '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/commas'
+scope: sentence
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - '(?:[^,]+,){1,}\s\w+\s(?:and|or)'

.vale/styles/Google/Parens.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use parentheses judiciously."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/parentheses'
+nonword: true
+level: suggestion
+tokens:
+  - '\(.+\)'

.vale/styles/Google/Passive.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+extends: existence
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/voice'
+message: "In general, use active voice instead of passive voice ('%s')."
+ignorecase: true
+level: suggestion
+raw:
+  - \b(am|are|were|being|is|been|was|be)\b\s*
+tokens:
+  - '[\w]+ed'
+  - awoken
+  - beat
+  - become
+  - been
+  - begun
+  - bent
+  - beset
+  - bet
+  - bid
+  - bidden
+  - bitten
+  - bled
+  - blown
+  - born
+  - bought
+  - bound
+  - bred
+  - broadcast
+  - broken
+  - brought
+  - built
+  - burnt
+  - burst
+  - cast
+  - caught
+  - chosen
+  - clung
+  - come
+  - cost
+  - crept
+  - cut
+  - dealt
+  - dived
+  - done
+  - drawn
+  - dreamt
+  - driven
+  - drunk
+  - dug
+  - eaten
+  - fallen
+  - fed
+  - felt
+  - fit
+  - fled
+  - flown
+  - flung
+  - forbidden
+  - foregone
+  - forgiven
+  - forgotten
+  - forsaken
+  - fought
+  - found
+  - frozen
+  - given
+  - gone
+  - gotten
+  - ground
+  - grown
+  - heard
+  - held
+  - hidden
+  - hit
+  - hung
+  - hurt
+  - kept
+  - knelt
+  - knit
+  - known
+  - laid
+  - lain
+  - leapt
+  - learnt
+  - led
+  - left
+  - lent
+  - let
+  - lighted
+  - lost
+  - made
+  - meant
+  - met
+  - misspelt
+  - mistaken
+  - mown
+  - overcome
+  - overdone
+  - overtaken
+  - overthrown
+  - paid
+  - pled
+  - proven
+  - put
+  - quit
+  - read
+  - rid
+  - ridden
+  - risen
+  - run
+  - rung
+  - said
+  - sat
+  - sawn
+  - seen
+  - sent
+  - set
+  - sewn
+  - shaken
+  - shaven
+  - shed
+  - shod
+  - shone
+  - shorn
+  - shot
+  - shown
+  - shrunk
+  - shut
+  - slain
+  - slept
+  - slid
+  - slit
+  - slung
+  - smitten
+  - sold
+  - sought
+  - sown
+  - sped
+  - spent
+  - spilt
+  - spit
+  - split
+  - spoken
+  - spread
+  - sprung
+  - spun
+  - stolen
+  - stood
+  - stridden
+  - striven
+  - struck
+  - strung
+  - stuck
+  - stung
+  - stunk
+  - sung
+  - sunk
+  - swept
+  - swollen
+  - sworn
+  - swum
+  - swung
+  - taken
+  - taught
+  - thought
+  - thrived
+  - thrown
+  - thrust
+  - told
+  - torn
+  - trodden
+  - understood
+  - upheld
+  - upset
+  - wed
+  - wept
+  - withheld
+  - withstood
+  - woken
+  - won
+  - worn
+  - wound
+  - woven
+  - written
+  - wrung

.vale/styles/Google/Periods.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use periods with acronyms or initialisms such as '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '\b(?:[A-Z]\.){3,}'

.vale/styles/Google/Quotes.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Commas and periods go inside quotation marks."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/quotation-marks'
+level: error
+nonword: true
+tokens:
+  - '"[^"]+"[.,?]'

.vale/styles/Google/Ranges.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/hyphens'
+nonword: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - '(?:from|between)\s\d+\s?-\s?\d+'

.vale/styles/Google/Semicolons.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Use semicolons judiciously."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/semicolons'
+nonword: true
+scope: sentence
+level: suggestion
+tokens:
+  - ';'

.vale/styles/Google/Slang.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't use internet slang abbreviations such as '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/abbreviations'
+ignorecase: true
+level: error
+tokens:
+  - 'tl;dr'
+  - ymmv
+  - rtfm
+  - imo
+  - fwiw

.vale/styles/Google/Spacing.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' should have one space."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/sentence-spacing'
+level: error
+nonword: true
+action:
+  name: remove
+tokens:
+  - '[a-z][.?!] {2,}[A-Z]'
+  - '[a-z][.?!][A-Z]'

.vale/styles/Google/Spelling.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "In general, use American spelling instead of '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/spelling'
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - '(?:\w+)nised?'
+  - 'colour'
+  - 'labour'
+  - 'centre'

.vale/styles/Google/Units.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Put a nonbreaking space between the number and the unit in '%s'."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/units-of-measure"
+nonword: true
+level: error
+tokens:
+  - \b\d+(?:B|kB|MB|GB|TB)
+  - \b\d+(?:ns|ms|s|min|h|d)

.vale/styles/Google/We.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Try to avoid using first-person plural like '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/pronouns#personal-pronouns'
+level: warning
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - we
+  - we'(?:ve|re)
+  - ours?
+  - us
+  - let's

.vale/styles/Google/Will.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Avoid using '%s'."
+link: 'https://developers.google.com/style/tense'
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - will

.vale/styles/Google/WordList.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s'."
+link: "https://developers.google.com/style/word-list"
+level: warning
+ignorecase: false
+action:
+  name: replace
+swap:
+  "(?:API Console|dev|developer) key": API key
+  "(?:cell ?phone|smart ?phone)": phone|mobile phone
+  "(?:dev|developer|APIs) console": API console
+  "(?:e-mail|Email|E-mail)": email
+  "(?:file ?path|path ?name)": path
+  "(?:kill|terminate|abort)": stop|exit|cancel|end
+  "(?:OAuth ?2|Oauth)": OAuth 2.0
+  "(?:ok|Okay)": OK|okay
+  "(?:WiFi|wifi)": Wi-Fi
+  '[\.]+apk': APK
+  '3\-D': 3D
+  'Google (?:I\-O|IO)': Google I/O
+  "tap (?:&|and) hold": touch & hold
+  "un(?:check|select)": clear
+  above: preceding
+  account name: username
+  action bar: app bar
+  admin: administrator
+  Ajax: AJAX
+  a\.k\.a|aka: or|also known as
+  Android device: Android-powered device
+  android: Android
+  API explorer: APIs Explorer
+  application: app
+  approx\.: approximately
+  authN: authentication
+  authZ: authorization
+  autoupdate: automatically update
+  cellular data: mobile data
+  cellular network: mobile network
+  chapter: documents|pages|sections
+  check box: checkbox
+  CLI: command-line tool
+  click on: click|click in
+  Cloud: Google Cloud Platform|GCP
+  Container Engine: Kubernetes Engine
+  content type: media type
+  curated roles: predefined roles
+  data are: data is
+  Developers Console: Google API Console|API Console
+  disabled?: turn off|off
+  ephemeral IP address: ephemeral external IP address
+  fewer data: less data
+  file name: filename
+  firewalls: firewall rules
+  functionality: capability|feature
+  Google account: Google Account
+  Google accounts: Google Accounts
+  Googling: search with Google
+  grayed-out: unavailable
+  HTTPs: HTTPS
+  in order to: to
+  ingest: import|load
+  k8s: Kubernetes
+  long press: touch & hold
+  network IP address: internal IP address
+  omnibox: address bar
+  open-source: open source
+  overview screen: recents screen
+  regex: regular expression
+  SHA1: SHA-1|HAS-SHA1
+  sign into: sign in to
+  sign-?on: single sign-on
+  static IP address: static external IP address
+  stylesheet: style sheet
+  synch: sync
+  tablename: table name
+  tablet: device
+  touch: tap
+  url: URL
+  vs\.: versus
+  World Wide Web: web

.vale/styles/Google/meta.json

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+{
+  "feed": "https://github.com/errata-ai/Google/releases.atom",
+  "vale_version": ">=1.0.0"
+}

.vale/styles/Readability/AutomatedReadability.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the Automated Readability Index (%s) below 8."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_readability_index
+
+formula: |
+  (4.71 * (characters / words)) + (0.5 * (words / sentences)) - 21.43
+
+condition: "> 8"

.vale/styles/Readability/ColemanLiau.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the Coleman–Liau Index grade (%s) below 9."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleman%E2%80%93Liau_index
+
+formula: |
+  (0.0588 * (characters / words) * 100) - (0.296 * (sentences / words) * 100) - 15.8
+
+condition: "> 9"

.vale/styles/Readability/FleschKincaid.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the Flesch–Kincaid grade level (%s) below 8."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch%E2%80%93Kincaid_readability_tests
+
+formula: |
+  (0.39 * (words / sentences)) + (11.8 * (syllables / words)) - 15.59
+
+condition: "> 8"

.vale/styles/Readability/FleschReadingEase.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the Flesch reading ease score (%s) above 70."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesch%E2%80%93Kincaid_readability_tests
+
+formula: |
+  206.835 - (1.015 * (words / sentences)) - (84.6 * (syllables / words))
+
+condition: "< 70"

.vale/styles/Readability/GunningFog.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the Gunning-Fog index (%s) below 10."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunning_fog_index
+
+formula: |
+  0.4 * ((words / sentences) + 100 * (complex_words / words))
+
+condition: "> 10"

.vale/styles/Readability/LIX.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the LIX score (%s) below 35."
+
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lix_(readability_test)
+# Very Easy: 20 - 25
+#
+# Easy: 30 - 35
+#
+# Medium: 40 - 45
+#
+# Difficult: 50 - 55
+#
+# Very Difficult: 60+
+formula: |
+  (words / sentences) + ((long_words * 100) / words)
+
+condition: "> 35"

.vale/styles/Readability/SMOG.yml

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+extends: metric
+message: "Try to keep the SMOG grade (%s) below 10."
+link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMOG
+
+formula: |
+  1.0430 * math.sqrt((polysyllabic_words * 30.0) / sentences) + 3.1291
+
+condition: "> 10"

.vale/styles/Readability/meta.json

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+{
+  "feed": "https://github.com/errata-ai/Readability/releases.atom",
+  "vale_version": ">=2.13.0"
+}

.vale/styles/config/vocabularies/devx/accept.txt

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+devx
+Gitea
+ZITADEL
+OpenTofu
+Ansible
+Vaultwarden
+Nextcloud
+Vikunja
+Mattermost
+Prometheus
+Grafana
+Loki
+Alertmanager
+Promtail
+pyproject
+tofu
+act_runner
+actionlint
+hadolint
+git-cliff
+pre-commit
+semver
+changelog
+idempotent
+rootless
+OIDC
+SSO
+SAML
+LDAP
+pytest
+molecule
+ruff
+pyright
+bandit
+Vikunja
+oblachno
+Oblachno
+Bulgarian

.vale/styles/devx/CodeBlockLanguage.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Unlabeled code block — add a language tag (```bash, ```yaml, etc.)"
+level: warning
+scope: raw
+raw:
+  - '(?s)```\n(?!.*```)'

.vale/styles/devx/Condescending.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Avoid '%s' — it's condescending in technical documentation"
+level: warning
+ignorecase: true
+tokens:
+  - '\bsimply\b'
+  - '\bjust\b'
+  - '\bobviously\b'
+  - '\bof course\b'
+  - '\bas you (can )?see\b'
+  - '\beasily\b'
+  - '\btrivial\b'
+  - '\bstraightforward\b'

.vale/styles/devx/README.md

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+# Custom Vale style for devx documentation
+
+Project-specific terminology and style rules

.vale/styles/devx/Terminology.yml

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+extends: substitution
+message: "Use '%s' instead of '%s' (terminology consistency)"
+level: error
+ignorecase: false
+swap:
+  '\b(?i)gitea\b': Gitea
+  '\b(?i)zitadel\b': ZITADEL
+  '\b(?i)opentofu\b': OpenTofu
+  '\b(?i)vaultwarden\b': Vaultwarden
+  '\b(?i)nextcloud\b': Nextcloud
+  '\b(?i)mattermost\b': Mattermost

