diff --git a/.mokogitea/.moko-platform b/.mokogitea/.moko-platform
deleted file mode 100644
index ff38175..0000000
--- a/.mokogitea/.moko-platform
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-joomla
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index f8f2b25..46ce4b2 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 # REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/moko-platform
 # PATH: /templates/workflows/universal/auto-release.yml.template
 # VERSION: 05.00.00
-# BRIEF: Universal build & release � detects platform from .moko-platform
+# BRIEF: Universal build & release � detects platform from manifest.xml
 #
 # +========================================================================+
 # |              UNIVERSAL BUILD & RELEASE PIPELINE                        |
 # +========================================================================+
 # |                                                                        |
-# |  Reads .moko-platform (joomla|dolibarr|generic) to branch logic.       |
+# |  Reads manifest.xml (joomla|dolibarr|generic) to branch logic.       |
 # |                                                                        |
 # |  Platform-specific:                                                    |
 # |    joomla:   XML manifest, updates.xml, type-prefixed packages         |
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          PLATFORM=$(cat .mokogitea/.moko-platform 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')
+          # Read platform from manifest.xml <platform> element; fallback to generic
+          PLATFORM=$(sed -n 's/.*<platform>\([^<]*\)<\/platform>.*/
/p' .mokogitea/manifest.xml 2>/dev/null | head -1 | tr -d '[:space:]')
           [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
           echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Platform detected: ${PLATFORM}"
diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index f75034e..3ddd113 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Detect platform
         id: platform
         run: |
-          PLATFORM=$(cat .mokogitea/.moko-platform 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]')
+           tr -d '[:space:]')| tr -d '[:space:]')
           [ -z "$PLATFORM" ] && PLATFORM="generic"
           echo "platform=$PLATFORM" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           # For packages: prefer pkg_*.xml in src/; fallback to any manifest