Provenote v1.8.5

Provenote v1.8.5 closes the current repo-owned closeout wave.

Highlights

• sync the fast local pre-push path around the lighter repo-fast contract
• compress the public front door around messy long context -> structured insight -> inspectable outcomes
• align docs, task-board truth, and current GitHub-facing metadata with the merged mainline
• finalize canonical version truth on v1.8.5 while preserving v1.8.4 as the earlier hard-cut baseline

Current truth

• main == origin/main == v1.8.5
• open PRs = 0
• branch protection remains enabled with Required Green Gate, review requirement, required signatures, and linear history
• code scanning / secret scanning / dependabot open alerts = 0 / 0 / 0

Known non-repo blockers

• the default container-backed local preflight on this workstation still depends on the host Docker daemon being up
• GitHub advanced secret-scanning toggles remain platform/policy-boundary items
• custom social preview upload remains a manual GitHub Settings action if desired