Fix frontend download links pointing to split Mac binaries (#6325)

Co-authored-by: James Brunton <jbrunton96@gmail.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Version control
 .git/
 .gitignore
+.git-blame-ignore-revs
+.gitattributes
 
 # Build outputs
 build/
@@ -15,22 +17,34 @@ version_builds/
 # Gradle caches (local, not what's in the container)
 .gradle/
 **/.gradle/
+.gradle-home/
+
+# Task (go-task) cache
+.task/
 
 # Node / frontend
 node_modules/
 **/node_modules/
 frontend/node_modules/
 frontend/dist/
+frontend/playwright-report/
 .npm/
 .yarn/
 
 # Tauri/desktop builds
 src-tauri/target/
 src-tauri/dist/
+frontend/src-tauri/target/
+frontend/src-tauri/dist/
 
 # IDE and editor
 .idea/
 .vscode/
+.settings/
+.settings.zip
+.classpath
+.project
+.devcontainer/
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 *.iws
@@ -41,6 +55,7 @@ src-tauri/dist/
 *.pid
 .DS_Store
 Thumbs.db
+logs/
 
 # Docker itself
 Dockerfile*
@@ -54,17 +69,38 @@ Dockerfile*
 # Test reports
 **/test-results/
 **/jacoco/
+test_*.pdf
 
 # Testing and documentation (not needed in build)
 testing/
 docs/
+devGuide/
+devTools/
 *.md
 README*
 
+# Separate projects not consumed by the Java/frontend build
+commonforms-onnx/
+
+# Runtime mount points used by docker-compose volumes, not build input
+stirling/
+customFiles/
+configs/
+
+# Claude Code workspace
+.claude/
+
+# Python caches
+.pytest_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+__pycache__/
+**/__pycache__/
+
 # Local env
 .env
 .env.*
 !.env.example
+!engine/.env
 
 # Misc
 *.swp
@@ -72,4 +108,3 @@ README*
 *~
 .DS_Store
 .cache/
-.pytest_cache/

.editorconfig

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ max_line_length = 100
 
 [*.py]
 indent_size = 4
+max_line_length = 120
 
 [*.gradle]
 indent_size = 4

.github/aur/stirling-pdf-desktop/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Maintainer: Stirling PDF Inc <contact@stirlingpdf.com>
+pkgname=stirling-pdf-desktop
+pkgver=2.10.1
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Locally hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool (Tauri desktop app, official Stirling PDF Inc build)"
+arch=('x86_64')
+url="https://www.stirling.com"
+license=('MIT' 'LicenseRef-Stirling-PDF-Proprietary')
+depends=('gtk3' 'webkit2gtk-4.1' 'libappindicator-gtk3')
+provides=('stirling-pdf')
+conflicts=('stirling-pdf' 'stirling-pdf-git' 'stirling-pdf-bin')
+options=('!strip')
+
+source_x86_64=("${pkgname}-${pkgver}.deb::https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v${pkgver}/Stirling-PDF-linux-x86_64.deb")
+sha256sums_x86_64=('PLACEHOLDER_DEB_SHA256')
+
+package() {
+    # Extract the .deb archive
+    bsdtar -xf data.tar* -C "${pkgdir}"
+
+    # Fix permissions
+    find "${pkgdir}" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
+
+    # Install license
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE" <<EOF
+Copyright (c) 2025 Stirling PDF Inc
+All rights reserved. See https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/LICENSE
+EOF
+}

.github/aur/stirling-pdf-server-bin/PKGBUILD

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Maintainer: Stirling PDF Inc <contact@stirlingpdf.com>
+pkgname=stirling-pdf-server-bin
+pkgver=2.10.1
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc="Locally hosted, web-based PDF manipulation tool (server JAR, prebuilt)"
+arch=('any')
+url="https://www.stirling.com"
+license=('MIT' 'LicenseRef-Stirling-PDF-Proprietary')
+depends=('java-runtime>=25')
+provides=('stirling-pdf-server')
+conflicts=('stirling-pdf-server' 'stirling-pdf-server-git')
+backup=('etc/stirling-pdf-server/settings.yml')
+
+source=("Stirling-PDF-with-login-${pkgver}.jar::https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v${pkgver}/Stirling-PDF-with-login.jar")
+sha256sums=('PLACEHOLDER_JAR_SHA256')
+
+package() {
+    # JAR
+    install -Dm644 "Stirling-PDF-with-login-${pkgver}.jar" \
+        "${pkgdir}/usr/share/stirling-pdf-server/stirling-pdf-server.jar"
+
+    # Wrapper script
+    install -Dm755 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/stirling-pdf-server" << 'EOF'
+#!/bin/sh
+exec java $JAVA_OPTS -jar /usr/share/stirling-pdf-server/stirling-pdf-server.jar "$@"
+EOF
+
+    # systemd unit
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/systemd/system/stirling-pdf-server.service" << 'EOF'
+[Unit]
+Description=Stirling-PDF Server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=stirling-pdf
+Group=stirling-pdf
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/stirling-pdf-server
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar /usr/share/stirling-pdf-server/stirling-pdf-server.jar
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+SyslogIdentifier=stirling-pdf-server
+Environment=JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx512m
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+
+    # sysusers
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/sysusers.d/stirling-pdf-server.conf" << 'EOF'
+u stirling-pdf - "Stirling-PDF Server" /var/lib/stirling-pdf-server -
+EOF
+
+    # tmpfiles
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/stirling-pdf-server.conf" << 'EOF'
+d /var/lib/stirling-pdf-server 0750 stirling-pdf stirling-pdf -
+d /var/log/stirling-pdf-server 0750 stirling-pdf stirling-pdf -
+EOF
+
+    # Default config stub
+    install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/etc/stirling-pdf-server"
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/etc/stirling-pdf-server/settings.yml" << 'EOF'
+# Stirling-PDF Server configuration
+# See https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF for all options
+server:
+  port: 8080
+EOF
+
+    # License
+    install -Dm644 /dev/stdin "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE" << 'EOF'
+MIT License with proprietary carve-outs (open-core).
+SPDX: MIT AND LicenseRef-Stirling-PDF-Proprietary
+See https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/LICENSE
+EOF
+}

.github/config/.files.yaml

@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ frontend: &frontend
   - testing/**
   - docker/**
   - scripts/translations/*.py
-  - scripts/build-tauri-jlink.bat
-  - scripts/build-tauri-jlink.sh
+  - .taskfiles/desktop.yml
   - scripts/convert_cff_to_ttf.py
   - scripts/harvest_type3_fonts.py
   - scripts/ignore_translation.toml
@@ -56,6 +55,25 @@ frontend: &frontend
   - scripts/type3_to_cff.py
   - scripts/update_type3_library.py
 
+# Files that affect the Tauri desktop bundle. Gate the multi-OS Tauri build
+# job on changes to any of these.
+tauri: &tauri
+  - frontend/src-tauri/**
+  - frontend/src/desktop/**
+  - frontend/tsconfig.desktop.json
+  - frontend/package.json
+  - frontend/package-lock.json
+  - frontend/vite.config.ts
+  - .github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
+
+# Files that affect the AI engine (Python tool models, fixers, tests). Gate
+# the engine validation job on changes to engine sources or to the Java
+# tool surfaces it generates models from.
+engine: &engine
+  - engine/**
+  - app/(common|core|proprietary)/src/main/java/**
+  - .github/workflows/ai-engine.yml
+
 licenses-frontend: &licenses-frontend
   - ".github/workflows/frontend-backend-licenses-update.yml"
   - "frontend/package.json"
@@ -64,4 +82,23 @@ licenses-frontend: &licenses-frontend
 
 licenses-backend: &licenses-backend
   - ".github/workflows/frontend-backend-licenses-update.yml"
-  - *build
+  - *build
+
+# Files that can affect premium / enterprise behaviour. Gate the enterprise
+# Playwright job on changes to any of these on PRs.
+proprietary: &proprietary
+  - app/proprietary/**
+  - frontend/src/proprietary/**
+  - frontend/src/core/tests/enterprise/**
+  - testing/compose/docker-compose-keycloak-oauth.yml
+  - testing/compose/docker-compose-keycloak-saml.yml
+  - testing/compose/keycloak-realm-oauth.json
+  - testing/compose/keycloak-realm-saml.json
+  - testing/compose/start-oauth-test.sh
+  - testing/compose/start-saml-test.sh
+  - testing/compose/validate-oauth-test.sh
+  - testing/compose/validate-saml-test.sh
+  - configs/settings.yml.template
+  - build.gradle
+  - app/proprietary/build.gradle
+  - .github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -13,63 +13,150 @@ updates:
       - "/app/proprietary"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "docker"
-    directory: "/" # Location of Dockerfile
+    directories:
+      - "/" # Location of Dockerfile
+      - "/docker/backend"
+      - "/docker/embedded"
+      - "/docker/frontend"
+      - "/docker/base"
+      - "/docker/engine"
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
 
   - package-ecosystem: github-actions
     directory: /
     schedule:
       interval: weekly
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
 
   - package-ecosystem: npm
-    directory: /devTools
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    rebase-strategy: "auto"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: docker
-    directory: /docker/backend
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    rebase-strategy: "auto"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: docker
-    directory: /docker/embedded
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    rebase-strategy: "auto"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: docker
-    directory: /docker/frontend
-    schedule:
-      interval: "weekly"
-    rebase-strategy: "auto"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: npm
-    directory: /frontend
+    directories:
+      - /devTools
+      - /frontend
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
+    groups:
+      embedpdf:
+        patterns:
+          - "@embedpdf/*"
+      mantine:
+        patterns:
+          - "@mantine/*"
+          - "postcss-preset-mantine"
+      mui:
+        patterns:
+          - "@mui/*"
+      tauri-js:
+        patterns:
+          - "@tauri-apps/*"
+      emotion:
+        patterns:
+          - "@emotion/*"
+      react:
+        patterns:
+          - "react"
+          - "react-dom"
+          - "@types/react"
+          - "@types/react-dom"
+      typescript-eslint:
+        patterns:
+          - "@typescript-eslint/*"
+          - "typescript-eslint"
+      eslint:
+        patterns:
+          - "eslint"
+          - "@eslint/*"
+      vite:
+        patterns:
+          - "vite"
+          - "vite-*"
+          - "@vitejs/*"
+      vitest:
+        patterns:
+          - "vitest"
+          - "@vitest/*"
+      testing-library:
+        patterns:
+          - "@testing-library/*"
+      i18next:
+        patterns:
+          - "i18next"
+          - "i18next-*"
+          - "react-i18next"
+      iconify:
+        patterns:
+          - "@iconify/*"
+          - "@iconify-json/*"
+      stripe:
+        patterns:
+          - "@stripe/*"
+      posthog:
+        patterns:
+          - "@posthog/*"
+          - "posthog-js"
+      supabase:
+        patterns:
+          - "@supabase/*"
+      dnd-kit:
+        patterns:
+          - "@dnd-kit/*"
+      tailwind:
+        patterns:
+          - "tailwindcss"
+          - "@tailwindcss/*"
+      postcss:
+        patterns:
+          - "postcss"
+          - "postcss-*"
+        exclude-patterns:
+          - "postcss-preset-mantine"
 
   - package-ecosystem: cargo
-    directory: /frontend/src-tauri
+    directories:
+      - /frontend/src-tauri
+      - /frontend/src-tauri/thumbnail-handler
+      - /frontend/src-tauri/provisioner
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
+    groups:
+      tauri:
+        patterns:
+          - "tauri"
+          - "tauri-build"
+          - "tauri-plugin-*"
+      serde:
+        patterns:
+          - "serde"
+          - "serde_*"
+      tracing:
+        patterns:
+          - "tracing"
+          - "tracing-*"
+      tokio:
+        patterns:
+          - "tokio"
+          - "tokio-*"
 
   - package-ecosystem: pip
     directory: /testing/cucumber
     schedule:
       interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
     rebase-strategy: "auto"
-
-  - package-ecosystem: cargo
-    directory: /frontend/src-tauri/provisioner
-    schedule:
-      interval: daily

.github/labeler-config-srvaroa.yml

@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ labels:
       - 'frontend/src-tauri/**'
       - 'frontend/src-tauri/.*'
 
+  - label: 'engine'
+    files:
+      - 'engine/**'
+      - 'engine/.*'
+      - 'engine/**/.*'
+
   - label: 'Java'
     files:
       - 'app/common/src/main/java/.*.java'

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Closes #(issue_number)
 ### General
 
 - [ ] I have read the [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md) (if applicable)
+- [ ] I have read the [Stirling-PDF Developer Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md) (if applicable)
 - [ ] I have read the [How to add new languages to Stirling-PDF](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md) (if applicable)
 - [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
 - [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ Closes #(issue_number)
 
 ### Testing (if applicable)
 
-- [ ] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md#6-testing) for more details.
+- [ ] I have run `task check` to verify linters, typechecks, and tests pass
+- [ ] I have tested my changes locally. Refer to the [Testing Guide](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/main/DeveloperGuide.md#7-testing) for more details.

.github/release.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - ignore-for-release
+      # engine: Python AI engine - not currently live / not yet shipped to users.
+      # Remove this entry once the engine is released.
+      - engine
+
   categories:
     - title: Breaking Changes
       labels:
@@ -6,16 +13,22 @@ changelog:
 
     - title: Bug Fixes
       labels:
+        - Bugfix
         - Bug
 
     - title: Enhancements
       labels:
         - enhancement
+        - Java
+        - Front End
+        - Back End
+        - Tauri
 
     - title: Minor Enhancements
       labels:
-        - Java
-        - Front End
+        - chore
+        - style
+        - refactor
 
     - title: Docker Updates
       labels:

