diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
index 6a8e641..aba9b12 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/auto-release.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ jobs:
             sed -i "s|<creationDate>[^<]*</creationDate>|<creationDate>${TODAY}</creationDate>|" "$MANIFEST"
           fi
 
+
+          # Promote [Unreleased] section in CHANGELOG.md to new version
+          if [ -f "CHANGELOG.md" ] && grep -qi "Unreleased" CHANGELOG.md; then
+            sed -i "s|## \[Unreleased\]|## [${VERSION}] --- ${TODAY}|" CHANGELOG.md
+            sed -i "s|## Unreleased|## [${VERSION}] --- ${TODAY}|" CHANGELOG.md
+            sed -i "2i ## [Unreleased]" CHANGELOG.md
+            sed -i "3i \ " CHANGELOG.md
+            echo "CHANGELOG promoted to [${VERSION}]"
+          fi
           # Commit and push
           git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
           git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4780b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/cascade-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Maintenance
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/cascade-dev.yml.template
+# VERSION: 02.00.00
+# BRIEF: Forward-merge main → all open branches after every push to main
+#
+# +========================================================================+
+# |                CASCADE MAIN → ALL BRANCHES                             |
+# +========================================================================+
+# |                                                                        |
+# |  Triggers on every push to main (PR merges, bot commits, etc.)         |
+# |                                                                        |
+# |  1. List all branches matching: dev, rc/*, beta/*, alpha/*             |
+# |  2. For each: create PR (main → branch), auto-merge if clean           |
+# |  3. On conflict: leave PR open for manual resolution                   |
+# |                                                                        |
+# +========================================================================+
+
+name: Cascade Main → Dev
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+  GITEA_URL: ${{ vars.GITEA_URL || 'https://git.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  GITEA_ORG: ${{ vars.GITEA_ORG || github.repository_owner }}
+  GITEA_REPO: ${{ vars.GITEA_REPO || github.event.repository.name }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  cascade:
+    name: Cascade main → branches
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: >-
+      !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip ci]') &&
+      !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip cascade]')
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Discover target branches
+        id: branches
+        env:
+          GA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+
+          # Fetch all branches (paginated)
+          PAGE=1
+          ALL_BRANCHES=""
+          while true; do
+            BATCH=$(curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/branches?page=${PAGE}&limit=50" \
+              | jq -r '.[].name // empty')
+            [ -z "$BATCH" ] && break
+            ALL_BRANCHES="$ALL_BRANCHES $BATCH"
+            PAGE=$((PAGE + 1))
+          done
+
+          # Filter to cascade targets: dev, dev/*, rc/*, beta/*, alpha/*
+          TARGETS=""
+          for BRANCH in $ALL_BRANCHES; do
+            case "$BRANCH" in
+              dev|dev/*|rc/*|beta/*|alpha/*)
+                TARGETS="$TARGETS $BRANCH"
+                ;;
+            esac
+          done
+
+          TARGETS=$(echo "$TARGETS" | xargs)  # trim whitespace
+
+          if [ -z "$TARGETS" ]; then
+            echo "targets=" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "ℹ️  No cascade target branches found"
+          else
+            echo "targets=$TARGETS" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            COUNT=$(echo "$TARGETS" | wc -w)
+            echo "📋 Found ${COUNT} target branch(es): ${TARGETS}"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Cascade to all target branches
+        if: steps.branches.outputs.targets != ''
+        env:
+          GA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          API="${GITEA_URL}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_ORG}/${GITEA_REPO}"
+          SHORT_SHA="${GITHUB_SHA:0:7}"
+          TARGETS="${{ steps.branches.outputs.targets }}"
+
+          SUCCESS=0
+          CONFLICTS=0
+          SKIPPED=0
+          FAILED=0
+
+          for BRANCH in $TARGETS; do
+            echo ""
+            echo "═══ main → ${BRANCH} ═══"
+
+            # Check if branch is already up to date
+            ENCODED_BRANCH=$(echo "$BRANCH" | sed 's|/|%2F|g')
+            RESPONSE=$(curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/compare/${ENCODED_BRANCH}...main")
+
+            AHEAD=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq '.total_commits // 0')
+
+            if [ "$AHEAD" -eq 0 ]; then
+              echo "  ✅ Already up to date"
+              SKIPPED=$((SKIPPED + 1))
+              continue
+            fi
+
+            echo "  ℹ️  main is ${AHEAD} commit(s) ahead"
+
+            # Check for existing cascade PR
+            EXISTING=$(curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/pulls?state=open&head=${GITEA_ORG}:main&base=${ENCODED_BRANCH}&limit=1")
+
+            EXISTING_COUNT=$(echo "$EXISTING" | jq 'length')
+            PR_NUMBER=""
+
+            if [ "$EXISTING_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
+              PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$EXISTING" | jq -r '.[0].number')
+              echo "  ℹ️  Reusing existing PR #${PR_NUMBER}"
+            else