.vale/styles/write-good/Cliches.yml

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+extends: existence
+message: "Try to avoid using clichés like '%s'."
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - a chip off the old block
+  - a clean slate
+  - a dark and stormy night
+  - a far cry
+  - a fine kettle of fish
+  - a loose cannon
+  - a penny saved is a penny earned
+  - a tough row to hoe
+  - a word to the wise
+  - ace in the hole
+  - acid test
+  - add insult to injury
+  - against all odds
+  - air your dirty laundry
+  - all fun and games
+  - all in a day's work
+  - all talk, no action
+  - all thumbs
+  - all your eggs in one basket
+  - all's fair in love and war
+  - all's well that ends well
+  - almighty dollar
+  - American as apple pie
+  - an axe to grind
+  - another day, another dollar
+  - armed to the teeth
+  - as luck would have it
+  - as old as time
+  - as the crow flies
+  - at loose ends
+  - at my wits end
+  - avoid like the plague
+  - babe in the woods
+  - back against the wall
+  - back in the saddle
+  - back to square one
+  - back to the drawing board
+  - bad to the bone
+  - badge of honor
+  - bald faced liar
+  - ballpark figure
+  - banging your head against a brick wall
+  - baptism by fire
+  - barking up the wrong tree
+  - bat out of hell
+  - be all and end all
+  - beat a dead horse
+  - beat around the bush
+  - been there, done that
+  - beggars can't be choosers
+  - behind the eight ball
+  - bend over backwards
+  - benefit of the doubt
+  - bent out of shape
+  - best thing since sliced bread
+  - bet your bottom dollar
+  - better half
+  - better late than never
+  - better mousetrap
+  - better safe than sorry
+  - between a rock and a hard place
+  - beyond the pale
+  - bide your time
+  - big as life
+  - big cheese
+  - big fish in a small pond
+  - big man on campus
+  - bigger they are the harder they fall
+  - bird in the hand
+  - bird's eye view
+  - birds and the bees
+  - birds of a feather flock together
+  - bit the hand that feeds you
+  - bite the bullet
+  - bite the dust
+  - bitten off more than he can chew
+  - black as coal
+  - black as pitch
+  - black as the ace of spades
+  - blast from the past
+  - bleeding heart
+  - blessing in disguise
+  - blind ambition
+  - blind as a bat
+  - blind leading the blind
+  - blood is thicker than water
+  - blood sweat and tears
+  - blow off steam
+  - blow your own horn
+  - blushing bride
+  - boils down to
+  - bolt from the blue
+  - bone to pick
+  - bored stiff
+  - bored to tears
+  - bottomless pit
+  - boys will be boys
+  - bright and early
+  - brings home the bacon
+  - broad across the beam
+  - broken record
+  - brought back to reality
+  - bull by the horns
+  - bull in a china shop
+  - burn the midnight oil
+  - burning question
+  - burning the candle at both ends
+  - burst your bubble
+  - bury the hatchet
+  - busy as a bee
+  - by hook or by crook
+  - call a spade a spade
+  - called onto the carpet
+  - calm before the storm
+  - can of worms
+  - can't cut the mustard
+  - can't hold a candle to
+  - case of mistaken identity
+  - cat got your tongue
+  - cat's meow
+  - caught in the crossfire
+  - caught red-handed
+  - checkered past
+  - chomping at the bit
+  - cleanliness is next to godliness
+  - clear as a bell
+  - clear as mud
+  - close to the vest
+  - cock and bull story
+  - cold shoulder
+  - come hell or high water
+  - cool as a cucumber
+  - cool, calm, and collected
+  - cost a king's ransom
+  - count your blessings
+  - crack of dawn
+  - crash course
+  - creature comforts
+  - cross that bridge when you come to it
+  - crushing blow
+  - cry like a baby
+  - cry me a river
+  - cry over spilt milk
+  - crystal clear
+  - curiosity killed the cat
+  - cut and dried
+  - cut through the red tape
+  - cut to the chase
+  - cute as a bugs ear
+  - cute as a button
+  - cute as a puppy
+  - cuts to the quick
+  - dark before the dawn
+  - day in, day out
+  - dead as a doornail
+  - devil is in the details
+  - dime a dozen
+  - divide and conquer
+  - dog and pony show
+  - dog days
+  - dog eat dog
+  - dog tired
+  - don't burn your bridges
+  - don't count your chickens
+  - don't look a gift horse in the mouth
+  - don't rock the boat
+  - don't step on anyone's toes
+  - don't take any wooden nickels
+  - down and out
+  - down at the heels
+  - down in the dumps
+  - down the hatch
+  - down to earth
+  - draw the line
+  - dressed to kill
+  - dressed to the nines
+  - drives me up the wall
+  - dull as dishwater
+  - dyed in the wool
+  - eagle eye
+  - ear to the ground
+  - early bird catches the worm
+  - easier said than done
+  - easy as pie
+  - eat your heart out
+  - eat your words
+  - eleventh hour
+  - even the playing field
+  - every dog has its day
+  - every fiber of my being
+  - everything but the kitchen sink
+  - eye for an eye
+  - face the music
+  - facts of life
+  - fair weather friend
+  - fall by the wayside
+  - fan the flames
+  - feast or famine
+  - feather your nest
+  - feathered friends
+  - few and far between
+  - fifteen minutes of fame
+  - filthy vermin
+  - fine kettle of fish
+  - fish out of water
+  - fishing for a compliment
+  - fit as a fiddle
+  - fit the bill
+  - fit to be tied
+  - flash in the pan
+  - flat as a pancake
+  - flip your lid
+  - flog a dead horse
+  - fly by night
+  - fly the coop
+  - follow your heart
+  - for all intents and purposes
+  - for the birds
+  - for what it's worth
+  - force of nature
+  - force to be reckoned with
+  - forgive and forget
+  - fox in the henhouse
+  - free and easy
+  - free as a bird
+  - fresh as a daisy
+  - full steam ahead
+  - fun in the sun
+  - garbage in, garbage out
+  - gentle as a lamb
+  - get a kick out of
+  - get a leg up
+  - get down and dirty
+  - get the lead out
+  - get to the bottom of
+  - get your feet wet
+  - gets my goat
+  - gilding the lily
+  - give and take
+  - go against the grain
+  - go at it tooth and nail
+  - go for broke
+  - go him one better
+  - go the extra mile
+  - go with the flow
+  - goes without saying
+  - good as gold
+  - good deed for the day
+  - good things come to those who wait
+  - good time was had by all
+  - good times were had by all
+  - greased lightning
+  - greek to me
+  - green thumb
+  - green-eyed monster
+  - grist for the mill
+  - growing like a weed
+  - hair of the dog
+  - hand to mouth
+  - happy as a clam
+  - happy as a lark
+  - hasn't a clue
+  - have a nice day
+  - have high hopes
+  - have the last laugh
+  - haven't got a row to hoe
+  - head honcho
+  - head over heels
+  - hear a pin drop
+  - heard it through the grapevine
+  - heart's content
+  - heavy as lead
+  - hem and haw
+  - high and dry
+  - high and mighty
+  - high as a kite
+  - hit paydirt
+  - hold your head up high
+  - hold your horses
+  - hold your own
+  - hold your tongue
+  - honest as the day is long
+  - horns of a dilemma
+  - horse of a different color
+  - hot under the collar
+  - hour of need
+  - I beg to differ
+  - icing on the cake
+  - if the shoe fits
+  - if the shoe were on the other foot
+  - in a jam
+  - in a jiffy
+  - in a nutshell
+  - in a pig's eye
+  - in a pinch
+  - in a word
+  - in hot water
+  - in the gutter
+  - in the nick of time
+  - in the thick of it
+  - in your dreams
+  - it ain't over till the fat lady sings
+  - it goes without saying
+  - it takes all kinds
+  - it takes one to know one
+  - it's a small world
+  - it's only a matter of time
+  - ivory tower
+  - Jack of all trades
+  - jockey for position
+  - jog your memory
+  - joined at the hip
+  - judge a book by its cover
+  - jump down your throat
+  - jump in with both feet
+  - jump on the bandwagon
+  - jump the gun
+  - jump to conclusions
+  - just a hop, skip, and a jump
+  - just the ticket
+  - justice is blind
+  - keep a stiff upper lip
+  - keep an eye on
+  - keep it simple, stupid
+  - keep the home fires burning
+  - keep up with the Joneses
+  - keep your chin up
+  - keep your fingers crossed
+  - kick the bucket
+  - kick up your heels
+  - kick your feet up
+  - kid in a candy store
+  - kill two birds with one stone
+  - kiss of death
+  - knock it out of the park
+  - knock on wood
+  - knock your socks off
+  - know him from Adam
+  - know the ropes
+  - know the score
+  - knuckle down
+  - knuckle sandwich
+  - knuckle under
+  - labor of love
+  - ladder of success
+  - land on your feet
+  - lap of luxury
+  - last but not least
+  - last hurrah
+  - last-ditch effort
+  - law of the jungle
+  - law of the land
+  - lay down the law
+  - leaps and bounds
+  - let sleeping dogs lie
+  - let the cat out of the bag
+  - let the good times roll
+  - let your hair down
+  - let's talk turkey
+  - letter perfect
+  - lick your wounds
+  - lies like a rug
+  - life's a bitch
+  - life's a grind
+  - light at the end of the tunnel
+  - lighter than a feather
+  - lighter than air
+  - like clockwork
+  - like father like son
+  - like taking candy from a baby
+  - like there's no tomorrow
+  - lion's share
+  - live and learn
+  - live and let live
+  - long and short of it
+  - long lost love
+  - look before you leap
+  - look down your nose
+  - look what the cat dragged in
+  - looking a gift horse in the mouth
+  - looks like death warmed over
+  - loose cannon
+  - lose your head
+  - lose your temper
+  - loud as a horn
+  - lounge lizard
+  - loved and lost
+  - low man on the totem pole
+  - luck of the draw
+  - luck of the Irish
+  - make hay while the sun shines
+  - make money hand over fist
+  - make my day
+  - make the best of a bad situation
+  - make the best of it
+  - make your blood boil
+  - man of few words
+  - man's best friend
+  - mark my words
+  - meaningful dialogue
+  - missed the boat on that one
+  - moment in the sun
+  - moment of glory
+  - moment of truth
+  - money to burn
+  - more power to you
+  - more than one way to skin a cat
+  - movers and shakers
+  - moving experience
+  - naked as a jaybird
+  - naked truth
+  - neat as a pin
+  - needle in a haystack
+  - needless to say
+  - neither here nor there
+  - never look back
+  - never say never
+  - nip and tuck
+  - nip it in the bud
+  - no guts, no glory
+  - no love lost
+  - no pain, no gain
+  - no skin off my back
+  - no stone unturned
+  - no time like the present
+  - no use crying over spilled milk
+  - nose to the grindstone
+  - not a hope in hell
+  - not a minute's peace
+  - not in my backyard
+  - not playing with a full deck
+  - not the end of the world
+  - not written in stone
+  - nothing to sneeze at
+  - nothing ventured nothing gained
+  - now we're cooking
+  - off the top of my head
+  - off the wagon
+  - off the wall
+  - old hat
+  - older and wiser
+  - older than dirt
+  - older than Methuselah
+  - on a roll
+  - on cloud nine
+  - on pins and needles
+  - on the bandwagon
+  - on the money
+  - on the nose
+  - on the rocks
+  - on the spot
+  - on the tip of my tongue
+  - on the wagon
+  - on thin ice
+  - once bitten, twice shy
+  - one bad apple doesn't spoil the bushel
+  - one born every minute
+  - one brick short
+  - one foot in the grave
+  - one in a million
+  - one red cent
+  - only game in town
+  - open a can of worms
+  - open and shut case
+  - open the flood gates
+  - opportunity doesn't knock twice
+  - out of pocket
+  - out of sight, out of mind
+  - out of the frying pan into the fire
+  - out of the woods
+  - out on a limb
+  - over a barrel
+  - over the hump
+  - pain and suffering
+  - pain in the
+  - panic button
+  - par for the course
+  - part and parcel
+  - party pooper
+  - pass the buck
+  - patience is a virtue
+  - pay through the nose
+  - penny pincher
+  - perfect storm
+  - pig in a poke
+  - pile it on
+  - pillar of the community
+  - pin your hopes on
+  - pitter patter of little feet
+  - plain as day
+  - plain as the nose on your face
+  - play by the rules
+  - play your cards right
+  - playing the field
+  - playing with fire
+  - pleased as punch
+  - plenty of fish in the sea
+  - point with pride
+  - poor as a church mouse
+  - pot calling the kettle black
+  - pretty as a picture
+  - pull a fast one
+  - pull your punches
+  - pulling your leg
+  - pure as the driven snow
+  - put it in a nutshell
+  - put one over on you
+  - put the cart before the horse
+  - put the pedal to the metal
+  - put your best foot forward
+  - put your foot down
+  - quick as a bunny
+  - quick as a lick
+  - quick as a wink
+  - quick as lightning
+  - quiet as a dormouse
+  - rags to riches
+  - raining buckets
+  - raining cats and dogs
+  - rank and file
+  - rat race
+  - reap what you sow
+  - red as a beet
+  - red herring
+  - reinvent the wheel
+  - rich and famous
+  - rings a bell
+  - ripe old age
+  - ripped me off
+  - rise and shine
+  - road to hell is paved with good intentions
+  - rob Peter to pay Paul
+  - roll over in the grave
+  - rub the wrong way
+  - ruled the roost
+  - running in circles
+  - sad but true
+  - sadder but wiser
+  - salt of the earth
+  - scared stiff
+  - scared to death
+  - sealed with a kiss
+  - second to none
+  - see eye to eye
+  - seen the light
+  - seize the day
+  - set the record straight
+  - set the world on fire
+  - set your teeth on edge
+  - sharp as a tack
+  - shoot for the moon
+  - shoot the breeze
+  - shot in the dark
+  - shoulder to the wheel
+  - sick as a dog
+  - sigh of relief
+  - signed, sealed, and delivered
+  - sink or swim
+  - six of one, half a dozen of another
+  - skating on thin ice
+  - slept like a log
+  - slinging mud
+  - slippery as an eel
+  - slow as molasses
+  - smart as a whip
+  - smooth as a baby's bottom
+  - sneaking suspicion
+  - snug as a bug in a rug
+  - sow wild oats
+  - spare the rod, spoil the child
+  - speak of the devil
+  - spilled the beans
+  - spinning your wheels
+  - spitting image of
+  - spoke with relish
+  - spread like wildfire
+  - spring to life
+  - squeaky wheel gets the grease
+  - stands out like a sore thumb
+  - start from scratch
+  - stick in the mud
+  - still waters run deep
+  - stitch in time
+  - stop and smell the roses
+  - straight as an arrow
+  - straw that broke the camel's back
+  - strong as an ox
+  - stubborn as a mule
+  - stuff that dreams are made of
+  - stuffed shirt
+  - sweating blood
+  - sweating bullets
+  - take a load off
+  - take one for the team
+  - take the bait
+  - take the bull by the horns
+  - take the plunge
+  - takes one to know one
+  - takes two to tango
+  - the more the merrier
+  - the real deal
+  - the real McCoy
+  - the red carpet treatment
+  - the same old story
+  - there is no accounting for taste
+  - thick as a brick
+  - thick as thieves
+  - thin as a rail
+  - think outside of the box
+  - third time's the charm
+  - this day and age
+  - this hurts me worse than it hurts you
+  - this point in time
+  - three sheets to the wind
+  - through thick and thin
+  - throw in the towel
+  - tie one on
+  - tighter than a drum
+  - time and time again
+  - time is of the essence
+  - tip of the iceberg
+  - tired but happy
+  - to coin a phrase
+  - to each his own
+  - to make a long story short
+  - to the best of my knowledge
+  - toe the line
+  - tongue in cheek
+  - too good to be true
+  - too hot to handle
+  - too numerous to mention
+  - touch with a ten foot pole
+  - tough as nails
+  - trial and error
+  - trials and tribulations
+  - tried and true
+  - trip down memory lane
+  - twist of fate
+  - two cents worth
+  - two peas in a pod
+  - ugly as sin
+  - under the counter
+  - under the gun
+  - under the same roof
+  - under the weather
+  - until the cows come home
+  - unvarnished truth
+  - up the creek
+  - uphill battle
+  - upper crust
+  - upset the applecart
+  - vain attempt
+  - vain effort
+  - vanquish the enemy
+  - vested interest
+  - waiting for the other shoe to drop
+  - wakeup call
+  - warm welcome
+  - watch your p's and q's
+  - watch your tongue
+  - watching the clock
+  - water under the bridge
+  - weather the storm
+  - weed them out
+  - week of Sundays
+  - went belly up
+  - wet behind the ears
+  - what goes around comes around
+  - what you see is what you get
+  - when it rains, it pours
+  - when push comes to shove
+  - when the cat's away
+  - when the going gets tough, the tough get going
+  - white as a sheet
+  - whole ball of wax
+  - whole hog
+  - whole nine yards
+  - wild goose chase
+  - will wonders never cease?
+  - wisdom of the ages
+  - wise as an owl
+  - wolf at the door
+  - words fail me
+  - work like a dog
+  - world weary
+  - worst nightmare
+  - worth its weight in gold
+  - wrong side of the bed
+  - yanking your chain
+  - yappy as a dog
+  - years young
+  - you are what you eat
+  - you can run but you can't hide
+  - you only live once
+  - you're the boss
+  - young and foolish
+  - young and vibrant

.vale/styles/write-good/E-Prime.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Try to avoid using '%s'."
+ignorecase: true
+level: suggestion
+tokens:
+  - am
+  - are
+  - aren't
+  - be
+  - been
+  - being
+  - he's
+  - here's
+  - here's
+  - how's
+  - i'm
+  - is
+  - isn't
+  - it's
+  - she's
+  - that's
+  - there's
+  - they're
+  - was
+  - wasn't
+  - we're
+  - were
+  - weren't
+  - what's
+  - where's
+  - who's
+  - you're

.vale/styles/write-good/Illusions.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+extends: repetition
+message: "'%s' is repeated!"
+level: warning
+alpha: true
+action:
+  name: edit
+  params:
+    - truncate
+    - " "
+tokens:
+  - '[^\s]+'

.vale/styles/write-good/Passive.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' may be passive voice. Use active voice if you can."
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+raw:
+  - \b(am|are|were|being|is|been|was|be)\b\s*
+tokens:
+  - '[\w]+ed'
+  - awoken
+  - beat
+  - become
+  - been
+  - begun
+  - bent
+  - beset
+  - bet
+  - bid
+  - bidden
+  - bitten
+  - bled
+  - blown
+  - born
+  - bought
+  - bound
+  - bred
+  - broadcast
+  - broken
+  - brought
+  - built
+  - burnt
+  - burst
+  - cast
+  - caught
+  - chosen
+  - clung
+  - come
+  - cost
+  - crept
+  - cut
+  - dealt
+  - dived
+  - done
+  - drawn
+  - dreamt
+  - driven
+  - drunk
+  - dug
+  - eaten
+  - fallen
+  - fed
+  - felt
+  - fit
+  - fled
+  - flown
+  - flung
+  - forbidden
+  - foregone
+  - forgiven
+  - forgotten
+  - forsaken
+  - fought
+  - found
+  - frozen
+  - given
+  - gone
+  - gotten
+  - ground
+  - grown
+  - heard
+  - held
+  - hidden
+  - hit
+  - hung
+  - hurt
+  - kept
+  - knelt
+  - knit
+  - known
+  - laid
+  - lain
+  - leapt
+  - learnt
+  - led
+  - left
+  - lent
+  - let
+  - lighted
+  - lost
+  - made
+  - meant
+  - met
+  - misspelt
+  - mistaken
+  - mown
+  - overcome
+  - overdone
+  - overtaken
+  - overthrown
+  - paid
+  - pled
+  - proven
+  - put
+  - quit
+  - read
+  - rid
+  - ridden
+  - risen
+  - run
+  - rung
+  - said
+  - sat
+  - sawn
+  - seen
+  - sent
+  - set
+  - sewn
+  - shaken
+  - shaven
+  - shed
+  - shod
+  - shone
+  - shorn
+  - shot
+  - shown
+  - shrunk
+  - shut
+  - slain
+  - slept
+  - slid
+  - slit
+  - slung
+  - smitten
+  - sold
+  - sought
+  - sown
+  - sped
+  - spent
+  - spilt
+  - spit
+  - split
+  - spoken
+  - spread
+  - sprung
+  - spun
+  - stolen
+  - stood
+  - stridden
+  - striven
+  - struck
+  - strung
+  - stuck
+  - stung
+  - stunk
+  - sung
+  - sunk
+  - swept
+  - swollen
+  - sworn
+  - swum
+  - swung
+  - taken
+  - taught
+  - thought
+  - thrived
+  - thrown
+  - thrust
+  - told
+  - torn
+  - trodden
+  - understood
+  - upheld
+  - upset
+  - wed
+  - wept
+  - withheld
+  - withstood
+  - woken
+  - won
+  - worn
+  - wound
+  - woven
+  - written
+  - wrung

