diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
index 5a2a39f..ea6ddd1 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pr-check.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ env:
   FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
 
 jobs:
-  # ── Branch Policy ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  # ── Branch Policy ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   branch-policy:
     name: Branch Policy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ "$ALLOWED" = false ]; then
             echo "::error::${REASON}"
-            echo "## Branch Policy Violation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
-            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
-            echo "${REASON}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
-            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
-            echo "### Allowed merge paths:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
-            echo "- \`feature/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
+            echo "## Branch Policy Violation" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "${REASON}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "### Allowed merge paths:" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "- \`feature/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`fix/*\` → \`dev\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`hotfix/*\` → \`dev\` or \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "- \`dev\` → \`main\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           echo "Branch policy: OK (${HEAD} → ${BASE})"
-          echo "## Branch Policy: Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUM5ARY
+          echo "## Branch Policy: Passed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
   # ── Code Validation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   validate:
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for merge conflict markers
         run: |
-          CONFLICTS=$(grep -rn '<<<<<<< \|>>>>>>> \||=======$' --include='*.php' --include='*.xml' --include='*.css' --include='*.js' --include='*.json' --include='*.md' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' --include='*.ini" --include='*.txt' . 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.git/' || true)
+          CONFLICTS=$(grep -rn '<<<<<<< \|>>>>>>> \|^=======$' --include='*.php' --include='*.xml' --include='*.css' --include='*.js' --include='*.json' --include='*.md' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' --include='*.ini' --include='*.txt' . 2>/dev/null | grep -v '.git/' || true)
           if [ -n "$CONFLICTS" ]; then
             echo "::error::Merge conflict markers found in source files"
             echo "## Conflict Markers Found" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-            echo '``c' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "$CONFLICTS" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             exit 1
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup PHP
         if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla' || steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'dolibarr'
         run: |
-          if ! command -v 'php' &> /dev/null; then
+          if ! command -v php &> /dev/null; then
             sudo apt-get update -qq
-            sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml > /dev/null 2>&1
+            sudo apt-get install -y -qq php-cli php-mbstring php-xml >/dev/null 2>&1
           fi
 
       - name: PHP syntax check
@@ -146,3 +146,363 @@ jobs:
           done < <(find . -name "*.php" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*" -print0)
           echo "PHP lint: ${ERRORS} error(s)"
           [ "$ERRORS" -eq 0 ] || { echo "::error::PHP syntax errors found"; exit 1; }
+
+      - name: Joomla JEXEC guard check
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+          while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
+            # Skip vendor, node_modules, and index.html stub files
+            case "$file" in ./vendor/*|./node_modules/*) continue ;; esac
+            # Check first 10 lines for JEXEC or JPATH guard
+            if ! head -20 "$file" | grep -qE "defined\s*\(\s*['\"](_JEXEC|JPATH_BASE|\\\\JPATH_PLATFORM)['\"]"; then
+              echo "::error file=${file}::Missing JEXEC guard: ${file}"
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            fi
+          done < <(find . -name "*.php" -path "*/src/*" -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "./vendor/*" -print0)
+          if [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::${ERRORS} PHP file(s) missing defined('_JEXEC') or die guard"
+            echo "## JEXEC Guard Check: Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "${ERRORS} file(s) in src/ are missing the Joomla execution guard." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "JEXEC guard: OK"
+
+      - name: Joomla directory listing protection
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          MISSING=0
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && exit 0
+          while IFS= read -r dir; do
+            if [ ! -f "${dir}/index.html" ]; then