+              # Create cascade PR
+              PR_RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -w "\n%{http_code}" \
+                -X POST \
+                -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+                -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                -d "{
+                  \"title\": \"chore: cascade main → ${BRANCH} (${SHORT_SHA}) [skip ci]\",
+                  \"body\": \"## Automatic cascade\\n\\nForward-merging \`main\` (${SHORT_SHA}) into \`${BRANCH}\`.\\n\\nIf conflicts exist, resolve manually and merge.\\n\\n> Auto-created by **Cascade Main → Dev**.\",
+                  \"head\": \"main\",
+                  \"base\": \"${BRANCH}\"
+                }" \
+                "${API}/pulls")
+
+              HTTP_CODE=$(echo "$PR_RESPONSE" | tail -1)
+              BODY=$(echo "$PR_RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
+              PR_NUMBER=$(echo "$BODY" | jq -r '.number // empty')
+
+              if [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "201" ] || [ -z "$PR_NUMBER" ]; then
+                MSG=$(echo "$BODY" | jq -r '.message // .' 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+                echo "  ❌ Failed to create PR (HTTP ${HTTP_CODE}): ${MSG}"
+                FAILED=$((FAILED + 1))
+                continue
+              fi
+
+              echo "  ✅ Created PR #${PR_NUMBER}"
+            fi
+
+            # Try auto-merge
+            PR_DATA=$(curl -sS \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+              "${API}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}")
+
+            MERGEABLE=$(echo "$PR_DATA" | jq -r '.mergeable // false')
+
+            if [ "$MERGEABLE" != "true" ]; then
+              echo "  ⚠️  Conflicts — PR #${PR_NUMBER} left open"
+              CONFLICTS=$((CONFLICTS + 1))
+              continue
+            fi
+
+            MERGE_RESPONSE=$(curl -sS -w "\n%{http_code}" \
+              -X POST \
+              -H "Authorization: token ${GA_TOKEN}" \
+              -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+              -d "{
+                \"Do\": \"merge\",
+                \"merge_message_field\": \"chore: cascade main → ${BRANCH} [skip ci]\",
+                \"delete_branch_after_merge\": false
+              }" \
+              "${API}/pulls/${PR_NUMBER}/merge")
+
+            MERGE_HTTP=$(echo "$MERGE_RESPONSE" | tail -1)
+
+            if [ "$MERGE_HTTP" = "200" ] || [ "$MERGE_HTTP" = "204" ]; then
+              echo "  ✅ Merged — ${BRANCH} is in sync"
+              SUCCESS=$((SUCCESS + 1))
+            else
+              MERGE_BODY=$(echo "$MERGE_RESPONSE" | sed '$d')
+              echo "  ⚠️  Merge failed (HTTP ${MERGE_HTTP}) — PR #${PR_NUMBER} left open"
+              CONFLICTS=$((CONFLICTS + 1))
+            fi
+          done
+
+          # Summary
+          echo ""
+          echo "════════════════════════════════════════"
+          echo "  ✅ Merged:    ${SUCCESS}"
+          echo "  ⚠️  Conflicts: ${CONFLICTS}"
+          echo "  ⏭️  Up to date: ${SKIPPED}"
+          echo "  ❌ Failed:    ${FAILED}"
+          echo "════════════════════════════════════════"
+
+          if [ "$FAILED" -gt 0 ]; then
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-joomla.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-joomla.yml
index 17284d1..28cee48 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-joomla.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-joomla.yml
@@ -375,3 +375,76 @@ jobs:
           else
             echo "No phpunit.xml found — skipping tests." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           fi
+
+  static-analysis:
+    name: PHPStan Analysis
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: lint-and-validate
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+
+      - name: Setup PHP
+        run: php -v && composer --version
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        env:
+          COMPOSER_AUTH: '{"github-oauth":{"github.com":"${{ secrets.GA_TOKEN || github.token }}"}}'
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "composer.json" ]; then
+            composer install --no-interaction --prefer-dist --optimize-autoloader
+          fi
+
+      - name: Install PHPStan
+        run: |
+          if ! command -v vendor/bin/phpstan &> /dev/null; then
+            composer require --dev phpstan/phpstan --no-interaction 2>/dev/null || \
+              composer global require phpstan/phpstan --no-interaction
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run PHPStan
+        run: |
+          echo "### PHPStan Static Analysis" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          PHPSTAN="vendor/bin/phpstan"
+          if [ ! -f "$PHPSTAN" ]; then
+            PHPSTAN=$(composer global config bin-dir --absolute 2>/dev/null)/phpstan
+          fi
+
+          # Determine source directory
+          SRC_DIR=""
+          for DIR in src/ htdocs/ lib/; do
+            if [ -d "$DIR" ]; then
+              SRC_DIR="$DIR"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -z "$SRC_DIR" ]; then
+            echo "No source directory found (src/, htdocs/, lib/) — skipping." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          # Use repo phpstan.neon if present, otherwise use baseline config
+          ARGS="analyse ${SRC_DIR} --memory-limit=512M --no-progress --error-format=table"
+          if [ -f "phpstan.neon" ] || [ -f "phpstan.neon.dist" ]; then
+            echo "Using project PHPStan config." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            ARGS="$ARGS --level=3"
+            echo "No phpstan.neon found — using level 3 (type inference)." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          $PHPSTAN $ARGS 2>&1 | tee /tmp/phpstan-output.txt