.github/scripts/requirements_dev.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # CVE-2025-6176 mitigation: pin brotli to a specific commit
 brotli @ git+https://github.com/google/brotli.git@028fb5a23661f123017c060daa546b55cf4bde29
     # via
-    #   -r requirements_dev.in
+    #   -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
     #   fonttools
 cffi==2.0.0 \
     --hash=sha256:00bdf7acc5f795150faa6957054fbbca2439db2f775ce831222b66f192f03beb \
@@ -101,270 +101,274 @@ cfgv==3.5.0 \
     --hash=sha256:a8dc6b26ad22ff227d2634a65cb388215ce6cc96bbcc5cfde7641ae87e8dacc0 \
     --hash=sha256:d5b1034354820651caa73ede66a6294d6e95c1b00acc5e9b098e917404669132
     # via pre-commit
-cssselect2==0.8.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:46fc70ebc41ced7a32cd42d58b1884d72ade23d21e5a4eaaf022401c13f0e76e \
-    --hash=sha256:7674ffb954a3b46162392aee2a3a0aedb2e14ecf99fcc28644900f4e6e3e9d3a
+cssselect2==0.9.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:6a99e5f91f9a016a304dd929b0966ca464bcfda15177b6fb4a118fc0fb5d9563 \
+    --hash=sha256:759aa22c216326356f65e62e791d66160a0f9c91d1424e8d8adc5e74dddfc6fb
     # via weasyprint
 distlib==0.4.0 \
     --hash=sha256:9659f7d87e46584a30b5780e43ac7a2143098441670ff0a49d5f9034c54a6c16 \
     --hash=sha256:feec40075be03a04501a973d81f633735b4b69f98b05450592310c0f401a4e0d
     # via virtualenv
-filelock==3.20.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:18c57ee915c7ec61cff0ecf7f0f869936c7c30191bb0cf406f1341778d0834e1 \
-    --hash=sha256:4b0dda527ee31078689fc205ec4f1c1bf7d56cf88b6dc9426c4f230e46c2dce1
-    # via virtualenv
-fonttools==4.61.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:0de30bfe7745c0d1ffa2b0b7048fb7123ad0d71107e10ee090fa0b16b9452e87 \
-    --hash=sha256:10d88e55330e092940584774ee5e8a6971b01fc2f4d3466a1d6c158230880796 \
-    --hash=sha256:11f35ad7805edba3aac1a3710d104592df59f4b957e30108ae0ba6c10b11dd75 \
-    --hash=sha256:15acc09befd16a0fb8a8f62bc147e1a82817542d72184acca9ce6e0aeda9fa6d \
-    --hash=sha256:17d2bf5d541add43822bcf0c43d7d847b160c9bb01d15d5007d84e2217aaa371 \
-    --hash=sha256:2180f14c141d2f0f3da43f3a81bc8aa4684860f6b0e6f9e165a4831f24e6a23b \
-    --hash=sha256:21e7c8d76f62ab13c9472ccf74515ca5b9a761d1bde3265152a6dc58700d895b \
-    --hash=sha256:41a7170d042e8c0024703ed13b71893519a1a6d6e18e933e3ec7507a2c26a4b2 \
-    --hash=sha256:41ed4b5ec103bd306bb68f81dc166e77409e5209443e5773cb4ed837bcc9b0d3 \
-    --hash=sha256:497c31ce314219888c0e2fce5ad9178ca83fe5230b01a5006726cdf3ac9f24d9 \
-    --hash=sha256:4c1b526c8d3f615a7b1867f38a9410849c8f4aef078535742198e942fba0e9bd \
-    --hash=sha256:4d7092bb38c53bbc78e9255a59158b150bcdc115a1e3b3ce0b5f267dc35dd63c \
-    --hash=sha256:4f5686e1fe5fce75d82d93c47a438a25bf0d1319d2843a926f741140b2b16e0c \
-    --hash=sha256:58b0ee0ab5b1fc9921eccfe11d1435added19d6494dde14e323f25ad2bc30c56 \
-    --hash=sha256:5ce02f38a754f207f2f06557523cd39a06438ba3aafc0639c477ac409fc64e37 \
-    --hash=sha256:5fade934607a523614726119164ff621e8c30e8fa1ffffbbd358662056ba69f0 \
-    --hash=sha256:5fe9fd43882620017add5eabb781ebfbc6998ee49b35bd7f8f79af1f9f99a958 \
-    --hash=sha256:64102ca87e84261419c3747a0d20f396eb024bdbeb04c2bfb37e2891f5fadcb5 \
-    --hash=sha256:664c5a68ec406f6b1547946683008576ef8b38275608e1cee6c061828171c118 \
-    --hash=sha256:6675329885c44657f826ef01d9e4fb33b9158e9d93c537d84ad8399539bc6f69 \
-    --hash=sha256:75c1a6dfac6abd407634420c93864a1e274ebc1c7531346d9254c0d8f6ca00f9 \
-    --hash=sha256:75da8f28eff26defba42c52986de97b22106cb8f26515b7c22443ebc9c2d3261 \
-    --hash=sha256:77efb033d8d7ff233385f30c62c7c79271c8885d5c9657d967ede124671bbdfb \
-    --hash=sha256:78a7d3ab09dc47ac1a363a493e6112d8cabed7ba7caad5f54dbe2f08676d1b47 \
-    --hash=sha256:7c7db70d57e5e1089a274cbb2b1fd635c9a24de809a231b154965d415d6c6d24 \
-    --hash=sha256:8c56c488ab471628ff3bfa80964372fc13504ece601e0d97a78ee74126b2045c \
-    --hash=sha256:91669ccac46bbc1d09e9273546181919064e8df73488ea087dcac3e2968df9ba \
-    --hash=sha256:9b666a475a65f4e839d3d10473fad6d47e0a9db14a2f4a224029c5bfde58ad2c \
-    --hash=sha256:9cfef3ab326780c04d6646f68d4b4742aae222e8b8ea1d627c74e38afcbc9d91 \
-    --hash=sha256:a13fc8aeb24bad755eea8f7f9d409438eb94e82cf86b08fe77a03fbc8f6a96b1 \
-    --hash=sha256:a75c301f96db737e1c5ed5fd7d77d9c34466de16095a266509e13da09751bd19 \
-    --hash=sha256:a76d4cb80f41ba94a6691264be76435e5f72f2cb3cab0b092a6212855f71c2f6 \
-    --hash=sha256:aed04cabe26f30c1647ef0e8fbb207516fd40fe9472e9439695f5c6998e60ac5 \
-    --hash=sha256:b148b56f5de675ee16d45e769e69f87623a4944f7443850bf9a9376e628a89d2 \
-    --hash=sha256:b501c862d4901792adaec7c25b1ecc749e2662543f68bb194c42ba18d6eec98d \
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-    --hash=sha256:c6604b735bb12fef8e0efd5578c9fb5d3d8532d5001ea13a19cddf295673ee09 \
-    --hash=sha256:d8db08051fc9e7d8bc622f2112511b8107d8f27cd89e2f64ec45e9825e8288da \
-    --hash=sha256:d9203500f7c63545b4ce3799319fe4d9feb1a1b89b28d3cb5abd11b9dd64147e \
-    --hash=sha256:dc492779501fa723b04d0ab1f5be046797fee17d27700476edc7ee9ae535a61e \
-    --hash=sha256:e6bcdf33aec38d16508ce61fd81838f24c83c90a1d1b8c68982857038673d6b8 \
-    --hash=sha256:e76ce097e3c57c4bcb67c5aa24a0ecdbd9f74ea9219997a707a4061fbe2707aa \
-    --hash=sha256:eff1ac3cc66c2ac7cda1e64b4e2f3ffef474b7335f92fc3833fc632d595fcee6 \
-    --hash=sha256:f3cb4a569029b9f291f88aafc927dd53683757e640081ca8c412781ea144565e \
-    --hash=sha256:f79b168428351d11e10c5aeb61a74e1851ec221081299f4cf56036a95431c43a \
-    --hash=sha256:fa646ecec9528bef693415c79a86e733c70a4965dd938e9a226b0fc64c9d2e6c \
-    --hash=sha256:fe2efccb324948a11dd09d22136fe2ac8a97d6c1347cf0b58a911dcd529f66b7 \
-    --hash=sha256:fff4f534200a04b4a36e7ae3cb74493afe807b517a09e99cb4faa89a34ed6ecd
+filelock==3.29.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:69974355e960702e789734cb4871f884ea6fe50bd8404051a3530bc07809cf90 \
+    --hash=sha256:96f5f6344709aa1572bbf631c640e4ebeeb519e08da902c39a001882f30ac258
+    # via
+    #   python-discovery
+    #   virtualenv
+fonttools==4.62.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:0aa72c43a601cfa9273bb1ae0518f1acadc01ee181a6fc60cd758d7fdadffc04 \
+    --hash=sha256:0b3ae47e8636156a9accff64c02c0924cbebad62854c4a6dbdc110cd5b4b341a \
+    --hash=sha256:12859ff0b47dd20f110804c3e0d0970f7b832f561630cd879969011541a464a9 \
+    --hash=sha256:149f7d84afca659d1a97e39a4778794a2f83bf344c5ee5134e09995086cc2392 \
+    --hash=sha256:1596aeaddf7f78e21e68293c011316a25267b3effdaccaf4d59bc9159d681b82 \
+    --hash=sha256:19177c8d96c7c36359266e571c5173bcee9157b59cfc8cb0153c5673dc5a3a7d \
+    --hash=sha256:1c5c25671ce8805e0d080e2ffdeca7f1e86778c5cbfbeae86d7f866d8830517b \
+    --hash=sha256:1eecc128c86c552fb963fe846ca4e011b1be053728f798185a1687502f6d398e \
+    --hash=sha256:268abb1cb221e66c014acc234e872b7870d8b5d4657a83a8f4205094c32d2416 \
+    --hash=sha256:2d850f66830a27b0d498ee05adb13a3781637b1826982cd7e2b3789ef0cc71ae \
+    --hash=sha256:2e7abd2b1e11736f58c1de27819e1955a53267c21732e78243fa2fa2e5c1e069 \
+    --hash=sha256:403d28ce06ebfc547fbcb0cb8b7f7cc2f7a2d3e1a67ba9a34b14632df9e080f9 \
+    --hash=sha256:40975849bac44fb0b9253d77420c6d8b523ac4dcdcefeff6e4d706838a5b80f7 \
+    --hash=sha256:486f32c8047ccd05652aba17e4a8819a3a9d78570eb8a0e3b4503142947880ed \
+    --hash=sha256:49a445d2f544ce4a69338694cad575ba97b9a75fff02720da0882d1a73f12800 \
+    --hash=sha256:59b372b4f0e113d3746b88985f1c796e7bf830dd54b28374cd85c2b8acd7583e \
+    --hash=sha256:5a648bde915fba9da05ae98856987ca91ba832949a9e2888b48c47ef8b96c5a9 \
+    --hash=sha256:5f37df1cac61d906e7b836abe356bc2f34c99d4477467755c216b72aa3dc748b \
+    --hash=sha256:6706d1cb1d5e6251a97ad3c1b9347505c5615c112e66047abbef0f8545fa30d1 \
+    --hash=sha256:68959f5fc58ed4599b44aad161c2837477d7f35f5f79402d97439974faebfebe \
+    --hash=sha256:6acb4109f8bee00fec985c8c7afb02299e35e9c94b57287f3ea542f28bd0b0a7 \
+    --hash=sha256:7487782e2113861f4ddcc07c3436450659e3caa5e470b27dc2177cade2d8e7fd \
+    --hash=sha256:7aa21ff53e28a9c2157acbc44e5b401149d3c9178107130e82d74ceb500e5056 \
+    --hash=sha256:7bca7a1c1faf235ffe25d4f2e555246b4750220b38de8261d94ebc5ce8a23c23 \
+    --hash=sha256:8d337fdd49a79b0d51c4da87bc38169d21c3abbf0c1aa9367eff5c6656fb6dae \
+    --hash=sha256:8f8fca95d3bb3208f59626a4b0ea6e526ee51f5a8ad5d91821c165903e8d9260 \
+    --hash=sha256:90365821debbd7db678809c7491ca4acd1e0779b9624cdc6ddaf1f31992bf974 \
+    --hash=sha256:92bb00a947e666169c99b43753c4305fc95a890a60ef3aeb2a6963e07902cc87 \
+    --hash=sha256:93c316e0f5301b2adbe6a5f658634307c096fd5aae60a5b3412e4f3e1728ab24 \
+    --hash=sha256:942b03094d7edbb99bdf1ae7e9090898cad7bf9030b3d21f33d7072dbcb51a53 \
+    --hash=sha256:9c125ffa00c3d9003cdaaf7f2c79e6e535628093e14b5de1dccb08859b680936 \
+    --hash=sha256:9dde91633f77fa576879a0c76b1d89de373cae751a98ddf0109d54e173b40f14 \
+    --hash=sha256:9e7863e10b3de72376280b515d35b14f5eeed639d1aa7824f4cf06779ec65e42 \
+    --hash=sha256:a24decd24d60744ee8b4679d38e88b8303d86772053afc29b19d23bb8207803c \
+    --hash=sha256:a5d8825e1140f04e6c99bb7d37a9e31c172f3bc208afbe02175339e699c710e1 \
+    --hash=sha256:aa69d10ed420d8121118e628ad47d86e4caa79ba37f968597b958f6cceab7eca \
+    --hash=sha256:ad5cca75776cd453b1b035b530e943334957ae152a36a88a320e779d61fc980c \
+    --hash=sha256:b4e0fcf265ad26e487c56cb12a42dffe7162de708762db951e1b3f755319507d \
+    --hash=sha256:b820fcb92d4655513d8402d5b219f94481c4443d825b4372c75a2072aa4b357a \
+    --hash=sha256:bd13b7999d59c5eb1c2b442eb2d0c427cb517a0b7a1f5798fc5c9e003f5ff782 \
+    --hash=sha256:bdfe592802ef939a0e33106ea4a318eeb17822c7ee168c290273cbd5fabd746c \
+    --hash=sha256:c05557a78f8fa514da0f869556eeda40887a8abc77c76ee3f74cf241778afd5a \
+    --hash=sha256:c22b1014017111c401469e3acc5433e6acf6ebcc6aa9efb538a533c800971c79 \
+    --hash=sha256:c9b9e288b4da2f64fd6180644221749de651703e8d0c16bd4b719533a3a7d6e3 \
+    --hash=sha256:d241cdc4a67b5431c6d7f115fdf63335222414995e3a1df1a41e1182acd4bcc7 \
+    --hash=sha256:e54c75fd6041f1122476776880f7c3c3295ffa31962dc6ebe2543c00dca58b5d \
+    --hash=sha256:e8514f4924375f77084e81467e63238b095abda5107620f49421c368a6017ed2 \
+    --hash=sha256:ee91628c08e76f77b533d65feb3fbe6d9dad699f95be51cf0d022db94089cdc4 \
+    --hash=sha256:ef46db46c9447103b8f3ff91e8ba009d5fe181b1920a83757a5762551e32bb68 \
+    --hash=sha256:fa1d16210b6b10a826d71bed68dd9ec24a9e218d5a5e2797f37c573e7ec215ca
     # via weasyprint
-identify==2.6.16 \
-    --hash=sha256:391ee4d77741d994189522896270b787aed8670389bfd60f326d677d64a6dfb0 \
-    --hash=sha256:846857203b5511bbe94d5a352a48ef2359532bc8f6727b5544077a0dcfb24980
+identify==2.6.19 \
+    --hash=sha256:20e6a87f786f768c092a721ad107fc9df0eb89347be9396cadf3f4abbd1fb78a \
+    --hash=sha256:6be5020c38fcb07da56c53733538a3081ea5aa70d36a156f83044bfbf9173842
     # via pre-commit
 nodeenv==1.10.0 \
     --hash=sha256:5bb13e3eed2923615535339b3c620e76779af4cb4c6a90deccc9e36b274d3827 \
     --hash=sha256:996c191ad80897d076bdfba80a41994c2b47c68e224c542b48feba42ba00f8bb
     # via pre-commit
-numpy==2.4.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:0093e85df2960d7e4049664b26afc58b03236e967fb942354deef3208857a04c \
-    --hash=sha256:09aa8a87e45b55a1c2c205d42e2808849ece5c484b2aab11fecabec3841cafba \
-    --hash=sha256:0cce2a669e3c8ba02ee563c7835f92c153cf02edff1ae05e1823f1dde21b16a5 \
-    --hash=sha256:0e6e8f9d9ecf95399982019c01223dc130542960a12edfa8edd1122dfa66a8a8 \
-    --hash=sha256:0f118ce6b972080ba0758c6087c3617b5ba243d806268623dc34216d69099ba0 \
-    --hash=sha256:178de8f87948163d98a4c9ab5bee4ce6519ca918926ec8df195af582de28544d \
-    --hash=sha256:18e14c4d09d55eef39a6ab5b08406e84bc6869c1e34eef45564804f90b7e0574 \
-    --hash=sha256:2023ef86243690c2791fd6353e5b4848eedaa88ca8a2d129f462049f6d484696 \
-    --hash=sha256:20d4649c773f66cc2fc36f663e091f57c3b7655f936a4c681b4250855d1da8f5 \
-    --hash=sha256:2302dc0224c1cbc49bb94f7064f3f923a971bfae45c33870dcbff63a2a550505 \
-    --hash=sha256:26f0bcd9c79a00e339565b303badc74d3ea2bd6d52191eeca5f95936cad107d0 \
-    --hash=sha256:297c72b1b98100c2e8f873d5d35fb551fce7040ade83d67dd51d38c8d42a2162 \
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-    --hash=sha256:a92f227dbcdc9e4c3e193add1a189a9909947d4f8504c576f4a732fd0b54240a \
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-    --hash=sha256:d3703409aac693fa82c0aee023a1ae06a6e9d065dba10f5e8e80f642f1e9d0a2 \
-    --hash=sha256:d3e3087f53e2b4428766b54932644d148613c5a595150533ae7f00dab2f319a8 \
-    --hash=sha256:d3f8f0df9f4b8be57b3bf74a1d087fec68f927a2fab68231fdb442bf2c12e426 \
-    --hash=sha256:d797454e37570cfd61143b73b8debd623c3c0952959adb817dd310a483d58a1b \
-    --hash=sha256:e1a27bb1b2dee45a2a53f5ca6ff2d1a7f135287883a1689e930d44d1ff296c87 \
-    --hash=sha256:e3bd2cb07841166420d2fa7146c96ce00cb3410664cbc1a6be028e456c4ee220 \
-    --hash=sha256:e7b6b5e28bbd47b7532698e5db2fe1db693d84b58c254e4389d99a27bb9b8f6b \
-    --hash=sha256:e867df947d427cdd7a60e3e271729090b0f0df80f5f10ab7dd436f40811699c3 \
-    --hash=sha256:ea66d2b41ca4a1630aae5507ee0a71647d3124d1741980138aa8f28f44dac36e \
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-    --hash=sha256:f93bc6892fe7b0663e5ffa83b61aab510aacffd58c16e012bb9352d489d90cb7 \
-    --hash=sha256:fb1461c99de4d040666ca0444057b06541e5642f800b71c56e6ea92d6a853a0c
+numpy==2.4.4 \
+    --hash=sha256:07077278157d02f65c43b1b26a3886bce886f95d20aabd11f87932750dfb14ed \
+    --hash=sha256:08f2e31ed5e6f04b118e49821397f12767934cfdd12a1ce86a058f91e004ee50 \
+    --hash=sha256:0aec54fd785890ecca25a6003fd9a5aed47ad607bbac5cd64f836ad8666f4959 \
+    --hash=sha256:0d35aea54ad1d420c812bfa0385c71cd7cc5bcf7c65fed95fc2cd02fe8c79827 \
+    --hash=sha256:0d4e437e295f18ec29bc79daf55e8a47a9113df44d66f702f02a293d93a2d6dd \
+    --hash=sha256:0dfd3f9d3adbe2920b68b5cd3d51444e13a10792ec7154cd0a2f6e74d4ab3233 \
+    --hash=sha256:1378871da56ca8943c2ba674530924bb8ca40cd228358a3b5f302ad60cf875fc \
+    --hash=sha256:15716cfef24d3a9762e3acdf87e27f58dc823d1348f765bbea6bef8c639bfa1b \
+    --hash=sha256:19710a9ca9992d7174e9c52f643d4272dcd1558c5f7af7f6f8190f633bd651a7 \
+    --hash=sha256:23cbfd4c17357c81021f21540da84ee282b9c8fba38a03b7b9d09ba6b951421e \
+    --hash=sha256:2483e4584a1cb3092da4470b38866634bafb223cbcd551ee047633fd2584599a \
+    --hash=sha256:27a8d92cd10f1382a67d7cf4db7ce18341b66438bdd9f691d7b0e48d104c2a9d \
+    --hash=sha256:28a650663f7314afc3e6ec620f44f333c386aad9f6fc472030865dc0ebb26ee3 \
+    --hash=sha256:2aa0613a5177c264ff5921051a5719d20095ea586ca88cc802c5c218d1c67d3e \
+    --hash=sha256:2c194dd721e54ecad9ad387c1d35e63dce5c4450c6dc7dd5611283dda239aabb \
+    --hash=sha256:2d19e6e2095506d1736b7d80595e0f252d76b89f5e715c35e06e937679ea7d7a \
+    --hash=sha256:2d390634c5182175533585cc89f3608a4682ccb173cc9bb940b2881c8d6f8fa0 \
+    --hash=sha256:30caa73029a225b2d40d9fae193e008e24b2026b7ee1a867b7ee8d96ca1a448e \
+    --hash=sha256:42c16925aa5a02362f986765f9ebabf20de75cdefdca827d14315c568dcab113 \
+    --hash=sha256:45dbed2ab436a9e826e302fcdcbe9133f9b0006e5af7168afb8963a6520da103 \
+    --hash=sha256:4636de7fd195197b7535f231b5de9e4b36d2c440b6e566d2e4e4746e6af0ca93 \
+    --hash=sha256:4a19d9dba1a76618dd86b164d608566f393f8ec6ac7c44f0cc879011c45e65af \
+    --hash=sha256:4bbc7f303d125971f60ec0aaad5e12c62d0d2c925f0ab1273debd0e4ba37aba5 \
+    --hash=sha256:4d6d57903571f86180eb98f8f0c839fa9ebbfb031356d87f1361be91e433f5b7 \
+    --hash=sha256:4e874c976154687c1f71715b034739b45c7711bec81db01914770373d125e392 \
+    --hash=sha256:51fc224f7ca4d92656d5a5eb315f12eb5fe2c97a66249aa7b5f562528a3be38c \
+    --hash=sha256:58c8b5929fcb8287cbd6f0a3fae19c6e03a5c48402ae792962ac465224a629a4 \
+    --hash=sha256:5a285b3b96f951841799528cd1f4f01cd70e7e0204b4abebac9463eecfcf2a40 \
+    --hash=sha256:5c70f1cc1c4efbe316a572e2d8b9b9cc44e89b95f79ca3331553fbb63716e2bf \
+    --hash=sha256:62d6b0f03b694173f9fcb1fb317f7222fd0b0b103e784c6549f5e53a27718c44 \
+    --hash=sha256:6a246d5914aa1c820c9443ddcee9c02bec3e203b0c080349533fae17727dfd1b \
+    --hash=sha256:6aa3236c78803afbcb255045fbef97a9e25a1f6c9888357d205ddc42f4d6eba5 \
+    --hash=sha256:6bbe4eb67390b0a0265a2c25458f6b90a409d5d069f1041e6aff1e27e3d9a79e \
+    --hash=sha256:715d1c092715954784bc79e1174fc2a90093dc4dc84ea15eb14dad8abdcdeb74 \
+    --hash=sha256:72944b19f2324114e9dc86a159787333b77874143efcf89a5167ef83cfee8af0 \
+    --hash=sha256:81f4a14bee47aec54f883e0cad2d73986640c1590eb9bfaaba7ad17394481e6e \
+    --hash=sha256:846300f379b5b12cc769334464656bc882e0735d27d9726568bc932fdc49d5ec \
+    --hash=sha256:86b6f55f5a352b48d7fbfd2dbc3d5b780b2d79f4d3c121f33eb6efb22e9a2015 \
+    --hash=sha256:874f200b2a981c647340f841730fc3a2b54c9d940566a3c4149099591e2c4c3d \
+    --hash=sha256:8a87ec22c87be071b6bdbd27920b129b94f2fc964358ce38f3822635a3e2e03d \
+    --hash=sha256:8b3b60bb7cba2c8c81837661c488637eee696f59a877788a396d33150c35d842 \
+    --hash=sha256:8e3ed142f2728df44263aaf5fb1f5b0b99f4070c553a0d7f033be65338329150 \
+    --hash=sha256:93e15038125dc1e5345d9b5b68aa7f996ec33b98118d18c6ca0d0b7d6198b7e8 \
+    --hash=sha256:989824e9faf85f96ec9c7761cd8d29c531ad857bfa1daa930cba85baaecf1a9a \
+    --hash=sha256:99d838547ace2c4aace6c4f76e879ddfe02bb58a80c1549928477862b7a6d6ed \
+    --hash=sha256:9b2aec6af35c113b05695ebb5749a787acd63cafc83086a05771d1e1cd1e555f \
+    --hash=sha256:9c585a1790d5436a5374bac930dad6ed244c046ed91b2b2a3634eb2971d21008 \
+    --hash=sha256:a7164afb23be6e37ad90b2f10426149fd75aee07ca55653d2aa41e66c4ef697e \
+    --hash=sha256:ac6b31e35612a26483e20750126d30d0941f949426974cace8e6b5c58a3657b0 \
+    --hash=sha256:ad2e2ef14e0b04e544ea2fa0a36463f847f113d314aa02e5b402fdf910ef309e \
+    --hash=sha256:b268594bccac7d7cf5844c7732e3f20c50921d94e36d7ec9b79e9857694b1b2f \
+    --hash=sha256:b5f0362dc928a6ecd9db58868fca5e48485205e3855957bdedea308f8672ea4a \
+    --hash=sha256:ba1f4fc670ed79f876f70082eff4f9583c15fb9a4b89d6188412de4d18ae2f40 \
+    --hash=sha256:ba203255017337d39f89bdd58417f03c4426f12beed0440cfd933cb15f8669c7 \
+    --hash=sha256:c901b15172510173f5cb310eae652908340f8dede90fff9e3bf6c0d8dfd92f83 \
+    --hash=sha256:c9b39d38a9bd2ae1becd7eac1303d031c5c110ad31f2b319c6e7d98b135c934d \
+    --hash=sha256:d2a8490669bfe99a233298348acc2d824d496dee0e66e31b66a6022c2ad74a5c \
+    --hash=sha256:dddbbd259598d7240b18c9d87c56a9d2fb3b02fe266f49a7c101532e78c1d871 \
+    --hash=sha256:df3775294accfdd75f32c74ae39fcba920c9a378a2fc18a12b6820aa8c1fb502 \
+    --hash=sha256:e44319a2953c738205bf3354537979eaa3998ed673395b964c1176083dd46252 \
+    --hash=sha256:e4a010c27ff6f210ff4c6ef34394cd61470d01014439b192ec22552ee867f2a8 \
+    --hash=sha256:e823b8b6edc81e747526f70f71a9c0a07ac4e7ad13020aa736bb7c9d67196115 \
+    --hash=sha256:e892aff75639bbef0d2a2cfd55535510df26ff92f63c92cd84ef8d4ba5a5557f \
+    --hash=sha256:eea7ac5d2dce4189771cedb559c738a71512768210dc4e4753b107a2048b3d0e \
+    --hash=sha256:ef4059d6e5152fa1a39f888e344c73fdc926e1b2dd58c771d67b0acfbf2aa67d \
+    --hash=sha256:f169b9a863d34f5d11b8698ead99febeaa17a13ca044961aa8e2662a6c7766a0 \
+    --hash=sha256:f2cf083b324a467e1ab358c105f6cad5ea950f50524668a80c486ff1db24e119 \
+    --hash=sha256:f8474c4241bc18b750be2abea9d7a9ec84f46ef861dbacf86a4f6e043401f79e \
+    --hash=sha256:f983334aea213c99992053ede6168500e5f086ce74fbc4acc3f2b00f5762e9db \
+    --hash=sha256:f9e75681b59ddaa5e659898085ae0eaea229d054f2ac0c7e563a62205a700121 \
+    --hash=sha256:fbc356aae7adf9e6336d336b9c8111d390a05df88f1805573ebb0807bd06fd1d \
+    --hash=sha256:fcfe2045fd2e8f3cb0ce9d4ba6dba6333b8fa05bb8a4939c908cd43322d14c7e
     # via opencv-python-headless
-opencv-python-headless==4.13.0.90 \
-    --hash=sha256:0e0c8c9f620802fddc4fa7f471a1d263c7b0dca16cd9e7e2f996bb8bd2128c0c \
-    --hash=sha256:12a28674f215542c9bf93338de1b5bffd76996d32da9acb9e739fdb9c8bbd738 \
-    --hash=sha256:32255203040dc98803be96362e13f9e4bce20146898222d2e5c242f80de50da5 \
-    --hash=sha256:96060fc57a1abb1144b0b8129e2ff3bfcdd0ccd8e8bd05bd85256ff4ed587d3b \
-    --hash=sha256:dbc1f4625e5af3a80ebdbd84380227c0f445228588f2521b11af47710caca1ba \
-    --hash=sha256:e13790342591557050157713af17a7435ac1b50c65282715093c9297fa045d8f \
-    --hash=sha256:eba38bc255d0b7d1969c5bcc90a060ca2b61a3403b613872c750bfa5dfe9e03b \
-    --hash=sha256:f46b17ea0aa7e4124ca6ad71143f89233ae9557f61d2326bcdb34329a1ddf9bd
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
+opencv-python-headless==4.13.0.92 \
+    --hash=sha256:0525a3d2c0b46c611e2130b5fdebc94cf404845d8fa64d2f3a3b679572a5bd22 \
+    --hash=sha256:0bd48544f77c68b2941392fcdf9bcd2b9cdf00e98cb8c29b2455d194763cf99e \
+    --hash=sha256:1a7d040ac656c11b8c38677cc8cccdc149f98535089dbe5b081e80a4e5903209 \
+    --hash=sha256:3e0a6f0a37994ec6ce5f59e936be21d5d6384a4556f2d2da9c2f9c5dc948394c \
+    --hash=sha256:5c8cfc8e87ed452b5cecb9419473ee5560a989859fe1d10d1ce11ae87b09a2cb \
+    --hash=sha256:77a82fe35ddcec0f62c15f2ba8a12ecc2ed4207c17b0902c7a3151ae29f37fb6 \
+    --hash=sha256:a7cf08e5b191f4ebb530791acc0825a7986e0d0dee2a3c491184bd8599848a4b \
+    --hash=sha256:eb60e36b237b1ebd40a912da5384b348df8ed534f6f644d8e0b4f103e272ba7d
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
 pdf2image==1.17.0 \
     --hash=sha256:eaa959bc116b420dd7ec415fcae49b98100dda3dd18cd2fdfa86d09f112f6d57 \
     --hash=sha256:ecdd58d7afb810dffe21ef2b1bbc057ef434dabbac6c33778a38a3f7744a27e2
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
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-    --hash=sha256:0330d233c1a0ead844fc097a7d16c0abff4c12e856c0b325f231820fee1f39da \
-    --hash=sha256:03edcc34d688572014ff223c125a3f77fb08091e4607e7745002fc214070b35f \
-    --hash=sha256:097690ba1f2efdeb165a20469d59d8bb03c55fb6621eb2041a060ae8ea3e9642 \
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-    --hash=sha256:18e5bddd742a44b7e6b1e773ab5db102bd7a94c32555ba656e76d319d19c3850 \
-    --hash=sha256:1a9b0ee305220b392e1124a764ee4265bd063e54a751a6b62eff69992f457fa9 \
-    --hash=sha256:1f1625b72740fdda5d77b4def688eb8fd6490975d06b909fd19f13f391e077e0 \
-    --hash=sha256:1f1be78ce9466a7ee64bfda57bdba0f7cc499d9794d518b854816c41bf0aa4e9 \
-    --hash=sha256:1f90cff8aa76835cba5769f0b3121a22bd4eb9e6884cfe338216e557a9a548b8 \
-    --hash=sha256:21329ec8c96c6e979cd0dfd29406c40c1d52521a90544463057d2aaa937d66a6 \
-    --hash=sha256:2815a87ab27848db0321fb78c7f0b2c8649dee134b7f2b80c6a45c6831d75ccd \
-    --hash=sha256:2c1fc0f2ca5f96a3c8407e41cca26a16e46b21060fe6d5b099d2cb01412222f5 \
-    --hash=sha256:2e0c664be47252947d870ac0d327fea7e63985a08794758aa8af5b6cb6ec0c9c \
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-    --hash=sha256:344cf1e3dab3be4b1fa08e449323d98a2a3f819ad20f4b22e77a0ede31f0faa1 \
-    --hash=sha256:36341d06738a9f66c8287cf8b876d24b18db9bd8740fa0672c74e259ad408cff \
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-    --hash=sha256:3a5cbdcddad0af3da87cb16b60d23648bc3b51967eb07223e9fed77a82b457c4 \
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-    --hash=sha256:f95c00d5d6700b2b890479664a06e754974848afaae5e21beb4d83c106923fd0 \
-    --hash=sha256:f975aa7ef9684ce7e2c18a3aa8f8e2106ce1e46b94ab713d156b2898811651d3 \
-    --hash=sha256:fbfa2a7c10cc2623f412753cddf391c7f971c52ca40a3f65dc5039b2939e8563 \
-    --hash=sha256:fc354a04072b765eccf2204f588a7a532c9511e8b9c7f900e1b64e3e33487090 \
-    --hash=sha256:fc44ef1f3de4f45b50ccf9136999d71abb99dca7706bc75d222ed350b9fd2289
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
+pillow==12.2.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:00a2865911330191c0b818c59103b58a5e697cae67042366970a6b6f1b20b7f9 \
+    --hash=sha256:01afa7cf67f74f09523699b4e88c73fb55c13346d212a59a2db1f86b0a63e8c5 \
+    --hash=sha256:03e7e372d5240cc23e9f07deca4d775c0817bffc641b01e9c3af208dbd300987 \
+    --hash=sha256:03f6fab9219220f041c74aeaa2939ff0062bd5c364ba9ce037197f4c6d498cd9 \
+    --hash=sha256:042db20a421b9bafecc4b84a8b6e444686bd9d836c7fd24542db3e7df7baad9b \
+    --hash=sha256:0538bd5e05efec03ae613fd89c4ce0368ecd2ba239cc25b9f9be7ed426b0af1f \
+    --hash=sha256:0a34329707af4f73cf1782a36cd2289c0368880654a2c11f027bcee9052d35dd \
+    --hash=sha256:0c838a5125cee37e68edec915651521191cef1e6aa336b855f495766e77a366e \
+    --hash=sha256:144748b3af2d1b358d41286056d0003f47cb339b8c43a9ea42f5fea4d8c66b6e \
+    --hash=sha256:1610dd6c61621ae1cf811bef44d77e149ce3f7b95afe66a4512f8c59f25d9ebe \
+    --hash=sha256:1e1757442ed87f4912397c6d35a0db6a7b52592156014706f17658ff58bbf795 \
+    --hash=sha256:22db17c68434de69d8ecfc2fe821569195c0c373b25cccb9cbdacf2c6e53c601 \
+    --hash=sha256:25373b66e0dd5905ed63fa3cae13c82fbddf3079f2c8bf15c6fb6a35586324c1 \
+    --hash=sha256:2bb4a8d594eacdfc59d9e5ad972aa8afdd48d584ffd5f13a937a664c3e7db0ed \
+    --hash=sha256:2c727a6d53cb0018aadd8018c2b938376af27914a68a492f59dfcaca650d5eea \
+    --hash=sha256:2d192a155bbcec180f8564f693e6fd9bccff5a7af9b32e2e4bf8c9c69dbad6b5 \
+    --hash=sha256:2e589959f10d9824d39b350472b92f0ce3b443c0a3442ebf41c40cb8361c5b97 \
+    --hash=sha256:2e5a76d03a6c6dcef67edabda7a52494afa4035021a79c8558e14af25313d453 \
+    --hash=sha256:325ca0528c6788d2a6c3d40e3568639398137346c3d6e66bb61db96b96511c98 \
+    --hash=sha256:34c0d99ecccea270c04882cb3b86e7b57296079c9a4aff88cb3b33563d95afaa \
+    --hash=sha256:390ede346628ccc626e5730107cde16c42d3836b89662a115a921f28440e6a3b \
+    --hash=sha256:394167b21da716608eac917c60aa9b969421b5dcbbe02ae7f013e7b85811c69d \
+    --hash=sha256:3997232e10d2920a68d25191392e3a4487d8183039e1c74c2297f00ed1c50705 \
+    --hash=sha256:3adc9215e8be0448ed6e814966ecf3d9952f0ea40eb14e89a102b87f450660d8 \
+    --hash=sha256:3e080565d8d7c671db5802eedfb438e5565ffa40115216eabb8cd52d0ecce024 \
+    --hash=sha256:4a6c9fa44005fa37a91ebfc95d081e8079757d2e904b27103f4f5fa6f0bf78c0 \
+    --hash=sha256:4bfd07bc812fbd20395212969e41931001fd59eb55a60658b0e5710872e95286 \
+    --hash=sha256:4e6c62e9d237e9b65fac06857d511e90d8461a32adcc1b9065ea0c0fa3a28150 \
+    --hash=sha256:50d8520da2a6ce0af445fa6d648c4273c3eeefbc32d7ce049f22e8b5c3daecc2 \
+    --hash=sha256:51c4167c34b0d8ba05b547a3bb23578d0ba17b80a5593f93bd8ecb123dd336a3 \
+    --hash=sha256:56a3f9c60a13133a98ecff6197af34d7824de9b7b38c3654861a725c970c197b \
+    --hash=sha256:56b25336f502b6ed02e889f4ece894a72612fe885889a6e8c4c80239ff6e5f5f \
+    --hash=sha256:57850958fe9c751670e49b2cecf6294acc99e562531f4bd317fa5ddee2068463 \
+    --hash=sha256:58f62cc0f00fd29e64b29f4fd923ffdb3859c9f9e6105bfc37ba1d08994e8940 \
+    --hash=sha256:5c0a9f29ca8e79f09de89293f82fc9b0270bb4af1d58bc98f540cc4aedf03166 \
+    --hash=sha256:5cdfebd752ec52bf5bb4e35d9c64b40826bc5b40a13df7c3cda20a2c03a0f5ed \
+    --hash=sha256:5d04bfa02cc2d23b497d1e90a0f927070043f6cbf303e738300532379a4b4e0f \
+    --hash=sha256:5d2fd0fa6b5d9d1de415060363433f28da8b1526c1c129020435e186794b3795 \
+    --hash=sha256:62f5409336adb0663b7caa0da5c7d9e7bdbaae9ce761d34669420c2a801b2780 \
+    --hash=sha256:632ff19b2778e43162304d50da0181ce24ac5bb8180122cbe1bf4673428328c7 \
+    --hash=sha256:6562ace0d3fb5f20ed7290f1f929cae41b25ae29528f2af1722966a0a02e2aa1 \
+    --hash=sha256:673aa32138f3e7531ccdbca7b3901dba9b70940a19ccecc6a37c77d5fdeb05b5 \
+    --hash=sha256:6a6e67ea2e6feda684ed370f9a1c52e7a243631c025ba42149a2cc5934dec295 \
+    --hash=sha256:6a9adfc6d24b10f89588096364cc726174118c62130c817c2837c60cf08a392b \
+    --hash=sha256:6bb77b2dcb06b20f9f4b4a8454caa581cd4dd0643a08bacf821216a16d9c8354 \
+    --hash=sha256:6e6b2a0c538fc200b38ff9eb6628228b77908c319a005815f2dde585a0664b60 \
+    --hash=sha256:71cde9a1e1551df7d34a25462fc60325e8a11a82cc2e2f54578e5e9a1e153d65 \
+    --hash=sha256:7371b48c4fa448d20d2714c9a1f775a81155050d383333e0a6c15b1123dda005 \
+    --hash=sha256:766cef22385fa1091258ad7e6216792b156dc16d8d3fa607e7545b2b72061f1c \
+    --hash=sha256:7b14cc0106cd9aecda615dd6903840a058b4700fcb817687d0ee4fc8b6e389be \
+    --hash=sha256:7f84204dee22a783350679a0333981df803dac21a0190d706a50475e361c93f5 \
+    --hash=sha256:8023abc91fba39036dbce14a7d6535632f99c0b857807cbbbf21ecc9f4717f06 \
+    --hash=sha256:80b2da48193b2f33ed0c32c38140f9d3186583ce7d516526d462645fd98660ae \
+    --hash=sha256:8297651f5b5679c19968abefd6bb84d95fe30ef712eb1b2d9b2d31ca61267f4c \
+    --hash=sha256:88d387ff40b3ff7c274947ed3125dedf5262ec6919d83946753b5f3d7c67ea4c \
+    --hash=sha256:88ddbc66737e277852913bd1e07c150cc7bb124539f94c4e2df5344494e0a612 \
+    --hash=sha256:8bd7903a5f2a4545f6fd5935c90058b89d30045568985a71c79f5fd6edf9b91e \
+    --hash=sha256:8be29e59487a79f173507c30ddf57e733a357f67881430449bb32614075a40ab \
+    --hash=sha256:8c984051042858021a54926eb597d6ee3012393ce9c181814115df4c60b9a808 \
+    --hash=sha256:8cbeb542b2ebc6fcdacabf8aca8c1a97c9b3ad3927d46b8723f9d4f033288a0f \
+    --hash=sha256:8e9c4f5b3c546fa3458a29ab22646c1c6c787ea8f5ef51300e5a60300736905e \
+    --hash=sha256:90e6f81de50ad6b534cab6e5aef77ff6e37722b2f5d908686f4a5c9eba17a909 \
+    --hash=sha256:975385f4776fafde056abb318f612ef6285b10a1f12b8570f3647ad0d74b48ec \
+    --hash=sha256:9a8a34cc89c67a65ea7437ce257cea81a9dad65b29805f3ecee8c8fe8ff25ffe \
+    --hash=sha256:9aba9a17b623ef750a4d11b742cbafffeb48a869821252b30ee21b5e91392c50 \
+    --hash=sha256:9f08483a632889536b8139663db60f6724bfcb443c96f1b18855860d7d5c0fd4 \
+    --hash=sha256:a4e8f36e677d3336f35089648c8955c51c6d386a13cf6ee9c189c5f5bd713a9f \
+    --hash=sha256:a52edc8bfff4429aaabdf4d9ee0daadbbf8562364f940937b941f87a4290f5ff \
+    --hash=sha256:a830b1a40919539d07806aa58e1b114df53ddd43213d9c8b75847eee6c0182b5 \
+    --hash=sha256:aa88ccfe4e32d362816319ed727a004423aab09c5cea43c01a4b435643fa34eb \
+    --hash=sha256:af73337013e0b3b46f175e79492d96845b16126ddf79c438d7ea7ff27783a414 \
+    --hash=sha256:b1c1fbd8a5a1af3412a0810d060a78b5136ec0836c8a4ef9aa11807f2a22f4e1 \
+    --hash=sha256:b85f66ae9eb53e860a873b858b789217ba505e5e405a24b85c0464822fe88032 \
+    --hash=sha256:b86024e52a1b269467a802258c25521e6d742349d760728092e1bc2d135b4d76 \
+    --hash=sha256:bd9c0c7a0c681a347b3194c500cb1e6ca9cab053ea4d82a5cf45b6b754560136 \
+    --hash=sha256:bfa9c230d2fe991bed5318a5f119bd6780cda2915cca595393649fc118ab895e \
+    --hash=sha256:d362d1878f00c142b7e1a16e6e5e780f02be8195123f164edf7eddd911eefe7c \
+    --hash=sha256:d5d38f1411c0ed9f97bcb49b7bd59b6b7c314e0e27420e34d99d844b9ce3b6f3 \
+    --hash=sha256:dac8d77255a37e81a2efcbd1fc05f1c15ee82200e6c240d7e127e25e365c39ea \
+    --hash=sha256:dd025009355c926a84a612fecf58bb315a3f6814b17ead51a8e48d3823d9087f \
+    --hash=sha256:deede7c263feb25dba4e82ea23058a235dcc2fe1f6021025dc71f2b618e26104 \
+    --hash=sha256:e74473c875d78b8e9d5da2a70f7099549f9eb37ded4e2f6a463e60125bccd176 \
+    --hash=sha256:ee3120ae9dff32f121610bb08e4313be87e03efeadfc6c0d18f89127e24d0c24 \
+    --hash=sha256:eedf4b74eda2b5a4b2b2fb4c006d6295df3bf29e459e198c90ea48e130dc75c3 \
+    --hash=sha256:efd8c21c98c5cc60653bcb311bef2ce0401642b7ce9d09e03a7da87c878289d4 \
+    --hash=sha256:f1c943e96e85df3d3478f7b691f229887e143f81fedab9b20205349ab04d73ed \
+    --hash=sha256:f278f034eb75b4e8a13a54a876cc4a5ab39173d2cdd93a638e1b467fc545ac43 \
+    --hash=sha256:f3f40b3c5a968281fd507d519e444c35f0ff171237f4fdde090dd60699458421 \
+    --hash=sha256:f490f9368b6fc026f021db16d7ec2fbf7d89e2edb42e8ec09d2c60505f5729c7 \
+    --hash=sha256:fb043ee2f06b41473269765c2feae53fc2e2fbf96e5e22ca94fb5ad677856f06 \
+    --hash=sha256:fc3d34d4a8fbec3e88a79b92e5465e0f9b842b628675850d860b8bd300b159f5
     # via
-    #   -r requirements_dev.in
+    #   -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
     #   pdf2image
     #   weasyprint
-platformdirs==4.5.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:61d5cdcc6065745cdd94f0f878977f8de9437be93de97c1c12f853c9c0cdcbda \
-    --hash=sha256:d03afa3963c806a9bed9d5125c8f4cb2fdaf74a55ab60e5d59b3fde758104d31
-    # via virtualenv
-pre-commit==4.5.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:3b3afd891e97337708c1674210f8eba659b52a38ea5f822ff142d10786221f77 \
-    --hash=sha256:eb545fcff725875197837263e977ea257a402056661f09dae08e4b149b030a61
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
+platformdirs==4.9.6 \
+    --hash=sha256:3bfa75b0ad0db84096ae777218481852c0ebc6c727b3168c1b9e0118e458cf0a \
+    --hash=sha256:e61adb1d5e5cb3441b4b7710bea7e4c12250ca49439228cc1021c00dcfac0917
+    # via
+    #   python-discovery
+    #   virtualenv
+pre-commit==4.6.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:718d2208cef53fdc38206e40524a6d4d9576d103eb16f0fec11c875e7716e9d9 \
+    --hash=sha256:e2cf246f7299edcabcf15f9b0571fdce06058527f0a06535068a86d38089f29b
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
 pycparser==3.0 \
     --hash=sha256:600f49d217304a5902ac3c37e1281c9fe94e4d0489de643a9504c5cdfdfc6b29 \
     --hash=sha256:b727414169a36b7d524c1c3e31839a521725078d7b2ff038656844266160a992
@@ -377,6 +381,10 @@ pyphen==0.17.2 \
     --hash=sha256:3a07fb017cb2341e1d9ff31b8634efb1ae4dc4b130468c7c39dd3d32e7c3affd \
     --hash=sha256:f60647a9c9b30ec6c59910097af82bc5dd2d36576b918e44148d8b07ef3b4aa3
     # via weasyprint
+python-discovery==1.2.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:876e9c57139eb757cb5878cbdd9ae5379e5d96266c99ef731119e04fffe533bb \
+    --hash=sha256:e1ae95d9af875e78f15e19aed0c6137ab1bb49c200f21f5061786490c9585c7a
+    # via virtualenv
 pyyaml==6.0.3 \
     --hash=sha256:00c4bdeba853cc34e7dd471f16b4114f4162dc03e6b7afcc2128711f0eca823c \
     --hash=sha256:0150219816b6a1fa26fb4699fb7daa9caf09eb1999f3b70fb6e786805e80375a \
@@ -458,22 +466,22 @@ tinycss2==1.5.1 \
     # via
     #   cssselect2
     #   weasyprint
-tinyhtml5==2.0.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:086f998833da24c300c414d9fe81d9b368fd04cb9d2596a008421cbc705fcfcc \
-    --hash=sha256:13683277c5b176d070f82d099d977194b7a1e26815b016114f581a74bbfbf47e
+tinyhtml5==2.1.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:60a50ec3d938a37e491efa01af895853060943dcebb5627de5b10d188b338a67 \
+    --hash=sha256:6e11cfff38515834268daf89d5f85bbde0b6dd02e8d9e212d1385c2289b89f0a
     # via weasyprint
 unoserver==3.6 \
     --hash=sha256:25c360fa194396a89cb79b4edd2735f8e4f0fd8531e59db3952114585bd7df05 \
     --hash=sha256:e446bcb3638c51880f002aaeecab1cf74dfa9df81035f027f7ff2e081b6d7015
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
-virtualenv==20.36.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:575a8d6b124ef88f6f51d56d656132389f961062a9177016a50e4f507bbcc19f \
-    --hash=sha256:8befb5c81842c641f8ee658481e42641c68b5eab3521d8e092d18320902466ba
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
+virtualenv==21.2.4 \
+    --hash=sha256:29d21e941795206138d0f22f4e45ff7050e5da6c6472299fb7103318763861ac \
+    --hash=sha256:b294ef68192638004d72524ce7ef303e9d0cf5a44c95ce2e54a7500a6381cada
     # via pre-commit
-weasyprint==68.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:447f40898b747cb44ac31a5d493d512e7441fd56e13f63744c099383bbf9cda9 \
-    --hash=sha256:c2cb40c71b50837c5971f00171c9e4078e8c9912dd7c217f3e90e068f11e8aa1
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
+weasyprint==68.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:4dc3ba63c68bbbce3e9617cb2226251c372f5ee90a8a484503b1c099da9cf5be \
+    --hash=sha256:d3b752049b453a5c95edb27ce78d69e9319af5a34f257fa0f4c738c701b4184e
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
 webencodings==0.5.1 \
     --hash=sha256:a0af1213f3c2226497a97e2b3aa01a7e4bee4f403f95be16fc9acd2947514a78 \
     --hash=sha256:b36a1c245f2d304965eb4e0a82848379241dc04b865afcc4aab16748587e1923
@@ -481,27 +489,27 @@ webencodings==0.5.1 \
     #   cssselect2
     #   tinycss2
     #   tinyhtml5
-zopfli==0.4.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:03181d48e719fcb6cf8340189c61e8f9883d8bbbdf76bf5212a74457f7d083c1 \
-    --hash=sha256:18b5f1570f64d4988482e4466f10ef5f2a30f687c19ad62a64560f2152dc89eb \
-    --hash=sha256:25e4863b8dc30e5d5309f87c106b0b7d3da4ed0e340b8a52b36d4471e797589f \
-    --hash=sha256:7d66337be6d5613dec55213e9ac28f378c41e2cc04fbad4a10748e4df774ca85 \
-    --hash=sha256:9097e8e1dfdb7f5aea5464e469946857e80502b6d29ba1b232450916bd4a74d1 \
-    --hash=sha256:a8ee992b2549e090cd3f0178bf606dd41a29e0613a04cdf5054224662c72dce6 \
-    --hash=sha256:b72a010d205d00b2855acc2302772067362f9ab5a012e3550662aec60d28e6b3 \
-    --hash=sha256:b8bdb41fbfdc4738b7bdc09ed7c1e951579fae192391a5e694d59bb186cdbec7 \
-    --hash=sha256:c3ba02a9a6ca90481d2b2f68bab038b310d63a1e3b5ae305e95a6599787ed941 \
-    --hash=sha256:d1b98ad47c434ef213444a03ef2f826eeec100144d64f6a57504b9893d3931ce \
-    --hash=sha256:f67d04280065e24cb9a4174cb6b3d1f763687f8cb2963aa135ad8f57c6995f5a \
-    --hash=sha256:f94e4dd7d76b4fe9f5d9229372be20d7f786164eea5152d1af1c34298c3d5975
+zopfli==0.4.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:02086247dd12fda929f9bfe8b3962b6bcdbfc8c82e99255aebcf367867cf0760 \
+    --hash=sha256:07a5cdc5d1aaa6c288c5d9f5a5383042ba743641abf8e2fd898dcad622d8a38e \
+    --hash=sha256:27823dc1161a4031d1c25925fd45d9868ec0cbc7692341830a7dcfa25063662c \
+    --hash=sha256:2f992ac7d83cbddd889e1813ace576cbc91a05d5d7a0a21b366e2e5f492e7707 \
+    --hash=sha256:4238d4d746d1095e29c9125490985e0c12ffd3654f54a24af551e2391e936d54 \
+    --hash=sha256:5a4c22b6161f47f5bd34637dbaee6735abd287cd64e0d1ce28ef1871bf625f4b \
+    --hash=sha256:84a31ba9edc921b1d3a4449929394a993888f32d70de3a3617800c428a947b9b \
+    --hash=sha256:a899eca405662a23ae75054affa3517a060362eae1185d3d791c86a50153c4dd \
+    --hash=sha256:a93c2ecafff372de6c0aa2212eff18a75f6c71a100372fee7b4b129cc0b6f9a7 \
+    --hash=sha256:cb136a74d14a4ecfae29cb0fdecece58a6c115abc9a74c12bc6ac62e80f229d7 \
+    --hash=sha256:d7bcee1b189d64ec33d1e05cfa1b6a1268c29329c382f6ca1bd6245b04925c57 \
+    --hash=sha256:fdfb7ce9f5de37a5b2f75dd2642fd7717956ef2a72e0387302a36d382440db07
     # via fonttools
 