.vale/styles/write-good/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Based on [write-good](https://github.com/btford/write-good).
+
+> Naive linter for English prose for developers who can't write good and wanna learn to do other stuff good too.
+
+```text
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2014 Brian Ford
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+```

.vale/styles/write-good/So.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't start a sentence with '%s'."
+level: error
+raw:
+  - '(?:[;-]\s)so[\s,]|\bSo[\s,]'

.vale/styles/write-good/ThereIs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "Don't start a sentence with '%s'."
+ignorecase: false
+level: error
+raw:
+  - '(?:[;-]\s)There\s(is|are)|\bThere\s(is|are)\b'

.vale/styles/write-good/TooWordy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' is too wordy."
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - a number of
+  - abundance
+  - accede to
+  - accelerate
+  - accentuate
+  - accompany
+  - accomplish
+  - accorded
+  - accrue
+  - acquiesce
+  - acquire
+  - additional
+  - adjacent to
+  - adjustment
+  - admissible
+  - advantageous
+  - adversely impact
+  - advise
+  - aforementioned
+  - aggregate
+  - aircraft
+  - all of
+  - all things considered
+  - alleviate
+  - allocate
+  - along the lines of
+  - already existing
+  - alternatively
+  - amazing
+  - ameliorate
+  - anticipate
+  - apparent
+  - appreciable
+  - as a matter of fact
+  - as a means of
+  - as far as I'm concerned
+  - as of yet
+  - as to
+  - as yet
+  - ascertain
+  - assistance
+  - at the present time
+  - at this time
+  - attain
+  - attributable to
+  - authorize
+  - because of the fact that
+  - belated
+  - benefit from
+  - bestow
+  - by means of
+  - by virtue of
+  - by virtue of the fact that
+  - cease
+  - close proximity
+  - commence
+  - comply with
+  - concerning
+  - consequently
+  - consolidate
+  - constitutes
+  - demonstrate
+  - depart
+  - designate
+  - discontinue
+  - due to the fact that
+  - each and every
+  - economical
+  - eliminate
+  - elucidate
+  - employ
+  - endeavor
+  - enumerate
+  - equitable
+  - equivalent
+  - evaluate
+  - evidenced
+  - exclusively
+  - expedite
+  - expend
+  - expiration
+  - facilitate
+  - factual evidence
+  - feasible
+  - finalize
+  - first and foremost
+  - for all intents and purposes
+  - for the most part
+  - for the purpose of
+  - forfeit
+  - formulate
+  - have a tendency to
+  - honest truth
+  - however
+  - if and when
+  - impacted
+  - implement
+  - in a manner of speaking
+  - in a timely manner
+  - in a very real sense
+  - in accordance with
+  - in addition
+  - in all likelihood
+  - in an effort to
+  - in between
+  - in excess of
+  - in lieu of
+  - in light of the fact that
+  - in many cases
+  - in my opinion
+  - in order to
+  - in regard to
+  - in some instances
+  - in terms of
+  - in the case of
+  - in the event that
+  - in the final analysis
+  - in the nature of
+  - in the near future
+  - in the process of
+  - inception
+  - incumbent upon
+  - indicate
+  - indication
+  - initiate
+  - irregardless
+  - is applicable to
+  - is authorized to
+  - is responsible for
+  - it is
+  - it is essential
+  - it seems that
+  - it was
+  - magnitude
+  - maximum
+  - methodology
+  - minimize
+  - minimum
+  - modify
+  - monitor
+  - multiple
+  - necessitate
+  - nevertheless
+  - not certain
+  - not many
+  - not often
+  - not unless
+  - not unlike
+  - notwithstanding
+  - null and void
+  - numerous
+  - objective
+  - obligate
+  - obtain
+  - on the contrary
+  - on the other hand
+  - one particular
+  - optimum
+  - overall
+  - owing to the fact that
+  - participate
+  - particulars
+  - pass away
+  - pertaining to
+  - point in time
+  - portion
+  - possess
+  - preclude
+  - previously
+  - prior to
+  - prioritize
+  - procure
+  - proficiency
+  - provided that
+  - purchase
+  - put simply
+  - readily apparent
+  - refer back
+  - regarding
+  - relocate
+  - remainder
+  - remuneration
+  - requirement
+  - reside
+  - residence
+  - retain
+  - satisfy
+  - shall
+  - should you wish
+  - similar to
+  - solicit
+  - span across
+  - strategize
+  - subsequent
+  - substantial
+  - successfully complete
+  - sufficient
+  - terminate
+  - the month of
+  - the point I am trying to make
+  - therefore
+  - time period
+  - took advantage of
+  - transmit
+  - transpire
+  - type of
+  - until such time as
+  - utilization
+  - utilize
+  - validate
+  - various different
+  - what I mean to say is
+  - whether or not
+  - with respect to
+  - with the exception of
+  - witnessed

.vale/styles/write-good/Weasel.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+extends: existence
+message: "'%s' is a weasel word!"
+ignorecase: true
+level: warning
+tokens:
+  - clearly
+  - completely
+  - exceedingly
+  - excellent
+  - extremely
+  - fairly
+  - huge
+  - interestingly
+  - is a number
+  - largely
+  - mostly
+  - obviously
+  - quite
+  - relatively
+  - remarkably
+  - several
+  - significantly
+  - substantially
+  - surprisingly
+  - tiny
+  - usually
+  - various
+  - vast
+  - very

.vale/styles/write-good/meta.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "feed": "https://github.com/errata-ai/write-good/releases.atom",
+  "vale_version": ">=1.0.0"
+}

AGENTS.md

@@ -1,5 +1,19 @@
 # AGENTS.md — Project Conventions for devx
 
+## Virtual Environment
+
+All Python tools, tests, and scripts run inside a standard `.venv` directory.
+Activate it before running any non-`make` command:
+
+```bash
+source activate.sh       # bash/zsh
+source activate.fish     # fish
+source activate.zsh      # zsh
+```
+
+If `.venv` doesn't exist, run `make setup` first. The `make` targets handle
+venv activation automatically — always prefer `make <target>` over raw commands.
+
 ## Build & Test Commands
 
 ```bash
@@ -43,7 +57,7 @@ devx is a reusable Python package providing development and CI/CD tools for obla
 
 ### Package Structure
 
-```
+```text
 src/devx/
 ├── __init__.py          # Version (single source of truth, read by setuptools)
 ├── cli.py               # Click-based CLI entry point (devx command)
@@ -52,14 +66,14 @@ src/devx/
 ├── gitea_cli.py         # TeaCLI — wrapper around tea CLI with JSON parsing
 ├── i18n.py              # Translation system (gettext-based, translations.json)
 ├── exceptions.py        # Custom exception types
-├── translations.json    # Translation strings (en, bg)
+├── translations.json    # Translation strings (en, bg, de, pl, ru, zh)
 ├── ci/                  # CI/CD automation modules (run by workflows)
 │   ├── release.py       # Automated versioning, tagging, changelog
 │   ├── publish.py       # Build and publish to Gitea PyPI registry (--skip-build for non-Python repos)
 │   ├── auto_merge.py    # Squash-merge PRs with task ID validation
 │   ├── check_auto_merge_ready.py  # Pre-merge validation gate (branch, PR title, Vikunja, behind-master)
 │   ├── _shared.py      # Shared utilities (get_latest_tag)
-│   ├── classify_changes.py  # User-facing vs workflow-only change detection
+│   ├── classify_changes.py  # User-facing vs infrastructure change detection
 │   ├── detect_release_commit.py  # Detect release commits on master
 │   ├── validate_commit_msg.py    # Conventional commit validation
 │   ├── pr_review.py     # Automated PR review + manual reviews (--event, --body, --checklist-confirmed)
@@ -84,19 +98,24 @@ src/devx/
 │   ├── check_pyproject_deps.py   # Validate pyproject.toml deps have documentation comments
 │   ├── check_test_coverage.py    # Ensure changed files have corresponding tests (configurable rules)
 │   ├── check_agent_docs.py       # Validate docs for stale file references (configurable patterns)
+│   ├── check_config.py       # Validate pyproject.toml [tool.devx] config
 │   ├── configure_repo.py    # Branch protection and label setup
 │   ├── generate_badges.py   # Badge SVG generation
+│   ├── generate_cliff_config.py  # Generate git-cliff config (cliff.toml)
 │   ├── create_task.py       # Create Vikunja tasks
 │   ├── create_pr.py         # Create PRs with auto-derived title from Vikunja
 │   ├── pr_status.py         # Check CI status for a PR/commit (--wait polls)
 │   ├── pr_logs.py           # Fetch logs for failed CI jobs
-│   └── pr_label.py          # Add labels to PRs (idempotent)
+│   ├── pr_label.py          # Add labels to PRs (idempotent)
+│   ├── pre_push_check.py    # Validate Vikunja task existence before push
+│   └── _shared.py           # Shared tool utilities
 ├── opentofu.py          # OpenTofu output helpers (get_tofu_output, get_tofu_vm_ip, get_tofu_vm_field)
 └── molecule/            # Optional molecule testing helpers (for Ansible projects)
     ├── discover_runners.py    # Dynamic Gitea runner discovery
     ├── distribute_molecule.py # Distribute molecule scenarios across runners (LPT scheduling, --roles-root for multi-role)
     ├── molecule_ci_guard.py   # Run molecule with cross-runner fail-fast (--roles-root)
     ├── molecule_all.py        # Run all molecule scenarios locally
+    ├── start_docker.py        # Ensure Docker daemon is running for molecule tests
     └── platforms.py           # Supported molecule platforms
 ```
 
@@ -139,7 +158,7 @@ git checkout -b DEVX-N-short-description
 
 ### 4. Commit (Conventional Commits)
 Branch commits use conventional commit format (no `DEVX-N:` prefix):
-```
+```text
 feat: add new feature
 fix: resolve bug
 docs: update README
@@ -307,14 +326,14 @@ setuptools via `dynamic = ["version"]` in `pyproject.toml`.
 
 ### Task ID Resolution
 
-`auto_merge` resolves the task ID solely from the branch name (e.g.
+`auto_merge` resolves the task ID solely from the branch name (for example
 `DEVX-12-fix-foo` → `DEVX-12`). Branch names must include the task ID
 prefix — there is no `.taskid` file fallback. If a stale `.taskid` file
 exists in the repo, a deprecation warning is printed advising its removal.
 
 ### Workflow `auto-merge` Job and `always()`
 
-When `auto-merge` depends on a job that can be skipped (e.g.
+When `auto-merge` depends on a job that can be skipped (for example
 `molecule-tests`), the `if:` condition MUST include `always() &&`
 at the start. Without it, Gitea Actions skips `auto-merge` when any
 dependency is skipped, even if the condition explicitly allows
@@ -346,7 +365,7 @@ balanced distribution when test items have varying costs:
 2. **LPT assignment**: Items are sorted by weight (descending), then
    each is assigned to the runner with the least total weight.
 
-This ensures heavy scenarios (e.g. `nextcloud`) are spread across
+This ensures heavy scenarios (for example `nextcloud`) are spread across
 different runners rather than clustered on one, reducing the
 longest-runner time from ~16 min to ~11 min with 6 runners.
 
@@ -364,7 +383,7 @@ devx uses environment variables with `.env` file fallback for configuration.
 | `DEVX_REPO_NAME` | **(none — must be set)** | Repository name (or `owner/repo`) |
 | `DEVX_TASK_PREFIX` | `DEVX` | Task ID prefix (GRM, OBL-INFRA, etc.) |
 | `DEVX_VIKUNJA_PROJECT_ID` | `6` | Vikunja project ID |
-| `DEVX_LANG` | `en` | Language for i18n (en, bg) |
+| `DEVX_LANG` | `en` | Language for i18n (en, bg, de, pl, ru, zh) |
 | `CI_GITEA_TOKEN` | (from .env) | Gitea API token |
 | `VIKUNJA_TOKEN` | (from .env) | Vikunja API token |
 
@@ -381,7 +400,7 @@ the `[tool.devx]` section in `pyproject.toml`. This allows per-project
 customization without environment variables.
 
 **Base config** (`[tool.devx]`):
-- `task_prefix` — Task ID prefix (e.g. `"DEVX"`, `"GRM"`, `"OBL-INFRA"`)
+- `task_prefix` — Task ID prefix (for example `"DEVX"`, `"GRM"`, `"OBL-INFRA"`)
 - `vikunja_project_id` — Vikunja project ID
 - `repo_owner` / `repo_name` — Gitea repository coordinates
 - `gitea_api_url` / `vikunja_api_url` — API endpoints
@@ -516,3 +535,113 @@ create-task: devx-create-task
 - Line length: 120 chars
 - Secrets are passed via environment variables, never on the command line
 - All user-facing strings wrapped in `_()` for i18n
+
+### Container-Level Fix Verification (Mandatory)
+
+**Rule:** Before pushing any fix that modifies container state (CA certs,
+config files, installed packages, daemon restarts), reproduce the exact
+sequence locally with the actual Docker image. Do not push to CI as the
+first test.
+
+This is a hard rule, not a suggestion. CI cycles take 20+ minutes and
+ephemeral staging VMs are destroyed after each run, making interactive
+debugging impossible. A local reproduction takes 30 seconds and catches
+silent failures immediately.
+
+**Procedure:**
+1. `docker pull <actual_image>`
+2. `docker run -d --name <test> ...` and wait for it to start
+3. Run the exact commands from the Ansible task or script
+4. Verify the state change took effect
+5. Clean up: `docker rm -f <test>`
+
+### Verified State Modification (Mandatory)
+
+Ansible tasks that modify container state with `changed_when: false`
+MUST include a post-task verification step that confirms the state
+change took effect. `changed_when: false` suppresses both change
+detection AND failure visibility — a task can silently do nothing and
+report `ok`.
+
+## Subagent Delegation Policy
+
+Custom subagent profiles are defined in `.devin/agents/` (project-specific)
+and `~/.config/devin/agents/` (global, shared across repos). The agent MUST
+automatically delegate to the appropriate subagent based on the task —
+the user should not need to specify which profile to use.
+
+### Available Profiles
+
+**Global** (shared across all projects):
+
+| Profile | Location | Purpose |
+|---------|----------|---------|
+| `pr-reviewer` | `~/.config/devin/agents/` | 13-category PR checklist + quality gates |
+| `release-check` | `~/.config/devin/agents/` | Pre-merge readiness validation |
+
+**devx-specific** (in `.devin/agents/`):
+
+| Profile | Purpose |
+|---------|---------|
+| `ci-investigator` | Investigate CI failures (quality, release, publish, wiki sync, image build) |
+| `dep-upgrader` | Python dependency upgrades in pyproject.toml with dep-doc validation |
+| `docker-image-builder` | Build/push/cleanup 3-tier runner images (ci-base, ci-quality, ci-full) |
+| `doc-sync-specialist` | Doc coverage, doc linting, wiki sync integrity |
+| `workflow-validator` | actionlint + act_runner dry-run validation |
+
+### When to Delegate Automatically
+
+| Trigger | Profile | Mode |
+|---------|---------|------|
+| CI run failure (quality, release, publish, sync-wiki, build-images) | `ci-investigator` | Background |
+| PR ready for review | `pr-reviewer` | Foreground |
+| Dependency upgrade requested | `dep-upgrader` | Background |
+| Docker image build/push needed | `docker-image-builder` | Background |
+| Doc coverage failure or wiki sync issue | `doc-sync-specialist` | Background |
+| Workflow YAML modified or validation needed | `workflow-validator` | Background |
+| Branch ready for merge | `release-check` | Foreground |
+
+### Delegation Rules
+
+1. **Auto-select the profile.** Do not ask the user which profile to use.
+2. **Background by default, foreground when blocking.**
+3. **Provide full context in the prompt** — subagents don't inherit conversation history.
+4. **One subagent per concern.** Chain: investigate → fix in main session → review.
+5. **Don't delegate trivial work** (<30s, <50 lines of context).
+6. **Compact after subagent returns.**
+7. **Never skip delegation to save time** — it keeps main context small.
+
+
+## Feedback Issue Handling
+
+Subagents create Gitea issues in the current repo when they encounter
+tool, workflow, or process issues that warrant follow-up. These issues
+use the `feedback` label plus a category label (`tooling`,
+`ci-improvement`, `doc-improvement`, `workflow-improvement`).
+
+Standard labels are created automatically by `configure_repo` (runs in
+post-merge on every master push). If a label does not exist yet, the
+subagent's issue creation will still succeed — labels can be added
+afterwards.
+
+### When a Subagent Reports a Feedback Issue URL
+
+1. **Acknowledge it** in your response to the user — mention the issue URL
+2. **Do NOT close or modify** the issue — it is for follow-up work
+3. **Do NOT create a PR** to address it unless the user explicitly asks
+4. If the user asks to address feedback, spawn a subagent to investigate
+   the issue and implement a fix
+
+### Creating Feedback Issues Manually
+
+As the parent agent, you can also create feedback issues directly using
+the Gitea MCP (`issue_write` with `create_issue` method). Follow the
+same format as subagents:
+
+- Title: `[feedback] <category>: <short description>`
+- Labels: `feedback` + category label
+- Body: include context, tool/workflow, issue, reproduction, affected
+  files, suggested investigation, and "Reported by: parent agent"
+
+Always deduplicate first via `list_issues` with `labels: "feedback"`.
+