+          EXIT=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+
+          if [ $EXIT -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "**No errors found.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            ERRORS=$(grep -c "ERROR" /tmp/phpstan-output.txt 2>/dev/null || echo "some")
+            echo "**${ERRORS} error(s) found.** Review output above." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            tail -30 /tmp/phpstan-output.txt >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo '```' >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          exit $EXIT
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gitleaks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b29f881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Moko Consulting <hello@mokoconsulting.tech>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# FILE INFORMATION
+# DEFGROUP: Gitea.Workflow
+# INGROUP: MokoStandards.Security
+# REPO: https://git.mokoconsulting.tech/mokoconsulting-tech/MokoStandards-API
+# PATH: /templates/workflows/gitleaks.yml.template
+# VERSION: 01.00.00
+# BRIEF: Secret scanning — detect leaked credentials, API keys, and tokens
+#
+# +========================================================================+
+# |                        SECRET SCANNING                                 |
+# +========================================================================+
+# |                                                                        |
+# |  Scans commits for leaked secrets using Gitleaks.                      |
+# |                                                                        |
+# |  - PR scan: only new commits in the PR                                 |
+# |  - Scheduled: full repo scan weekly                                    |
+# |  - Alerts via ntfy on findings                                         |
+# |                                                                        |
+# +========================================================================+
+
+name: Secret Scanning
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - 'dev/**'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 5 * * 1'  # Weekly Monday 05:00 UTC
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  NTFY_URL: ${{ vars.NTFY_URL || 'https://ntfy.mokoconsulting.tech' }}
+  NTFY_TOPIC: ${{ vars.NTFY_TOPIC || 'gitea-security' }}
+
+jobs:
+  gitleaks:
+    name: Gitleaks Secret Scan
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Install Gitleaks
+        run: |
+          GITLEAKS_VERSION="8.21.2"
+          curl -sSL "https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/releases/download/v${GITLEAKS_VERSION}/gitleaks_${GITLEAKS_VERSION}_linux_x64.tar.gz" \
+            | tar -xz -C /usr/local/bin gitleaks
+          gitleaks version
+
+      - name: Scan for secrets
+        id: scan
+        run: |
+          echo "### Secret Scanning" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          ARGS="--source . --verbose --report-format json --report-path /tmp/gitleaks-report.json"
+
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "pull_request" ]; then
+            # Scan only PR commits
+            ARGS="$ARGS --log-opts=${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+            echo "Scanning PR commits only" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "Full repository scan" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+
+          if gitleaks detect $ARGS 2>&1; then
+            echo "result=clean" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "**No secrets detected.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          else
+            echo "result=found" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            FINDINGS=$(jq length /tmp/gitleaks-report.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+            echo "**${FINDINGS} potential secret(s) detected.**" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            echo "Review the findings and rotate any exposed credentials immediately." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Notify on findings
+        if: failure() && steps.scan.outputs.result == 'found'
+        run: |
+          REPO="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          curl -sS \
+            -H "Title: ${REPO} — secrets detected in code" \
+            -H "Tags: rotating_light,key" \
+            -H "Priority: urgent" \
+            -d "Gitleaks found potential secrets. Review and rotate credentials immediately." \
+            "${NTFY_URL}/${NTFY_TOPIC}" || true
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/notify.yml b/.gitea/workflows/notify.yml
index 4413a05..8cc8382 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/notify.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/notify.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "Joomla Build & Release"
       - "Joomla Extension CI"
       - "Deploy"
+      - "Cascade Main → Dev"
     types:
       - completed
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 5131837..30c9bcf 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
               f.write(content)
           PYEOF
 
-          # Commit and push
+          # Commit and push to current branch
           if ! git diff --quiet updates.xml 2>/dev/null; then
             git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
             git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.email "gitea-actions[bot]@mokoconsulting.tech"
           git config --local user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
 
+          # Sync updates.xml to main and dev (whichever isn't current)
           for BRANCH in main dev; do
             [ "$BRANCH" = "$CURRENT_BRANCH" ] && continue