 # The following packages are considered to be unsafe in a requirements file:
-pip==26.0 \
-    --hash=sha256:3ce220a0a17915972fbf1ab451baae1521c4539e778b28127efa79b974aff0fa \
-    --hash=sha256:98436feffb9e31bc9339cf369fd55d3331b1580b6a6f1173bacacddcf9c34754
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
-setuptools==80.10.2 \
-    --hash=sha256:8b0e9d10c784bf7d262c4e5ec5d4ec94127ce206e8738f29a437945fbc219b70 \
-    --hash=sha256:95b30ddfb717250edb492926c92b5221f7ef3fbcc2b07579bcd4a27da21d0173
-    # via -r requirements_dev.in
+pip==26.0.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:bdb1b08f4274833d62c1aa29e20907365a2ceb950410df15fc9521bad440122b \
+    --hash=sha256:c4037d8a277c89b320abe636d59f91e6d0922d08a05b60e85e53b296613346d8
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in
+setuptools==82.0.1 \
+    --hash=sha256:7d872682c5d01cfde07da7bccc7b65469d3dca203318515ada1de5eda35efbf9 \
+    --hash=sha256:a59e362652f08dcd477c78bb6e7bd9d80a7995bc73ce773050228a348ce2e5bb
+    # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_dev.in

.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt

@@ -12,26 +12,34 @@ distlib==0.4.0 \
     --hash=sha256:9659f7d87e46584a30b5780e43ac7a2143098441670ff0a49d5f9034c54a6c16 \
     --hash=sha256:feec40075be03a04501a973d81f633735b4b69f98b05450592310c0f401a4e0d
     # via virtualenv
-filelock==3.20.3 \
-    --hash=sha256:18c57ee915c7ec61cff0ecf7f0f869936c7c30191bb0cf406f1341778d0834e1 \
-    --hash=sha256:4b0dda527ee31078689fc205ec4f1c1bf7d56cf88b6dc9426c4f230e46c2dce1
-    # via virtualenv
-identify==2.6.16 \
-    --hash=sha256:391ee4d77741d994189522896270b787aed8670389bfd60f326d677d64a6dfb0 \
-    --hash=sha256:846857203b5511bbe94d5a352a48ef2359532bc8f6727b5544077a0dcfb24980
+filelock==3.29.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:69974355e960702e789734cb4871f884ea6fe50bd8404051a3530bc07809cf90 \
+    --hash=sha256:96f5f6344709aa1572bbf631c640e4ebeeb519e08da902c39a001882f30ac258
+    # via
+    #   python-discovery
+    #   virtualenv
+identify==2.6.19 \
+    --hash=sha256:20e6a87f786f768c092a721ad107fc9df0eb89347be9396cadf3f4abbd1fb78a \
+    --hash=sha256:6be5020c38fcb07da56c53733538a3081ea5aa70d36a156f83044bfbf9173842
     # via pre-commit
 nodeenv==1.10.0 \
     --hash=sha256:5bb13e3eed2923615535339b3c620e76779af4cb4c6a90deccc9e36b274d3827 \
     --hash=sha256:996c191ad80897d076bdfba80a41994c2b47c68e224c542b48feba42ba00f8bb
     # via pre-commit
-platformdirs==4.5.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:61d5cdcc6065745cdd94f0f878977f8de9437be93de97c1c12f853c9c0cdcbda \
-    --hash=sha256:d03afa3963c806a9bed9d5125c8f4cb2fdaf74a55ab60e5d59b3fde758104d31
-    # via virtualenv
-pre-commit==4.5.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:3b3afd891e97337708c1674210f8eba659b52a38ea5f822ff142d10786221f77 \
-    --hash=sha256:eb545fcff725875197837263e977ea257a402056661f09dae08e4b149b030a61
+platformdirs==4.9.6 \
+    --hash=sha256:3bfa75b0ad0db84096ae777218481852c0ebc6c727b3168c1b9e0118e458cf0a \
+    --hash=sha256:e61adb1d5e5cb3441b4b7710bea7e4c12250ca49439228cc1021c00dcfac0917
+    # via
+    #   python-discovery
+    #   virtualenv
+pre-commit==4.6.0 \
+    --hash=sha256:718d2208cef53fdc38206e40524a6d4d9576d103eb16f0fec11c875e7716e9d9 \
+    --hash=sha256:e2cf246f7299edcabcf15f9b0571fdce06058527f0a06535068a86d38089f29b
     # via -r .github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.in
+python-discovery==1.2.2 \
+    --hash=sha256:876e9c57139eb757cb5878cbdd9ae5379e5d96266c99ef731119e04fffe533bb \
+    --hash=sha256:e1ae95d9af875e78f15e19aed0c6137ab1bb49c200f21f5061786490c9585c7a
+    # via virtualenv
 pyyaml==6.0.3 \
     --hash=sha256:00c4bdeba853cc34e7dd471f16b4114f4162dc03e6b7afcc2128711f0eca823c \
     --hash=sha256:0150219816b6a1fa26fb4699fb7daa9caf09eb1999f3b70fb6e786805e80375a \
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ pyyaml==6.0.3 \
     --hash=sha256:fa160448684b4e94d80416c0fa4aac48967a969efe22931448d853ada8baf926 \
     --hash=sha256:fc09d0aa354569bc501d4e787133afc08552722d3ab34836a80547331bb5d4a0
     # via pre-commit
-virtualenv==20.36.1 \
-    --hash=sha256:575a8d6b124ef88f6f51d56d656132389f961062a9177016a50e4f507bbcc19f \
-    --hash=sha256:8befb5c81842c641f8ee658481e42641c68b5eab3521d8e092d18320902466ba
+virtualenv==21.2.4 \
+    --hash=sha256:29d21e941795206138d0f22f4e45ff7050e5da6c6472299fb7103318763861ac \
+    --hash=sha256:b294ef68192638004d72524ce7ef303e9d0cf5a44c95ce2e54a7500a6381cada
     # via pre-commit

.github/workflows/PR-Auto-Deploy-V2.yml

@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ jobs:
       pr_ref: ${{ steps.resolve.outputs.ref }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Resolve PR info
         id: resolve
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Add deployment started comment
         id: deployment-started
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch full history for commit hash detection
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push V2 image
         if: steps.check-image.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./docker/embedded/Dockerfile
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post V2 deployment URL to PR
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Clean up V2 deployment comments
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |

.github/workflows/PR-Demo-Comment-with-react.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,31 @@ name: PR Deployment via Comment
 on:
   issue_comment:
     types: [created]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      pr_number:
+        description: "PR number to deploy"
+        required: true
+      enable_prototypes:
+        description: "Build with prototypes frontend"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      enable_pro:
+        description: "Enable pro features"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      enable_enterprise:
+        description: "Enable enterprise features"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+      disable_security:
+        description: "Disable security/login"
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -14,23 +39,27 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       issues: write
     if: |
-      vars.CI_PROFILE != 'lite' &&
-      github.event.issue.pull_request &&
-      (
-        contains(github.event.comment.body, 'prdeploy') ||
-        contains(github.event.comment.body, 'deploypr')
-      )
-      &&
-      (
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'frooodle' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'sf298' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'Ludy87' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'balazs-szucs' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'reecebrowne' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'DarioGii' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'EthanHealy01' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'jbrunton96' ||
-        github.event.comment.user.login == 'ConnorYoh'
+      vars.CI_PROFILE != 'lite' && (
+        github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' ||
+        (
+          github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+          (
+            contains(github.event.comment.body, 'prdeploy') ||
+            contains(github.event.comment.body, 'deploypr')
+          )
+          &&
+          (
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'frooodle' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'sf298' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'Ludy87' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'balazs-szucs' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'reecebrowne' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'DarioGii' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'EthanHealy01' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'jbrunton96' ||
+            github.event.comment.user.login == 'ConnorYoh'
+          )
+        )
       )
     outputs:
       pr_number: ${{ steps.get-pr.outputs.pr_number }}
@@ -38,9 +67,10 @@ jobs:
       disable_security: ${{ steps.check-security-flag.outputs.disable_security }}
       enable_pro: ${{ steps.check-pro-flag.outputs.enable_pro }}
       enable_enterprise: ${{ steps.check-pro-flag.outputs.enable_enterprise }}
+      enable_prototypes: ${{ steps.check-prototypes-flag.outputs.enable_prototypes }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -58,10 +88,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get PR data
         id: get-pr
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
-            const prNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
+            const prNumber = context.eventName === 'workflow_dispatch'
+              ? context.payload.inputs.pr_number
+              : context.payload.issue.number;
             console.log(`PR Number: ${prNumber}`);
             core.setOutput('pr_number', prNumber);
 
@@ -69,12 +101,14 @@ jobs:
         id: check-security-flag
         env:
           COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+          IS_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+          DISPATCH_DISABLE_SECURITY: ${{ inputs.disable_security }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"security"* ]] || [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"login"* ]]; then
-            echo "Security flags detected in comment"
+          if [[ "$IS_DISPATCH" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "disable_security=$DISPATCH_DISABLE_SECURITY" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"security"* ]] || [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"login"* ]]; then
             echo "disable_security=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "No security flags detected in comment"
             echo "disable_security=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
@@ -82,24 +116,45 @@ jobs:
         id: check-pro-flag
         env:
           COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+          IS_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+          DISPATCH_PRO: ${{ inputs.enable_pro }}
+          DISPATCH_ENTERPRISE: ${{ inputs.enable_enterprise }}
         run: |
-          if [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"pro"* ]] || [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"premium"* ]]; then
-            echo "pro flags detected in comment"
+          if [[ "$IS_DISPATCH" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "enable_pro=$DISPATCH_PRO" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "enable_enterprise=$DISPATCH_ENTERPRISE" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"pro"* ]] || [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"premium"* ]]; then
             echo "enable_pro=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "enable_enterprise=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"enterprise"* ]]; then
-            echo "enterprise flags detected in comment"
             echo "enable_enterprise=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "enable_pro=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "No pro or enterprise flags detected in comment"
             echo "enable_pro=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "enable_enterprise=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
+      - name: Check for prototypes flag
+        id: check-prototypes-flag
+        env:
+          COMMENT_BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
+          IS_DISPATCH: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+          DISPATCH_PROTOTYPES: ${{ inputs.enable_prototypes }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ "$IS_DISPATCH" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "enable_prototypes=$DISPATCH_PROTOTYPES" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          elif [[ "$COMMENT_BODY" == *"prototypes"* ]]; then
+            echo "Prototypes flag detected in comment"
+            echo "enable_prototypes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          else
+            echo "No prototypes flag detected in comment"
+            echo "enable_prototypes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
       - name: Add 'in_progress' reaction to comment
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
         id: add-eyes-reaction
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -128,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -157,10 +212,12 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Run Gradle Command
         run: |
           if [ "${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.disable_security }}" == "true" ]; then
@@ -168,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             export DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=false
           fi
-          ./gradlew build
+          task backend:build
         env:
           MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
@@ -176,16 +233,16 @@ jobs:
           STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Build and push PR-specific image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./docker/embedded/Dockerfile
@@ -193,7 +250,21 @@ jobs:
           cache-from: type=gha,scope=stirling-pdf-latest
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=stirling-pdf-latest
           tags: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:pr-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
-          build-args: VERSION_TAG=alpha
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION_TAG=alpha
+            PROTOTYPES_BUILD=${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.enable_prototypes }}
+          platforms: linux/amd64
+
+      - name: Build and push engine image
+        if: needs.check-comment.outputs.enable_prototypes == 'true'
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+        with:
+          context: ./engine
+          file: ./engine/Dockerfile
+          push: true
+          cache-from: type=gha,scope=stirling-pdf-engine
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=stirling-pdf-engine
+          tags: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:engine-pr-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
           platforms: linux/amd64
 
       - name: Set up SSH
@@ -231,33 +302,64 @@ jobs:
             PREMIUM_PROFEATURES_AUDIT_ENABLED="false"
           fi
 
+          ENABLE_PROTOTYPES="${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.enable_prototypes }}"
+          PR_NUMBER="${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}"
+          DOCKER_USER="${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}"
+
+          # Build engine env vars for backend (only set when prototypes enabled)
+          if [ "$ENABLE_PROTOTYPES" == "true" ]; then
+            AI_ENGINE_VARS="
+                SYSTEM_AIENGINE_ENABLED: \"true\"
+                SYSTEM_AIENGINE_URL: \"http://stirling-pdf-engine-pr-${PR_NUMBER}:5001\""
+            ENGINE_SERVICE="
+            stirling-pdf-engine:
+              container_name: stirling-pdf-engine-pr-${PR_NUMBER}
+              image: ${DOCKER_USER}/test:engine-pr-${PR_NUMBER}
+              environment:
+                ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: \"${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}\"
+              networks:
+                - pr-network
+              restart: on-failure:5"
+            NETWORK_SECTION="
+          networks:
+            pr-network:"
+            BACKEND_NETWORK="
+              networks:
+                - pr-network"
+          else
+            AI_ENGINE_VARS=""
+            ENGINE_SERVICE=""
+            NETWORK_SECTION=""
+            BACKEND_NETWORK=""
+          fi
+
           # First create the docker-compose content locally
           cat > docker-compose.yml << EOF
           version: '3.3'
           services:
             stirling-pdf:
-              container_name: stirling-pdf-pr-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
-              image: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:pr-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
+              container_name: stirling-pdf-pr-${PR_NUMBER}
+              image: ${DOCKER_USER}/test:pr-${PR_NUMBER}
               ports:
-                - "${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}:8080"
+                - "${PR_NUMBER}:8080"
               volumes:
-                - /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
-                - /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/config:/configs:rw
-                - /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/logs:/logs:rw
+                - /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}/data:/usr/share/tessdata:rw
+                - /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}/config:/configs:rw
+                - /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}/logs:/logs:rw
               environment:
                 DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: "${DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES}"
                 SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "${LOGIN_SECURITY}"
                 SYSTEM_DEFAULTLOCALE: en-GB
-                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF PR#${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}"
-                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "PR#${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }} for Stirling-PDF Latest"
-                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "PR#${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}"
+                UI_APPNAME: "Stirling-PDF PR#${PR_NUMBER}"
+                UI_HOMEDESCRIPTION: "PR#${PR_NUMBER} for Stirling-PDF Latest"
+                UI_APPNAMENAVBAR: "PR#${PR_NUMBER}"
                 SYSTEM_MAXFILESIZE: "100"
                 METRICS_ENABLED: "true"
                 SYSTEM_GOOGLEVISIBILITY: "false"
                 PREMIUM_KEY:                         "${PREMIUM_KEY}"
                 PREMIUM_ENABLED:                     "${PREMIUM_ENABLED}"
-                PREMIUM_PROFEATURES_AUDIT_ENABLED:   "${PREMIUM_PROFEATURES_AUDIT_ENABLED}"
-              restart: on-failure:5
+                PREMIUM_PROFEATURES_AUDIT_ENABLED:   "${PREMIUM_PROFEATURES_AUDIT_ENABLED}"${AI_ENGINE_VARS}
+              restart: on-failure:5${BACKEND_NETWORK}${ENGINE_SERVICE}${NETWORK_SECTION}
           EOF
 