+              echo "::warning::Missing index.html in ${dir} (directory listing protection)"
+              MISSING=$((MISSING + 1))
+            fi
+          done < <(find "$SOURCE_DIR" -type d -not -path "./.git/*" -not -path "*/vendor/*" -not -path "*/node_modules/*")
+          if [ "$MISSING" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "## Directory Protection" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "${MISSING} director(ies) missing index.html" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          echo "Directory protection: ${MISSING} missing (advisory)"
+
+      - name: Joomla script file and asset checks
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+          MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          [ -z "$MANIFEST" ] && exit 0
+          MANIFEST_DIR=$(dirname "$MANIFEST")
+
+          # Check scriptfile exists if declared
+          SCRIPTFILE=$(sed -n 's/.*<scriptfile>\([^<]*\)<\/scriptfile>.*/\1/p' "$MANIFEST" 2>/dev/null)
+          if [ -n "$SCRIPTFILE" ]; then
+            if [ ! -f "${MANIFEST_DIR}/${SCRIPTFILE}" ]; then
+              echo "::error::Manifest declares <scriptfile>${SCRIPTFILE}</scriptfile> but file not found at ${MANIFEST_DIR}/${SCRIPTFILE}"
+              ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+            else
+              echo "Script file: ${MANIFEST_DIR}/${SCRIPTFILE} (OK)"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          # Require joomla.asset.json and validate it
+          ASSET_JSON=$(find "$MANIFEST_DIR" -name "joomla.asset.json" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$ASSET_JSON" ]; then
+            echo "::error::joomla.asset.json not found — Joomla asset system is required"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          else
+            if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+              php -r "json_decode(file_get_contents('$ASSET_JSON')); if(json_last_error()!==JSON_ERROR_NONE){echo json_last_error_msg();exit(1);}" 2>&1 || {
+                echo "::error::joomla.asset.json is not valid JSON"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              }
+            fi
+            echo "joomla.asset.json: valid"
+          fi
+
+          # Validate all XML files in src/ are well-formed
+          XML_ERRORS=0
+          if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+            while IFS= read -r -d '' xmlfile; do
+              if ! php -r "libxml_use_internal_errors(true); \$x = simplexml_load_file('$xmlfile'); if(!\$x){foreach(libxml_get_errors() as \$e) echo trim(\$e->message) . ' in $xmlfile'; exit(1);}" 2>&1; then
+                XML_ERRORS=$((XML_ERRORS + 1))
+              fi
+            done < <(find "$MANIFEST_DIR" -name "*.xml" -not -path "./.git/*" -print0)
+          fi
+          if [ "$XML_ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::${XML_ERRORS} XML file(s) are malformed"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          else
+            echo "XML well-formedness: OK"
+          fi
+
+          [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ] && exit 1
+          echo "Joomla asset checks: OK"
+
+      - name: Validate platform manifest
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          case "$PLATFORM" in
+            joomla)
+              MANIFEST=$(find . -maxdepth 3 -name "*.xml" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l '<extension' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+              if [ -z "$MANIFEST" ]; then
+                echo "::warning::No Joomla manifest found (WaaS site)"
+                exit 0
+              fi
+              echo "Manifest: ${MANIFEST}"
+              if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+                php -r "libxml_use_internal_errors(true); \$x = simplexml_load_file('$MANIFEST'); if(!\$x){foreach(libxml_get_errors() as \$e) echo \$e->message; exit(1);}" || { echo "::error::Manifest XML is malformed"; exit 1; }
+              fi
+              for ELEMENT in name version description; do
+                grep -q "<${ELEMENT}>" "$MANIFEST" || { echo "::error::Missing <${ELEMENT}> in manifest"; exit 1; }
+              done
+              # Block legacy raw/branch update server URLs on MokoGitea
+              RAW_URLS=$(grep -n 'raw/branch' "$MANIFEST" | grep -i 'mokoconsulting\|mokogitea\|git\.mokoconsulting\.tech' || true)
+              if [ -n "$RAW_URLS" ]; then
+                echo "::error::Manifest contains legacy raw/branch update server URL on MokoGitea. Use the Gitea Pages URL instead (e.g. /{REPO}/updates.xml not /{REPO}/raw/branch/main/updates.xml)"
+                echo "$RAW_URLS"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Joomla manifest valid"
+              ;;
+            dolibarr)
+              MOD_FILE=$(find . -maxdepth 4 -name "mod*.class.php" ! -path "./.git/*" -exec grep -l 'extends DolibarrModules' {} \; 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+              if [ -z "$MOD_FILE" ]; then
+                echo "::error::No mod*.class.php found"
+                exit 1
+              fi
+              echo "Dolibarr module: ${MOD_FILE}"
+              ;;