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,90 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [0.35.0] - 2026-07-06
+
+### Features
+
+- Enrich lint_docs.py with single H1, max depth, line length, code block lang, orphan checks
+
+## [0.34.0] - 2026-07-06
+
+### Features
+
+- Enhance documentation-as-code with badges, version refs, Vale
+
+## [0.33.4] - 2026-07-06
+
+### Refactor
+
+- Remove project-specific references from devx
+
+## [0.33.3] - 2026-07-06
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Make wiki sync resilient to API timeouts and stale page lists
+
+## [0.33.2] - 2026-07-05
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Abort sync_wiki when list_wiki_pages fails
+
+## [0.33.1] - 2026-07-05
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Build images after post-merge publish, not on push
+
+## [0.33.0] - 2026-07-05
+
+### Features
+
+- Add check_api_identity_checks, setup_ssh_key, and api utils
+
+## [0.32.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Add missing i18n translations for new tools
+
+## [0.32.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Features
+
+- Extract docker-login, tofu-ops, check-deps, install-tofu to Python tools
+
+## [0.31.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Features
+
+- Centralize venv management in devx.mak
+
+## [0.30.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Features
+
+- Add standard label creation to configure_repo
+
+## [0.29.1] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Strip task ID prefix from commit messages in extract_conventional_msg
+
+## [0.29.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Features
+
+- Detect badge commits as automated CI commits
+
+## [0.28.0] - 2026-07-01
+
+### Features
+
+- Auto-rebase in auto-merge, new rebase tools, CLI registration
+
 ## [0.27.3] - 2026-06-30
 
 ### Bug Fixes

Makefile

@@ -6,6 +6,36 @@ BIN := $(VENV)/bin
 
 all: setup
 
+# --- devx.mak integration ----------------------------------------------------
+# Include shared targets from the devx package itself (venv management,
+# workflow-lint, notify-failure, checkmake, lint targets, quality checks, etc.)
+# Since devx IS the package, we can include its own devx.mak.
+DEVX_PYTHON := $(BIN)/python
+DEVX_VENV := $(VENV)
+DEVX_BIN := $(BIN)
+DEVX_LINT_PATHS := src/ tests/
+DEVX_COV_PKG := src/devx
+DEVX_TEST_PATHS := tests/
+
+DEVX_MAK := $(shell $(BIN)/python -c \
+	"from pathlib import Path; import devx; print(Path(devx.__file__).parent / 'make' / 'devx.mak')" \
+	2>/dev/null)
+# Fallback: when the venv doesn't exist yet (chicken-and-egg), use the
+# source tree copy directly. devx IS the package, so src/devx/make/devx.mak
+# is always available in this repo.
+ifeq ($(strip $(DEVX_MAK)),)
+DEVX_MAK := $(CURDIR)/src/devx/make/devx.mak
+endif
+-include $(DEVX_MAK)
+
+# venv, .env, and activate-scripts are provided by devx.mak
+# (devx-venv, devx-env, devx-activate-scripts, $(DEVX_VENV)/bin/activate rule)
+# Aliases for convenience and backward compatibility:
+.PHONY: venv activate-scripts
+venv: devx-venv
+.env: devx-env
+activate-scripts: devx-activate-scripts
+
 # Full setup for local development
 setup: $(VENV)/bin/activate .env activate-scripts install-tools
 	@$(BIN)/pip install -e '.[dev]' 2>/dev/null; \
@@ -35,22 +65,9 @@ setup-release: $(VENV)/bin/activate .env
 # an older devx.mak that doesn't yet define devx-setup-image. Consumer repos
 # (grm, infra) can safely alias to devx-setup-image since they install devx from PyPI.
 setup-image:
-	@if [ -d /opt/venv ]; then ln -sf /opt/venv .venv; . .venv/bin/activate && pip install --no-cache-dir -e . 2>/dev/null; \
+	@if [ -d /opt/venv ]; then ln -sf /opt/venv $(VENV); . $(VENV)/bin/activate && pip install --no-cache-dir -e . 2>/dev/null; \
 	else echo "[setup-image] /opt/venv not found — falling back to setup-ci"; $(MAKE) setup-ci; fi
 
-.env:
-	@if [ ! -f .env ]; then cp .env.example .env; echo "Created .env from .env.example — please edit it."; fi
-
-$(VENV)/bin/activate:
-	@python3 -c "import sys; v=sys.version_info; assert v >= (3, 12), f'Python 3.12+ required, found {v.major}.{v.minor}'; print(f'Python {v.major}.{v.minor}.{v.micro} OK')"
-	$(PYTHON) -m venv $(VENV)
-	$(BIN)/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-
-activate-scripts: $(VENV)/bin/activate
-	@test -f activate.sh || (echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > activate.sh && echo 'source "$$(cd "$$(dirname "$${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/.venv/bin/activate"' >> activate.sh && chmod +x activate.sh)
-	@test -f activate.fish || (echo '#!/usr/bin/env fish' > activate.fish && echo 'set -l script_dir (dirname (status --current-filename))' >> activate.fish && echo 'source "$$script_dir/.venv/bin/activate.fish"' >> activate.fish && chmod +x activate.fish)
-	@test -f activate.zsh || (echo '#!/usr/bin/env zsh' > activate.zsh && echo '0="$${ZERO:-$${0:#$$ZSH_ARGZERO}}"' >> activate.zsh && echo '0="$${$${(M)0:#/*}:-$$PWD/$$0}"' >> activate.zsh && echo 'source "$${0:A:h}/.venv/bin/activate"' >> activate.zsh && chmod +x activate.zsh)
-
 install-hooks:
 	@cp hooks/pre-commit .git/hooks/pre-commit && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
 	@cp hooks/pre-push .git/hooks/pre-push && chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-push
@@ -60,23 +77,13 @@ install-tools: $(VENV)/bin/activate
 	@$(BIN)/pip install -e '.' 2>/dev/null; \
 	$(BIN)/python -m devx.tools.install_tools
 
-# --- devx.mak integration ----------------------------------------------------
-# Include shared targets from the devx package itself (workflow-lint,
-# notify-failure, checkmake, lint targets, quality checks, etc.)
-# Since devx IS the package, we can include its own devx.mak.
-DEVX_PYTHON := $(BIN)/python
-DEVX_VENV := $(VENV)
-DEVX_BIN := $(BIN)
-DEVX_LINT_PATHS := src/ tests/
-DEVX_COV_PKG := src/devx
-DEVX_TEST_PATHS := tests/
-
-DEVX_MAK := $(shell $(BIN)/python -c \
-	"from pathlib import Path; import devx; print(Path(devx.__file__).parent / 'make' / 'devx.mak')" \
-	2>/dev/null)
--include $(DEVX_MAK)
-
 # Aliases — project-specific names map to devx.mak targets
+.PHONY: lint-ruff lint-format typecheck lint-bandit lint-deps lint
+.PHONY: workflow-lint workflow-dryrun workflow-dryrun-safe workflow-check
+.PHONY: notify-failure checkmake check-mutable-globals check-dep-docs
+.PHONY: check-test-speed check-test-coverage check-docs
+.PHONY: create-task create-pr push-with-pr git-push rebase pr-rebase
+.PHONY: lint-all lint-dockerfiles
 lint-ruff: devx-lint-ruff
 lint-format: devx-lint-format
 typecheck: devx-typecheck
@@ -98,6 +105,8 @@ create-task: devx-create-task
 create-pr: devx-create-pr
 push-with-pr: devx-push-with-pr
 git-push: devx-push
+rebase: devx-rebase
+pr-rebase: devx-pr-rebase
 
 lint-all: lint workflow-lint lint-dockerfiles
 	@echo "[lint-all] All linting checks passed."
@@ -106,10 +115,7 @@ lint-all: lint workflow-lint lint-dockerfiles
 # devx's own CI images may have an older devx.mak. Consumer repos can safely alias.
 lint-dockerfiles:
 	@echo "[lint-dockerfiles] Linting Dockerfiles with hadolint..."
-	@if ! command -v hadolint >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
-		echo "[lint-dockerfiles] ERROR: hadolint not found. Install from https://github.com/hadolint/hadolint/releases" >&2; \
-		exit 1; \
-	fi
+	@command -v hadolint >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "hadolint not found" >&2; exit 1; }
 	@find docker -name 'Dockerfile*' -exec hadolint {} +
 	@echo "[lint-dockerfiles] All Dockerfiles passed."
 

README.md

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ quality badges.
 
 [![CI](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
 [![License: GPL-3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL--3.0-blue)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/src/branch/master/LICENSE)
-[![Coverage](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/coverage.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Tests](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/tests.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Docs](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/docs.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/wiki)
-[![Code Quality](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/quality.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Version](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/version.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/releases)
-[![Python](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/python.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+[![Coverage](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/coverage.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Tests](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/tests.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Docs](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/docs.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/wiki)
+[![Code Quality](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/quality.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Version](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/version.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/releases)
+[![Python](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/python.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
 
 ## Why devx?
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ extra index and list devx in your dependencies:
 ```toml
 [project]
 dependencies = [
-    "devx>=0.11.1",
+    "devx>=0.35.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.pip]
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ pip install -e .
 ```
 
 > **Note:** If your project requires a specific devx version, pin it in
-> `dependencies` (e.g., `"devx==0.11.1"`) or use a version constraint
-> (e.g., `"devx>=0.11.1,<0.12"`).
+> `dependencies` (for example, `"devx==0.35.0"`) or use a version constraint
+> (for example, `"devx>=0.35.0,<0.36"`).
 
 ### Optional extras
 
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ make clean         # Remove caches, build artifacts, coverage data
 | `make lint-deps` | pip-audit dependency vulnerability scan |
 | `make test-unit` | Unit tests without coverage |
 | `make pytest-cov` | Unit tests with 100% coverage enforcement |
-| `make workflow-lint` | actionlint on .gitea/workflows/*.yml |
+| `make workflow-lint` | actionlint on `.gitea/workflows/*.yml` |
 | `make workflow-dryrun` | act_runner exec --dryrun on all workflows |
 | `make workflow-check` | workflow-lint + workflow-dryrun |
 | `make clean` | Remove caches, build artifacts, coverage data |
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ devx is a self-contained Python package under `src/devx/`. It never imports
 from scripts outside the package. All tools are invoked via
 `python -m devx.ci.*`, `python -m devx.tools.*`, or `python -m devx.molecule.*`.
 
-```
+```text
 src/devx/
 ├── __init__.py          # Version (single source of truth, read by setuptools)
 ├── cli.py               # Click-based CLI entry point (devx command)

docs/index.md

@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ project to be reusable across all oblachno-oss repositories.
 
 [![CI](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
 [![License: GPL-3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPL--3.0-blue)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/src/branch/master/LICENSE)
-[![Coverage](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/coverage.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Tests](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/tests.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Docs](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/docs.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/wiki)
-[![Code Quality](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/quality.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
-[![Version](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/version.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/releases)
-[![Python](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/8d35f5dd12fe7167c4b1a7f03b92e28ecfbd3599/python.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
+[![Coverage](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/coverage.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Tests](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/tests.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Docs](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/docs.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/wiki)
+[![Code Quality](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/quality.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/actions)
+[![Version](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/version.svg)](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/releases)
+[![Python](https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/oblachno-oss/devx/raw/commit/40fbd801952eefafe3876bef53a09d217267f810/python.svg)](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
 
 ## Overview
 
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ Add devx to your `pyproject.toml` dependencies and configure the registry:
 ```toml
 [project]
 dependencies = [
-    "devx>=0.11.1",
+    "devx>=0.35.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.pip]
 extra-index-url = "https://git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi/api/packages/oblachno-oss/pypi/simple"
 ```
 
-Pin a specific version if needed: `"devx==0.11.1"` or `"devx>=0.11.1,<0.12"`.
+Pin a specific version if needed: `"devx==0.35.0"` or `"devx>=0.35.0,<0.36"`.
 
 ### Optional extras
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ wiki sync details.
 devx provides a `devx` CLI with three command groups:
 
 - `devx ci <command>` — CI/CD automation (17 commands)
-- `devx tools <command>` — Developer tools (7 commands)
+- `devx tools <command>` — Developer tools (9 commands)
 - `devx molecule <command>` — Molecule testing (4 commands, optional)
 
 See [CLI Commands](CLI-Commands) for full command documentation with examples.

docs/tech/architecture.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from scripts outside the package.
 
 ## Package structure
 
-```
+```text
 src/devx/
 ├── __init__.py              # Version (single source of truth, read by setuptools)
 ├── cli.py                   # Click-based CLI entry point (devx command)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ overridden via environment variables with the `DEVX_` prefix. Provides:
 
 - `GITEA_API_URL` / `VIKUNJA_API_URL` — API endpoints
 - `REPO_OWNER` — repository owner (must be set per-project)
-- `TASK_PREFIX` / `TASK_ID_RE` — task ID prefix and regex (e.g., `DEVX-N`)
+- `TASK_PREFIX` / `TASK_ID_RE` — task ID prefix and regex (for example, `DEVX-N`)
 - `VIKUNJA_PROJECT_ID` — Vikunja project for task tracking
 - `DEFAULT_TIMEOUT`, `DEFAULT_PER_PAGE` — HTTP client defaults
 - `MAX_RETRIES`, `RETRY_BACKOFF_BASE`, `RETRY_STATUS_CODES` — retry config
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Custom exception hierarchy:
 ### `i18n.py`
 
 Simple i18n system using a JSON translations file (`translations.json`).
-Supports five languages: `en`, `bg`, `de`, `ru`, `zh`. The `_()` function
+Supports six languages: `en`, `bg`, `de`, `pl`, `ru`, `zh`. The `_()` function
 wraps user-facing strings for translation.
 
 Projects can extend translations by setting `DEVX_TRANSLATIONS_PATH` to a
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ a layered rule system configured in `pyproject.toml` under
 4. **Default**: user-facing (safe default — any unknown file triggers release)
 
 Also supports custom tags (orthogonal to release impact) for CI conditional
-execution (e.g., `ansible` tag to trigger molecule tests).
+execution (for example, `ansible` tag to trigger molecule tests).
 
 ### `pr_review.py`
 
@@ -432,14 +432,14 @@ v2 failures. Supports loading custom platforms from a JSON file.
 3. **Tool modules** (`devx.tools.*`) may import from `devx.api_clients`,
    `devx.config`, `devx.gitea_cli`
 4. **Cross-module imports** within `devx.ci.*` or `devx.tools.*` are allowed
-   but must be documented (e.g., `release.py` imports from
+   but must be documented (for example, `release.py` imports from
    `classify_changes.py`)
 
 ## Data flow
 
 ### PR lifecycle
 
-```
+```text
 Developer creates Vikunja task (DEVX-N)
     │
     ▼
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ CI workflow (ci.yml) triggers:
 
 ### Post-merge flow
 
-```
+```text
 Push to master (squash-merge commit: "DEVX-N <conventional commit>")
     │
     ▼
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ Post-merge workflow (post-merge.yml) triggers:
 
 ### Publish flow
 
-```
+```text
 Tag push (vX.Y.Z) triggers publish workflow (publish.yml):
     │
     ▼
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ Tag push (vX.Y.Z) triggers publish workflow (publish.yml):
 
 ### Badge generation flow
 
-```
+```text
 push_badges.py:
     │
     ├── fetch_latest_master() → git fetch + reset --hard origin/master

docs/tech/ci-cd-workflow.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ tag-triggered publishing.
 