           # Then copy the file and execute commands
@@ -265,13 +367,13 @@ jobs:
 
           ssh -i ../private.key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -T ${{ secrets.NEW_VPS_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.NEW_VPS_HOST }} << ENDSSH
             # Create PR-specific directories
-            mkdir -p /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/{data,config,logs}
+            mkdir -p /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}/{data,config,logs}
 
             # Move docker-compose file to correct location
-            mv /tmp/docker-compose.yml /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}/docker-compose.yml
+            mv /tmp/docker-compose.yml /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}/docker-compose.yml
 
             # Start or restart the container
-            cd /stirling/PR-${{ needs.check-comment.outputs.pr_number }}
+            cd /stirling/PR-${PR_NUMBER}
             docker-compose pull
             docker-compose up -d
           ENDSSH
@@ -280,8 +382,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "security_status=${SECURITY_STATUS}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Add success reaction to comment
-        if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        if: success() && github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -315,8 +417,8 @@ jobs:
             }
 
       - name: Add failure reaction to comment
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        if: failure() && github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -336,7 +438,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post deployment URL to PR
         if: success()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -372,7 +474,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -387,7 +489,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
       - name: Apply label commands
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |

.github/workflows/PR-Demo-cleanup.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Remove 'pr-deployed' label if present
         id: remove-label-comment
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ jobs:
               # Remove PR-specific directories
               rm -rf /stirling/PR-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
 
-              # Remove the Docker image
+              # Remove the Docker images
               docker rmi --no-prune ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} || true
+              docker rmi --no-prune ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}/test:engine-pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} || true
 
               echo "PERFORMED_CLEANUP"
             else

.github/workflows/ai-engine.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 name: AI Engine CI
 
+# Validates the Python AI engine: regenerates tool models, runs fixers,
+# lint, type-check, and tests. Called from build.yml on PRs and merge_group;
+# also runs directly on push to main as a post-merge safety net.
 on:
+  workflow_call:
   push:
     branches: [main]
-  pull_request:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   engine:
@@ -11,73 +17,99 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: write
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: engine
-
     steps:
+      - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
 
       - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v4
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@08807647e7069bb48b6ef5acd8ec9567f424441b # v8.1.0
         with:
           enable-cache: true
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: make install
-
-      - name: Run fixers
-        # Ignore errors here because we're going to add comments for them in the following steps before actually failing
-        run: make fix || true
-
-      - name: Check for fixer changes
-        id: fixer_changes
-        run: |
-          if git diff --quiet; then
-            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
-      - name: Post fixer suggestions
-        if: steps.fixer_changes.outputs.changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: reviewdog/action-suggester@v1
-        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
         with:
-          tool_name: engine-make-fix
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          filter_mode: file
-          fail_level: any
-          level: info
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
 
-      - name: Comment on fixer suggestions
-        if: steps.fixer_changes.outputs.changed == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
-          script: |
-            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              issue_number: context.issue.number,
-              body: "The Python code in your PR has formatting/linting issues. Consider running `make fix` locally or setting up your editor's Ruff integration to auto-format and lint your files as you go, or commit the suggested changes on this PR.",
-            });
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
-      - name: Verify fixer changes are committed
-        if: steps.fixer_changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+
+      - name: Regenerate tool models
+        run: task engine:tool-models
+
+      - name: Verify tool models are up to date
         run: |
-          if ! git diff --exit-code; then
-            echo "Fixes are out of date."
-            echo "Apply the reviewdog suggestions or run 'make fix' from engine/ and commit the updated files."
-            git --no-pager diff --stat
+          if ! git diff --exit-code engine/src/stirling/models/tool_models.py; then
+            echo "tool_models.py is out of date."
+            echo "Run 'task engine:tool-models' locally and commit the updated file."
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Run fixers
+        run: task engine:fix
+
+      - name: Verify fixes are committed
+        id: fixer_changes
+        run: |
+          if ! git diff --quiet; then
+            git --no-pager diff --stat
+            echo "::error::There are issues with your Python code that will need to be fixed before they can be merged in. Run 'task engine:fix' to auto-fix what can be fixed automatically, then run 'task engine:check' to see what still needs fixing manually."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+      - name: Comment on fixer failures
+        if: steps.fixer_changes.outcome == 'failure' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const marker = '<!-- engine-check -->';
+            const body = [
+              marker,
+              '### Engine Check Failed',
+              '',
+              'There are issues with your Python code that will need to be fixed before they can be merged in.',
+              '',
+              'Run `task engine:fix` to auto-fix what can be fixed automatically, then run `task engine:check` to see what still needs fixing manually.',
+            ].join('\n');
+            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+            });
+            const existing = comments.find(c => c.body.includes(marker));
+            if (existing) {
+              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                comment_id: existing.id,
+                body,
+              });
+            } else {
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                body,
+              });
+            }
+
       - name: Run linting
-        run: make lint
+        run: task engine:lint
 
       - name: Run type checking
-        run: make typecheck
+        run: task engine:typecheck
 
       - name: Run tests
-        run: make test
+        run: task engine:test

.github/workflows/ai_pr_title_review.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post comment on PR if needed
         if: steps.actor.outputs.is_repo_dev == 'true'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}

.github/workflows/aur-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+name: Publish to AUR
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [released]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version to publish (e.g. 2.9.2 — no v prefix)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      dry_run:
+        description: "Skip the AUR push (safe test)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  get-release-info:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}
+      deb_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.deb_sha256 }}
+      jar_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.jar_sha256 }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag or manual input
+        id: info
+        env:
+          DISPATCH_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            VERSION="$DISPATCH_VERSION"
+          else
+            VERSION="$RELEASE_TAG"
+          fi
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Download release assets and compute SHA256
+        id: hashes
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          BASE="https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v${VERSION}"
+
+          download_sha256() {
+            local url="$1"
+            local file
+            file=$(basename "$url")
+            curl -fsSL --retry 3 -o "$file" "$url"
+            sha256sum "$file" | awk '{print $1}'
+          }
+
+          DEB_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-linux-x86_64.deb")
+          JAR_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-with-login.jar")
+
+          echo "deb_sha256=$DEB_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "jar_sha256=$JAR_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  publish-aur:
+    needs: get-release-info
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository (for PKGBUILD templates)
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+
+      - name: Update stirling-pdf-desktop PKGBUILD
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+          DEB_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.deb_sha256 }}
+        run: |
+          PKGBUILD=".github/aur/stirling-pdf-desktop/PKGBUILD"
+          sed -i "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${VERSION}/" "$PKGBUILD"
+          sed -i "s/^pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/" "$PKGBUILD"
+          sed -i "s/'PLACEHOLDER_DEB_SHA256'/'${DEB_SHA}'/" "$PKGBUILD"
+
+      # Disabled until we sort out the server packaging story.
+      # The third-party stirling-pdf-bin on AUR currently covers a similar use case.
+      # - name: Update stirling-pdf-server-bin PKGBUILD
+      #   env:
+      #     VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+      #     JAR_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.jar_sha256 }}
+      #   run: |
+      #     PKGBUILD=".github/aur/stirling-pdf-server-bin/PKGBUILD"
+      #     sed -i "s/^pkgver=.*/pkgver=${VERSION}/" "$PKGBUILD"
+      #     sed -i "s/^pkgrel=.*/pkgrel=1/" "$PKGBUILD"
+      #     sed -i "s/'PLACEHOLDER_JAR_SHA256'/'${JAR_SHA}'/" "$PKGBUILD"
+
+      - name: Show updated PKGBUILD (for dry-run visibility)
+        run: |
+          echo "--- stirling-pdf-desktop PKGBUILD ---"
+          cat .github/aur/stirling-pdf-desktop/PKGBUILD
+
+      - name: Publish stirling-pdf-desktop to AUR
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || inputs.dry_run == false }}
+        uses: KSXGitHub/github-actions-deploy-aur@v4.1.2
+        with:
+          pkgname: stirling-pdf-desktop
+          pkgbuild: .github/aur/stirling-pdf-desktop/PKGBUILD
+          commit_username: Stirling PDF Inc
+          commit_email: contact@stirlingpdf.com
+          ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          commit_message: "Update to v${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}"
+
+      # Disabled until we sort out the server packaging story.
+      # - name: Publish stirling-pdf-server-bin to AUR
+      #   if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || inputs.dry_run == false }}
+      #   uses: KSXGitHub/github-actions-deploy-aur@2ac5a4c1d7035885d46b10e3193393be8460b6f1 # v4.1.1
+      #   with:
+      #     pkgname: stirling-pdf-server-bin
+      #     pkgbuild: .github/aur/stirling-pdf-server-bin/PKGBUILD
+      #     commit_username: Stirling PDF Inc
+      #     commit_email: contact@stirlingpdf.com
+      #     ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.AUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      #     commit_message: "Update to v${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}"

.github/workflows/auto-labelerV2.yml

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 

.github/workflows/backend-build.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+name: Backend build, format check, and coverage
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml. Runs the full backend build matrix
+# (JDK 21/25 × spring-security on/off), Spotless formatting check, JUnit, and
+# posts Jacoco coverage to PRs.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  actions: read
+  security-events: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        jdk-version: [21, 25]
+        spring-security: [true, false]
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-${{ matrix.jdk-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Check Java formatting (Spotless)
+        if: matrix.jdk-version == 25 && matrix.spring-security == false
+        id: spotless-check
+        run: task backend:format:check
+        continue-on-error: true
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+
+      - name: Comment on Java formatting failure
+        # Only post a comment on PRs. github-script's PR helpers need an
+        # issue/PR number, which doesn't exist on merge_group runs.
+        if: steps.spotless-check.outcome == 'failure' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const marker = '<!-- java-formatting-check -->';
+            const body = [
+              marker,
+              '### Java Formatting Check Failed',
+              '',
+              'Your code has formatting issues. Run the following command to fix them:',
+              '',
+              '```bash',
+              'task backend:format',
+              '```',
+              '',
+              'Then commit and push the changes.',
+            ].join('\n');
+            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+            });
+            const existing = comments.find(c => c.body.includes(marker));
+            if (existing) {
+              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                comment_id: existing.id,
+                body,
+              });
+            } else {
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                body,
+              });
+            }
+
+      - name: Fail if Java formatting issues found
+        if: steps.spotless-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "============================================"
+          echo "  Java Formatting Check Failed"
+          echo "============================================"
+          echo ""
+          echo "Your code has formatting issues."
+          echo "Run the following command to fix them:"
+          echo ""
+          echo "  task backend:format"
+          echo ""
+          echo "Then commit and push the changes."
+          echo "============================================"
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: Build with Gradle and spring security ${{ matrix.spring-security }}
+        run: task backend:build:ci
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.spring-security }}
+
+      - name: Check Test Reports Exist
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          declare -a dirs=(
+            "app/core/build/reports/tests/"
+            "app/core/build/test-results/"
+            "app/common/build/reports/tests/"
+            "app/common/build/test-results/"
+            "app/proprietary/build/reports/tests/"
+            "app/proprietary/build/test-results/"
+          )
+          for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do
+            if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
+              echo "Missing $dir"
+              exit 1
+            fi
+          done
+
+      - name: Upload Test Reports
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: test-reports-jdk-${{ matrix.jdk-version }}-spring-security-${{ matrix.spring-security }}
+          path: |
+            app/**/build/reports/jacoco/test
+            app/**/build/reports/tests/
+            app/**/build/test-results/
+            app/**/build/reports/problems/
+            build/reports/problems/
+          retention-days: 3
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+
+      - name: Add coverage to PR with spring security ${{ matrix.spring-security }} and JDK ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
+        # The action only supports the pull_request event (it posts a PR comment),
+        # so skip it for merge_group runs and workflow_dispatch.
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        id: jacoco
+        uses: madrapps/jacoco-report@50d3aff4548aa991e6753342d9ba291084e63848 # v1.7.2
+        with:
+          paths: |
+            ${{ github.workspace }}/**/build/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          min-coverage-overall: 10
+          min-coverage-changed-files: 0
+          comment-type: summary

.github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+name: Enterprise E2E (Playwright)
+
+# Enterprise Playwright suite — exercises premium-key gated features (audit,
+# teams, analytics) plus full OAuth + SAML logins via the Keycloak compose
+# stacks under testing/compose. Slow and secret-gated, so it runs in three
+# situations:
+#
+#   - PRs that touch proprietary / premium / SSO compose / enterprise tests
+#     (driven by build.yml via workflow_call, path-filtered against
+#     .github/config/.files.yaml `proprietary`),
+#   - every push to main (post-merge safety net),
+#   - on a nightly cron schedule (catches Keycloak image drift, license
+#     expiry, upstream proprietary changes),
+#   - manual workflow_dispatch.
+#
+# Auto-skipped when secrets.PREMIUM_KEY_ENTERPRISE is missing (forks, dependabot).
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "0 4 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# No `concurrency:` block here on purpose. When this workflow is called via
+# workflow_call from build.yml, ${{ github.workflow }}/event_name/pr_number
+# resolve to the *caller's* values, producing the same group key as build.yml
+# and causing the workflow_call instantiation to self-cancel — the job
+# silently fails to spawn while `${{ needs.X.result }}` still reports
+# `failure`. Standalone runs (push-to-main, nightly cron, dispatch) don't
+# overlap often enough to need explicit concurrency control.
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  playwright-e2e-enterprise:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+    env:
+      PREMIUM_KEY: ${{ secrets.PREMIUM_KEY_ENTERPRISE }}
+      PREMIUM_ENABLED: "true"
+      SYSTEM_ENABLEANALYTICS: "false"
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e:install -- chromium
+
+      - name: Resolve kubernetes.docker.internal to localhost
+        # The compose stacks set KC_HOSTNAME=kubernetes.docker.internal so
+        # Keycloak issues redirect URIs against that host. Docker Desktop
+        # auto-resolves it; GHA runners don't. Map it to 127.0.0.1 so the
+        # browser-driven OAuth flow lands back on Stirling-PDF correctly.
+        run: |
+          echo "127.0.0.1 kubernetes.docker.internal" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
+
+      # Helper function used by all phases — boots `:stirling-pdf:bootRun`
+      # with the React frontend baked in (-PbuildWithFrontend=true) so the
+      # SPA serves on :8080 and OAuth/SAML callbacks land on the same host
+      # that the browser is interacting with.
+      - name: Define helpers
+        run: |
+          {
+            echo 'wait_for_backend() {'
+            echo '  start=$SECONDS'
+            echo '  for i in $(seq 1 300); do'
+            echo '    if curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status >/dev/null 2>&1; then'
+            echo '      echo "Backend up after $((SECONDS - start))s"; return 0'
+            echo '    fi; sleep 2'
+            echo '  done'
+            echo '  tail -200 /tmp/backend.log || true; return 1'
+            echo '}'
+            echo 'stop_backend() {'
+            echo '  if [ -f /tmp/backend.pid ]; then'
+            echo '    kill "$(cat /tmp/backend.pid)" 2>/dev/null || true'
+            echo '    rm -f /tmp/backend.pid'
+            echo '  fi'
+            echo '  pkill -f "gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun" 2>/dev/null || true'
+            echo '  for i in $(seq 1 30); do'
+            echo '    curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 0'
+            echo '    sleep 1'
+            echo '  done'
+            echo '}'
+          } > /tmp/helpers.sh
+          chmod +x /tmp/helpers.sh
+
+      # ───────── OAuth round-trip ─────────
+      - name: Bring up Keycloak (OAuth realm)
+        working-directory: testing/compose
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-oauth.yml up -d --no-deps keycloak-oauth-db keycloak-oauth
+      - name: Wait for Keycloak (OAuth) ready
+        working-directory: testing/compose
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+            bash validate-oauth-test.sh 2>/dev/null && exit 0 || true
+            # validate script also pings stirling on :8080 — accept just the
+            # keycloak realm as our gate here, stirling boots in the next step
+            curl -fsS http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-oauth >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-oauth.yml logs --tail=200 keycloak-oauth
+          exit 1
+      - name: Boot Stirling-PDF (frontend baked in, OAuth env)
+        env:
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+          SECURITY_LOGINMETHOD: "all"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_ENABLED: "true"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_AUTOCREATEUSER: "true"
+          # Keycloak issues redirect URIs against KC_HOSTNAME, which the
+          # compose default sets to kubernetes.docker.internal. Match here
+          # (resolves to localhost via /etc/hosts mapping above).
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_CLIENT_KEYCLOAK_ISSUER: "http://kubernetes.docker.internal:9080/realms/stirling-oauth"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_CLIENT_KEYCLOAK_CLIENTID: "stirling-pdf-client"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_CLIENT_KEYCLOAK_CLIENTSECRET: "test-client-secret-change-in-production"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_CLIENT_KEYCLOAK_USEASUSERNAME: "email"
+          SECURITY_OAUTH2_CLIENT_KEYCLOAK_SCOPES: "openid,profile,email"
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          nohup ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun -PbuildWithFrontend=true > /tmp/backend.log 2>&1 &
+          echo $! > /tmp/backend.pid
+          wait_for_backend
+      - name: Run enterprise OAuth Playwright tests
+        id: oauth-tests
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e -- --project=enterprise --grep "OAuth"
+      - name: Stop backend + tear down OAuth Keycloak
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          stop_backend
+          (cd testing/compose && docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-oauth.yml down -v)
+
+      # ───────── SAML round-trip ─────────
+      - name: Bring up Keycloak (SAML realm)
+        working-directory: testing/compose
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-saml.yml up -d --no-deps keycloak-saml-db keycloak-saml
+      - name: Wait for Keycloak (SAML) ready
+        working-directory: testing/compose
+        run: |
+          for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+            curl -fsS http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml >/dev/null 2>&1 && exit 0
+            sleep 5
+          done
+          docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-saml.yml logs --tail=200 keycloak-saml
+          exit 1
+      - name: Generate SAML SP certs + fetch Keycloak IdP cert
+        # The .pem/.crt/.key files are gitignored (test-only certs); the
+        # docker-based start-saml-test.sh generates them at runtime, so do
+        # the same in CI before bootRun reads them.
+        working-directory: testing/compose
+        run: |
+          openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 \
+            -keyout saml-private-key.key \
+            -out saml-public-cert.crt \
+            -days 3650 -nodes \
+            -subj "/CN=stirling-pdf-saml-sp" >/dev/null 2>&1
+          # Fetch Keycloak's SAML signing cert from the realm descriptor
+          CERT_BODY=$(curl -sf http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml/protocol/saml/descriptor \
+            | awk 'BEGIN{RS="<[^>]*X509Certificate>|</[^>]*X509Certificate>"} NR==2{gsub(/[[:space:]]+/,""); print; exit}')
+          {
+            echo "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----"
+            echo "$CERT_BODY"
+            echo "-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
+          } > keycloak-saml-cert.pem
+          test -s saml-private-key.key
+          test -s saml-public-cert.crt
+          test -s keycloak-saml-cert.pem
+          echo "✓ SAML certs prepared"
+      - name: Boot Stirling-PDF (frontend baked in, SAML env)
+        env:
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+          SECURITY_LOGINMETHOD: "all"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_ENABLED: "true"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_AUTOCREATEUSER: "true"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_PROVIDER: "keycloak"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_REGISTRATIONID: "keycloak"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDP_ISSUER: "http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDP_ENTITYID: "http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDP_METADATAURI: "http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml/protocol/saml/descriptor"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDPSINGLELOGINURL: "http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml/protocol/saml"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDPSINGLELOGOUTURL: "http://localhost:9080/realms/stirling-saml/protocol/saml"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_IDP_CERT: "${{ github.workspace }}/testing/compose/keycloak-saml-cert.pem"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_PRIVATEKEY: "${{ github.workspace }}/testing/compose/saml-private-key.key"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_SP_CERT: "${{ github.workspace }}/testing/compose/saml-public-cert.crt"
+          # Realm registers the SP entity as the metadata URL — see
+          # keycloak-realm-saml.json `clientId`. Match it here so Keycloak
+          # accepts the AuthnRequest issuer.
+          SECURITY_SAML2_SP_ENTITYID: "http://localhost:8080/saml2/service-provider-metadata/keycloak"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_SP_ACS: "http://localhost:8080/login/saml2/sso/keycloak"
+          SECURITY_SAML2_SP_SLS: "http://localhost:8080/logout/saml2/slo"
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          nohup ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun -PbuildWithFrontend=true > /tmp/backend.log 2>&1 &
+          echo $! > /tmp/backend.pid
+          wait_for_backend
+      - name: Run enterprise SAML Playwright tests
+        id: saml-tests
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e -- --project=enterprise --grep "SAML"
+      - name: Stop backend + tear down SAML Keycloak
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          stop_backend
+          (cd testing/compose && docker compose -f docker-compose-keycloak-saml.yml down -v)
+
+      # ───────── License-gated feature tests (no IdP needed) ─────────
+      - name: Wipe DB so InitialSecuritySetup re-runs with admin/adminadmin
+        # Earlier phases (OAuth, SAML) create the default admin/stirling user.
+        # InitialSecuritySetup only honours SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_* when the
+        # admin user doesn't already exist, so the persisted DB has to be
+        # cleared between phases for the feature env vars to take effect.
+        run: |
+          rm -f app/core/configs/stirling-pdf-DB*.mv.db
+          rm -rf app/core/configs/backup
+      - name: Boot Stirling-PDF (frontend baked in, premium only)
+        env:
+          SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_USERNAME: admin
+          SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_PASSWORD: adminadmin
+          SECURITY_ENABLELOGIN: "true"
+          SECURITY_LOGINMETHOD: "all"
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          nohup ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun -PbuildWithFrontend=true > /tmp/backend.log 2>&1 &
+          echo $! > /tmp/backend.pid
+          wait_for_backend
+      - name: Run enterprise feature Playwright tests
+        id: feature-tests
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e -- --project=enterprise --grep "Enterprise license"
+      - name: Print backend log on failure
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "::group::Enterprise backend log"
+          tail -500 /tmp/backend.log || true
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+      - name: Stop backend (final)
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          source /tmp/helpers.sh
+          stop_backend
+      - name: Upload Playwright report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report-enterprise-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: frontend/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 name: Build and Test Workflow
 
+# Top-level PR / merge-queue gate. Detects which paths changed and dispatches
+# to the dedicated reusable workflows under .github/workflows/. Each child
+# workflow keeps its own setup/teardown so this file stays a routing layer.
+#
+# The final `all-checks-passed` job is the single status check that branch
+# protection should require — it succeeds only if every required upstream
+# job either succeeded or was legitimately skipped by its path filter.
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
+  merge_group:
+    branches: ["main"]
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 # cancel in-progress jobs if a new job is triggered
@@ -31,9 +41,12 @@ jobs:
       openapi: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.openapi }}
       frontend: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.frontend }}
       docker-base: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.docker-base }}
+      tauri: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.tauri }}
+      engine: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.engine }}
+      proprietary: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.proprietary }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
       - name: Checkout repository
@@ -46,500 +59,174 @@ jobs:
           filters: .github/config/.files.yaml
 
