diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
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+version: 2
+updates:
+  # Application dependencies. Production and development updates are grouped
+  # separately so security-relevant runtime bumps are easy to review on their own.
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 10
+    groups:
+      production-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: production
+      development-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: development
+
+  # Keep CI action versions current and patched.
+  - package-ecosystem: github-actions
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+
+  # Keep the pinned base-image digest in the Dockerfile fresh.
+  - package-ecosystem: docker
+    directory: '/'
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/security.yaml b/.github/workflows/security.yaml
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+name: Security
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  schedule:
+    # Weekly, so advisories on unchanged code are still surfaced.
+    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  npm-audit:
+    name: npm audit
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '20'
+      - run: npm ci
+      # Hard gate: fail on critical advisories in what actually ships (prod deps).
+      - name: Audit production dependencies (gate on critical)
+        run: npm audit --omit=dev --audit-level=critical
+      # Informational: surface the full picture (incl. dev tooling) without blocking.
+      - name: Full audit (informational)
+        run: npm audit || true
+
+  sbom:
+    name: SBOM
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Generate CycloneDX SBOM
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: anchore/sbom-action@v0
+        with:
+          path: .
+          format: cyclonedx-json
+          output-file: sbom.cyclonedx.json
+      - name: Upload SBOM artifact
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: sbom
+          path: sbom.cyclonedx.json