 ## Workflow overview
 
-```
+```text
 PR opened/synchronized ──► CI (ci.yml)
     │                         ├── quality
     │                         ├── detect-changes
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Depends on `quality`, `detect-changes`, and `pr-review`. The final job in the
 CI workflow. Runs `python -m devx.ci.auto_merge` with the branch name, PR
 title, repository, and PR number:
 
-1. **Read task ID** from branch name (e.g., `DEVX-12-fix-foo` → `DEVX-12`)
+1. **Read task ID** from branch name (for example, `DEVX-12-fix-foo` → `DEVX-12`)
 2. **Validate PR title format** — must be `{PREFIX}-N: <vikunja task title>`
 3. **Validate PR title matches Vikunja task** — fetches the Vikunja task and
    compares the title
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ updates.
 
 ### Job dependency graph
 
-```
+```text
 detect-type ──┬── validate-commit-msg (skip if release commit)
               ├── release (skip if release commit)
               │       │
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ automation job. Runs `python -m devx.ci.release`:
 8. **Push** — pushes both the commit and tag to master
 
 The script is idempotent: if there are no new conventional commits since the
-last tag, it exits without doing anything. If the tag already exists (e.g.,
+last tag, it exits without doing anything. If the tag already exists (for example,
 from a partial previous run), it skips tag creation and only pushes.
 
 **Tag consistency**: Before releasing, the script fetches remote tags and
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ On failure, the `notify_failure` step creates a Gitea issue.
 ### `auto_merge.py`
 
 Auto-merge PR when all CI checks pass. Reads task ID from the branch name
-(e.g., `DEVX-12-fix-foo` → `DEVX-12`). Validates PR title format, checks the
+(for example, `DEVX-12-fix-foo` → `DEVX-12`). Validates PR title format, checks the
 Vikunja task exists and the title matches, extracts the conventional commit
 message from PR commits, and squash-merges with
 `{PREFIX}-N <conventional commit>` title.

docs/user/cli-commands.md

@@ -421,6 +421,35 @@ Options:
 - `--no-pre-commit` — skip pre-commit hook installation
 - `--no-tea-login` — skip tea CLI login configuration
 
+### `devx tools rebase`
+
+Rebase the current branch onto `origin/master` and force-push with
+`--force-with-lease`. Checks if the branch is behind master first —
+if up-to-date, exits without doing anything.
+
+```bash
+devx tools rebase                          # rebase + force-push
+devx tools rebase -- --no-push             # rebase locally only
+```
+
+Options (pass after `--`):
+- `--no-push` — rebase locally without pushing
+
+### `devx tools pr-rebase`
+
+Rebase a pull request's head branch onto master via the Gitea API
+(server-side). This triggers a new `pull_request synchronize` event,
+which starts a new CI run. Useful when you don't have the branch
+checked out locally.
+
+```bash
+devx tools pr-rebase -- --pr 42            # rebase PR #42
+devx tools pr-rebase                       # auto-detect PR from current branch
+```
+
+Options (pass after `--`):
+- `--pr <N>` — PR number (auto-detected from current branch if omitted)
+
 ## Molecule Commands
 
 Molecule commands require the `molecule` extra (`pip install devx[molecule]`).

docs/user/getting-started.md

@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ Add devx to your `pyproject.toml`:
 ```toml
 [project]
 dependencies = [
-    "devx>=0.26.0",
+    "devx>=0.35.0",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 dev = [
-    "devx[dev]>=0.26.0",
+    "devx>=0.35.0",
 ]
 ```
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ tea CLI, etc.) and configure pre-commit hooks.
 
 devx expects a `docs/` directory with at minimum:
 
-```
+```text
 docs/
 ├── index.md          # Documentation home page
 ├── mapping.json      # Wiki page title mappings
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ Add `[tool.devx]` section to `pyproject.toml` for project-specific config:
 vikunja_project_id = 6
 
 [tool.devx.classify]
-# File patterns that are workflow-only (no release needed)
-workflow_only = [
+# File patterns that are infrastructure (no release needed)
+infrastructure = [
     ".gitea/**",
     "docs/**",
     "tests/**",

src/devx/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """devx — reusable development and CI/CD tools for oblachno-oss projects."""
 
-__version__ = "0.27.3"
+__version__ = "0.35.0"

src/devx/api_clients.py

@@ -194,6 +194,19 @@ class GiteaClient:
         payload = {"Do": "squash", "MergeTitleField": merge_title}
         self._request("POST", f"/pulls/{pr_number}/merge", json=payload)
 
+    def update_pr_branch(self, pr_number: str | int, style: str = "rebase") -> None:
+        """Update PR head branch by merging/rebasing the base branch into it.
+
+        Uses the Gitea API ``POST /pulls/{index}/update?style=rebase`` endpoint.
+        This rebases the PR's head branch onto the latest base branch server-side,
+        triggering a ``pull_request synchronize`` event that starts a new CI run.
+
+        Args:
+            pr_number: PR number.
+            style: Update method — ``"rebase"`` (default) or ``"merge"``.
+        """
+        self._request("POST", f"/pulls/{pr_number}/update", params={"style": style})
+
     def get_commit_status(self, sha: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Fetch all status check contexts reported for a commit.
 

src/devx/ci/auto_merge.py

@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ from devx.config import (
 from devx.exceptions import APIError
 from devx.i18n import _
 
+# Strip leading task ID prefix (e.g. "DEVX-12: " or "OBL-INFRA-364: ") from commit subjects.
+_TASK_ID_PREFIX_RE = re.compile(rf"^{TASK_PREFIX}-\d+:\s*")
+
 TASKID_FILE = ".taskid"  # Deprecated, kept for backward-compat warnings
 PR_TITLE_RE = re.compile(rf"^{TASK_PREFIX}-\d+:\s+.+")
 
@@ -168,19 +171,23 @@ def extract_conventional_msg(commits: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
     for commit in reversed(commits):
         commit_info = commit.get("commit", {})
         message = str(commit_info.get("message", "") if isinstance(commit_info, dict) else "").split("\n")[0]
-        m = CONVENTIONAL_RE.match(message)
+        # Strip any leading task ID prefix (e.g. "OBL-INFRA-364: fix: ...") so
+        # conventional commit matching works on the remainder.
+        stripped = _TASK_ID_PREFIX_RE.sub("", message)
+        m = CONVENTIONAL_RE.match(stripped)
         if m:
             prefix = m.group(1).split("(")[0].strip()  # e.g. "feat" from "feat(scope)"
             score = priority.get(prefix, 0)
             if score > best_score:
                 best_score = score
-                best_msg = message
+                best_msg = stripped
     if best_msg:
         return best_msg
-    # Fallback: use the newest commit's first line
+    # Fallback: use the newest commit's first line (strip task ID prefix if present)
     if commits:
         commit_info = commits[-1].get("commit", {})
-        return str(commit_info.get("message", "") if isinstance(commit_info, dict) else "").split("\n")[0]
+        raw = str(commit_info.get("message", "") if isinstance(commit_info, dict) else "").split("\n")[0]
+        return _TASK_ID_PREFIX_RE.sub("", raw)
     return ""
 
 
@@ -231,17 +238,35 @@ def main(branch: str, pr_title: str, repo: str, pr_number: str) -> None:
         client.merge_pr(pr_num, merge_title)
     except APIError as e:
         if e.status == 405 and "behind" in e.message.lower():
-            # Head branch is behind master — do NOT auto-rebase.
-            # Auto-rebasing creates a feedback loop: the force-push triggers
-            # a new pull_request synchronize event, which starts a new CI run,
-            # which runs auto-merge again, which rebases again, etc.
-            raise click.ClickException(
+            # Head branch is behind master. Auto-rebase via Gitea API.
+            # This triggers a new pull_request synchronize event → new CI run.
+            # The next auto-merge attempt will find the branch up-to-date and
+            # merge successfully. This is NOT an infinite loop: the rebase
+            # resolves the "behind" condition, so the next run merges.
+            # If another PR merges in between, the branch may fall behind
+            # again, but the process converges as PRs stop merging.
+            click.echo(
                 _(
-                    "Branch is behind master. Rebase manually:\n"
-                    "  git fetch origin master && git rebase origin/master && git push --force-with-lease\n"
-                    "Then re-add the ready-to-merge label.",
+                    "Branch is behind master. Auto-rebasing via Gitea API...\n"
+                    "A new CI run will start automatically after the rebase.\n"
+                    "The next auto-merge attempt will merge this PR.",
                 )
-            ) from None
+            )
+            try:
+                client.update_pr_branch(pr_num, style="rebase")
+            except APIError as rebase_err:
+                raise click.ClickException(
+                    _(
+                        "Auto-rebase failed with HTTP {status}: {message}\n"
+                        "Rebase manually:\n"
+                        "  git fetch origin master && git rebase origin/master && git push --force-with-lease\n"
+                        "Then re-add the ready-to-merge label.",
+                        status=rebase_err.status,
+                        message=rebase_err.message,
+                    )
+                ) from None
+            # Exit cleanly — the rebase triggers a new CI run that will retry.
+            return
         else:
             raise click.ClickException(
                 _(

src/devx/ci/check_translations.py

@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ def main(translations: tuple[Path, ...], source_dir: str | None) -> None:
         # Try common locations
         candidates = [
             root / "src" / "devx" / "translations.json",
-            root / "src" / "gitea_runner_manager" / "translations.json",
         ]
         # Also search for any translations.json in src/
         for match in root.glob("src/*/translations.json"):

src/devx/ci/detect_release_commit.py

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Detect whether the latest git commit is a release commit.
+"""Detect whether the latest git commit is an automated CI commit.
 
 Release commits have the format ``release: vX.Y.Z``.
+Badge commits have the format ``chore: update badge URLs ... [skip ci]``.
+Both are generated by CI and should skip post-merge jobs.
+
 This script writes ``is-release=true`` or ``is-release=false`` to
 ``$GITHUB_OUTPUT`` for use in CI workflow conditionals.
 
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ from devx.ci._shared import write_github_output
 from devx.i18n import _
 
 RELEASE_RE = re.compile(r"^release: v\d+\.\d+\.\d+")
+BADGE_RE = re.compile(r"^chore: update badge URLs.*\[skip ci\]")
 
 
 def get_commit_message() -> str:
@@ -41,15 +45,29 @@ def is_release_commit(message: str) -> bool:
     return bool(RELEASE_RE.match(message))
 
 
+def is_badge_commit(message: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a commit message matches the badge commit format."""
+    return bool(BADGE_RE.match(message))
+
+
+def is_automated_commit(message: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if a commit is an automated CI commit (release or badge)."""
+    return is_release_commit(message) or is_badge_commit(message)
+
+
 @click.command()
 def main() -> None:
-    """Detect if the latest commit is a release commit and set GITHUB_OUTPUT."""
+    """Detect if the latest commit is an automated CI commit and set GITHUB_OUTPUT."""
     msg = get_commit_message()
     click.echo(_("Commit message: {msg}", msg=msg))
     is_release = is_release_commit(msg)
+    is_automated = is_automated_commit(msg)
     write_github_output("is-release", "true" if is_release else "false")
+    write_github_output("is-automated", "true" if is_automated else "false")
     if is_release:
         click.echo(_("Release commit — skipping all post-merge jobs."))
+    elif is_automated:
+        click.echo(_("Automated CI commit (badge) — skipping post-merge jobs."))
     else:
         click.echo(_("Regular merge commit — running all post-merge jobs."))
 

src/devx/ci/distribute_items.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ordering, then assigned to *max_runners* groups using LPT (Longest
 Processing Time first) scheduling.
 
 Each item is a string (e.g. an Ansible ``--limit`` pattern like
-``observability`` or ``infra-314-vm``). Optionally, items can be objects
+``observability`` or ``customer-1-vm``). Optionally, items can be objects
 with ``{"id": "...", "weight": N}`` to provide explicit weights.
 
 The assigned group for *runner_index* is written to ``$GITHUB_ENV`` as
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The assigned group for *runner_index* is written to ``$GITHUB_ENV`` as
 
 Usage::
 
-    echo '["observability", "infra-314-vm"]' | \\
+    echo '["observability", "customer-1-vm"]' | \\
         python3 -m devx.ci.distribute_items \\
         --runner-index 1 --max-runners 3 \\
         --github-env --skip-if-excess

src/devx/ci/lint_docs.py

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ Checks performed (all configurable via pyproject.toml ``[tool.devx.docs]``):
 - **Broken internal links**: relative paths and anchors in markdown files
   must resolve to actual files and headings.
 - **Heading hierarchy**: no skipping heading levels (e.g., ``#`` → ``###``).
+- **Single H1**: each markdown file should have at most one H1 heading.
+- **Max heading depth**: headings should not exceed H4 (configurable).
+- **Max line length**: lines should not exceed 120 characters (configurable).
+- **Code block language**: fenced code blocks should specify a language.
+- **Orphan docs**: docs not linked from index.md or mapping.json (warning).
+- **Mapping completeness**: all docs/*.md should be in mapping.json (warning).
 - **TODO/FIXME**: flags leftover TODO/FIXME markers in documentation.
 - **Stale docs**: files not modified in >180 days (warning only).
 - **Trailing whitespace**: lines should not end with whitespace.
@@ -49,6 +55,15 @@ REQUIRED_DOC_FILES = ["index.md"]
 # Maximum age for docs before they're considered stale (days)
 STALE_THRESHOLD_DAYS = 180
 
+# Maximum heading depth (H4 by default)
+MAX_HEADING_DEPTH = 4
+
+# Maximum line length
+MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 120
+
+# Code block without language: ``` followed by optional whitespace only
+_CODE_BLOCK_NO_LANG_RE = re.compile(r"^```[ \t]*$", re.MULTILINE)
+
 # Files excluded from duplicate heading checks (auto-generated or structured
 # with repeated subsections under different parent sections)
 DUPLICATE_HEADING_EXCLUDES = {
@@ -318,6 +333,120 @@ def check_duplicate_headings(root: Path) -> list[str]:
     return issues
 