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [files-changed]
     permissions:
       actions: read
+      contents: read
       security-events: write
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        jdk-version: [21, 25]
-        spring-security: [true, false]
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-${{ matrix.jdk-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: Build with Gradle and spring security ${{ matrix.spring-security }}
-        run: ./gradlew build -PnoSpotless
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: ${{ matrix.spring-security }}
-
-      - name: Check Test Reports Exist
-        if: always()
-        run: |
-          declare -a dirs=(
-            "app/core/build/reports/tests/"
-            "app/core/build/test-results/"
-            "app/common/build/reports/tests/"
-            "app/common/build/test-results/"
-            "app/proprietary/build/reports/tests/"
-            "app/proprietary/build/test-results/"
-          )
-          for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do
-            if [ ! -d "$dir" ]; then
-              echo "Missing $dir"
-              exit 1
-            fi
-          done
-
-      - name: Upload Test Reports
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: test-reports-jdk-${{ matrix.jdk-version }}-spring-security-${{ matrix.spring-security }}
-          path: |
-            app/**/build/reports/jacoco/test
-            app/**/build/reports/tests/
-            app/**/build/test-results/
-            app/**/build/reports/problems/
-            build/reports/problems/
-          retention-days: 3
-          if-no-files-found: warn
-
-      - name: Add coverage to PR with spring security ${{ matrix.spring-security }} and JDK ${{ matrix.jdk-version }}
-        id: jacoco
-        uses: madrapps/jacoco-report@50d3aff4548aa991e6753342d9ba291084e63848 # v1.7.2
-        with:
-          paths: |
-            ${{ github.workspace }}/**/build/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          min-coverage-overall: 10
-          min-coverage-changed-files: 0
-          comment-type: summary
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/backend-build.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
   check-generateOpenApiDocs:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.openapi == 'true'
     needs: [files-changed]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: Generate OpenAPI documentation
-        run: ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:generateOpenApiDocs
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
-
-      - name: Upload OpenAPI Documentation
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: openapi-docs
-          path: ./SwaggerDoc.json
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/check-openapi.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
   frontend-validation:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.frontend == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
-        with:
-          node-version: "22"
-          cache: "npm"
-          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        run: cd frontend && npm ci
-      - name: Type-check frontend
-        run: cd frontend && npm run prep && npm run typecheck:all
-      - name: Lint frontend
-        run: cd frontend && npm run lint
-      - name: Build frontend
-        run: cd frontend && npm run build
-      - name: Run frontend tests
-        run: cd frontend && npm run test -- --run
-      - name: Upload frontend build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: frontend-build
-          path: frontend/dist/
-          retention-days: 3
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-validation.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
   playwright-e2e:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.frontend == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
-        with:
-          node-version: "22"
-          cache: "npm"
-          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        run: cd frontend && npm ci
-      - name: Generate icons
-        run: cd frontend && node scripts/generate-icons.js
-      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
-        run: cd frontend && npx playwright install chromium --with-deps
-      - name: Run E2E tests (chromium)
-        run: cd frontend && npx playwright test --project=chromium
-      - name: Upload Playwright report
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: playwright-report-pr-${{ github.run_id }}
-          path: frontend/playwright-report/
-          retention-days: 7
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-stubbed.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  playwright-e2e-live:
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.frontend == 'true'
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/e2e-live.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  playwright-e2e-enterprise:
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.proprietary == 'true'
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/build-enterprise.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
   check-licence:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.build == 'true'
     needs: [files-changed, build]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: check the licenses for compatibility
-        # NOTE: --no-parallel is intentional here. Running the checkLicense task in parallel with other
-        # Gradle tasks has been observed to cause intermittent failures with the dependency license
-        # checking plugin on this Gradle version. Disabling parallel execution trades some build speed
-        # for more reliable, deterministic license checks. If upgrading Gradle or the plugin, consider
-        # re-evaluating whether this flag is still required before removing it.
-        run: ./gradlew checkLicense --no-parallel
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-
-      - name: FAILED - check the licenses for compatibility
-        if: failure()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
-          path: build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
-          retention-days: 3
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/check-licence.yml
+    secrets: inherit
 
   docker-compose-tests:
     if: needs.files-changed.outputs.project == 'true'
-    needs: files-changed
-    # if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' ||
-    #     (github.event_name == 'pull_request' &&
-    #     contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'licenses') == false &&
-    #     (
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Front End') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Java') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Back End') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Security') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'API') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Docker') ||
-    #       contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Test')
-    #     )
-    #     )
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [files-changed]
     permissions:
       actions: write
       contents: read
       checks: write
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
-
-      # Expose ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN / ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL for docker buildx type=gha cache backend.
-      - name: Expose GitHub runtime for Buildx cache
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@04d248b84655b509d8c44dc1d6f990c879747487 # v4.0.0
-
-      - name: Install Docker Compose
-        run: |
-          sudo curl -SL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.39.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-
-      - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
-          cache: "pip" # caching pip dependencies
-          cache-dependency-path: ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Pip requirements
-        run: |
-          pip install --require-hashes -r ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
-          pip install behave-html-formatter
-
-      - name: Run Docker Compose Tests
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ./testing/test_webpages.sh
-          chmod +x ./testing/test.sh
-          chmod +x ./testing/test_disabledEndpoints.sh
-          ./testing/test.sh
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-          DOCKER_BASE_CHANGED: ${{ needs.files-changed.outputs.docker-base }}
-
-      - name: Upload Cucumber Report
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: cucumber-report
-          path: testing/cucumber/report.html
-          retention-days: 7
-          if-no-files-found: warn
-
-      - name: Upload Test Reports
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: docker-compose-test-reports
-          path: testing/reports/
-          retention-days: 7
-          if-no-files-found: warn
-
-      - name: Cucumber Test Report
-        if: always()
-        uses: dorny/test-reporter@b082adf0eced0765477756c2a610396589b8c637 # v2.5.0
-        with:
-          name: Cucumber Tests
-          path: testing/cucumber/junit/*.xml
-          reporter: java-junit
-          fail-on-error: false
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/docker-compose-tests.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      docker-base-changed: ${{ needs.files-changed.outputs.docker-base }}
 
   test-build-docker-images:
     if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.files-changed.outputs.project == 'true'
     needs: [files-changed, build, check-generateOpenApiDocs, check-licence]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      packages: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/test-build-docker.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+    with:
+      docker-base-changed: ${{ needs.files-changed.outputs.docker-base }}
+
+  tauri-build:
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.tauri == 'true'
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  ai-engine:
+    if: needs.files-changed.outputs.engine == 'true'
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      pull-requests: write
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ai-engine.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  pre-commit:
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  dependency-review:
+    needs: [files-changed]
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+    secrets: inherit
+
+  # Single status check that branch protection should mark as required.
+  # Succeeds when every upstream job is either `success` or `skipped` (path-
+  # gated jobs that didn't apply this run). Any `failure` or `cancelled`
+  # result fails the gate. `if: always()` ensures the gate evaluates even
+  # when an upstream job fails.
+  all-checks-passed:
+    name: All checks passed
+    if: always()
+    needs:
+      - files-changed
+      - build
+      - check-generateOpenApiDocs
+      - frontend-validation
+      - playwright-e2e
+      - playwright-e2e-live
+      - playwright-e2e-enterprise
+      - check-licence
+      - docker-compose-tests
+      - test-build-docker-images
+      - tauri-build
+      - ai-engine
+      - pre-commit
+      - dependency-review
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile
-            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile
-            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-latest
-          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite
-            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile.ultra-lite
-            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-ultra-lite
-          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat
-            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile.fat
-            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-fat
     steps:
-      - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
-        with:
-          egress-policy: audit
-
-      - name: Checkout Repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
-
-      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
-        with:
-          registry: ghcr.io
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
-          password: ${{ github.token }}
-
-      - name: Convert repository owner to lowercase
-        id: repoowner
-        run: echo "lowercase=$(echo ${{ github.repository_owner }} | awk '{print tolower($0)}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-      - name: Free disk space on runner
-        run: |
-          echo "Disk space before cleanup:" && df -h
-          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet /opt/ghc /usr/local/lib/android /usr/local/share/boost
-          docker system prune -af || true
-          echo "Disk space after cleanup:" && df -h
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
-        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.gradle/wrapper
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
-            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
-          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-          cache-disabled: true
-
-      - name: Build application
-        run: ./gradlew build
+      - name: Verify every required job passed (or was legitimately skipped)
         env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
-          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
-
-      - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@ce360397dd3f832beb865e1373c09c0e9f86d70a # v4.0.0
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
-
-      - name: Build base image locally (PR base change only)
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && needs.files-changed.outputs.docker-base == 'true'
+          RESULTS: |
+            files-changed=${{ needs.files-changed.result }}
+            build=${{ needs.build.result }}
+            check-generateOpenApiDocs=${{ needs.check-generateOpenApiDocs.result }}
+            frontend-validation=${{ needs.frontend-validation.result }}
+            playwright-e2e=${{ needs.playwright-e2e.result }}
+            playwright-e2e-live=${{ needs.playwright-e2e-live.result }}
+            playwright-e2e-enterprise=${{ needs.playwright-e2e-enterprise.result }}
+            check-licence=${{ needs.check-licence.result }}
+            docker-compose-tests=${{ needs.docker-compose-tests.result }}
+            test-build-docker-images=${{ needs.test-build-docker-images.result }}
+            tauri-build=${{ needs.tauri-build.result }}
+            ai-engine=${{ needs.ai-engine.result }}
+            pre-commit=${{ needs.pre-commit.result }}
+            dependency-review=${{ needs.dependency-review.result }}
         run: |
-          docker build -t stirling-pdf-base:pr-test -f docker/base/Dockerfile docker/base
-
-      - name: Set base image and platform for this build
-        id: build-params
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ] && [ "${{ needs.files-changed.outputs.docker-base }}" == "true" ]; then
-            echo "base_image=stirling-pdf-base:pr-test" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "platforms=linux/amd64" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          else
-            echo "base_image=stirlingtools/stirling-pdf-base:latest" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "platforms=linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ok=true
+          while IFS='=' read -r name result; do
+            [ -z "$name" ] && continue
+            case "$result" in
+              success|skipped) printf '  %-30s %s\n' "$name" "$result" ;;
+              *)               printf '✗ %-30s %s\n' "$name" "$result"; ok=false ;;
+            esac
+          done <<< "$RESULTS"
+          if [ "$ok" != "true" ]; then
+            echo ""
+            echo "One or more required checks failed or were cancelled."
+            exit 1
           fi
-
-      - name: Build ${{ matrix.docker-rev }}
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
-        with:
-          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
-          context: .
-          file: ./${{ matrix.docker-rev }}
-          push: false
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.cache-scope }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.cache-scope }}
-          platforms: ${{ steps.build-params.outputs.platforms }}
-          build-args: |
-            BASE_IMAGE=${{ steps.build-params.outputs.base_image }}
-          provenance: true
-          sbom: true
-
-      - name: Upload Reports
-        if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
-        with:
-          name: reports-docker-${{ matrix.artifact-suffix }}
-          path: |
-            build/reports/tests/
-            build/test-results/
-            build/reports/problems/
-          retention-days: 3
-          if-no-files-found: warn
+          echo ""
+          echo "All required checks passed."

.github/workflows/check-licence.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: License compatibility check
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml when build.gradle / module gradle
+# files change. Verifies all transitive dependencies use a permitted license.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-licence:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Check licenses for compatibility
+        run: task backend:licenses:check
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+
+      - name: FAILED - check the licenses for compatibility
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          path: build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
+          retention-days: 3

.github/workflows/check-openapi.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Generate OpenAPI documentation
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml when backend Java sources change.
+# Generates SwaggerDoc.json so we know the doc still builds against the
+# current code.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-generate-openapi-docs:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Generate OpenAPI documentation
+        run: task backend:swagger
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
+
+      - name: Upload OpenAPI Documentation
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: openapi-docs
+          path: ./SwaggerDoc.json

.github/workflows/check_toml.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # Allow writing to pull requests
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get PR data
         id: get-pr-data
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Determine reference file
         id: determine-file
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: pip install --require-hashes -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt
+        run: |
+          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt
 
       - name: Run Python script to check files
         id: run-check
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Post comment on PR
         if: env.SCRIPT_OUTPUT != ''
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |

.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml

@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-# Dependency Review Action
-#
-# This Action will scan dependency manifest files that change as part of a Pull Request,
-# surfacing known-vulnerable versions of the packages declared or updated in the PR.
-# Once installed, if the workflow run is marked as required,
-# PRs introducing known-vulnerable packages will be blocked from merging.
-#
-# Source repository: https://github.com/actions/dependency-review-action
-name: "Dependency Review"
-on: [pull_request]
+name: Dependency Review
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml. Scans dependency manifest files
+# changing in a PR for known-vulnerable packages, using the rules in
+# .github/config/dependency-review-config.yml.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -17,13 +14,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: "Checkout Repository"
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
       - name: "Dependency Review"
-        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@3c4e3dcb1aa7874d2c16be7d79418e9b7efd6261 # v4.8.2
+        uses: actions/dependency-review-action@2031cfc080254a8a887f58cffee85186f0e49e48 # v4.9.0
         with:
           config-file: "./.github/config/dependency-review-config.yml"

.github/workflows/deploy-on-v2-commit.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Get commit hashes for frontend and backend
         id: commit-hashes
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Build and push frontend image
         if: steps.check-frontend.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./docker/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push backend image
         if: steps.check-backend.outputs.exists == 'false'
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./docker/backend/Dockerfile

.github/workflows/docker-compose-tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+name: Docker Compose Cucumber tests
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml when project / docker / testing
+# sources change. Boots the docker-compose stack and runs the cucumber
+# scenarios in testing/cucumber.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      docker-base-changed:
+        description: "Whether the docker base image changed (forwarded from files-changed)."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "false"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  docker-compose-tests:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: write
+      contents: read
+      checks: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+
+      # Expose ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN / ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL for docker buildx type=gha cache backend.
+      - name: Expose GitHub runtime for Buildx cache
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@04d248b84655b509d8c44dc1d6f990c879747487 # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Install Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          sudo curl -SL "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v2.39.4/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+          cache: "pip" # caching pip dependencies
+          cache-dependency-path: ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Pip requirements
+        run: |
+          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./testing/cucumber/requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run Docker Compose Tests
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ./testing/test_webpages.sh
+          chmod +x ./testing/test.sh
+          chmod +x ./testing/test_disabledEndpoints.sh
+          ./testing/test.sh
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+          DOCKER_BASE_CHANGED: ${{ inputs.docker-base-changed }}
+
+      - name: Upload Cucumber Report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: cucumber-report
+          path: testing/cucumber/report.html
+          retention-days: 7
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+
+      - name: Upload Test Reports
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: docker-compose-test-reports
+          path: testing/reports/
+          retention-days: 7
+          if-no-files-found: warn
+
+      - name: Cucumber Test Report
+        if: always()
+        uses: dorny/test-reporter@a43b3a5f7366b97d083190328d2c652e1a8b6aa2 # v3.0.0
+        with:
+          name: Cucumber Tests
+          path: testing/cucumber/junit/*.xml
+          reporter: java-junit
+          fail-on-error: false

.github/workflows/e2e-live.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+name: Playwright E2E (live backend)
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml. Live-backend Playwright suite —
+# boots Spring Boot and runs auth + real tool round-trips against the live
+# server.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  playwright-e2e-live:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e:install -- chromium
+      - name: Start Spring Boot backend (background)
+        env:
+          # Suppress the analytics opt-in modal that fires on first admin login when
+          # enableAnalytics is null (see Onboarding.tsx). The modal renders a Mantine
+          # overlay that intercepts pointer events on every tool page until dismissed,
+          # which causes every "click run button" assertion in the live suite to fail.
+          SYSTEM_ENABLEANALYTICS: "false"
+        # NOTE: SECURITY_INITIALLOGIN_USERNAME/PASSWORD are intentionally NOT set.
+        # The live-setup project's bootstrap spec performs the real first-login
+        # flow against the backend's default admin/stirling user, exercising the
+        # forced-password-change UI and leaving the DB at admin/adminadmin for
+        # the rest of the live suite. This is both real coverage of the first-
+        # login flow and a stronger seed than env-var-driven user creation.
+        run: |
+          nohup ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun > /tmp/backend.log 2>&1 &
+          echo $! > /tmp/backend.pid
+      - name: Wait for backend to become ready
+        run: |
+          start=$SECONDS
+          # 300 iterations × 2s = 10 minute ceiling
+          for i in $(seq 1 300); do
+            if curl -fsS http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "Backend up after $((SECONDS - start))s"
+              exit 0
+            fi
+            sleep 2
+          done
+          echo "Backend did not become ready in $((SECONDS - start))s"
+          tail -200 /tmp/backend.log || true
+          exit 1
+      - name: Run live E2E tests (chromium)
+        id: live-tests
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e -- --project=live
+      - name: Print backend log on failure
+        if: failure() && steps.live-tests.conclusion == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "::group::Spring Boot backend log (last 500 lines)"
+          tail -500 /tmp/backend.log || echo "no backend log found"
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+      - name: Stop backend
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          if [ -f /tmp/backend.pid ]; then
+            kill "$(cat /tmp/backend.pid)" 2>/dev/null || true
+          fi
+      - name: Upload backend log
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: backend-log-live-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: /tmp/backend.log
+          retention-days: 7
+      - name: Upload Playwright report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report-live-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: frontend/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/e2e-stubbed.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: Playwright E2E (stubbed)
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml. Backend-free Playwright suite —
+# fast, no Spring Boot required. Runs against the `stubbed` project which
+# mocks API responses in the browser.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  playwright-e2e:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Install Playwright (chromium only)
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e:install -- chromium
+      - name: Run stubbed E2E tests (chromium)
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e -- --project=stubbed --workers=3
+      - name: Upload Playwright report
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: playwright-report-stubbed-${{ github.run_id }}
+          path: frontend/playwright-report/
+          retention-days: 7

.github/workflows/frontend-backend-licenses-update.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+  merge_group:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref_name || github.ref }}
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       licenses-backend: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.licenses-backend }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       repository-projects: write # Required for enabling automerge
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: "22"
           cache: "npm"
@@ -89,12 +92,13 @@ jobs:
           NPM_CONFIG_IGNORE_SCRIPTS: "true"
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts --audit=false --fund=false
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Generate frontend license report (internal PR)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false
-        working-directory: frontend
         env:
           PR_IS_FORK: "false"
-        run: npm run generate-licenses
+        run: task frontend:licenses:generate
 
       - name: Generate frontend license report (fork PRs, pinned)
         if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
       # PR Event: Check licenses and comment on PR
       - name: Delete previous license check comments
         if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false) && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Comment on PR - License Check Results
         if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false) && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -273,7 +277,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request (Push only)
         id: cpr
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0 # v8.1.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           commit-message: "Update Frontend 3rd Party Licenses"
@@ -312,7 +316,7 @@ jobs:
       repository-projects: write # Required for enabling automerge
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -337,19 +341,15 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Check licenses and generate report
         id: license-check
-        run: |
-          # NOTE: --no-parallel is intentional here. Running the license-checking tasks in parallel has
-          # previously caused intermittent concurrency issues in CI (e.g. flaky failures in the license
-          # plugin/Gradle when multiple projects are evaluated concurrently). Disabling parallelism trades
-          # some build speed for more reliable license reports. If the underlying issues are resolved in
-          # future Gradle or plugin versions, this flag can be reconsidered.
-          ./gradlew checkLicense generateLicenseReport --no-parallel || echo "LICENSE_CHECK_FAILED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run: task backend:licenses:generate || echo "LICENSE_CHECK_FAILED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         env:
           MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Upload artifact on license issues
         if: env.LICENSE_WARNINGS_EXIST == 'true'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: backend-dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
           path: build/reports/dependency-license/dependencies-without-allowed-license.json
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Delete previous backend license check comments
         if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false) && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Comment on PR - Backend License Check Results
         if: (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false) && github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           github-token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           script: |
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Pull Request (push only)
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
         id: cpr
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0 # v8.1.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           commit-message: "Update Backend 3rd Party Licenses"

.github/workflows/frontend-validation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+name: Frontend lint, type-check, and build
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml when frontend / testing sources
+# change. Runs the consolidated `task frontend:check:all` (lint, types,
+# unit tests, build) and uploads the dist artifact for downstream jobs.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  frontend-validation:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: "22"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Quality-check frontend
+        id: frontend-check
+        run: task frontend:check:all
+        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Comment on frontend check failure
+        # Only post a comment on PRs. github-script's PR helpers need an
+        # issue/PR number, which doesn't exist on merge_group runs.
+        if: steps.frontend-check.outcome == 'failure' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const marker = '<!-- frontend-check -->';
+            const body = [
+              marker,
+              '### Frontend Check Failed',
+              '',
+              'There are issues with your frontend code that will need to be fixed before they can be merged in.',
+              '',
+              'Run `task frontend:fix` to auto-fix what can be fixed automatically, then run `task frontend:check:all` to see what still needs fixing manually.',
+            ].join('\n');
+            const { data: comments } = await github.rest.issues.listComments({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+            });
+            const existing = comments.find(c => c.body.includes(marker));
+            if (existing) {
+              await github.rest.issues.updateComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                comment_id: existing.id,
+                body,
+              });
+            } else {
+              await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                body,
+              });
+            }
+      - name: Fail if frontend check failed
+        if: steps.frontend-check.outcome == 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "============================================"
+          echo "  Frontend Check Failed"
+          echo "============================================"
+          echo ""
+          echo "There are issues with your frontend code that"
+          echo "will need to be fixed before they can be merged in."
+          echo ""
+          echo "Run 'task frontend:fix' to auto-fix what can be"
+          echo "fixed automatically, then run 'task frontend:check:all'"
+          echo "to see what still needs fixing manually."
+          echo "============================================"
+          exit 1
+      - name: Upload frontend build artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: frontend-build
+          path: frontend/dist/
+          retention-days: 3

.github/workflows/manage-label.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       issues: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 

.github/workflows/multiOSReleases.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ on:
           - windows
           - macos
           - linux
+      sign:
+        description: "Code sign the binaries (requires signing secrets)"
+        required: false
+        default: "true"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - "true"
+          - "false"
   release:
     types: [created]
 
@@ -36,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       version: ${{ steps.versionNumber.outputs.versionNumber }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -59,15 +67,15 @@ jobs:
             gradle-${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: |
-          echo "Running gradlew printVersion..."
-          ./gradlew printVersion --quiet
           VERSION=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)
           echo "Extracted version: $VERSION"
           echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -85,18 +93,18 @@ jobs:
                 echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 ;;
               "macos")
-                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target universal-apple-darwin","name":"macos-universal"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 ;;
               "linux")
                 echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 ;;
               *)
-                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target universal-apple-darwin","name":"macos-universal"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                 ;;
             esac
           else
             # For push/release events, build all platforms
-            echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"},{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo 'matrix={"include":[{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"},{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target universal-apple-darwin","name":"macos-universal"},{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}]}' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
   build-jars:
@@ -119,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
             file_suffix: "-server"
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -132,18 +140,21 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
         if: matrix.variant.build_frontend == true
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+
       - name: Build JAR
         run: ./gradlew build ${{ matrix.variant.build_frontend && '-PbuildWithFrontend=true' || '' }} -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
         env:
@@ -162,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           cp app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-${{ needs.determine-matrix.outputs.version }}.jar ./jar-dist/Stirling-PDF${{ matrix.variant.file_suffix }}.jar
 
       - name: Upload JAR artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: jar${{ matrix.variant.file_suffix }}
           path: ./jar-dist/*.jar
@@ -177,9 +188,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
       WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
+      RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
           allowed-endpoints: >
@@ -196,7 +208,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev libsoup2.4-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev libsoup-3.0-dev
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: "npm"
@@ -206,7 +218,23 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4be9e76fd7c4901c61fb841f559994984270fce7 # stable
         with:
           toolchain: stable
-          targets: ${{ (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      # x86_64 JDK is set up first so the aarch64 step below can leave its
+      # JAVA_HOME as the active one. The macOS universal JRE build needs
+      # jmods from both arches; the x64 path is captured into the env
+      # before the second setup-java overwrites JAVA_HOME.
+      - name: Set up x86_64 JDK 25 (macOS universal JRE)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          architecture: "x64"
+
+      - name: Capture x86_64 JAVA_HOME
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        run: echo "X64_JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
@@ -215,93 +243,33 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
-      - name: Build Java backend with JLink
-        working-directory: ./
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ./gradlew
-          echo "🔧 Building Stirling-PDF JAR..."
-          ./gradlew build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
 
-          # Find the built JAR
-          STIRLING_JAR=$(ls app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar | head -n 1)
-          echo "✅ Built JAR: $STIRLING_JAR"
+      # Build the universal JRE before desktop:prepare so the jlink:runtime
+      # task short-circuits on its `test -d runtime/jre` status check.
+      - name: Build universal macOS JRE
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        env:
+          AARCH64_JAVA_HOME: ${{ env.JAVA_HOME }}
+        run: task desktop:jlink:universal-mac
 
-          # Create Tauri directories
-          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/libs
-          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime
-
-          # Copy JAR to Tauri libs
-          cp "$STIRLING_JAR" ./frontend/src-tauri/libs/
-          echo "✅ JAR copied to Tauri libs"
-
-          # Analyze JAR dependencies for jlink modules
-          echo "🔍 Analyzing JAR dependencies..."
-          if command -v jdeps &> /dev/null; then
-            DETECTED_MODULES=$(jdeps --print-module-deps --ignore-missing-deps "$STIRLING_JAR" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-            if [ -n "$DETECTED_MODULES" ]; then
-              echo "📋 jdeps detected modules: $DETECTED_MODULES"
-              MODULES="$DETECTED_MODULES,java.compiler,java.instrument,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-            else
-              echo "⚠️ jdeps analysis failed, using predefined modules"
-              MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "⚠️ jdeps not available, using predefined modules"
-            MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-          fi
-
-          # Create custom JRE with jlink
-          echo "🔧 Creating custom JRE with jlink..."
-          echo "📋 Using modules: $MODULES"
-
-          # Remove any existing JRE
-          rm -rf ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
-
-          # Create the custom JRE
-          jlink \
-            --add-modules "$MODULES" \
-            --strip-debug \
-            --compress=2 \
-            --no-header-files \
-            --no-man-pages \
-            --output ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
-
-          if [ ! -d "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Failed to create JLink runtime"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Test the bundled runtime
-          if [ -f "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java" ]; then
-            RUNTIME_VERSION=$(./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java --version 2>&1 | head -n 1)
-            echo "✅ Custom JRE created successfully: $RUNTIME_VERSION"
-          else
-            echo "❌ Custom JRE executable not found"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Calculate runtime size
-          RUNTIME_SIZE=$(du -sh ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre | cut -f1)
-          echo "📊 Custom JRE size: $RUNTIME_SIZE"
+      - name: Prepare desktop build
+        run: task desktop:prepare
         env:
           MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
           MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
           DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
 
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        working-directory: ./frontend
-        run: npm ci
-
       # DigiCert KeyLocker Setup (Cloud HSM)
       - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker
         id: digicert-setup
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
         uses: digicert/ssm-code-signing@1d820463733701cf1484c7eb5d7d24a15ca2c454 # v1.2.1
         env:
           SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
@@ -311,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
           SM_HOST: ${{ secrets.SM_HOST }}
 
       - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker Certificate
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Write-Host "Setting up DigiCert KeyLocker environment..."
@@ -346,7 +314,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Traditional PFX Certificate Import (fallback if KeyLocker not configured)
       - name: Import Windows Code Signing Certificate
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY == '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY == '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
         env:
           WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
           WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -377,7 +345,7 @@ jobs:
           }
 
       - name: Import Apple Developer Certificate
-        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
         env:
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -398,7 +366,7 @@ jobs:
           rm certificate.p12
 
       - name: Verify Certificate
-        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
         run: |
           echo "Verifying Apple Developer Certificate..."
           KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
@@ -409,8 +377,82 @@ jobs:
           echo "APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY=$CERT_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Certificate imported successfully."
 
