diff --git a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml b/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
index 510ad8e..c77cdaa 100644
--- a/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
+++ b/.mokogitea/workflows/update-server.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #
 # FILE INFORMATION
 # DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
-# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Joomla
-# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
-# PATH: /templates/workflows/joomla/update-server.yml.template
-# VERSION: 04.06.00
-# BRIEF: Update Joomla update server XML feed with stable/rc/dev entries
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Universal
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/MokoConsulting/moko-platform
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/update-server.yml
+# VERSION: 04.07.00
+# BRIEF: Update server XML feed with stable/rc/beta/alpha/dev entries (universal)
 #
 # Writes updates.xml with multiple <update> entries:
 #   - <tag>stable</tag>     on push to main (from auto-release)
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 # Joomla filters by user's "Minimum Stability" setting.
 
-name: "Joomla: Update Server"
+name: "Update Server"
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -169,9 +169,12 @@ jobs:
 
           [ -z "$TARGET_PLATFORM" ] && TARGET_PLATFORM=$(printf '<targetplatform name="joomla" version="((5.[0-9])|(6.[0-9]))" %s>' "/")
 
-          CLIENT_TAG=""
-          [ -n "$EXT_CLIENT" ] && CLIENT_TAG="<client>${EXT_CLIENT}</client>"
-          [ -z "$CLIENT_TAG" ] && ([ "$EXT_TYPE" = "module" ] || [ "$EXT_TYPE" = "plugin" ]) && CLIENT_TAG="<client>site</client>"
+          # Joomla requires <client> on ALL extension types for update matching
+          if [ -n "$EXT_CLIENT" ]; then
+            CLIENT_TAG="<client>${EXT_CLIENT}</client>"
+          else
+            CLIENT_TAG="<client>site</client>"
+          fi
 
           FOLDER_TAG=""
           [ -n "$EXT_FOLDER" ] && [ "$EXT_TYPE" = "plugin" ] && FOLDER_TAG="<folder>${EXT_FOLDER}</folder>"
@@ -384,20 +387,34 @@ jobs:
             "${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml?ref=main" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin).get('sha',''))" 2>/dev/null || true)
 
           if [ -n "$FILE_SHA" ] && [ -f "updates.xml" ]; then
-            CONTENT=$(base64 -w0 updates.xml)
-            curl -sf -X PUT -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
-              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-              "${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml" \
-              -d "$(python3 -c "import json; print(json.dumps({
-                'content': '${CONTENT}',
-                'sha': '${FILE_SHA}',
-                'message': 'chore: sync updates.xml from ${STABILITY} [skip ci]',
-                'branch': 'main'
-              }))")" > /dev/null 2>&1 \
+            python3 -c "
+          import base64, json, urllib.request, sys
+          with open('updates.xml', 'rb') as f:
+              content = base64.b64encode(f.read()).decode()
+          payload = json.dumps({
+              'content': content,
+              'sha': '${FILE_SHA}',
+              'message': 'chore: sync updates.xml from ${STABILITY} [skip ci]',
+              'branch': 'main'
+          }).encode()
+          req = urllib.request.Request(
+              '${API_BASE}/contents/updates.xml',
+              data=payload, method='PUT',
+              headers={
+                  'Authorization': 'token ${GA_TOKEN}',
+                  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+              })
+          try:
+              urllib.request.urlopen(req)
+              print('updates.xml synced to main')
+          except Exception as e:
+              print(f'ERROR: failed to sync updates.xml to main: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
+              sys.exit(1)
+          " \
               && echo "updates.xml synced to main (${STABILITY})" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY \
-              || echo "WARNING: failed to sync updates.xml to main" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+              || echo "::error::failed to sync updates.xml to main" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           else
-            echo "WARNING: could not get updates.xml SHA from main" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "::error::could not get updates.xml SHA from main — file may not exist on main yet" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
 
       - name: SFTP deploy to dev server