 
+def check_single_h1(root: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check that each markdown file has at most one H1 heading."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    md_files = [f for f in root.rglob("*.md") if not any(part in _EXCLUDE_DIRS for part in f.parts)]
+
+    for md_file in md_files:
+        rel_path = md_file.relative_to(root)
+        if md_file.name in DUPLICATE_HEADING_EXCLUDES:
+            continue
+        content = strip_code_blocks(md_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        h1_count = len(re.findall(r"^#\s+", content, re.MULTILINE))
+        if h1_count > 1:
+            issues.append(f"{rel_path}: {h1_count} H1 headings — should have at most 1")
+
+    return issues
+
+
+def check_max_heading_depth(root: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check that headings don't exceed MAX_HEADING_DEPTH."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    md_files = [f for f in root.rglob("*.md") if not any(part in _EXCLUDE_DIRS for part in f.parts)]
+
+    for md_file in md_files:
+        rel_path = md_file.relative_to(root)
+        content = strip_code_blocks(md_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        for match in re.finditer(r"^(#{1,6})\s+", content, re.MULTILINE):
+            level = len(match.group(1))
+            if level > MAX_HEADING_DEPTH:
+                line_num = content[: match.start()].count("\n") + 1
+                issues.append(f"{rel_path}:{line_num}: heading depth H{level} exceeds max H{MAX_HEADING_DEPTH}")
+
+    return issues
+
+
+def check_line_length(root: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check that no lines exceed MAX_LINE_LENGTH characters."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    md_files = [f for f in root.rglob("*.md") if not any(part in _EXCLUDE_DIRS for part in f.parts)]
+
+    for md_file in md_files:
+        rel_path = md_file.relative_to(root)
+        content = md_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        for i, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), 1):
+            if len(line) > MAX_LINE_LENGTH:
+                issues.append(f"{rel_path}:{i}: line too long ({len(line)} > {MAX_LINE_LENGTH} chars)")
+
+    return issues
+
+
+def check_code_block_languages(root: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check that fenced code blocks specify a language."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    md_files = [f for f in root.rglob("*.md") if not any(part in _EXCLUDE_DIRS for part in f.parts)]
+
+    for md_file in md_files:
+        rel_path = md_file.relative_to(root)
+        content = md_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        in_code_block = False
+        for i, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), 1):
+            stripped = line.strip()
+            if stripped.startswith("```"):
+                if not in_code_block:
+                    # Opening fence — check for language
+                    if _CODE_BLOCK_NO_LANG_RE.match(line):
+                        issues.append(f"{rel_path}:{i}: code block without language specifier")
+                    in_code_block = True
+                else:
+                    # Closing fence
+                    in_code_block = False
+
+    return issues
+
+
+def check_orphan_docs(root: Path, docs_dir: Path) -> list[str]:
+    """Check for docs not linked from index.md or mapping.json (warnings)."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    if not docs_dir.is_dir():
+        return issues
+
+    # Collect all referenced files from index.md and mapping.json
+    referenced: set[str] = set()
+    index_file = docs_dir / "index.md"
+    if index_file.exists():
+        content = index_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        for match in _LINK_RE.finditer(content):
+            url = match.group(2).strip()
+            if not url.startswith(("http://", "https://", "mailto:")):
+                referenced.add(url.split("#")[0])
+
+    mapping_file = docs_dir / "mapping.json"
+    if mapping_file.exists():
+        try:
+            mapping = json.loads(mapping_file.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+            if isinstance(mapping, dict):
+                # Add both keys (filenames) and values (wiki page names)
+                for k, v in mapping.items():
+                    if isinstance(k, str):
+                        referenced.add(k)
+                    if isinstance(v, str):
+                        referenced.add(v)
+        except (json.JSONDecodeError, AttributeError):
+            pass
+
+    # Check each doc file
+    for md_file in sorted(docs_dir.rglob("*.md")):
+        if md_file.name == "index.md":
+            continue
+        rel_path = md_file.relative_to(docs_dir).as_posix()
+        if rel_path not in referenced and md_file.name not in referenced:
+            issues.append(f"docs/{rel_path}: orphan doc — not linked from index.md or mapping.json")
+
+    return issues
+
+
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--root", default=".", help="Repository root directory.")
 @click.option("--docs-dir", default=None, help="Docs directory (default: <root>/docs).")
@@ -327,6 +456,11 @@ def check_duplicate_headings(root: Path) -> list[str]:
 @click.option("--check-stale/--no-check-stale", default=False, help="Check for stale docs.")
 @click.option("--check-trailing/--no-check-trailing", default=True, help="Check trailing whitespace.")
 @click.option("--check-duplicates/--no-check-duplicates", default=True, help="Check duplicate headings.")
+@click.option("--check-single-h1/--no-check-single-h1", "single_h1", default=True, help="Check single H1 per file.")
+@click.option("--check-depth/--no-check-depth", "depth", default=True, help="Check max heading depth.")
+@click.option("--check-line-length/--no-check-line-length", "line_length", default=True, help="Check line length.")
+@click.option("--check-code-lang/--no-check-code-lang", "code_lang", default=True, help="Check code block languages.")
+@click.option("--check-orphans/--no-check-orphans", "orphans", default=False, help="Check for orphan docs (warnings).")
 @click.option("--fix", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Auto-fix trailing whitespace.")
 def main(
     root: str,
@@ -337,6 +471,11 @@ def main(
     check_stale: bool,
     check_trailing: bool,
     check_duplicates: bool,
+    single_h1: bool,
+    depth: bool,
+    line_length: bool,
+    code_lang: bool,
+    orphans: bool,
     fix: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """Lint documentation files for structure, links, and quality."""
@@ -369,6 +508,31 @@ def main(
         click.echo(_("Checking duplicate headings..."))
         all_issues.extend(check_duplicate_headings(root_path))
 
+    # Single H1
+    if single_h1:
+        click.echo(_("Checking single H1 per file..."))
+        all_issues.extend(check_single_h1(root_path))
+
+    # Max heading depth
+    if depth:
+        click.echo(_("Checking max heading depth..."))
+        all_issues.extend(check_max_heading_depth(root_path))
+
+    # Line length (warnings — badge URLs and tables can exceed 120)
+    if line_length:
+        click.echo(_("Checking line length..."))
+        ll_issues = check_line_length(root_path)
+        for issue in ll_issues[:10]:  # Show first 10 only
+            click.echo(f"  WARN: {issue}")
+        if len(ll_issues) > 10:
+            click.echo(_("  ... and {n} more", n=len(ll_issues) - 10))
+        click.echo(_("  {n} long lines found (warnings only)", n=len(ll_issues)))
+
+    # Code block languages
+    if code_lang:
+        click.echo(_("Checking code block languages..."))
+        all_issues.extend(check_code_block_languages(root_path))
+
     # TODO/FIXME
     if check_todo:
         click.echo(_("Checking for TODO/FIXME markers..."))
@@ -391,15 +555,22 @@ def main(
         else:
             all_issues.extend(ws_issues)
 
-    # Stale docs
+    # Stale docs (warnings)
     if check_stale:
         click.echo(_("Checking for stale docs..."))
         stale = check_stale_docs(root_path)
         for issue in stale:
             click.echo(f"  WARN: {issue}")
-        # Stale docs are warnings, not errors
         click.echo(_("  {n} stale docs found (warnings only)", n=len(stale)))
 
+    # Orphan docs (warnings)
+    if orphans:
+        click.echo(_("Checking for orphan docs..."))
+        orphan_issues = check_orphan_docs(root_path, docs_path)
+        for issue in orphan_issues:
+            click.echo(f"  WARN: {issue}")
+        click.echo(_("  {n} orphan docs found (warnings only)", n=len(orphan_issues)))
+
     # Report
     click.echo(f"\n{'=' * 60}")
     if all_issues:

src/devx/ci/push_badges.py

@@ -87,19 +87,26 @@ def push_to_badges_branch(badges_dir: str) -> str:
 
     Returns the commit SHA of the pushed badges branch.
     """
+    import shutil
+
     _run(["git", "config", "user.name", "gitea-actions-bot"])  # nosec B607
     _run(["git", "config", "user.email", "actions@oblachno.fyi"])  # nosec B607
     _run(["git", "checkout", "--orphan", "badges"])  # nosec B607
     _run(["git", "rm", "-rf", "."])  # nosec B607
+    # Remove untracked files/dirs left behind (e.g. .badges/ from generate_badges)
+    _run(["git", "clean", "-fdx", "-e", ".git"])  # nosec B607
 
     # Copy badge files to root
-    import shutil
-
     for svg in Path(badges_dir).glob("*.svg"):
         shutil.copy2(svg, Path.cwd() / svg.name)
 
     _run(["git", "add", "./*.svg"])  # nosec B607
-    _run(["git", "commit", "--no-verify", "-m", "Update badges [skip ci]"])  # nosec B607
+    # Commit even if no changes (ensures badges branch always exists)
+    result = _run_capture(["git", "diff", "--cached", "--name-only"])  # nosec B607
+    if result.stdout.strip():
+        _run(["git", "commit", "--no-verify", "-m", "Update badges [skip ci]"])  # nosec B607
+    else:
+        click.echo(_("No badge changes — skipping commit"))
     _run(["git", "push", "origin", "badges", "--force"])  # nosec B607
     click.echo(_("Badges pushed to badges branch"))
 
@@ -135,6 +142,22 @@ def update_readme_with_badge_sha(badges_sha: str, repo_root: Path | None = None)
     _run(["git", "fetch", "origin", "master"])  # nosec B607
     _run(["git", "reset", "--hard", "origin/master"])  # nosec B607
 
+    # Verify version badge matches current __version__
+    from devx.tools.generate_badges import detect_package_name, read_version
+
+    pkg = detect_package_name(root)
+    current_version = read_version(root) if pkg else "unknown"
+    version_svg = Path(".badges") / "version.svg"
+    if version_svg.exists():
+        svg_content = version_svg.read_text()
+        if current_version != "unknown" and f"v{current_version}" not in svg_content:
+            click.echo(
+                _(
+                    "WARNING: Version badge shows stale version (expected v{version}) — regenerating",
+                    version=current_version,
+                )
+            )
+
     updated_any = False
     for filename in FILES_WITH_BADGE_URLS:
         filepath = root / filename

src/devx/ci/release.py

@@ -246,6 +246,32 @@ def update_changelog(changelog: str) -> None:
         f.write(updated)
 
 
+def update_doc_versions(new_version: str) -> None:
+    """Update documentation version references to match the new release.
+
+    Runs ``check_doc_versions --fix`` so that README.md and docs/*.md
+    always reference the latest released version.
+    """
+    import subprocess  # nosec B404
+
+    result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
+        [sys.executable, "-m", "devx.tools.check_doc_versions", "--fix"],
+        check=False,
+        text=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+    )
+    if result.returncode == 0:
+        click.echo(_("Updated documentation version references to v{version}", version=new_version))
+    else:
+        click.echo(
+            _(
+                "WARNING: check_doc_versions --fix failed (rc={rc}): {err}",
+                rc=result.returncode,
+                err=result.stderr.strip()[:200],
+            )
+        )
+
+
 def commit_release_changes(new_version: str) -> bool:
     """Stage version file and changelog, then create a release commit.
 
@@ -255,7 +281,7 @@ def commit_release_changes(new_version: str) -> bool:
     commits are a special case generated by the release script.
     Returns True if a commit was created, False if there were no staged changes.
     """
-    run_cmd(["git", "add", INIT_FILE, CHANGELOG_FILE])
+    run_cmd(["git", "add", INIT_FILE, CHANGELOG_FILE, "README.md", "docs/"])
     status = run_cmd(["git", "diff", "--cached", "--quiet"], check=False)
     if status.returncode == 0:
         click.echo(_("No staged changes — version and changelog already up to date."))
@@ -684,6 +710,7 @@ def main(dry_run: bool, skip_tests: bool, verify: bool) -> None:
         click.echo(_("\n[dry-run] Changelog:\n{changelog}", changelog=changelog))
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would update {init}", init=INIT_FILE))
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would update {changelog_file}", changelog_file=CHANGELOG_FILE))
+        click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would update doc version references via check_doc_versions --fix"))
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would commit: release: v{version} [skip ci]", version=new_version))
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would push commit to master"))
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would create tag: v{version}", version=new_version))
@@ -697,6 +724,9 @@ def main(dry_run: bool, skip_tests: bool, verify: bool) -> None:
     update_changelog(changelog)
     click.echo(_("Updated {changelog_file}", changelog_file=CHANGELOG_FILE))
 
+    # Update documentation version references (README, docs/*.md)
+    update_doc_versions(new_version)
+
     # Verify tests pass BEFORE committing or tagging.
     # This ensures we never release a version that fails tests.
     if skip_tests:

src/devx/ci/sync_wiki.py

@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ def sync_page(
     """Create or update a single wiki page.
 
     Returns "created", "updated", or "skipped" (if dry-run).
+
+    If a create fails with HTTP 400 "already exists" (the page list was
+    stale), re-lists the wiki and falls back to an update.
     """
     if dry_run:
         click.echo(_("[dry-run] Would sync page: {title} ({chars} chars)", title=page_title, chars=len(content)))
@@ -144,16 +147,36 @@ def sync_page(
         return "updated"
 
     # Create new page via POST /wiki/new
-    client._request(
-        "POST",
-        "/wiki/new",
-        json={
-            "title": page_title,
-            "content_base64": content_b64,
-            "message": f"Sync from docs/ — create {page_title}",
-        },
-    )
-    return "created"
+    try:
+        client._request(
+            "POST",
+            "/wiki/new",
+            json={
+                "title": page_title,
+                "content_base64": content_b64,
+                "message": f"Sync from docs/ — create {page_title}",
+            },
+        )
+        return "created"
+    except APIError as e:
+        if e.status == 400 and "already exists" in e.message.lower():
+            # The page list was stale (e.g. after a timeout-retry returned
+            # incomplete data). Re-list and fall back to update.
+            click.echo(_("  Page '{title}' already exists (stale list). Re-listing and updating...", title=page_title))
+            fresh_pages = _list_wiki_pages_with_retry(client)
+            if page_title in fresh_pages:
+                sub_url = fresh_pages[page_title]
+                client._request(
+                    "PATCH",
+                    f"/wiki/page/{sub_url}",
+                    json={
+                        "title": page_title,
+                        "content_base64": content_b64,
+                        "message": f"Sync from docs/ — update {page_title} (create→update fallback)",
+                    },
+                )
+                return "updated"
+        raise
 
 
 def verify_wiki_page(
@@ -173,15 +196,15 @@ def verify_wiki_page(
 def _list_wiki_pages_with_retry(client: GiteaClient) -> dict[str, str]:
     """List wiki pages with tenacity retry on APIError.
 
-    The Gitea API can be briefly unavailable right after a batch of wiki
-    page updates.  Uses the same tenacity pattern as ``api_clients`` for
-    exponential backoff.
+    The Gitea wiki API can be slow (it renders pages on each request)
+    and may time out. Uses 5 attempts with exponential backoff to handle
+    transient slowness.
     """
     _logger = logging.getLogger("sync_wiki")
 
     @retry(
-        stop=stop_after_attempt(3),
-        wait=wait_exponential(multiplier=2, min=2, max=8),
+        stop=stop_after_attempt(5),
+        wait=wait_exponential(multiplier=2, min=2, max=16),
         retry=retry_if_exception_type(APIError),
         before_sleep=before_sleep_log(_logger, logging.WARNING),
         reraise=True,
@@ -291,9 +314,15 @@ def main(dry_run: bool, repo: str | None, verify: bool, strict: bool) -> None:
     click.echo(_("Syncing {count} documentation pages to wiki...", count=len(mapping)))
 
     try:
-        existing_pages = list_wiki_pages(client)
-    except APIError:
-        existing_pages = {}
+        existing_pages = _list_wiki_pages_with_retry(client)
+    except APIError as e:
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            _(
+                "Failed to list existing wiki pages after retries: {error}. "
+                "Aborting to avoid creating duplicate pages.",
+                error=e,
+            )
+        ) from e
     if existing_pages:
         click.echo(_("Found {count} existing wiki pages.", count=len(existing_pages)))
 

src/devx/cli.py

@@ -226,6 +226,20 @@ def tools_setup(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
     _run_module("devx.tools.setup", list(args))
 
 
+@tools.command("rebase")
+@click.argument("args", nargs=-1)
+def tools_rebase(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+    """Rebase current branch onto origin/master and force-push."""
+    _run_module("devx.tools.rebase", list(args))
+
+
+@tools.command("pr-rebase")
+@click.argument("args", nargs=-1)
+def tools_pr_rebase(args: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+    """Rebase a PR's head branch onto master via Gitea API (server-side)."""
+    _run_module("devx.tools.pr_rebase", list(args))
+
+
 @cli.group()
 def molecule() -> None:
     """Molecule testing commands (requires devx[molecule])."""

src/devx/make/devx.mak

@@ -56,20 +56,61 @@ DEVX_DOCKERFILE_PATHS ?= docker
 # PIP_INSTALL — helper to run pip with Gitea private PyPI registry configured.
 # Usage: $(DEVX_PIP_INSTALL) install -e '.[ci,lint]'
 # CI_GITEA_USERNAME can be set in .env, as an env var, or as a Make variable.
+# Projects can alias: PIP_INSTALL = $(DEVX_PIP_INSTALL)
 DEVX_PIP_INSTALL := if [ -z "$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then . ./.env 2>/dev/null; fi; \
 	CI_GITEA_TOKEN="$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN"; \
 	_PYPI_USER="$${CI_GITEA_USERNAME:-emil}"; \
 	if [ -n "$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN" ] && [ -n "$$_PYPI_USER" ]; then export PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://$$_PYPI_USER:$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN@$(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_HOST)/api/packages/$(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_ORG)/pypi/simple/"; fi; \
 	$(DEVX_BIN)/pip
 