+      # Pre-flight: verify smctl can talk to DigiCert and sync cert before we sign.
+      # Mirrors the setup from working public Tauri+KeyLocker repos (Labric, Meetily).
+      # Without this, signCommand failures are opaque (Tauri captures but drops
+      # smctl's stderr) - running these loudly surfaces auth/env/keypair issues.
+      - name: Preflight smctl
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+        run: |
+          & smctl healthcheck
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl healthcheck failed"; exit 1 }
+          & smctl keypair ls
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl keypair ls failed"; exit 1 }
+          & smctl windows certsync --keypair-alias "$env:KEYPAIR_ALIAS"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[WARN] smctl windows certsync returned non-zero - continuing" }
+          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] smctl preflight passed"
+
+      # Write platform-specific Tauri config that adds signCommand for Windows.
+      # Tauri auto-merges tauri.windows.conf.json with tauri.conf.json (RFC 7396).
+      # Tauri calls this command on every binary BEFORE bundling into the MSI,
+      # substituting %1 with the file path.
+      #
+      # Why OBJECT form (cmd + args) instead of string:
+      # Tauri's string-form parser does a naive split(' ') with no shell/quote handling.
+      # Args with spaces or quote characters get mangled. The object form passes each
+      # arg directly to Rust's Command::arg which handles Windows CreateProcess quoting.
+      #
+      # Why --keypair-alias instead of --fingerprint:
+      # --fingerprint requires smctl windows certsync to have synced the cert to the
+      # Windows cert store first. --keypair-alias goes direct through PKCS11 and works
+      # without certsync. All real-world working Tauri+smctl examples use this flag.
+      #
+      # smctl reads SM_HOST, SM_API_KEY, SM_CLIENT_CERT_FILE, SM_CLIENT_CERT_PASSWORD
+      # from env (set by prior DigiCert setup step). No --config-file needed.
+      - name: Configure Windows code signing
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+        run: |
+          cat > ./frontend/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json <<EOF
+          {
+            "bundle": {
+              "windows": {
+                "signCommand": {
+                  "cmd": "smctl",
+                  "args": ["sign", "--keypair-alias", "${KEYPAIR_ALIAS}", "--input", "%1", "--verbose"]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
+          echo "Generated tauri.windows.conf.json (alias masked):"
+          sed "s/${KEYPAIR_ALIAS}/***/g" ./frontend/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json
+
+      - name: Import release GPG signing key (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        run: |
+          echo "$RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" | gpg --batch --import
+          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format=long
+
+      - name: Make libjvm discoverable for linuxdeploy (Linux AppImage)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          JAVA_LIBJVM="$JAVA_HOME/lib/server/libjvm.so"
+          if [ -f "$JAVA_LIBJVM" ]; then
+            sudo ln -sf "$JAVA_LIBJVM" /usr/lib/libjvm.so
+            echo "Linked libjvm from $JAVA_LIBJVM -> /usr/lib/libjvm.so"
+          else
+            echo "libjvm not found at $JAVA_LIBJVM"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Build Tauri app
-        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@51a9f1156b33df106d827c3a78f8f894946c5faa # v0.5.25
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@84b9d35b5fc46c1e45415bdb6144030364f7ebc5 # v0.6.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
@@ -419,114 +461,116 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
           APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
-          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+          # AppImage signing — three env vars work together:
+          #   SIGN=1                        tells linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage to forward --sign to appimagetool
+          #   APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE  appimagetool uses this to unlock the GPG key non-interactively
+          #   SIGN_KEY                      appimagetool picks the key matching this fingerprint
+          # Without SIGN=1, the other two are ignored and the AppImage is built unsigned even if a key is present.
+          # Mirror the Windows/macOS gate: only sign on a real release/dispatch+sign or V2-master, when secret is present.
+          SIGN: ${{ (env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')) && '1' || '0' }}
+          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          SIGN_KEY: ${{ vars.RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY || 'sb_publishable_UHz2SVRF5mvdrPHWkRteyA_yNlZTkYb' }}
           VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL || 'https://app.stirlingpdf.com' }}
           VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL || 'https://api.stirlingpdf.com' }}
-          # Only enable Windows signing in Tauri when on release or V2-master
-          SIGN: ${{ (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') && (env.SM_API_KEY == '' && env.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE != '') && '1' || '0' }}
+          # DigiCert KeyLocker env vars consumed by smctl during signCommand
+          SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH: ${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}
           CI: true
         with:
           projectPath: ./frontend
           tauriScript: npx tauri
           args: ${{ matrix.args }}
 
-      # Sign with DigiCert KeyLocker (post-build)
-      - name: Sign Windows binaries with DigiCert KeyLocker
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
+      - name: Clear release GPG key from runner keyring (Linux)
+        if: always() && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master')
+        env:
+          RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ vars.RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" ]; then
+            gpg --batch --yes --delete-secret-keys "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" || true
+            gpg --batch --yes --delete-keys "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" || true
+          fi
+
+      # Verify the MSI (outer wrapper users download) AND the inner exe extracted
+      # from it (what actually gets installed and what AV scans). We don't check
+      # target/.../release/stirling-pdf.exe - that's Tauri's intermediate build
+      # artifact. Tauri signs a COPY when bundling into the MSI and leaves the raw
+      # cargo output unsigned, so checking it produces false negatives.
+      - name: Verify Windows Code Signature
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && (github.event_name == 'release' || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.sign != 'false') || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master') }}
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          Write-Host "=== DigiCert KeyLocker Signing ==="
+          $allSigned = $true
 
-          # Test smctl connectivity first
-          Write-Host "Testing smctl connection..."
-          $healthCheck = & smctl healthcheck 2>&1
-          if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Connected to DigiCert KeyLocker"
-          } else {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to connect to DigiCert KeyLocker"
-            Write-Host $healthCheck
-            exit 1
-          }
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # Sync certificates to Windows certificate store
-          Write-Host "Syncing certificates to Windows certificate store..."
-          $syncOutput = & smctl windows certsync 2>&1
-          Write-Host "Cert sync result: $syncOutput"
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # Find only the files we need to sign
-          $filesToSign = @()
-
-          # Main application executable
-          $mainExe = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release" -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-          if ($mainExe) { $filesToSign += $mainExe }
-
-          # MSI installer
+          # Check MSI installer (outer wrapper - what users download)
           $msiFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target" -Filter "*.msi" -Recurse -File
-          $filesToSign += $msiFiles
-
-          if ($filesToSign.Count -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] No files found to sign"
+          if ($msiFiles.Count -eq 0) {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] No MSI found under target/"
             exit 1
           }
-
-          Write-Host "Found $($filesToSign.Count) files to sign:"
-          foreach ($f in $filesToSign) { Write-Host "  - $($f.Name)" }
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          $signedCount = 0
-          foreach ($file in $filesToSign) {
-            Write-Host "Signing: $($file.Name)"
-
-            # Get PKCS11 config file path
-            $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
-            if (-not $pkcs11Config) {
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] PKCS11_CONFIG environment variable not set"
-              exit 1
+          foreach ($msi in $msiFiles) {
+            $sig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $msi.FullName
+            Write-Host "MSI: Status=$($sig.Status), Signer=$($sig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
+            if ($sig.Status -ne "Valid") {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] MSI is not signed"
+              $allSigned = $false
             }
-
-            Write-Host "Using PKCS11 config: $pkcs11Config"
-
-            # Try signing with certificate fingerprint first (if available)
-            $fingerprint = "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}"
-            if ($fingerprint -and $fingerprint -ne "") {
-              Write-Host "Attempting to sign with certificate fingerprint..."
-              $output = & smctl sign --fingerprint "$fingerprint" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
-              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-            } else {
-              Write-Host "No fingerprint provided, using keypair alias..."
-              $output = & smctl sign --keypair-alias "${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
-              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-            }
-
-            Write-Host "Exit code: $exitCode"
-            Write-Host "Output: $output"
-
-            if ($output -match "FAILED" -or $output -match "error" -or $output -match "Error") {
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] Signing failed for $($file.Name)"
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to sign $($file.Name)"
-              Write-Host "Full error output:"
-              Write-Host $output
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            $signedCount++
-            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed: $($file.Name)"
-            Write-Host ""
           }
 
-          Write-Host "=== Summary ==="
-          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed $signedCount/$($filesToSign.Count) files successfully"
+          # Extract MSI and verify the inner exe (the file that actually gets installed).
+          # This is the critical check - AV flags the installed exe at runtime.
+          $msi = $msiFiles[0].FullName
+          $extractDir = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "msi-verify"
+          if (Test-Path $extractDir) { Remove-Item $extractDir -Recurse -Force }
+          $proc = Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/a', $msi, '/qn', "TARGETDIR=$extractDir" -Wait -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+          if ($proc.ExitCode -eq 0) {
+            $innerExe = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -Recurse -File | Select-Object -First 1
+            if ($innerExe) {
+              $sig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $innerExe.FullName
+              Write-Host "Inner EXE (from MSI): Status=$($sig.Status), Signer=$($sig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
+              if ($sig.Status -ne "Valid") {
+                Write-Host "[ERROR] Inner exe extracted from MSI is NOT signed - AV will flag this at runtime"
+                $allSigned = $false
+              }
+            } else {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] Could not find stirling-pdf.exe inside MSI"
+              $allSigned = $false
+            }
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to extract MSI for verification (exit code: $($proc.ExitCode))"
+            $allSigned = $false
+          }
 
+          if (-not $allSigned) {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] Signature verification failed"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] MSI and installed exe are properly signed"
+
+      # Dump smctl log files on failure. Tauri's signCommand captures smctl output
+      # but drops stderr when the command exits non-zero, making failures opaque.
+      # The real errors live in smctl's log files - surface them here for debugging.
+      - name: Dump smctl logs on failure
+        if: ${{ failure() && matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $logDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.signingmanager\logs"
+          if (Test-Path $logDir) {
+            Get-ChildItem $logDir | ForEach-Object {
+              Write-Host "=== $($_.FullName) ==="
+              Get-Content $_.FullName -Tail 200
+              Write-Host ""
+            }
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "smctl log directory not found at $logDir"
+          }
+
+      # Rename + Upload: use always() so artifacts are still collected when verify
+      # fails - we need them to manually inspect what actually came out of the build.
       - name: Rename artifacts
+        if: always() && steps.digicert-setup.conclusion != 'failure'
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mkdir -p ./dist
@@ -534,18 +578,21 @@ jobs:
 
           # Find and rename artifacts based on platform
           if [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
-            find . -name "*.exe" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.exe" \;
+            # Only ship the MSI installer on Windows. The loose exe and WiX toolset exes
+            # are not the user-facing installer - the MSI contains the signed inner exe.
             find . -name "*.msi" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.msi" \;
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ] || [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15-intel" ]; then
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ]; then
             find . -name "*.dmg" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.dmg" \;
             find . -name "*.app" -exec cp -r {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.app" \;
           else
             find . -name "*.deb" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.deb" \;
+            find . -name "*.rpm" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.rpm" \;
             find . -name "*.AppImage" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.AppImage" \;
           fi
 
       - name: Upload build artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        if: always() && steps.digicert-setup.conclusion != 'failure'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}
           path: ./dist/*
@@ -559,7 +606,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -600,6 +647,7 @@ jobs:
             ./artifacts/**/*.msi
             ./artifacts/**/*.dmg
             ./artifacts/**/*.deb
+            ./artifacts/**/*.rpm
             ./artifacts/**/*.AppImage
           draft: false
           prerelease: false

.github/workflows/nightly.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -26,27 +26,23 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: "22"
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
 
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        run: cd frontend && npm ci
-
-      - name: Generate icons
-        run: cd frontend && node scripts/generate-icons.js
-
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Install all Playwright browsers
-        run: cd frontend && npx playwright install --with-deps
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e:install
 
       - name: Run E2E tests (all browsers)
-        run: cd frontend && npx playwright test
+        run: task frontend:test:e2e
 
       - name: Upload Playwright report
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: playwright-nightly-${{ github.run_id }}
           path: frontend/playwright-report/

.github/workflows/package-managers.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+name: Update Package Manager Manifests
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [ released ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version:
+        description: "Version to test (e.g. 2.9.2 — no v prefix)"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      dry_run:
+        description: "Skip the git push at the end (safe test)"
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  get-release-info:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}
+      dmg_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.dmg_sha256 }}
+      msi_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.msi_sha256 }}
+      deb_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.deb_sha256 }}
+      jar_sha256: ${{ steps.hashes.outputs.jar_sha256 }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Extract version from tag or manual input
+        id: info
+        env:
+          DISPATCH_VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+            VERSION="$DISPATCH_VERSION"
+          else
+            VERSION="$RELEASE_TAG"
+          fi
+          VERSION="${VERSION#v}"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Download release assets and compute SHA256
+        id: hashes
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.info.outputs.version }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        run: |
+          BASE="https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v${VERSION}"
+
+          download_sha256() {
+            local url="$1"
+            local file
+            file=$(basename "$url")
+            curl -fsSL --retry 3 -o "$file" "$url"
+            sha256sum "$file" | awk '{print $1}'
+          }
+
+          DMG_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-macos-universal.dmg")
+          MSI_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-windows-x86_64.msi")
+          DEB_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-linux-x86_64.deb")
+          JAR_SHA=$(download_sha256 "${BASE}/Stirling-PDF-with-login.jar")
+
+          echo "dmg_sha256=$DMG_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "msi_sha256=$MSI_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "deb_sha256=$DEB_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "jar_sha256=$JAR_SHA" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  update-homebrew-and-scoop:
+    needs: get-release-info
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout homebrew-stirling-pdf tap (also hosts Scoop bucket)
+        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
+        with:
+          repository: Stirling-Tools/homebrew-stirling-pdf
+          token: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_TOKEN }}
+          path: tap
+
+      # Stirling-PDF now ships a single universal DMG, so the Cask should
+      # have one sha256 line rather than separate on_arm/on_intel blocks.
+      # We rewrite every `sha256 "..."` in the Cask to the same value so
+      # the workflow keeps working through the Cask migration: pre-migration
+      # both arch blocks get the universal SHA (still correct, since both
+      # would resolve to the same DMG), post-migration the lone sha256 line
+      # is updated.
+      - name: Update Homebrew cask (Casks/stirling-pdf.rb)
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+          DMG_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.dmg_sha256 }}
+        run: |
+          CASK="tap/Casks/stirling-pdf.rb"
+          sed -i "s/version \"[^\"]*\"/version \"${VERSION}\"/" "$CASK"
+          sed -i "s/sha256 \"[^\"]*\"/sha256 \"${DMG_SHA}\"/g" "$CASK"
+
+      - name: Update Homebrew formula (Formula/stirling-pdf-server.rb)
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+          JAR_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.jar_sha256 }}
+        run: |
+          FORMULA="tap/Formula/stirling-pdf-server.rb"
+          sed -i "s/version \"[^\"]*\"/version \"${VERSION}\"/" "$FORMULA"
+          sed -i "s/sha256 \"[^\"]*\"/sha256 \"${JAR_SHA}\"/" "$FORMULA"
+
+      - name: Update Scoop stirling-pdf.json
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+          MSI_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.msi_sha256 }}
+        run: |
+          MANIFEST="tap/scoop/stirling-pdf.json"
+          jq --arg v "$VERSION" --arg h "$MSI_SHA" \
+            '.version = $v | .architecture["64bit"].url = "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v\($v)/Stirling-PDF-windows-x86_64.msi" | .architecture["64bit"].hash = $h' \
+            "$MANIFEST" > tmp.json && mv tmp.json "$MANIFEST"
+
+      - name: Update Scoop stirling-pdf-server.json
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}
+          JAR_SHA: ${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.jar_sha256 }}
+        run: |
+          MANIFEST="tap/scoop/stirling-pdf-server.json"
+          jq --arg v "$VERSION" --arg h "$JAR_SHA" \
+            '.version = $v | .url = "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v\($v)/Stirling-PDF-with-login.jar" | .hash = $h' \
+            "$MANIFEST" > tmp.json && mv tmp.json "$MANIFEST"
+
+      - name: Show tap diff (for dry-run visibility)
+        working-directory: tap
+        run: |
+          echo "--- diff --stat ---"
+          git diff --stat
+          echo "--- full diff ---"
+          git diff
+
+      - name: Commit and push all tap updates
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' || inputs.dry_run == false }}
+        working-directory: tap
+        run: |
+          git config user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add Casks/stirling-pdf.rb Formula/stirling-pdf-server.rb scoop/stirling-pdf.json scoop/stirling-pdf-server.json
+          git diff --cached --quiet && echo "No changes" && exit 0
+          git commit -m "chore: bump Stirling-PDF to v${{ needs.get-release-info.outputs.version }}"
+          git push

.github/workflows/pre_commit.yml

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Pre-commit
 
+# Runs `pre-commit run` for ruff / codespell / gitleaks / EOF / trailing-ws.
+# Called from build.yml on PRs and merge_group; also runnable on demand via
+# workflow_dispatch for manual local-equivalent linting.
 on:
+  workflow_call:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -16,12 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       # Prevents sdist builds → no tar extraction
       PIP_ONLY_BINARY: ":all:"
       PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: "1"
-    permissions:
-      contents: write
-      pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -31,13 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Setup GitHub App Bot
-        id: setup-bot
-        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-bot
-        with:
-          app-id: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_ID }}
-          private-key: ${{ secrets.GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
         with:
@@ -57,47 +48,4 @@ jobs:
           pre-commit run gitleaks --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
           pre-commit run end-of-file-fixer --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
           pre-commit run trailing-whitespace --all-files -c .pre-commit-config.yaml
-        continue-on-error: true
-
-      - name: Set up JDK 25
-        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
-        with:
-          java-version: "25"
-          distribution: "temurin"
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
-        with:
-          gradle-version: 9.3.1
-
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew build
-        env:
-          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
-          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
-          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
-
-      - name: git add
-        run: |
-          git add .
-          git diff --staged --quiet || echo "CHANGES_DETECTED=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        if: env.CHANGES_DETECTED == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0 # v8.1.0
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
-          commit-message: ":file_folder: pre-commit"
-          committer: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.committer }}
-          author: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.committer }}
-          signoff: true
-          branch: pre-commit
-          title: "🤖 format everything with pre-commit by ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.app-slug }}"
-          body: |
-            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1] with **${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.app-slug }}**
-
-            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
-          draft: false
-          delete-branch: true
-          labels: github-actions
-          sign-commits: true
+          git diff --exit-code

.github/workflows/push-docker-base.yml

@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@c7c53464625b32c7a7e944ae62b3e17d2b600130 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@ce360397dd3f832beb865e1373c09c0e9f86d70a # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Convert repository owner to lowercase
         id: repoowner
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push base image
         id: build-push-base
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
           context: docker/base
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           sbom: true
 
       - name: Install cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@faadad0cce49287aee09b3a48701e75088a2c6ad # v4.0.0
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@cad07c2e89fa2edd6e2d7bab4c1aa38e53f76003 # v4.1.1
         with:
           cosign-release: "v2.4.1"
 

.github/workflows/push-docker.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -56,14 +56,16 @@ jobs:
             gradle-${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -74,24 +76,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install cosign
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@ba7bc0a3fef59531c69a25acd34668d6d3fe6f22 # v4.1.0
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@cad07c2e89fa2edd6e2d7bab4c1aa38e53f76003 # v4.1.1
         with:
           cosign-release: "v2.4.1"
 
       - name: Install cosign
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/V2-master'
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@ba7bc0a3fef59531c69a25acd34668d6d3fe6f22 # v4.1.0
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@cad07c2e89fa2edd6e2d7bab4c1aa38e53f76003 # v4.1.1
         with:
           cosign-release: "v2.4.1"
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (latest variant)
         id: build-push-latest
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
           context: .
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (fat variant)
         id: build-push-fat
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/testMain'
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
@@ -211,7 +213,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and push Unified Dockerfile (ultra-lite variant)
         id: build-push-lite
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/testMain'
         with:
           builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}

.github/workflows/rollback-latest.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: imjasonh/setup-crane@31b88afe9de28ae0ffa220711af4b60be9435f6e # v0.4
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.actor }}

.github/workflows/scorecards.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
       # Upload the results as artifacts (optional). Commenting out will disable uploads of run results in SARIF
       # format to the repository Actions tab.
       - name: "Upload artifact"
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ jobs:
 
       # Upload the results to GitHub's code scanning dashboard.
       - name: "Upload to code-scanning"
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@0d579ffd059c29b07949a3cce3983f0780820c98 # v3.29.5
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@95e58e9a2cdfd71adc6e0353d5c52f41a045d225 # v3.29.5
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/stale.yml

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: 30 days stale issues
-        uses: actions/stale@997185467fa4f803885201cee163a9f38240193d # v10.1.1
+        uses: actions/stale@b5d41d4e1d5dceea10e7104786b73624c18a190f # v10.2.0
         with:
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           days-before-stale: 30

.github/workflows/swagger.yml

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
           SWAGGERHUB_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SWAGGERHUB_API_KEY }}
           SWAGGERHUB_USER: "Frooodle"
 
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
         run: echo "versionNumber=$(./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

.github/workflows/sync_files_v2.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: "pip" # caching pip dependencies
 
       - name: Install Python dependencies
-        run: pip install --require-hashes -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
+        run: |
+          pip install --require-hashes --only-binary=:all: -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_sync_readme.txt -r ./.github/scripts/requirements_pre_commit.txt
 
       - name: Sync translation TOML files
         run: |
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: always()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@c0f553fe549906ede9cf27b5156039d195d2ece0 # v8.1.0
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@5f6978faf089d4d20b00c7766989d076bb2fc7f1 # v8.1.1
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.setup-bot.outputs.token }}
           commit-message: Update files

.github/workflows/tauri-build.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 name: Build Tauri Applications
 
+# Multi-OS Tauri desktop bundle build matrix (Windows / macOS universal /
+# Linux). Called from build.yml on PRs that touch desktop sources (gated
+# via the `tauri` filter in .github/config/.files.yaml). Also runnable
+# on demand via workflow_dispatch with a per-platform selector.
 on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      platform:
+        description: "Platform to build (windows, macos, linux, or all)."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "all"
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       platform:
@@ -13,17 +24,6 @@ on:
           - windows
           - macos
           - linux
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [main]
-    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize, ready_for_review]
-    paths:
-      - "frontend/src-tauri/**"
-      - "frontend/src/desktop/**"
-      - "frontend/tsconfig.desktop.json"
-      - "frontend/package.json"
-      - "frontend/package-lock.json"
-      - "frontend/vite.config.ts"
-      - ".github/workflows/tauri-build.yml"
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.set-matrix.outputs.matrix }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -45,25 +45,19 @@ jobs:
         id: set-matrix
         env:
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          PLATFORM: ${{ inputs.platform }}
         run: |
           WINDOWS='{"platform":"windows-latest","args":"--target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc","name":"windows-x86_64"}'
-          MACOS_ARM='{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target aarch64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-aarch64"}'
-          MACOS_INTEL='{"platform":"macos-15-intel","args":"--target x86_64-apple-darwin","name":"macos-x86_64"}'
+          MACOS='{"platform":"macos-15","args":"--target universal-apple-darwin","name":"macos-universal"}'
           LINUX='{"platform":"ubuntu-22.04","args":"","name":"linux-x86_64"}'
 
-          # Resolve requested platform (non-dispatch events always build all)
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
-            PLATFORM="${{ github.event.inputs.platform }}"
-          else
-            PLATFORM="all"
-          fi
-
-          # Build candidate list
+          # Resolve requested platform — populated by either workflow_dispatch
+          # or workflow_call inputs; both paths default to "all".
           case "$PLATFORM" in
             windows) ENTRIES=("$WINDOWS") ;;
-            macos)   ENTRIES=("$MACOS_ARM" "$MACOS_INTEL") ;;
+            macos)   ENTRIES=("$MACOS") ;;
             linux)   ENTRIES=("$LINUX") ;;
-            *)       ENTRIES=("$WINDOWS" "$MACOS_ARM" "$MACOS_INTEL" "$LINUX") ;;
+            *)       ENTRIES=("$WINDOWS" "$MACOS" "$LINUX") ;;
           esac
 
           # Drop macOS entries when Apple certificate secret is unavailable
@@ -89,9 +83,10 @@ jobs:
       SM_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SM_API_KEY }}
       WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}
       APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+      RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev libsoup2.4-dev libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-dev libsoup-3.0-dev
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: "npm"
@@ -115,7 +110,23 @@ jobs:
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@4be9e76fd7c4901c61fb841f559994984270fce7 # stable
         with:
           toolchain: stable
-          targets: ${{ (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+          targets: ${{ matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && 'aarch64-apple-darwin,x86_64-apple-darwin' || '' }}
+
+      # x86_64 JDK is set up first so the aarch64 step below can leave its
+      # JAVA_HOME as the active one. The macOS universal JRE build needs
+      # jmods from both arches; the x64 path is captured into the env
+      # before the second setup-java overwrites JAVA_HOME.
+      - name: Set up x86_64 JDK 25 (macOS universal JRE)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+          architecture: "x64"
+
+      - name: Capture x86_64 JAVA_HOME
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        run: echo "X64_JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: Set up JDK 25
         uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
@@ -124,90 +135,29 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
-      - name: Build Java backend with JLink
-        working-directory: ./
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ./gradlew
-          echo "🔧 Building Stirling-PDF JAR..."
-          # STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false ./gradlew bootJar --no-daemon
-          ./gradlew build -x spotlessApply -x spotlessCheck -x test -x sonarqube
+      - name: Setup Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
 
-          # Find the built JAR
-          STIRLING_JAR=$(ls app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar | head -n 1)
-          echo "✅ Built JAR: $STIRLING_JAR"
+      # Build the universal JRE before desktop:prepare so the jlink:runtime
+      # task short-circuits on its `test -d runtime/jre` status check.
+      - name: Build universal macOS JRE
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
+        env:
+          AARCH64_JAVA_HOME: ${{ env.JAVA_HOME }}
+        run: task desktop:jlink:universal-mac
 
-          # Create Tauri directories
-          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/libs
-          mkdir -p ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime
-
-          # Copy JAR to Tauri libs
-          cp "$STIRLING_JAR" ./frontend/src-tauri/libs/
-          echo "✅ JAR copied to Tauri libs"
-
-          # Analyze JAR dependencies for jlink modules
-          echo "🔍 Analyzing JAR dependencies..."
-          if command -v jdeps &> /dev/null; then
-            DETECTED_MODULES=$(jdeps --print-module-deps --ignore-missing-deps "$STIRLING_JAR" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-            if [ -n "$DETECTED_MODULES" ]; then
-              echo "📋 jdeps detected modules: $DETECTED_MODULES"
-              MODULES="$DETECTED_MODULES,java.compiler,java.instrument,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-            else
-              echo "⚠️ jdeps analysis failed, using predefined modules"
-              MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-            fi
-          else
-            echo "⚠️ jdeps not available, using predefined modules"
-            MODULES="java.base,java.compiler,java.desktop,java.instrument,java.logging,java.management,java.naming,java.net.http,java.prefs,java.rmi,java.scripting,java.security.jgss,java.security.sasl,java.sql,java.transaction.xa,java.xml,java.xml.crypto,jdk.crypto.ec,jdk.crypto.cryptoki,jdk.unsupported"
-          fi
-
-          # Create custom JRE with jlink (always rebuild)
-          echo "🔧 Creating custom JRE with jlink..."
-          echo "📋 Using modules: $MODULES"
-
-          # Remove any existing JRE
-          rm -rf ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
-
-          # Create the custom JRE
-          jlink \
-            --add-modules "$MODULES" \
-            --strip-debug \
-            --compress=2 \
-            --no-header-files \
-            --no-man-pages \
-            --output ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre
-
-          if [ ! -d "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre" ]; then
-            echo "❌ Failed to create JLink runtime"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Test the bundled runtime
-          if [ -f "./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java" ]; then
-            RUNTIME_VERSION=$(./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre/bin/java --version 2>&1 | head -n 1)
-            echo "✅ Custom JRE created successfully: $RUNTIME_VERSION"
-          else
-            echo "❌ Custom JRE executable not found"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          # Calculate runtime size
-          RUNTIME_SIZE=$(du -sh ./frontend/src-tauri/runtime/jre | cut -f1)
-          echo "📊 Custom JRE size: $RUNTIME_SIZE"
+      - name: Prepare desktop build
+        run: task desktop:prepare
         env:
           MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
           MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
           MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
           DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
 
-      - name: Install frontend dependencies
-        working-directory: ./frontend
-        run: npm ci
-
       # DigiCert KeyLocker Setup (Cloud HSM)
       - name: Setup DigiCert KeyLocker
         id: digicert-setup
@@ -287,7 +237,7 @@ jobs:
           }
 
       - name: Import Apple Developer Certificate
-        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && env.APPLE_CERTIFICATE != ''
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && env.APPLE_CERTIFICATE != ''
         env:
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -308,7 +258,7 @@ jobs:
           rm certificate.p12
 
       - name: Verify Certificate
-        if: (matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel') && env.APPLE_CERTIFICATE != ''
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' && env.APPLE_CERTIFICATE != ''
         run: |
           echo "Verifying Apple Developer Certificate..."
           KEYCHAIN_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/app-signing.keychain-db
@@ -320,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Certificate imported successfully."
 
