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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: npm
+    directory: /
+    schedule:
+      interval: weekly
+    open-pull-requests-limit: 0
+    ignore:
+      # Unpatchable on npm (Chief approved 2026-10-11). Revisit when patched releases publish.
+      - dependency-name: braces
+      - dependency-name: node-forge
+      - dependency-name: sprintf-js
+