+            *)
+              echo "Generic platform — no manifest validation"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+      - name: Check update stream format
+        run: |
+          PLATFORM="${{ steps.platform.outputs.platform }}"
+          case "$PLATFORM" in
+            joomla)
+              if [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
+                if command -v php &> /dev/null; then
+                  php -r "libxml_use_internal_errors(true); \$x = simplexml_load_file('updates.xml'); if(!\$x){foreach(libxml_get_errors() as \$e) echo \$e->message; exit(1);}" || { echo "::error::updates.xml is malformed"; exit 1; }
+                fi
+                echo "updates.xml valid"
+              fi
+              ;;
+            dolibarr)
+              [ -f "update.txt" ] && echo "update.txt present" || echo "::warning::No update.txt"
+              ;;
+          esac
+
+      - name: Validate Joomla language files
+        if: steps.platform.outputs.platform == 'joomla'
+        run: |
+          ERRORS=0
+          WARNINGS=0
+
+          # Require both en-GB and en-US language directories
+          LANG_ROOT=$(find . -path "*/language" -type d -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          if [ -z "$LANG_ROOT" ]; then
+            echo "No language/ directory found — skipping"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ ! -d "$LANG_ROOT/en-GB" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Missing en-GB language directory (${LANG_ROOT}/en-GB)"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          fi
+          if [ ! -d "$LANG_ROOT/en-US" ]; then
+            echo "::error::Missing en-US language directory (${LANG_ROOT}/en-US)"
+            ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+          fi
+
+          # Check that en-GB and en-US have matching .ini files
+          if [ -d "$LANG_ROOT/en-GB" ] && [ -d "$LANG_ROOT/en-US" ]; then
+            for GB_INI in "$LANG_ROOT/en-GB"/*.ini; do
+              [ ! -f "$GB_INI" ] && continue
+              US_INI="$LANG_ROOT/en-US/$(basename "$GB_INI")"
+              if [ ! -f "$US_INI" ]; then
+                echo "::error::$(basename "$GB_INI") exists in en-GB but missing from en-US"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              fi
+            done
+            for US_INI in "$LANG_ROOT/en-US"/*.ini; do
+              [ ! -f "$US_INI" ] && continue
+              GB_INI="$LANG_ROOT/en-GB/$(basename "$US_INI")"
+              if [ ! -f "$GB_INI" ]; then
+                echo "::error::$(basename "$US_INI") exists in en-US but missing from en-GB"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+
+          # Find all .ini language files
+          INI_FILES=$(find . -path "*/language/*/*.ini" -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null)
+          if [ -z "$INI_FILES" ]; then
+            echo "No .ini language files found"
+            [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ] && exit 1
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          echo "Found $(echo "$INI_FILES" | wc -l) language file(s)"
+
+          for FILE in $INI_FILES; do
+            FNAME=$(basename "$FILE")
+            LINENUM=0
+            SEEN_KEYS=""
+
+            while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
+              LINENUM=$((LINENUM + 1))
+
+              # Skip empty lines and comments
+              [ -z "$line" ] && continue
+              echo "$line" | grep -qE '^\s*;' && continue
+              echo "$line" | grep -qE '^\s*$' && continue
+
+              # Must match KEY="VALUE" format
+              if ! echo "$line" | grep -qE '^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*=".*"$'; then
+                echo "::error file=${FILE},line=${LINENUM}::Malformed line: ${line}"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+                continue
+              fi
+
+              # Extract key and check for duplicates
+              KEY=$(echo "$line" | sed 's/=.*//')
+              if echo "$SEEN_KEYS" | grep -qx "$KEY"; then
+                echo "::error file=${FILE},line=${LINENUM}::Duplicate key: ${KEY}"
+                ERRORS=$((ERRORS + 1))
+              fi
+              SEEN_KEYS="${SEEN_KEYS}
+          ${KEY}"
+            done < "$FILE"
+
+            echo "  ${FILE}: checked ${LINENUM} lines"
+          done
+
+          # Cross-check en-GB vs en-US key consistency
+          GB_DIR=$(find . -path "*/language/en-GB" -type d -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+          US_DIR=$(find . -path "*/language/en-US" -type d -not -path "./.git/*" 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+
+          if [ -n "$GB_DIR" ] && [ -n "$US_DIR" ]; then
+            for GB_FILE in "$GB_DIR"/*.ini; do
+              [ ! -f "$GB_FILE" ] && continue
+              FNAME=$(basename "$GB_FILE")
+              US_FILE="$US_DIR/$FNAME"
+              [ ! -f "$US_FILE" ] && continue
+
+              GB_KEYS=$(grep -oP '^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*(?==)' "$GB_FILE" 2>/dev/null | sort)
+              US_KEYS=$(grep -oP '^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]*(?==)' "$US_FILE" 2>/dev/null | sort)