       - name: Check DMG creation dependencies (macOS only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
         run: |
           echo "🔍 Checking DMG creation dependencies on ${{ matrix.platform }}..."
           echo "hdiutil version: $(hdiutil --version || echo 'NOT FOUND')"
@@ -330,8 +280,58 @@ jobs:
           echo "Available tools:"
           ls -la /usr/bin/hd* || echo "No hd* tools found"
 
+      - name: Preflight smctl
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+        run: |
+          & smctl healthcheck
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl healthcheck failed"; exit 1 }
+          & smctl keypair ls
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl keypair ls failed"; exit 1 }
+          & smctl windows certsync --keypair-alias "$env:KEYPAIR_ALIAS"
+          if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { Write-Host "[WARN] smctl windows certsync returned non-zero - continuing" }
+
+      - name: Configure Windows code signing
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          KEYPAIR_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}
+        run: |
+          cat > ./frontend/src-tauri/tauri.windows.conf.json <<EOF
+          {
+            "bundle": {
+              "windows": {
+                "signCommand": {
+                  "cmd": "smctl",
+                  "args": ["sign", "--keypair-alias", "${KEYPAIR_ALIAS}", "--input", "%1", "--verbose"]
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Import release GPG signing key (Linux)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        run: |
+          echo "$RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" | gpg --batch --import
+          gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format=long
+
+      - name: Make libjvm discoverable for linuxdeploy (Linux AppImage)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        run: |
+          JAVA_LIBJVM="$JAVA_HOME/lib/server/libjvm.so"
+          if [ -f "$JAVA_LIBJVM" ]; then
+            sudo ln -sf "$JAVA_LIBJVM" /usr/lib/libjvm.so
+            echo "Linked libjvm from $JAVA_LIBJVM -> /usr/lib/libjvm.so"
+          else
+            echo "libjvm not found at $JAVA_LIBJVM"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: Build Tauri app
-        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@51a9f1156b33df106d827c3a78f8f894946c5faa # v0.5.25
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@84b9d35b5fc46c1e45415bdb6144030364f7ebc5 # v0.6.2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
@@ -340,181 +340,64 @@ jobs:
           APPLE_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID }}
           APPLE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_ID_PASSWORD }}
           APPLE_TEAM_ID: ${{ secrets.APPLE_TEAM_ID }}
-          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE }}
+          # AppImage signing — three env vars work together:
+          #   SIGN=1                        tells linuxdeploy-plugin-appimage to forward --sign to appimagetool
+          #   APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE  appimagetool uses this to unlock the GPG key non-interactively
+          #   SIGN_KEY                      appimagetool picks the key matching this fingerprint
+          # Without SIGN=1, the other two are ignored and the AppImage is built unsigned even if a key is present.
+          # Mirror the Windows/macOS gate: only sign when secret is present AND ref is main (skips PRs from forks/Dependabot).
+          SIGN: ${{ (env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && '1' || '0' }}
+          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          SIGN_KEY: ${{ vars.RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY || 'sb_publishable_UHz2SVRF5mvdrPHWkRteyA_yNlZTkYb' }}
           VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL || 'https://app.stirlingpdf.com' }}
           VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL || 'https://api.stirlingpdf.com' }}
-          # Only enable Windows signing in Tauri when on main
-          SIGN: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && (env.SM_API_KEY == '' && env.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE != '') && '1' || '0' }}
+          SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH: ${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}
           CI: true
         with:
           projectPath: ./frontend
           tauriScript: npx tauri
-          args: ${{ matrix.args }}
+          # Linux: build deb+rpm only here. AppImage runs in its own
+          # continue-on-error step below so its persistent linuxdeploy
+          # failure (#6127 onwards) does not tank deb/rpm uploads.
+          args: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && '--bundles deb,rpm' || matrix.args }}
 
-      # Sign with DigiCert KeyLocker (post-build)
-      - name: Sign Windows binaries with DigiCert KeyLocker
-        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
-        shell: pwsh
+      # AppImage is decoupled so its linuxdeploy run gets a fresh process
+      # (rpm scratch state torn down) and its failure can't tank deb/rpm.
+      - name: Build Tauri app (Linux AppImage)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04'
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: tauri-apps/tauri-action@84b9d35b5fc46c1e45415bdb6144030364f7ebc5 # v0.6.2
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          SIGN: ${{ (env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main') && '1' || '0' }}
+          APPIMAGETOOL_SIGN_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
+          SIGN_KEY: ${{ vars.RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+          VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY: ${{ secrets.VITE_SUPABASE_PUBLISHABLE_DEFAULT_KEY || 'sb_publishable_UHz2SVRF5mvdrPHWkRteyA_yNlZTkYb' }} # gitleaks:allow
+          VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_SERVER_URL || 'https://app.stirlingpdf.com' }}
+          VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL: ${{ secrets.VITE_SAAS_BACKEND_API_URL || 'https://api.stirlingpdf.com' }}
+          CI: true
+        with:
+          projectPath: ./frontend
+          tauriScript: npx tauri
+          args: --bundles appimage
+
+      - name: Clear release GPG key from runner keyring (Linux)
+        if: always() && matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-22.04' && env.RELEASE_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        env:
+          RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT: ${{ vars.RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT }}
         run: |
-          Write-Host "=== DigiCert KeyLocker Signing ==="
-
-          # Test smctl connectivity first
-          Write-Host "Testing smctl connection..."
-          $healthCheck = & smctl healthcheck 2>&1
-          if ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Connected to DigiCert KeyLocker"
-          } else {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to connect to DigiCert KeyLocker"
-            Write-Host $healthCheck
-            exit 1
-          }
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # Sync certificates to Windows certificate store
-          Write-Host "Syncing certificates to Windows certificate store..."
-          $syncOutput = & smctl windows certsync 2>&1
-          Write-Host "Cert sync result: $syncOutput"
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # List available certificates and check if they have certificates attached
-          Write-Host "Checking for available certificates..."
-          $certList = & smctl keypair ls 2>&1
-          Write-Host "Keypair list output:"
-          Write-Host $certList
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # Parse the output to check certificate status
-          $lines = $certList -split "`n"
-          $foundKeypair = $false
-          $hasCertificate = $false
-
-          foreach ($line in $lines) {
-            if ($line -match "${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}") {
-              $foundKeypair = $true
-              Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Found keypair in list"
-
-              # Check if this line has certificate info (not just empty spaces after alias)
-              $parts = $line -split "\s+"
-              if ($parts.Count -gt 2 -and $parts[1] -ne "" -and $parts[1] -ne "CERTIFICATE") {
-                $hasCertificate = $true
-                Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Certificate is associated with keypair"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-          if (-not $foundKeypair) {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] Keypair not found: ${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}"
-            Write-Host "Available keypairs are listed above"
-            Write-Host ""
-            Write-Host "Please verify:"
-            Write-Host "  1. Keypair alias is correct in GitHub secret"
-            Write-Host "  2. API key has access to this keypair"
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-          if (-not $hasCertificate) {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] No certificate associated with keypair"
-            Write-Host "This usually means:"
-            Write-Host "  1. Certificate not yet synced to KeyLocker (run sync manually)"
-            Write-Host "  2. Certificate is pending approval"
-            Write-Host "  3. Certificate needs to be attached to the keypair"
-            Write-Host ""
-            Write-Host "Try running in DigiCert ONE portal:"
-            Write-Host "  smctl keypair sync"
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Certificate check passed"
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          # Find only the files we need to sign (not build scripts)
-          $filesToSign = @()
-
-          # Main application executable
-          $mainExe = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target/x86_64-pc-windows-msvc/release" -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -File -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
-          if ($mainExe) { $filesToSign += $mainExe }
-
-          # MSI installer
-          $msiFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path "./frontend/src-tauri/target" -Filter "*.msi" -Recurse -File
-          $filesToSign += $msiFiles
-
-          if ($filesToSign.Count -eq 0) {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] No files found to sign"
-            exit 1
-          }
-
-          Write-Host "Found $($filesToSign.Count) files to sign:"
-          foreach ($f in $filesToSign) { Write-Host "  - $($f.Name)" }
-          Write-Host ""
-
-          $signedCount = 0
-          foreach ($file in $filesToSign) {
-            Write-Host "Signing: $($file.Name)"
-
-            # Get PKCS11 config file path (set by DigiCert action)
-            $pkcs11Config = $env:PKCS11_CONFIG
-            if (-not $pkcs11Config) {
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] PKCS11_CONFIG environment variable not set"
-              Write-Host "DigiCert KeyLocker action may not have run correctly"
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            Write-Host "Using PKCS11 config: $pkcs11Config"
-
-            # Try signing with certificate fingerprint first (if available)
-            $fingerprint = "${{ secrets.SM_CODE_SIGNING_CERT_SHA1_HASH }}"
-            if ($fingerprint -and $fingerprint -ne "") {
-              Write-Host "Attempting to sign with certificate fingerprint..."
-              $output = & smctl sign --fingerprint "$fingerprint" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
-              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-            } else {
-              Write-Host "No fingerprint provided, using keypair alias..."
-              # Use smctl to sign with keypair alias
-              $output = & smctl sign --keypair-alias "${{ secrets.SM_KEYPAIR_ALIAS }}" --input "$($file.FullName)" --config-file "$pkcs11Config" --verbose 2>&1
-              $exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
-            }
-
-            Write-Host "Exit code: $exitCode"
-            Write-Host "Output: $output"
-
-            # Check if output contains "FAILED" even with exit code 0
-            if ($output -match "FAILED" -or $output -match "error" -or $output -match "Error") {
-              Write-Host ""
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] Signing failed for $($file.Name)"
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] smctl returned success but output indicates failure"
-              Write-Host ""
-              Write-Host "Possible issues:"
-              Write-Host "  1. Certificate not fully synced to KeyLocker (wait a few minutes)"
-              Write-Host "  2. Incorrect keypair alias"
-              Write-Host "  3. API key lacks signing permissions"
-              Write-Host ""
-              Write-Host "Please verify in DigiCert ONE portal:"
-              Write-Host "  - Certificate status is 'Issued' (not Pending)"
-              Write-Host "  - Keypair status is 'Online'"
-              Write-Host "  - 'Can sign' is set to 'Yes'"
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            if ($exitCode -ne 0) {
-              Write-Host "[ERROR] Failed to sign $($file.Name)"
-              Write-Host "Full error output:"
-              Write-Host $output
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            $signedCount++
-            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed: $($file.Name)"
-            Write-Host ""
-          }
-
-          Write-Host "=== Summary ==="
-          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Signed $signedCount/$($filesToSign.Count) files successfully"
+          if [ -n "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" ]; then
+            gpg --batch --yes --delete-secret-keys "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" || true
+            gpg --batch --yes --delete-keys "$RELEASE_GPG_FINGERPRINT" || true
+          fi
 
       - name: Verify notarization (macOS only)
-        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15' || matrix.platform == 'macos-15-intel'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'macos-15'
         run: |
           echo "🔍 Verifying notarization status..."
           cd ./frontend/src-tauri/target
@@ -536,77 +419,84 @@ jobs:
 
           # Find and rename artifacts based on platform
           if [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "windows-latest" ]; then
-            find . -name "*.exe" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.exe" \;
+            # Only ship the MSI installer. The loose exe and WiX toolset exes
+            # are not the user-facing installer - the MSI contains the signed inner exe.
             find . -name "*.msi" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.msi" \;
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ] || [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15-intel" ]; then
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ]; then
             find . -name "*.dmg" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.dmg" \;
           else
             find . -name "*.deb" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.deb" \;
+            find . -name "*.rpm" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.rpm" \;
             find . -name "*.AppImage" -exec cp {} "../../../dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.AppImage" \;
           fi
 
+      # Verify the MSI AND the inner exe extracted from it are signed.
+      # The inner exe is what gets installed on users' machines and what AV scans.
       - name: Verify Windows Code Signature
-        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
-          Write-Host "Verifying Windows code signatures..."
-
-          $exePath = "./dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.exe"
+          $allSigned = $true
           $msiPath = "./dist/Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}.msi"
 
-          $allSigned = $true
-          $usingKeyLocker = "${{ env.SM_API_KEY }}" -ne ""
-          $usingPfx = "${{ env.WINDOWS_CERTIFICATE }}" -ne ""
-
-          # Check EXE signature
-          if (Test-Path $exePath) {
-            $exeSig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $exePath
-            Write-Host "EXE Signature Status: $($exeSig.Status)"
-            Write-Host "EXE Signer: $($exeSig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
-            Write-Host "EXE Timestamp: $($exeSig.TimeStamperCertificate.NotAfter)"
-
-            if ($exeSig.Status -ne "Valid") {
-              Write-Host "[WARNING] EXE is not properly signed (Status: $($exeSig.Status))"
-              if ($usingKeyLocker -or $usingPfx) {
-                Write-Host "[ERROR] Certificate was provided but signing failed"
-                $allSigned = $false
-              } else {
-                Write-Host "[INFO] Building unsigned binary (no certificate provided)"
-              }
-            } else {
-              Write-Host "[SUCCESS] EXE is properly signed"
-            }
-          }
-
-          # Check MSI signature
+          # Check MSI (outer wrapper)
           if (Test-Path $msiPath) {
-            $msiSig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $msiPath
-            Write-Host "MSI Signature Status: $($msiSig.Status)"
-            Write-Host "MSI Signer: $($msiSig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
-            Write-Host "MSI Timestamp: $($msiSig.TimeStamperCertificate.NotAfter)"
+            $sig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $msiPath
+            Write-Host "MSI: Status=$($sig.Status), Signer=$($sig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
+            if ($sig.Status -ne "Valid") {
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] MSI is not signed"
+              $allSigned = $false
+            }
 
-            if ($msiSig.Status -ne "Valid") {
-              Write-Host "[WARNING] MSI is not properly signed (Status: $($msiSig.Status))"
-              if ($usingKeyLocker -or $usingPfx) {
-                Write-Host "[ERROR] Certificate was provided but signing failed"
-                $allSigned = $false
+            # Extract MSI and verify inner exe
+            $extractDir = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP "msi-verify"
+            if (Test-Path $extractDir) { Remove-Item $extractDir -Recurse -Force }
+            $proc = Start-Process msiexec.exe -ArgumentList '/a', $msiPath, '/qn', "TARGETDIR=$extractDir" -Wait -PassThru -NoNewWindow
+            if ($proc.ExitCode -eq 0) {
+              $innerExe = Get-ChildItem -Path $extractDir -Filter "stirling-pdf.exe" -Recurse -File | Select-Object -First 1
+              if ($innerExe) {
+                $sig = Get-AuthenticodeSignature -FilePath $innerExe.FullName
+                Write-Host "Inner EXE: Status=$($sig.Status), Signer=$($sig.SignerCertificate.Subject)"
+                if ($sig.Status -ne "Valid") {
+                  Write-Host "[ERROR] Inner exe is NOT signed - AV will flag this at runtime"
+                  $allSigned = $false
+                }
               } else {
-                Write-Host "[INFO] Building unsigned binary (no certificate provided)"
+                Write-Host "[ERROR] Could not find stirling-pdf.exe inside MSI"
+                $allSigned = $false
               }
             } else {
-              Write-Host "[SUCCESS] MSI is properly signed"
+              Write-Host "[ERROR] MSI extraction failed (exit code: $($proc.ExitCode))"
+              $allSigned = $false
             }
+          } else {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] MSI not found at $msiPath"
+            $allSigned = $false
           }
 
-          if (($usingKeyLocker -or $usingPfx) -and -not $allSigned) {
-            Write-Host "[ERROR] Code signing verification failed"
+          if (-not $allSigned) {
+            Write-Host "[ERROR] Signature verification failed"
             exit 1
+          }
+          Write-Host "[SUCCESS] MSI and inner exe are properly signed"
+
+      - name: Dump smctl logs on failure
+        if: ${{ failure() && matrix.platform == 'windows-latest' && env.SM_API_KEY != '' }}
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          $logDir = "$env:USERPROFILE\.signingmanager\logs"
+          if (Test-Path $logDir) {
+            Get-ChildItem $logDir | ForEach-Object {
+              Write-Host "=== $($_.FullName) ==="
+              Get-Content $_.FullName -Tail 200
+              Write-Host ""
+            }
           } else {
-            Write-Host "[SUCCESS] Code signature verification completed"
+            Write-Host "smctl log directory not found at $logDir"
           }
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@bbbca2ddaa5d8feaa63e36b76fdaad77386f024f # v7.0.0
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: Stirling-PDF-${{ matrix.name }}
           path: ./dist/*
@@ -625,7 +515,7 @@ jobs:
               echo "❌ No Windows executable found"
               exit 1
             fi
-          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ] || [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15-intel" ]; then
+          elif [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" = "macos-15" ]; then
             echo "Checking for macOS artifacts..."
             find . -name "*.dmg" | head -5
             if [ $(find . -name "*.dmg" | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -634,8 +524,8 @@ jobs:
             fi
           else
             echo "Checking for Linux artifacts..."
-            find . -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.AppImage" | head -5
-            if [ $(find . -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.AppImage" | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
+            find . -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" | head -5
+            if [ $(find . -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" | wc -l) -eq 0 ]; then
               echo "❌ No Linux artifacts found"
               exit 1
             fi
@@ -648,7 +538,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd ./frontend/src-tauri/target
           echo "Artifact sizes for ${{ matrix.name }}:"
-          find . -name "*.exe" -o -name "*.dmg" -o -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.AppImage" -o -name "*.msi" | while read file; do
+          find . -name "*.exe" -o -name "*.dmg" -o -name "*.deb" -o -name "*.rpm" -o -name "*.AppImage" -o -name "*.msi" | while read file; do
             if [ -f "$file" ]; then
               size=$(stat -c%s "$file" 2>/dev/null || stat -f%z "$file" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
               echo "$file: $size bytes"
@@ -667,12 +557,12 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Post/Update PR Comment with Download Links
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8.0.0
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9.0.0
         with:
           script: |
             const owner = context.repo.owner;
@@ -690,9 +580,8 @@ jobs:
             // Map of expected artifact names to display info
             const artifactMap = {
               'Stirling-PDF-windows-x86_64': { icon: '🪟', platform: 'Windows x64', files: '.exe, .msi' },
-              'Stirling-PDF-macos-aarch64': { icon: '🍎', platform: 'macOS ARM64', files: '.dmg' },
-              'Stirling-PDF-macos-x86_64': { icon: '🍎', platform: 'macOS Intel', files: '.dmg' },
-              'Stirling-PDF-linux-x86_64': { icon: '🐧', platform: 'Linux x64', files: '.deb, .AppImage' }
+              'Stirling-PDF-macos-universal': { icon: '🍎', platform: 'macOS Universal', files: '.dmg' },
+              'Stirling-PDF-linux-x86_64': { icon: '🐧', platform: 'Linux x64', files: '.deb, .rpm, .AppImage' }
             };
 
             let commentBody = `## 📦 Tauri Desktop Builds Ready!\n\n`;
@@ -759,7 +648,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 

.github/workflows/test-build-docker.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+name: Build Docker images (PR test)
+
+# Reusable workflow called from build.yml on PRs to verify the three
+# embedded Dockerfiles (default, ultra-lite, fat) still build cleanly,
+# optionally against a freshly-built base image when the PR touches the
+# base Dockerfile.
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      docker-base-changed:
+        description: "Whether the docker base image changed (forwarded from files-changed)."
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: "false"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  # TODO: extract a pre-matrix `prepare` job that runs once and produces
+  # shared artifacts for the three matrix entries below to consume:
+  #   1. `task backend:build` — currently runs 3× in parallel with
+  #      identical env (DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true,
+  #      STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI=false). Build once, upload the JAR as an
+  #      artifact, matrix entries download.
+  #   2. The base-image `docker build` (gated on docker-base-changed) —
+  #      currently runs 3× in parallel against the same Dockerfile and
+  #      context. Build once, `docker save` to an artifact, matrix entries
+  #      `docker load` before the embedded build.
+  # Saves ~2 full backend builds + 2 base-image builds per PR that touches
+  # docker. May also be reusable from backend-build.yml's jdk-25 +
+  # spring-security=true matrix entry if `task backend:build` and
+  # `task backend:build:ci` produce equivalent JARs (verify before wiring).
+  test-build-docker-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile
+            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile
+            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-latest
+          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile.ultra-lite
+            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile.ultra-lite
+            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-ultra-lite
+          - docker-rev: docker/embedded/Dockerfile.fat
+            artifact-suffix: Dockerfile.fat
+            cache-scope: stirling-pdf-fat
+    steps:
+      - name: Harden Runner
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          password: ${{ github.token }}
+
+      - name: Convert repository owner to lowercase
+        id: repoowner
+        run: echo "lowercase=$(echo ${{ github.repository_owner }} | awk '{print tolower($0)}')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Free disk space on runner
+        run: |
+          echo "Disk space before cleanup:" && df -h
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet /opt/ghc /usr/local/lib/android /usr/local/share/boost
+          docker system prune -af || true
+          echo "Disk space after cleanup:" && df -h
+
+      - name: Set up JDK 25
+        uses: actions/setup-java@be666c2fcd27ec809703dec50e508c2fdc7f6654 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          java-version: "25"
+          distribution: "temurin"
+
+      - name: Cache Gradle dependency artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.gradle/wrapper
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1
+            ~/.gradle/caches/modules-2/metadata-2.*
+          key: gradle-deps-${{ runner.os }}-jdk-25-${{ hashFiles('**/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties', '**/*.gradle', '**/*.gradle.kts', 'settings.gradle', 'settings.gradle.kts', 'gradle/libs.versions.toml') }}
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
+        with:
+          gradle-version: 9.3.1
+          cache-disabled: true
+
+      - name: Install Task
+        uses: go-task/setup-task@3be4020d41929789a01026e0e427a4321ce0ad44 # v2.0.0
+      - name: Build application
+        run: task backend:build
+        env:
+          MAVEN_USER: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_USER }}
+          MAVEN_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PASSWORD }}
+          MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL: ${{ secrets.MAVEN_PUBLIC_URL }}
+          DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
+          STIRLING_PDF_DESKTOP_UI: false
+
+      - name: Set up QEMU
+        uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@ce360397dd3f832beb865e1373c09c0e9f86d70a # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        id: buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
+
+      - name: Build base image locally (PR base change only)
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && inputs.docker-base-changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          docker build -t stirling-pdf-base:pr-test -f docker/base/Dockerfile docker/base
+
+      - name: Set base image and platform for this build
+        id: build-params
+        # Pass workflow inputs through env vars rather than expanding `${{ }}`
+        # directly into the shell — defense-in-depth against template injection
+        # if any upstream provider of these values ever becomes less trusted.
+        # GITHUB_EVENT_NAME is already provided by the runner.
+        env:
+          DOCKER_BASE_CHANGED: ${{ inputs.docker-base-changed }}
+        run: |
+          if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "pull_request" ] && [ "$DOCKER_BASE_CHANGED" = "true" ]; then
+            echo "base_image=stirling-pdf-base:pr-test" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "platforms=linux/amd64" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "base_image=stirlingtools/stirling-pdf-base:latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "platforms=linux/amd64,linux/arm64/v8" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build ${{ matrix.docker-rev }}
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
+        with:
+          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+          context: .
+          file: ./${{ matrix.docker-rev }}
+          push: false
+          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.cache-scope }}
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.cache-scope }}
+          platforms: ${{ steps.build-params.outputs.platforms }}
+          build-args: |
+            BASE_IMAGE=${{ steps.build-params.outputs.base_image }}
+          provenance: true
+          sbom: true
+
+      - name: Upload Reports
+        if: always()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: reports-docker-${{ matrix.artifact-suffix }}
+          path: |
+            build/reports/tests/
+            build/test-results/
+            build/reports/problems/
+          retention-days: 3
+          if-no-files-found: warn

.github/workflows/testdriver.yml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "temurin"
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@f29f5a9d7b09a7c6b29859002d29d24e1674c884 # v5.0.1
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@50e97c2cd7a37755bbfafc9c5b7cafaece252f6e # v6.1.0
         with:
           gradle-version: 9.3.1
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: true
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f # v3.12.0
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@4d04d5d9486b7bd6fa91e7baf45bbb4f8b9deedd # v4.0.0
 
       - name: Get version number
         id: versionNumber
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ jobs:
           echo "versionNumber=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
-        uses: docker/login-action@c94ce9fb468520275223c153574b00df6fe4bcc9 # v3.7.0
+        uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121 # v4.1.0
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_API }}
 
       - name: Build and push test image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@263435318d21b8e681c14492fe198d362a7d2c83 # v6.18.0
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@bcafcacb16a39f128d818304e6c9c0c18556b85f # v7.1.0
         with:
           context: .
           file: ./docker/embedded/Dockerfile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       frontend: ${{ steps.changes.outputs.frontend }}
     steps:
       - name: Harden the runner (Audit all outbound calls)
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@53b83947a5a98c8d113130e565377fae1a50d02f # v6.3.0
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           key: ${{secrets.TESTDRIVER_API_KEY}}
           prerun: |
+            choco install go-task -y
+            task frontend:build
             cd frontend
-            npm install
-            npm run build
             npm install dashcam-chrome --save
             Start-Process "C:/Program Files/Google/Chrome/Application/chrome.exe" -ArgumentList "--start-maximized", "--load-extension=$(pwd)/node_modules/dashcam-chrome/build", "http://${{ secrets.NEW_VPS_HOST }}:1337"
             Start-Sleep -Seconds 20
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Harden Runner
-        uses: step-security/harden-runner@58077d3c7e43986b6b15fba718e8ea69e387dfcc # v2.15.1
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@8d3c67de8e2fe68ef647c8db1e6a09f647780f40 # v2.19.0
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 

.gitignore

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ app/core/src/main/resources/static/samples/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/manifest-classic.json
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/robots.txt
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/pdfium/
+app/core/src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/
 app/core/src/main/resources/static/vendor/
 # Note: Keep backend-managed files like fonts/, css/, js/, pdfjs/, etc.
 