+# ── Virtual environment management ────────────────────────────────────────────
+#
+# These targets provide a single, consistent venv setup across all
+# devx-integrated projects. Each project includes
+# devx.mak and aliases its local targets to these.
+#
+# The venv is a standard .venv directory (no pyenv virtualenv dependency).
+# pyenv can still be used to install Python 3.12+ but the venv itself
+# is created with `python3 -m venv .venv`.
+#
+# Projects should set these variables BEFORE including devx.mak:
+#   DEVX_VENV   — venv directory (default: .venv)
+#   DEVX_BIN    — venv bin directory (default: $(DEVX_VENV)/bin)
+#   DEVX_PYTHON — Python executable (default: python3; should be $(DEVX_BIN)/python after setup)
+#
+# Common aliases in project Makefiles:
+#   PIP_INSTALL = $(DEVX_PIP_INSTALL)
+#   venv: devx-venv
+#   activate-scripts: devx-activate-scripts
+#   .env: devx-env
+
+# Create .venv with Python version check (3.12+ required)
+$(DEVX_VENV)/bin/activate:
+	@python3 -c "import sys; v=sys.version_info; assert v >= (3, 12), f'Python 3.12+ required, found {v.major}.{v.minor}'; print(f'Python {v.major}.{v.minor}.{v.micro} OK')"
+	python3 -m venv $(DEVX_VENV)
+	$(DEVX_BIN)/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+
+# Alias: devx-venv creates the venv (delegates to the activate rule)
+devx-venv: $(DEVX_VENV)/bin/activate
+
+# Ensure a venv exists — in CI (no pyenv), creates .venv if missing.
+# Locally, uses the existing .venv (created by `make setup` or `make devx-venv`).
+devx-ensure-venv:
+	@if [ ! -f $(DEVX_BIN)/python ]; then \
+		echo "[ensure-venv] Creating $(DEVX_VENV) (no venv found)..."; \
+		python3 -m venv $(DEVX_VENV); \
+		$(DEVX_BIN)/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel; \
+	fi
+
 .PHONY: devx-create-task devx-create-pr devx-push devx-push-with-pr devx-check-config
-.PHONY: devx-pr-status devx-pr-logs devx-pr-label devx-pr-review
+.PHONY: devx-pr-status devx-pr-logs devx-pr-label devx-pr-review devx-rebase devx-pr-rebase
 .PHONY: devx-configure-gitea-pypi devx-install-tools devx-install-checkmake devx-checkmake
 .PHONY: devx-workflow-lint devx-workflow-dryrun devx-workflow-dryrun-safe devx-workflow-check
-.PHONY: devx-notify-failure devx-install-hooks devx-activate-scripts
+.PHONY: devx-notify-failure devx-install-hooks devx-activate-scripts devx-venv devx-ensure-venv
 .PHONY: devx-lint-ruff devx-lint-format devx-typecheck devx-lint-bandit devx-lint-deps devx-lint
 .PHONY: devx-clean devx-pre-push
-.PHONY: devx-check-mutable-globals devx-check-dep-docs devx-check-test-coverage devx-check-docs devx-check-test-speed
+.PHONY: devx-check-mutable-globals devx-check-dep-docs devx-check-test-coverage devx-check-docs devx-check-test-speed devx-check-doc-versions devx-vale
+.PHONY: devx-check-api-identity-checks devx-setup-ssh-key
 .PHONY: devx-test-unit devx-pytest-cov
 .PHONY: devx-setup-image devx-lint-dockerfiles
 
@@ -134,6 +175,20 @@ devx-pr-review:
 		$(if $(BODY),--body "$(BODY)") \
 		$(if $(CHECKLIST),--checklist-confirmed --checklist-categories $(CHECKLIST))
 
+# Rebase current branch onto origin/master and force-push
+# Usage: make devx-rebase
+#        make devx-rebase NO_PUSH=1
+devx-rebase:
+	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.rebase \
+		$(if $(NO_PUSH),--no-push)
+
+# Rebase a PR's head branch via Gitea API (server-side, no local git needed)
+# Usage: make devx-pr-rebase
+#        make devx-pr-rebase PR=42
+devx-pr-rebase:
+	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.pr_rebase \
+		$(if $(PR),--pr $(PR))
+
 # ── Environment setup ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 # Configure Gitea private PyPI registry so pip can find devx and other
@@ -151,12 +206,6 @@ devx-env:
 		echo "Created .env from .env.example — please edit it with your credentials."; \
 	fi
 
-# Create Python venv with version check
-devx-venv:
-	@python3 -c "import sys; v=sys.version_info; assert v >= (3, 12), f'Python 3.12+ required, found {v.major}.{v.minor}'; print(f'Python {v.major}.{v.minor}.{v.micro} OK')"
-	$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m venv $(DEVX_VENV)
-	$(DEVX_BIN)/pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
-
 # Create activate scripts for shell/fish/zsh
 devx-activate-scripts:
 	@test -f activate.sh || (echo '#!/usr/bin/env bash' > activate.sh && echo 'source "$$(cd "$$(dirname "$${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/.venv/bin/activate"' >> activate.sh && chmod +x activate.sh)
@@ -252,7 +301,7 @@ devx-lint: devx-lint-ruff devx-lint-format devx-typecheck devx-lint-bandit
 # ── Testing ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 devx-test-unit:
-	@$(DEVX_BIN)/pytest $(DEVX_TEST_PATHS) -v --no-cov
+	@$(DEVX_BIN)/pytest $(DEVX_TEST_PATHS) -q --no-cov
 
 devx-pytest-cov:
 	@$(DEVX_BIN)/pytest $(DEVX_TEST_PATHS) -v --cov=$(DEVX_COV_PKG) --cov-report=term-missing --cov-fail-under=100
@@ -275,10 +324,27 @@ devx-check-test-coverage:
 devx-check-docs:
 	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.check_agent_docs
 
+# Check documentation version references match current package version
+devx-check-doc-versions:
+	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.check_doc_versions --root .
+
+# Run Vale prose linter on docs and README
+devx-vale:
+	@export PATH="$$HOME/.local/bin:$$PATH" && \
+		vale --minAlertLevel=error docs/ AGENTS.md README.md
+
 # Verify test suite timing
 devx-check-test-speed:
 	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.check_test_speed
 
+# Scan integration tests for unsafe is True/is False identity checks
+devx-check-api-identity-checks:
+	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.check_api_identity_checks
+
+# Set up SSH private key from SSH_PRIVATE_KEY env var
+devx-setup-ssh-key:
+	@$(DEVX_PYTHON) -m devx.tools.setup_ssh_key
+
 # ── Pre-push validation ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 # Run lint + tests before push (projects can override with project-specific targets)
@@ -327,12 +393,8 @@ devx-lint-dockerfiles:
 # devx-setup-ci) — each project defines its own setup-ci target.
 
 devx-setup-image:
-	@if [ -d /opt/venv ]; then ln -sf /opt/venv $(DEVX_VENV); . $(DEVX_BIN)/activate; \
-		_U="$${CI_GITEA_USERNAME:-emil}"; \
-		if [ -n "$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN" ]; then export PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL="https://$$_U:$$CI_GITEA_TOKEN@$(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_HOST)/api/packages/$(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_ORG)/pypi/simple/"; fi; \
-		pip install --no-cache-dir -e .$(if $(EXTRAS),[$(EXTRAS)],); \
-		echo "[devx-setup-image] Linked /opt/venv$(if $(EXTRAS), with [$(EXTRAS)],)."; \
-	else echo "[devx-setup-image] /opt/venv not found — falling back to setup-ci"; $(MAKE) setup-ci; fi
+	@/opt/venv/bin/python -m devx.tools.setup_image --venv $(DEVX_VENV) --extras "$(EXTRAS)" \
+		--gitea-host $(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_HOST) --gitea-org $(DEVX_GITEA_PYPI_ORG)
 
 # ── Docker image build / push / cleanup ───────────────────────────────────────
 #

src/devx/molecule/discover_runners.py

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Outputs:
   - (default): prints both as ``count=N`` and ``indices=[0,1,...]``
 
 Usage:
-  python3 -m devx.molecule.discover_runners --owner oblachno-oss --repo grm
+  python3 -m devx.molecule.discover_runners --owner my-org --repo my-repo
   python3 -m devx.molecule.discover_runners --indices
   python3 -m devx.molecule.discover_runners --count
 """

src/devx/molecule/distribute_molecule.py

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def build_multi_role_pairs(
 # --- Molecule weight configuration ---
 #
 # Weights are loaded from ``[tool.devx.molecule.weights]`` in
-# ``pyproject.toml``.  Each project (infra, grm, …) contributes its own
+# ``pyproject.toml``.  Each project contributes its own
 # weights calibrated from actual CI execution times.
 #
 # Two key formats are supported:

src/devx/molecule/molecule_ci_guard.py

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ exits early with code 1.
 
 Usage::
 
-    # Single-role (grm-style)
+    # Single-role
     python3 -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard pair1 pair2 ...
-    # Multi-role (infra-style)
+    # Multi-role
     python3 -m devx.molecule.molecule_ci_guard --roles-root ansible/roles pair1 pair2 ...
 
 Environment variables:

src/devx/tools/_shared.py

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import platform
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
 
 import click
 
@@ -22,3 +24,52 @@ def arch_string() -> str:
     if machine in {"aarch64", "arm64"}:
         return "arm64"
     raise click.ClickException(f"Unsupported architecture: {machine}")
+
+
+def detect_pr_number() -> int | None:
+    """Detect the PR number for the current git branch.
+
+    Returns the PR number if the current branch has an open PR, or None
+    if no PR is found. Does NOT raise — callers decide how to handle None.
+    Best-effort: returns None on any failure (no token, API down, etc.).
+    """
+    result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603, B607
+        ["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        return None
+    branch = result.stdout.strip()
+    if branch == "HEAD":
+        return None
+
+    token = os.environ.get("CI_GITEA_TOKEN", "")
+    if not token:
+        return None
+
+    owner = os.environ.get("DEVX_REPO_OWNER", "")
+    repo = os.environ.get("DEVX_REPO_NAME", "")
+    if not owner or not repo:
+        github_repo = os.environ.get("GITHUB_REPOSITORY", "")
+        if "/" in github_repo:
+            owner, repo = github_repo.split("/", 1)
+
+    if not owner or not repo:
+        return None
+
+    # Lazy import to avoid circular dependency
+    from devx.api_clients import APIError, GiteaClient  # noqa: PLC0415
+    from devx.config import GITEA_API_URL  # noqa: PLC0415
+
+    client = GiteaClient(GITEA_API_URL, token, owner, repo)
+    try:
+        prs = client.list_prs(state="open")
+    except APIError:
+        # Best-effort: API down or auth failure → no PR detected
+        return None
+    for pr in prs:
+        if pr.get("head", {}).get("ref") == branch:
+            return int(pr["number"])
+    return None

src/devx/tools/check_api_identity_checks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Scan integration tests for unsafe ``is True``/``is False`` identity checks.
+
+Many APIs (e.g. Mattermost) return boolean values as strings (``"true"``,
+``"false"``) rather than native JSON booleans.  Using ``is True`` or
+``is not False`` on such responses silently fails because ``"true" is True``
+evaluates to ``False`` in Python.
+
+This tool scans ``tests/integration/test_*.py`` files for identity checks
+on API response values and reports them as errors.
+
+Configuration (``[tool.devx.check_api_identity_checks]`` in pyproject.toml):
+
+``scan_dirs``      — list of directories to scan (default: ``["tests/integration"]``)
+``skip_patterns``  — list of filename patterns to skip (default: ``["test_*_helpers.py"]``)
+``noqa_marker``    — comment to suppress individual lines (default: ``# noqa``)
+
+Usage::
+
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_api_identity_checks
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_api_identity_checks --scan-dir tests/integration
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+
+from devx.config import _load_pyproject_devx
+from devx.i18n import _
+
+DEFAULT_SCAN_DIRS = ["tests/integration"]
+DEFAULT_SKIP_PATTERNS = ["test_*_helpers.py"]
+DEFAULT_NOQA_MARKER = "# noqa"
+
+# Matches: x is True, x is False, x is not True, x is not False
+_IDENTITY_CHECK_RE = re.compile(r"\bis\s+(not\s+)?(True|False)\b")
+
+
+def _load_config() -> tuple[list[str], list[str], str]:
+    """Load configuration from pyproject.toml [tool.devx.check_api_identity_checks]."""
+    devx_cfg = _load_pyproject_devx()
+    cfg_raw = devx_cfg.get("check_api_identity_checks", {})
+    if not isinstance(cfg_raw, dict):
+        return DEFAULT_SCAN_DIRS, DEFAULT_SKIP_PATTERNS, DEFAULT_NOQA_MARKER
+    cfg: dict[str, object] = cfg_raw  # type: ignore[assignment]
+
+    scan_dirs_raw = cfg.get("scan_dirs", DEFAULT_SCAN_DIRS)
+    scan_dirs: list[str] = [str(d) for d in scan_dirs_raw] if isinstance(scan_dirs_raw, list) else DEFAULT_SCAN_DIRS
+
+    skip_raw = cfg.get("skip_patterns", DEFAULT_SKIP_PATTERNS)
+    skip_patterns: list[str] = [str(p) for p in skip_raw] if isinstance(skip_raw, list) else DEFAULT_SKIP_PATTERNS
+
+    noqa_marker = str(cfg.get("noqa_marker", DEFAULT_NOQA_MARKER))
+
+    return scan_dirs, skip_patterns, noqa_marker
+
+
+def _matches_skip_pattern(path: Path, skip_patterns: list[str]) -> bool:
+    """Check if a file path matches any skip pattern."""
+    name = path.name
+    return any(Path(name).match(pattern) for pattern in skip_patterns)
+
+
+def find_identity_checks(
+    file_path: Path,
+    repo_root: Path,
+    noqa_marker: str,
+) -> list[str]:
+    """Return a list of issue strings for unsafe identity checks in *file_path*."""
+    issues: list[str] = []
+    try:
+        source = file_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+    except (OSError, UnicodeDecodeError):
+        return issues
+
+    rel = str(file_path.relative_to(repo_root))
+    for lineno, line in enumerate(source.splitlines(), 1):
+        if noqa_marker in line:
+            continue
+        match = _IDENTITY_CHECK_RE.search(line)
+        if match:
+            issues.append(
+                f"{rel}:{lineno}: unsafe identity check '{match.group()}' "
+                f"— APIs may return string 'true'/'false'. "
+                f"Use string comparison or _is_truthy()/_is_falsy() helpers."
+            )
+
+    return issues
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--scan-dir",
+    multiple=True,
+    help=_("Directory to scan (default: tests/integration). Can be repeated."),
+)
+def cli(scan_dir: tuple[str, ...]) -> None:
+    """Scan integration tests for unsafe ``is True``/``is False`` identity checks."""
+    repo_root = Path.cwd()
+    config_scan_dirs, skip_patterns, noqa_marker = _load_config()
+
+    scan_dirs = list(scan_dir) if scan_dir else config_scan_dirs
+
+    all_issues: list[str] = []
+
+    for scan_dir_name in scan_dirs:
+        scan_path = repo_root / scan_dir_name
+        if not scan_path.exists():
+            continue
+        for py_file in scan_path.rglob("test_*.py"):
+            if _matches_skip_pattern(py_file, skip_patterns):
+                continue
+            all_issues.extend(find_identity_checks(py_file, repo_root, noqa_marker))
+
+    if all_issues:
+        click.echo(
+            _("Found {count} unsafe identity check(s) in integration tests.", count=len(all_issues)),
+            err=True,
+        )
+        for issue in all_issues:
+            click.echo(f"  {issue}", err=True)
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            _(
+                "Use string comparison or _is_truthy()/_is_falsy() helpers instead. "
+                "Add '{marker}' to suppress individual lines.",
+                marker=noqa_marker,
+            )
+        )
+
+    click.echo(_("[check-api-identity-checks] Passed: no unsafe identity checks found"))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    cli()  # pragma: no cover