+
+              # Keys in en-GB but not en-US
+              MISSING_US=$(comm -23 <(echo "$GB_KEYS") <(echo "$US_KEYS"))
+              if [ -n "$MISSING_US" ]; then
+                echo "::warning::Keys in en-GB/$FNAME but missing from en-US/$FNAME:"
+                echo "$MISSING_US" | while read -r k; do echo "  - $k"; done
+                WARNINGS=$((WARNINGS + 1))
+              fi
+
+              # Keys in en-US but not en-GB
+              MISSING_GB=$(comm -13 <(echo "$GB_KEYS") <(echo "$US_KEYS"))
+              if [ -n "$MISSING_GB" ]; then
+                echo "::warning::Keys in en-US/$FNAME but missing from en-GB/$FNAME:"
+                echo "$MISSING_GB" | while read -r k; do echo "  - $k"; done
+                WARNINGS=$((WARNINGS + 1))
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+
+          {
+            echo "### Language File Validation"
+            echo "| Metric | Count |"
+            echo "|---|---|"
+            echo "| Files checked | $(echo "$INI_FILES" | wc -l) |"
+            echo "| Errors | ${ERRORS} |"
+            echo "| Warnings | ${WARNINGS} |"
+          } >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+          if [ "$ERRORS" -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::Language validation failed with ${ERRORS} error(s)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Language files: OK (${WARNINGS} warning(s))"
+
+      - name: Check changelog has unreleased entry
+        run: |
+          if [ ! -f "CHANGELOG.md" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::No CHANGELOG.md found"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          # Check for content under [Unreleased] section
+          if ! grep -q "## \[Unreleased\]" CHANGELOG.md; then
+            echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md missing [Unreleased] section"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          # Check there's at least one entry (Added/Changed/Fixed/Removed) under Unreleased
+          UNRELEASED_CONTENT=$(sed -n '/## \[Unreleased\]/,/## \[/p' CHANGELOG.md | grep -cE '^\s*-\s' || true)
+          if [ "$UNRELEASED_CONTENT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "::error::CHANGELOG.md [Unreleased] section has no entries. Add a changelog entry describing your changes."
+            echo "## Changelog Check: Failed" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "The \`[Unreleased]\` section in CHANGELOG.md has no entries." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "Add a line like \`- Description of your change\` under a heading (\`### Added\`, \`### Changed\`, \`### Fixed\`, etc.)" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Changelog: ${UNRELEASED_CONTENT} entry/entries in [Unreleased]"
+
+      - name: Verify package source
+        run: |
+          SOURCE_DIR="src"
+          [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ] && SOURCE_DIR="htdocs"
+          if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "::warning::No src/ or htdocs/ directory"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          FILE_COUNT=$(find "$SOURCE_DIR" -type f | wc -l)
+          echo "Source: ${FILE_COUNT} files"
+          [ "$FILE_COUNT" -gt 0 ] || { echo "::error::Source directory is empty"; exit 1; }
+
+  # ── Pre-Release RC Build ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  pre-release:
+    name: Build RC Package
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [branch-policy, validate]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Trigger RC pre-release
+        env:
+          GA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.head_ref }}
+          GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+        run: |
+          curl -s -X POST             "${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO}/actions/workflows/pre-release.yml/dispatches"             -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}"             -H "Content-Type: application/json"             -d "{\"ref\":\"${BRANCH}\",\"inputs\":{\"stability\":\"release-candidate\"}}"
+          echo "### Pre-Release" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Triggered RC build on branch \`${BRANCH}\`" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+
+  # ── Issue Reporter ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  report-issues:
+    name: Report Issues
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [branch-policy, validate]
+    if: >-
+      always() &&
+      needs.validate.result == 'failure'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: automation/ci-issue-reporter.sh
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+
+      - name: "File issue for PR validation failure"
+        env:
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.MOKOGITEA_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+        run: |
+          chmod +x automation/ci-issue-reporter.sh
+          ./automation/ci-issue-reporter.sh \
+            --gate "PR Validation" \
+            --workflow "PR Check" \
+            --severity error \
+            --details "PR validation failed (syntax, manifest, changelog, or source checks). See the CI run for the specific check that failed."