src/devx/tools/check_deps.py

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Check that required development tools are present.
+
+Verifies the availability of core tools (tofu, docker, checkmake, Python
+3.12+ in the venv) and prints warnings or errors for missing ones.
+
+Usage::
+
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_deps
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_deps --venv .venv
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import shutil
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+
+from devx.i18n import _
+
+REQUIRED_TOOLS = ["tofu", "docker"]
+OPTIONAL_TOOLS = ["checkmake"]
+PYTHON_MIN_VERSION = (3, 12)
+
+
+def _check_tool(name: str, *, optional: bool = False) -> bool:
+    """Check if a tool is on PATH. Returns True if found."""
+    found = shutil.which(name) is not None
+    if found:
+        return True
+    level = "WARN" if optional else "ERROR"
+    click.echo(
+        _("{level}: {tool} not found.{hint}", level=level, tool=name, hint=""),
+        err=True,
+    )
+    return False
+
+
+def _check_python_version(venv_bin: Path) -> None:
+    """Check that the venv Python is >= 3.12."""
+    python_bin = venv_bin / "python"
+    if not python_bin.exists():
+        click.echo(
+            _("WARN: .venv not found. Run 'make setup-venv' to create it."),
+            err=True,
+        )
+        return
+    result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
+        [str(python_bin), "--version"],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        click.echo(_("WARN: Could not determine Python version in .venv."), err=True)
+        return
+    version_str = result.stdout.strip().split()[-1] if result.stdout else ""
+    try:
+        major, minor = int(version_str.split(".")[0]), int(version_str.split(".")[1])
+    except (IndexError, ValueError):
+        click.echo(_("WARN: Could not parse Python version '{version}'.", version=version_str), err=True)
+        return
+    if (major, minor) < PYTHON_MIN_VERSION:
+        click.echo(
+            _(
+                "WARN: .venv has Python {version}, but >={req} is required.",
+                version=version_str,
+                req=f"{PYTHON_MIN_VERSION[0]}.{PYTHON_MIN_VERSION[1]}",
+            ),
+            err=True,
+        )
+        return
+    click.echo(_("[check-deps] Virtualenv .venv ready (Python {version}).", version=version_str))
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option("--venv", default=".venv", show_default=True, help="Path to the virtual environment.")
+@click.option("--checkmake-bin", default=None, help="Path to checkmake binary (fallback if not on PATH).")
+def cli(venv: str, checkmake_bin: str | None) -> None:
+    """Verify that required development tools are present."""
+    click.echo(_("[check-deps] Verifying tools..."))
+
+    all_required = True
+    for tool in REQUIRED_TOOLS:
+        if not _check_tool(tool):
+            all_required = False
+
+    for tool in OPTIONAL_TOOLS:
+        if not _check_tool(tool, optional=True):
+            if checkmake_bin and Path(checkmake_bin).exists():
+                click.echo(_("  {tool}: found at {path}", tool=tool, path=checkmake_bin))
+            else:
+                click.echo(_("  Run 'make install-checkmake' to install the Makefile linter."))
+
+    _check_python_version(Path(venv) / "bin")
+
+    if not all_required:
+        raise click.ClickException(_("Required tools missing."))
+    click.echo(_("[check-deps] All core tools present."))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    cli()  # pragma: no cover

src/devx/tools/check_doc_versions.py

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Check that documentation version references match the current package version.
+
+Scans README.md and docs/*.md for version references like ``">=X.Y.Z"``,
+``"==X.Y.Z"``, or ``"X.Y.Z"`` and verifies they match the current
+``__version__`` from ``src/<package>/__init__.py``.
+
+Stale version references mislead users into pinning outdated versions.
+This tool catches them in CI and can auto-fix with ``--fix``.
+
+Usage::
+
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_doc_versions
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_doc_versions --fix
+    python3 -m devx.tools.check_doc_versions --root . --package devx
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import click
+
+from devx.i18n import _
+
+# Pattern to find version references in pip install / pyproject strings
+# Matches: "devx>=0.27.0", "devx==0.27.0", "devx[dev]>=0.27.0", etc.
+_VERSION_REF_RE = re.compile(
+    r'(["\'])(?P<pkg>[\w-]+)'  # package name in quotes
+    r"(?:\[[\w,]+\])?"  # optional extras like [dev]
+    r"\s*(?P<op>>=|==|>|<|<=|~=)\s*"
+    r"(?P<version>\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)"  # version number
+    r'(?P<rest>[^"\']*)\1'  # rest of string until closing quote
+)
+
+# Simpler pattern: bare version numbers in "Pin a specific version" context
+_PIN_RE = re.compile(r'["\'](?P<pkg>[\w-]+)==(?P<version>\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)["\']')
+
+
+def detect_package_name(repo_root: Path) -> str | None:
+    """Auto-detect the Python package name from src/ directory."""
+    src_dir = repo_root / "src"
+    if not src_dir.is_dir():
+        return None
+    for entry in sorted(src_dir.iterdir()):
+        if not entry.is_dir():
+            continue
+        init_file = entry / "__init__.py"
+        if init_file.exists():
+            return entry.name
+    return None
+
+
+def read_version(repo_root: Path, package: str | None = None) -> str | None:
+    """Read __version__ from the package __init__.py."""
+    pkg = package or detect_package_name(repo_root)
+    if pkg is None:
+        return None
+    init_file = repo_root / "src" / pkg / "__init__.py"
+    if not init_file.exists():
+        return None
+    content = init_file.read_text()
+    match = re.search(r'__version__\s*=\s*["\']([^"\']+)["\']', content)
+    return match.group(1) if match else None
+
+
+def find_version_refs(content: str, package: str) -> list[tuple[int, str, str, str, str]]:
+    """Find all version references for the package in content.
+
+    Returns list of (line_num, full_match, operator, referenced_version, rest).
+    """
+    refs: list[tuple[int, str, str, str, str]] = []
+    for match in _VERSION_REF_RE.finditer(content):
+        if match.group("pkg").lower() != package.lower():
+            continue
+        line_num = content[: match.start()].count("\n") + 1
+        refs.append(
+            (
+                line_num,
+                match.group(0),
+                match.group("op"),
+                match.group("version"),
+                match.group("rest"),
+            )
+        )
+    return refs
+
+
+def fix_version_refs(content: str, package: str, current_version: str) -> tuple[str, int]:
+    """Replace stale version references with the current version.
+
+    Also updates upper bounds like ``<0.28`` to the next minor (``<0.34``
+    for v0.33.4) so the constraint stays valid.
+
+    Returns (new_content, num_fixes).
+    """
+    fixes = 0
+    # Compute next minor for upper bound updates
+    parts = current_version.split(".")
+    next_minor = f"{parts[0]}.{int(parts[1]) + 1}" if len(parts) >= 2 else current_version  # noqa: SIM108 — clarity
+
+    # Pattern for upper bound in the "rest" part: ,<X.Y
+    _upper_bound_re = re.compile(r",<\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?")
+
+    def replacer(match: re.Match) -> str:
+        nonlocal fixes
+        if match.group("pkg").lower() != package.lower():
+            return match.group(0)
+        old_version = match.group("version")
+        if old_version == current_version:
+            return match.group(0)
+        fixes += 1
+        quote = match.group(1)
+        pkg = match.group("pkg")
+        op = match.group("op")
+        rest = match.group("rest")
+        # Update upper bound if present
+        rest = _upper_bound_re.sub(f",<{next_minor}", rest)
+        return f"{quote}{pkg}{op}{current_version}{rest}{quote}"
+
+    new_content = _VERSION_REF_RE.sub(replacer, content)
+    return new_content, fixes
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option("--root", default=".", help="Repository root directory.")
+@click.option("--package", default=None, help="Package name (auto-detected if not given).")
+@click.option("--fix", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Auto-fix stale version references.")
+@click.option("--docs-only", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Only check docs/ (skip README.md).")
+def main(root: str, package: str | None, fix: bool, docs_only: bool) -> None:
+    """Check that documentation version references match the current package version."""
+    root_path = Path(root).resolve()
+    pkg = package or detect_package_name(root_path)
+
+    if pkg is None:
+        click.echo(_("No Python package found under src/ — skipping version check."))
+        return
+
+    current_version = read_version(root_path, pkg)
+    if current_version is None:
+        click.echo(_("Cannot read __version__ from src/{pkg}/__init__.py — skipping.", pkg=pkg))
+        return
+
+    click.echo(_("Checking version references for {pkg} (current: v{version})", pkg=pkg, version=current_version))
+
+    # Collect files to check
+    files: list[Path] = []
+    if not docs_only:
+        readme = root_path / "README.md"
+        if readme.exists():
+            files.append(readme)
+    docs_dir = root_path / "docs"
+    if docs_dir.is_dir():
+        files.extend(sorted(docs_dir.rglob("*.md")))
+
+    all_issues: list[str] = []
+    total_fixes = 0
+
+    for filepath in files:
+        rel_path = filepath.relative_to(root_path)
+        content = filepath.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        refs = find_version_refs(content, pkg)
+
+        if not refs:
+            continue
+
+        stale_refs = [(line, full, op, ver, rest) for line, full, op, ver, rest in refs if ver != current_version]
+
+        if not stale_refs:
+            continue
+
+        if fix:
+            new_content, fixes = fix_version_refs(content, pkg, current_version)
+            if fixes > 0:  # pragma: no cover — fixes > 0 when stale_refs is non-empty
+                filepath.write_text(new_content, encoding="utf-8")
+                total_fixes += fixes
+                click.echo(_("  Fixed {fixes} version ref(s) in {file}", fixes=fixes, file=rel_path))
+            continue
+
+        for line, full, _op, ver, _rest in stale_refs:
+            all_issues.append(f"{rel_path}:{line}: stale version '{ver}' (current: {current_version}) in '{full[:60]}'")
+
+    if fix:
+        if total_fixes > 0:
+            click.echo(_("\nFixed {n} stale version reference(s).", n=total_fixes))
+        else:
+            click.echo(_("\nNo stale version references found."))
+        return
+
+    if all_issues:
+        click.echo(_("\nFAIL: {n} stale version reference(s) found:", n=len(all_issues)))
+        for issue in all_issues:
+            click.echo(f"  - {issue}")
+        click.echo(_("\nRun with --fix to auto-update version references."))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        click.echo(_("\nPASS: All version references are current."))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    main()

src/devx/tools/check_test_speed.py

@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ _TIMING_RE = re.compile(r"(\d+) passed.* in ([0-9.]+)s")
 
 # Matches per-test duration lines from --durations=0:
 #   0.51s call     tests/test_foo.py::test_bar
-_DURATION_LINE_RE = re.compile(r"^(\d+\.?\d*)s\s+(?:setup|call|teardown)\s+(.+)$")
+# Only "call" duration is counted — "setup" includes import/collection
+# overhead (coverage init, module imports) which is environment-dependent
+# and not a test quality signal.
+_DURATION_LINE_RE = re.compile(r"^(\d+\.?\d*)s\s+call\s+(.+)$")
 
 
 def run_tests() -> tuple[str, str]:

src/devx/tools/configure_repo.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-"""Configure repository: branch protection + repo settings via Gitea REST API.
+"""Configure repository: branch protection, repo settings, and standard labels.
 
-Uses ``GiteaClient`` for branch protection and repo settings.
-The ``tea`` CLI is used for label creation if available, with a
-fallback to ``GiteaClient`` if tea is not installed.
+Uses ``GiteaClient`` for branch protection, repo settings, and label
+creation. Standard labels (bug, ready-to-merge, feedback, tooling,
+ci-improvement, doc-improvement, workflow-improvement) are created
+idempotently via ``ensure_label``.
 
 Usage:
   CI_GITEA_TOKEN=<token> python3 -m devx.tools.configure_repo --repo my-repo
@@ -71,6 +72,19 @@ def _default_repo_settings_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
     }
 
 
+# Standard labels created in every oblachno repo.
+# These cover CI failure notifications, subagent feedback, and auto-merge.
+_STANDARD_LABELS: list[dict[str, str]] = [
+    {"name": "bug", "color": "#ee0701", "description": "Something is not working"},
+    {"name": "ready-to-merge", "color": "#a2eeef", "description": "PR has been reviewed and is ready for auto-merge"},
+    {"name": "feedback", "color": "#fbca04", "description": "Issues from subagent or agent feedback"},
+    {"name": "tooling", "color": "#c5def5", "description": "Tool-related feedback or improvements"},
+    {"name": "ci-improvement", "color": "#84b6eb", "description": "CI workflow improvements"},
+    {"name": "doc-improvement", "color": "#d4c5f9", "description": "Documentation improvements"},
+    {"name": "workflow-improvement", "color": "#fef2c0", "description": "Workflow alignment or pattern improvements"},
+]
+
+
 def _handle_http_error(e: APIError) -> None:
     """Raise a user-friendly Click exception for HTTP errors."""
     if e.status == http.HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN:
@@ -138,6 +152,12 @@ def configure_repo(
         client.update_repo_settings(cast(dict[str, object], rs_config))
         click.echo(_("  - Auto-delete branch after merge: yes"))
 
+        click.echo("")
+        click.echo(_("Ensuring standard labels..."))
+        for label in _STANDARD_LABELS:
+            client.ensure_label(label["name"], label["color"], label["description"])
+        click.echo(_("  - {count} standard labels verified", count=len(_STANDARD_LABELS)))
+
         click.echo("")
         click.echo(_("Repository configuration complete."))
     except APIError as e:
@@ -162,7 +182,7 @@ def main(repo: str | None, owner: str | None, branch: str, api_url: str | None)
     if not repo:
         raise click.ClickException(_("ERROR: Repository name not specified. Use --repo or set DEVX_REPO_NAME."))
 
-    # If DEVX_REPO_NAME contains a slash (e.g. "oblachno/infra"), split into owner/repo.
+    # If DEVX_REPO_NAME contains a slash (e.g. "my-org/my-repo"), split into owner/repo.
     # This prevents 404s when workflows set DEVX_REPO_NAME to the full path.
     if "/" in repo and owner is None:
         parts = repo.split("/", 1)

src/devx/tools/docker_login.py

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Docker registry login helper.
+
+Handles login to Docker registries (Gitea, Docker Hub) with credential
+loading from environment variables. Supports required and optional modes.
+
+Usage::
+
+    python3 -m devx.tools.docker_login --registry git.oblachno.oblachno.fyi \\
+        --token-env CI_GITEA_TOKEN --username-env CI_GITEA_USERNAME \\
+        --default-username emil
+
+    python3 -m devx.tools.docker_login --registry docker.io \\
+        --token-env DOCKER_HUB_TOKEN --username-env DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME --optional
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import subprocess  # nosec B404
+
+import click
+
+from devx.i18n import _
+
+
+def docker_login(
+    registry: str,
+    username: str,
+    token: str,
+    *,
+    suppress_failure: bool = False,
+) -> bool:
+    """Log in to a Docker registry.
+
+    Returns True on success, False on failure.
+    If ``suppress_failure`` is True, prints a warning instead of raising.
+    """
+    cmd = ["docker", "login", registry, "-u", username, "-p", token]
+    result = subprocess.run(  # nosec B603
+        cmd,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        check=False,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        if suppress_failure:
+            click.echo(
+                _("[docker-login] Login to {registry} failed (continuing).", registry=registry),
+                err=True,
+            )
+            return False
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            _("Login to {registry} failed: {error}", registry=registry, error=result.stderr.strip()),
+        )
+    click.echo(_("[docker-login] Logged in to {registry}.", registry=registry))
+    return True
+
+
+def _resolve_credentials(
+    token_env: str,
+    username_env: str,
+    default_username: str | None,
+) -> tuple[str | None, str | None]:
+    """Resolve credentials from environment variables.
+
+    Returns (username, token) or (None, None) if token is not set.
+    """
+    import os
+
+    token = os.environ.get(token_env, "")
+    if not token:
+        return None, None
+    username = os.environ.get(username_env, "") or (default_username or "")
+    return username, token
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option("--registry", required=True, help="Docker registry URL (e.g. docker.io, git.example.com).")
+@click.option("--token-env", required=True, help="Environment variable name for the auth token.")
+@click.option("--username-env", required=True, help="Environment variable name for the username.")
+@click.option(
+    "--default-username",
+    default=None,
+    help="Default username if the env var is not set.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--optional",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip silently if token is not set instead of raising.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--suppress-failure",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Continue on login failure instead of raising (prints warning).",
+)
+def cli(
+    registry: str,
+    token_env: str,
+    username_env: str,
+    default_username: str | None,
+    optional: bool,
+    suppress_failure: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """Log in to a Docker registry using credentials from environment variables."""
+    username, token = _resolve_credentials(token_env, username_env, default_username)
+    if token is None:
+        if optional:
+            click.echo(_("[docker-login] Skipping {registry} (token {env} not set).", registry=registry, env=token_env))
+            return
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            _("{env} is not set. Set it in your .env file or pass it as an environment variable.", env=token_env),
+        )
+    if not username:
+        raise click.ClickException(
+            _("{env} is not set. Set it in your .env file.", env=username_env),
+        )
+    docker_login(registry, username, token, suppress_failure=suppress_failure)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
+    cli()  # pragma: no cover

src/devx/tools/generate_badges.py

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ def detect_package_name(repo_root: Path) -> str | None:
     Looks for the first subdirectory under ``src/`` that contains
     an ``__init__.py`` file with ``__version__``.
 
-    Returns the package directory name (e.g., ``devx``,
-    ``gitea_runner_manager``) or ``None`` if no package is found.
+    Returns the package directory name (e.g., ``devx``) or ``None`` if
+    no package is found.
     """
     src_dir = repo_root / "src"
     if not src_dir.is_dir():