@@ -163,8 +164,6 @@ __pycache__/
 *.pyo
 
 # Virtual environments
-.env*
-!.env*.example
 .venv*
 env*/
 venv*/
@@ -172,6 +171,9 @@ ENV/
 env.bak/
 venv.bak/
 
+# Env files (secrets / local overrides). Subproject .gitignore files whitelist any committed defaults.
+.env*
+
 # VS Code
 /.vscode/**/*
 !/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ venv.bak/
 .idea/
 *.iml
 out/
+.junie/
 
 # Ignore Mac DS_Store files
 .DS_Store
@@ -216,8 +219,14 @@ id_ecdsa.pub
 id_ed25519
 id_ed25519.pub
 .ssh/
+
+# Allow the published GPG release signing public key (safe to share)
+!docs/security/signing-key.pub
 *ssh
 
+# Taskfile checksum cache
+.task/
+
 # cache
 .cache
 .ruff_cache
@@ -254,3 +263,10 @@ docs/type3/signatures/
 
 # Type3 sample PDFs (development only)
 **/type3/samples/
+
+# Claude
+.claude/
+
+# Playwright MCP screenshots / traces
+.playwright-mcp/
+*.playwright-mcp.png

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: v0.14.14
+    rev: v0.15.11
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
         args:
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ repos:
         files: ^((\.github/scripts|scripts|app/core/src/main/resources/static/python)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
         exclude: (split_photos.py)
   - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
-    rev: v2.4.1
+    rev: v2.4.2
     hooks:
       - id: codespell
         args:
-          - --ignore-words-list=thirdParty,tabEl,tabEls,Sie,ist
+          - --ignore-words-list=thirdParty,tabEl,tabEls,Sie,ist,fulfilment
           - --skip="./.*,*.csv,*.json,*.ambr"
           - --quiet-level=2
         files: \.(html|css|js|py|md)$
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ repos:
         files: ^.*(\.js|\.java|\.py|\.yml)$
         exclude: ^(.*/pdfjs.*|.*/thirdParty.*|bootstrap.*|.*\.min\..*|.*diff\.js|\.github/workflows/.*$)
   - repo: https://github.com/pappasam/toml-sort
-    rev: v0.24.3
+    rev: v0.24.4
     hooks:
       - id: toml-sort-fix
         files: frontend/public/locales/.*\.toml$

.taskfiles/backend.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  dev:
+    desc: "Start backend dev server"
+    ignore_error: true
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "8080"}}'
+      AIENGINE_URL: '{{.AIENGINE_URL | default ""}}'
+    env:
+      SERVER_PORT: '{{.PORT}}'
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}set "AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}}" && set "AIENGINE_ENABLED=true" && {{end}}cmd /c gradlew.bat :stirling-pdf:bootRun'
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: '{{if .AIENGINE_URL}}AIENGINE_URL={{.AIENGINE_URL}} AIENGINE_ENABLED=true {{end}}./gradlew :stirling-pdf:bootRun'
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  build:
+    desc: "Full backend build"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat clean build
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew clean build
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  build:fast:
+    desc: "Build without tests"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat clean build -x test
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew clean build -x test
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  build:ci:
+    desc: "Build for CI (formatting checked separately)"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat build -PnoSpotless
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew build -PnoSpotless
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  test:
+    desc: "Run backend tests"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat test
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew test
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  format:
+    desc: "Auto-fix code formatting"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat spotlessApply
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew spotlessApply
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  format:check:
+    desc: "Check code formatting"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat spotlessCheck
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew spotlessCheck
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix backend"
+    cmds:
+      - task: format
+
+  swagger:
+    desc: "Generate OpenAPI docs"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat :stirling-pdf:copySwaggerDoc
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew :stirling-pdf:copySwaggerDoc
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+    sources:
+      - app/core/src/main/java/**/*.java
+      - app/proprietary/src/main/java/**/*.java
+      - app/common/src/main/java/**/*.java
+    generates:
+      - SwaggerDoc.json
+
+  check:
+    desc: "Backend quality gate"
+    cmds:
+      - task: format:check
+      - task: test
+
+  version:
+    desc: "Print project version"
+    silent: true
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat printVersion --quiet | tail -1
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew printVersion --quiet | tail -1
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  licenses:check:
+    desc: "Check dependency licenses"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat checkLicense --no-parallel
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew checkLicense --no-parallel
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  licenses:generate:
+    desc: "Check and generate dependency license report"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat checkLicense generateLicenseReport --no-parallel
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew checkLicense generateLicenseReport --no-parallel
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Clean build artifacts"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat clean
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew clean
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]

.taskfiles/desktop.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  # Single source of truth for the jlink module list (also read by
+  # frontend/scripts/build-universal-mac-jre.sh during CI). The desktop
+  # taskfile runs with dir: frontend (see Taskfile.yml), so this path
+  # is relative to that directory.
+  JLINK_MODULES:
+    sh: tr -d '\n' < src-tauri/jlink-modules.txt
+
+tasks:
+  prepare:
+    desc: "Prepare desktop build dependencies"
+    deps:
+      - jlink
+      - task: ":frontend:prepare"
+        vars: { MODE: desktop }
+      - provisioner
+
+  provisioner:
+    desc: "Build installer provisioner"
+    platforms: [windows]
+    cmds:
+      - node scripts/build-provisioner.mjs
+
+  dev:
+    desc: "Start Tauri desktop dev mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    ignore_error: true
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri dev --no-watch
+
+  build:
+    desc: "Build Tauri desktop app (production)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri build
+
+  build:dev:
+    desc: "Build Tauri desktop app (dev, no bundling)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri build --no-bundle
+
+  build:dev:mac:
+    desc: "Build Tauri desktop .app bundle (macOS)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri build --bundles app
+
+  build:dev:windows:
+    desc: "Build Tauri desktop NSIS installer (Windows)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri build --bundles nsis
+
+  build:dev:linux:
+    desc: "Build Tauri desktop AppImage (Linux)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tauri build --bundles appimage
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Clean Tauri/Cargo build artifacts"
+    cmds:
+      - task: jlink:clean
+      - cd src-tauri && cargo clean
+      - rm -rf dist build
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # JLink — Build bundled Java runtime for Tauri
+  # ============================================================
+
+  jlink:
+    desc: "Build backend JAR and create JLink runtime for Tauri"
+    deps: [jlink:jar, jlink:runtime]
+
+  jlink:jar:
+    desc: "Build backend JAR for Tauri bundling"
+    run: once
+    dir: ..
+    env:
+      DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES: "true"
+    cmds:
+      - cmd: cmd /c gradlew.bat bootJar --no-daemon
+        platforms: [windows]
+      - cmd: ./gradlew bootJar --no-daemon
+        platforms: [linux, darwin]
+      - mkdir -p frontend/src-tauri/libs
+      - cp app/core/build/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar frontend/src-tauri/libs/
+    status:
+      - test -f frontend/src-tauri/libs/stirling-pdf-*.jar
+
+  jlink:runtime:
+    desc: "Create custom JRE with jlink"
+    deps: [jlink:jar]
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf src-tauri/runtime/jre
+      - mkdir -p src-tauri/runtime
+      - >-
+        jlink
+        --add-modules {{.JLINK_MODULES}}
+        --strip-debug
+        --compress=zip-6
+        --no-header-files
+        --no-man-pages
+        --output src-tauri/runtime/jre
+    status:
+      - test -d src-tauri/runtime/jre
+
+  jlink:clean:
+    desc: "Remove JLink runtime and bundled JARs"
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf src-tauri/libs src-tauri/runtime
+
+  # macOS-only. Replaces jlink:runtime's single-arch JRE with a universal
+  # (arm64 + x86_64) one for the universal Tauri shell. Runs the x86_64
+  # jlink under Rosetta on Apple Silicon, so it is opt-in and not part of
+  # the default desktop:build flow. Requires AARCH64_JAVA_HOME and
+  # X64_JAVA_HOME to point at matching JDK installations with jmods/.
+  jlink:universal-mac:
+    desc: "Create universal (arm64+x86_64) JRE for the macOS Tauri build"
+    deps: [jlink:jar]
+    platforms: [darwin]
+    env:
+      JLINK_MODULES: "{{.JLINK_MODULES}}"
+      OUTPUT_DIR: src-tauri/runtime/jre
+    cmds:
+      - scripts/build-universal-mac-jre.sh

.taskfiles/docker.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+version: '3'
+
+vars:
+  COMPOSE_DIR: docker/compose
+  EMBEDDED_DIR: docker/embedded
+
+tasks:
+  build:
+    desc: "Build standard Docker image"
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf -f {{.EMBEDDED_DIR}}/Dockerfile .
+
+  build:fat:
+    desc: "Build fat Docker image (all features)"
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-fat -f {{.EMBEDDED_DIR}}/Dockerfile.fat .
+
+  build:ultra-lite:
+    desc: "Build ultra-lite Docker image"
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-ultra-lite -f {{.EMBEDDED_DIR}}/Dockerfile.ultra-lite .
+
+  build:frontend:
+    desc: "Build frontend-only Docker image"
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-frontend -f docker/frontend/Dockerfile .
+
+  build:engine:
+    desc: "Build engine Docker image"
+    dir: engine
+    cmds:
+      - docker build -t stirling-pdf-engine .
+
+  up:
+    desc: "Start standard docker compose stack"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f {{.COMPOSE_DIR}}/docker-compose.yml up -d
+
+  up:fat:
+    desc: "Start fat docker compose stack"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f {{.COMPOSE_DIR}}/docker-compose.fat.yml up -d
+
+  up:ultra-lite:
+    desc: "Start ultra-lite docker compose stack"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f {{.COMPOSE_DIR}}/docker-compose.ultra-lite.yml up -d
+
+  down:
+    desc: "Stop all running docker compose stacks"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f {{.COMPOSE_DIR}}/docker-compose.yml down
+
+  logs:
+    desc: "Tail docker compose logs"
+    cmds:
+      - docker compose -f {{.COMPOSE_DIR}}/docker-compose.yml logs -f

.taskfiles/engine.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  install:
+    desc: "Install engine dependencies"
+    run: once
+    cmds:
+      - uv python install 3.13.8
+      - uv sync
+    sources:
+      - uv.lock
+      - pyproject.toml
+    status:
+      - test -d .venv
+
+  prepare:
+    desc: "Set up engine .env from template"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run scripts/setup_env.py
+    sources:
+      - scripts/setup_env.py
+    generates:
+      - .env.local
+
+  run:
+    desc: "Run engine server"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    ignore_error: true
+    dir: src
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "5001"}}'
+    env:
+      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+    cmds:
+      - uv run uvicorn stirling.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port {{.PORT}}
+
+  dev:
+    desc: "Start engine dev server with hot reload"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    ignore_error: true
+    dir: src
+    vars:
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "5001"}}'
+    env:
+      PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+    cmds:
+      - uv run uvicorn stirling.api.app:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port {{.PORT}} --reload
+
+  lint:
+    desc: "Run linting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run ruff check .
+
+  lint:fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix lint issues"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run ruff check . --fix
+
+  format:
+    desc: "Auto-fix code formatting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run ruff format .
+
+  format:check:
+    desc: "Check code formatting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run ruff format . --diff
+
+  typecheck:
+    desc: "Run type checking"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run pyright . --warnings
+
+  test:
+    desc: "Run tests"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run pytest tests
+
+  fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix lint + format"
+    cmds:
+      - task: lint:fix
+      - task: format
+
+  check:
+    desc: "Full engine quality gate"
+    cmds:
+      - task: typecheck
+      - task: lint
+      - task: format:check
+      - task: test
+
+  tool-models:
+    desc: "Generate tool_models.py from Java OpenAPI spec (SwaggerDoc.json)"
+    deps: [install, ":backend:swagger"]
+    cmds:
+      - uv run python scripts/generate_tool_models.py --spec ../SwaggerDoc.json --output src/stirling/models/tool_models.py
+    sources:
+      - ../SwaggerDoc.json
+      - scripts/generate_tool_models.py
+    generates:
+      - src/stirling/models/tool_models.py
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Clean build artifacts"
+    cmds:
+      - task: '{{if eq .OS "Windows_NT"}}clean-windows{{else}}clean-unix{{end}}'
+
+  clean-unix:
+    internal: true
+    desc: "Clean build artifacts"
+    cmds:
+      - rm -rf .venv data logs output
+
+  # On Windows, use PowerShell as bash failed to delete some dependencies
+  clean-windows:
+    internal: true
+    desc: "Clean build artifacts"
+    ignore_error: true
+    cmds:
+      - powershell rm -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue .venv
+      - powershell rm -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue data
+      - powershell rm -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue logs
+      - powershell rm -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue output

.taskfiles/frontend.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+version: '3'
+
+tasks:
+  install:
+    desc: "Install dependencies"
+    run: once
+    cmds:
+      - '{{ if eq .CI "true" }}npm ci{{ else }}npm install{{ end }}'
+    sources:
+      - package-lock.json
+      - package.json
+    status:
+      - test -d node_modules
+    env:
+      CI: '{{ .CI | default "false" }}'
+
+  prepare:env:
+    internal: true
+    run: when_changed
+    deps: [install]
+    vars:
+      MODE: '{{.MODE | default ""}}'
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsx scripts/setup-env.ts{{if .MODE}} --{{.MODE}}{{end}}
+    sources:
+      - scripts/setup-env.ts
+    generates:
+      - .env.local
+      - .env{{if .MODE}}.{{.MODE}}{{end}}.local
+
+  prepare:icons:
+    internal: true
+    run: once
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - node scripts/generate-icons.js
+
+  prepare:
+    desc: "Set up dev environment"
+    run: when_changed
+    vars:
+      MODE: '{{.MODE | default ""}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare:env
+        vars: { MODE: '{{.MODE}}' }
+      - prepare:icons
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Development
+  # ============================================================
+
+  dev:_run:
+    internal: true
+    ignore_error: true
+    vars:
+      MODE: '{{.MODE}}'
+      PORT: '{{.PORT | default "5173"}}'
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL | default "http://localhost:8080"}}'
+      OPEN: '{{.OPEN | default ""}}'
+    env:
+      BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}'
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite --mode {{.MODE}} --port {{.PORT}}{{if .OPEN}} --open{{end}}
+
+  dev:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server"
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:proprietary
+        vars: { PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  dev:core:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server in core mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_run
+        vars: { MODE: core, PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  dev:proprietary:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server in proprietary mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_run
+        vars: { MODE: proprietary, PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  dev:saas:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server in SaaS mode"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: saas }
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_run
+        vars: { MODE: saas, PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  dev:desktop:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server in desktop mode"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: desktop }
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_run
+        vars: { MODE: desktop, PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  dev:prototypes:
+    desc: "Start frontend dev server in prototypes mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - task: dev:_run
+        vars: { MODE: prototypes, PORT: '{{.PORT}}', BACKEND_URL: '{{.BACKEND_URL}}', OPEN: '{{.OPEN}}' }
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Build
+  # ============================================================
+
+  build:
+    desc: "Production build (default mode)"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build
+
+  build:core:
+    desc: "Build for core mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build --mode core
+
+  build:proprietary:
+    desc: "Build for proprietary mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build --mode proprietary
+
+  build:saas:
+    desc: "Build for SaaS mode"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: saas }
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build --mode saas
+
+  build:desktop:
+    desc: "Build for desktop mode"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: desktop }
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build --mode desktop
+
+  build:prototypes:
+    desc: "Build for prototypes mode"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vite build --mode prototypes
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Code quality
+  # ============================================================
+
+  lint:
+    desc: "Run linting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx eslint --max-warnings=0
+      - npx dpdm src --circular --no-warning --no-tree --exit-code circular:1
+
+  lint:fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix lint issues"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx eslint --fix
+
+  format:
+    desc: "Auto-fix code formatting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx prettier --write .
+
+  format:check:
+    desc: "Check code formatting"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx prettier --check .
+
+  fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix lint and format"
+    cmds:
+      - task: format
+      - task: lint:fix
+
+  typecheck:
+    desc: "Typecheck default build of the app"
+    cmds:
+      - task: typecheck:proprietary
+
+  typecheck:core:
+    desc: "Typecheck core build variant"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project src/core/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:proprietary:
+    desc: "Typecheck proprietary build variant"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project src/proprietary/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:saas:
+    desc: "Typecheck SaaS build variant"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: saas }
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project src/saas/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:desktop:
+    desc: "Typecheck desktop build variant"
+    deps:
+      - task: prepare
+        vars: { MODE: desktop }
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project src/desktop/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:scripts:
+    desc: "Typecheck scripts"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project scripts/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:prototypes:
+    desc: "Typecheck prototypes build variant"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx tsc --noEmit --project src/prototypes/tsconfig.json
+
+  typecheck:all:
+    desc: "Typecheck all build variants"
+    cmds:
+      - task: typecheck:core
+      - task: typecheck:proprietary
+      - task: typecheck:saas
+      - task: typecheck:desktop
+      - task: typecheck:scripts
+      - task: typecheck:prototypes
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Quality Gate
+  # ============================================================
+
+  check:
+    desc: "Quick quality gate for local development"
+    cmds:
+      - task: typecheck
+      - task: lint
+      - task: format:check
+      - task: test
+
+  check:all:
+    desc: "Full CI quality gate"
+    cmds:
+      - task: typecheck:all
+      - task: lint
+      - task: format:check
+      - task: build
+      - task: test
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Test
+  # ============================================================
+
+  test:
+    desc: "Run tests"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vitest run
+
+  test:watch:
+    desc: "Run tests in watch mode"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vitest --watch
+
+  test:coverage:
+    desc: "Run tests with coverage"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx vitest --coverage
+
+  test:e2e:
+    desc: "Run E2E tests"
+    deps: [prepare]
+    cmds:
+      - npx playwright test {{.CLI_ARGS}}
+
+  test:e2e:install:
+    desc: "Install E2E test browsers"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - npx playwright install {{.CLI_ARGS}} --with-deps
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Code Generation
+  # ============================================================
+
+  licenses:generate:
+    desc: "Generate frontend license report"
+    deps: [install]
+    cmds:
+      - node scripts/generate-licenses.js

AGENTS.md

@@ -2,50 +2,151 @@
 
 This file provides guidance to AI Agents when working with code in this repository.
 
+## Taskfile (Recommended)
+
+This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner. All build, dev, test, lint, and docker commands can be run from the repo root via `task <command>`. Run `task --list` to see all available commands.
+
+Task `desc:` fields should describe **what** the task does, not **how** it does it. Keep them generic and stable: don't reference implementation details like aliases, internal helpers, mode flags, or which other task delegates to which. The description is for users picking a command from `task --list`, not a changelog of refactors.
+
+### Quick Reference
+- `task install` — install all dependencies
+- `task dev` — start backend + frontend concurrently
+- `task dev:all` — start backend + frontend + engine concurrently
+- `task build` — build all components
+- `task test` — run all tests (backend + frontend + engine)
+- `task lint` — run all linters
+- `task format` — auto-fix formatting across all components
+- `task check` — full quality gate (lint + typecheck + test)
+- `task clean` — clean all build artifacts
+- `task docker:build` — build standard Docker image
+- `task docker:up` — start Docker compose stack
+
 ## Common Development Commands
 
 ### Build and Test
-- **Build project**: `./gradlew clean build`
-- **Run locally**: `./gradlew bootRun`
-- **Full test suite**: `./test.sh` (builds all Docker variants and runs comprehensive tests)
-- **Code formatting**: `./gradlew spotlessApply` (runs automatically before compilation)
+- **Build project**: `task build`
+- **Run backend locally**: `task backend:dev`
+- **Run all tests**: `task test` (or individually: `task backend:test`, `task frontend:test`, `task engine:test`)
+- **Docker integration tests**: `./test.sh` (builds all Docker variants and runs comprehensive tests)
+- **Code formatting**: `task format` (or `task backend:format` for Java only)
+- **Full quality gate**: `task check` (runs lint + typecheck + test across all components)
+
+After modifying any files in the project, you must run the relevant `task check` command that covers that area of the code. For example, when editing frontend files run `task frontend:check`; for Python engine files run `task engine:check`; for Java backend files run `task backend:check`.
 
 ### Docker Development
-- **Build ultra-lite**: `docker build -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-ultra-lite -f ./Dockerfile.ultra-lite .`
-- **Build standard**: `docker build -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest -f ./Dockerfile .`
-- **Build fat version**: `docker build -t stirlingtools/stirling-pdf:latest-fat -f ./Dockerfile.fat .`
+- **Build standard**: `task docker:build` (or `docker build -t stirling-pdf -f docker/embedded/Dockerfile .`)
+- **Build fat version**: `task docker:build:fat`
+- **Build ultra-lite**: `task docker:build:ultra-lite`
+- **Start compose stack**: `task docker:up` (or `task docker:up:fat`, `task docker:up:ultra-lite`)
+- **Stop compose stack**: `task docker:down`
+- **View logs**: `task docker:logs`
 - **Example compose files**: Located in `exampleYmlFiles/` directory
 
 ### Security Mode Development
 Set `DOCKER_ENABLE_SECURITY=true` environment variable to enable security features during development. This is required for testing the full version locally.
 
-### Python Development
-Development for the AI engine happens in the `engine/` folder. The frontend calls the Python via Java as a proxy.
+### Python Development (AI Engine)
 
-- Follow the engine-specific guidance in [engine/AGENTS.md](engine/AGENTS.md) for Python architecture, code style, and AI usage.
-- Use Makefile commands for Python work:
-  - From `engine/`: `make check` to lint, type-check, test, etc. and `make fix` to fix easily fixable linting and formatting issues.
-- The project structure is defined in `engine/pyproject.toml`. Any new dependencies should be listed there, followed by running `make install`.
+The engine is a Python reasoning service for Stirling: it plans and interprets work, but it does not own durable state, and it does not execute Stirling PDF operations directly. Keep the service narrow: typed contracts in, typed contracts out, with AI only where it adds reasoning value. The frontend calls the Python engine via Java as a proxy.
+
+#### Python Commands
+All engine commands run from the repo root using Task:
+- `task engine:check` — run all checks (typecheck + lint + format-check + test)
+- `task engine:fix` — auto-fix lint + formatting
+- `task engine:install` — install Python dependencies via uv
+- `task engine:dev` — start FastAPI with hot reload (localhost:5001)
+- `task engine:test` — run pytest
+- `task engine:lint` — run ruff linting
+- `task engine:typecheck` — run pyright
+- `task engine:format` — format code with ruff
+- `task engine:tool-models` — generate `tool_models.py` from the Java OpenAPI spec
+
+The project structure is defined in `engine/pyproject.toml`. Any new dependencies should be listed there, followed by running `task engine:install`.
+
+#### Python Code Style
+- Keep `task engine:check` passing.
+- Use modern Python when it improves clarity.
+- Prefer explicit names to cleverness.
+- Avoid nested functions and nested classes unless the language construct requires them.
+- Prefer composition to inheritance when combining concepts.
+- Avoid speculative abstractions. Add a layer only when it removes real duplication or clarifies lifecycle.
+- Add comments sparingly and only when they explain non-obvious intent.
+
+#### Python Typing and Models
+- Deserialize into Pydantic models as early as possible.
+- Serialize from Pydantic models as late as possible.
+- Do not pass raw `dict[str, Any]` or `dict[str, object]` across important boundaries when a typed model can exist instead.
+- Avoid `Any` wherever possible.
+- Avoid `cast()` wherever possible (reconsider the structure first).
+- All shared models should subclass `stirling.models.ApiModel` so the service behaves consistently.
+- Do not use string literals for any type annotations, including `cast()`.
+
+#### Python Configuration
+- Keep application-owned configuration in `stirling.config`.
+- Only add `STIRLING_*` environment variables that the engine itself truly owns.
+- Do not mirror third-party provider environment variables unless the engine is actually interpreting them.
+- Let `pydantic-ai` own provider authentication configuration when possible.
+
+#### Python Architecture
+
+**Package roles:**
+- `stirling.contracts`: request/response models and shared typed workflow contracts. If a shape crosses a module or service boundary, it probably belongs here.
+- `stirling.models`: shared model primitives and generated tool models.
+- `stirling.agents`: reasoning modules for individual capabilities.
+- `stirling.api`: HTTP layer, dependency access, and app startup wiring.
+- `stirling.services`: shared runtime and non-AI infrastructure.
+- `stirling.config`: application-owned settings.
+
+**Source of truth:**
+- `stirling.models.tool_models` is the source of truth for operation IDs and parameter models.
+- Do not duplicate operation lists if they can be derived from `tool_models.OPERATIONS`.
+- Do not hand-maintain parallel parameter schemas when the generated tool models already define them.
+- If a tool ID must match a parameter model, validate that relationship explicitly in code.
+
+**Boundaries:**
+- Keep the API layer thin. Route modules should bind requests, resolve dependencies, and call agents or services. They should not contain business logic.
+- Keep agents focused on one reasoning domain. They should not own FastAPI routing, persistence, or execution of Stirling operations.
+- Build long-lived runtime objects centrally at startup when possible rather than reconstructing heavy AI objects per request.
+- If an agent delegates to another agent, the delegated agent should remain the source of truth for its own domain output.
+
+#### Python AI Usage
+- The system must work with any AI, including self-hosted models. We require that the models support structured outputs, but should minimise model-specific code beyond that.
+- Use AI for reasoning-heavy outputs, not deterministic glue.
+- Do not ask the model to invent data that Python can derive safely.
+- Do not fabricate fallback user-facing copy in code to hide incomplete model output.
+- AI output schemas should be impossible to instantiate incorrectly.
+  - Do not require the model to keep separate structures in sync. For example, instead of generating two lists which must be the same length, generate one list of a model containing the same data.
+  - Prefer Python to derive deterministic follow-up structure from a valid AI result.
+- Use `NativeOutput(...)` for structured model outputs.
+- Use `ToolOutput(...)` when the model should select and call delegate functions.
+
+#### Python Testing
+- Test contracts directly.
+- Test agents directly where behaviour matters.
+- Test API routes as thin integration points.
+- Prefer dependency overrides or startup-state seams to monkeypatching random globals.
 
 ### Frontend Development
-- **Frontend dev server**: `cd frontend && npm run dev` (requires backend on localhost:8080)
+- **Frontend dev server**: `task frontend:dev` — requires backend on localhost:8080
 - **Tech Stack**: Vite + React + TypeScript + Mantine UI + TailwindCSS
 - **Proxy Configuration**: Vite proxies `/api/*` calls to backend (localhost:8080)
 - **Build Process**: DO NOT run build scripts manually - builds are handled by CI/CD pipelines
-- **Package Installation**: DO NOT run npm install commands - package management handled separately
+- **Package Installation**: `task frontend:install`
 - **Deployment Options**:
-  - **Desktop App**: `npm run tauri-build` (native desktop application)
-  - **Web Server**: `npm run build` then serve dist/ folder
-  - **Development**: `npm run tauri-dev` for desktop dev mode
+  - **Desktop App**: `task desktop:build`
+  - **Web Server**: `task frontend:build` then serve dist/ folder
+  - **Development**: `task desktop:dev` for desktop dev mode
 
 #### Environment Variables
-- All `VITE_*` variables must be declared in the appropriate example file:
-  - `frontend/config/.env.example` — core, proprietary, and shared vars
-  - `frontend/config/.env.saas.example` — SaaS-only vars
-  - `frontend/config/.env.desktop.example` — desktop (Tauri)-only vars
-- Never use `|| 'hardcoded-fallback'` inline — put defaults in the example files
-- `npm run prep` / `prep:saas` / `prep:desktop` auto-create the env files from examples on first run, and error if any required keys are missing
-- These prep scripts run automatically at the start of all `dev*`, `build*`, and `tauri*` commands
+- All `VITE_*` variables must be declared in the appropriate committed env file:
+  - `frontend/.env` — core, proprietary, and shared vars
+  - `frontend/.env.saas` — SaaS-only vars (layered on top of `.env` in SaaS mode)
+  - `frontend/.env.desktop` — desktop (Tauri)-only vars (layered on top of `.env` in desktop mode)
+- These files are committed to Git and must not contain private keys
+- Local overrides (API keys, machine-specific settings) go in uncommitted sibling `.env.local` / `.env.saas.local` / `.env.desktop.local` files — Vite automatically layers them on top
+- Never use `|| 'hardcoded-fallback'` inline — put defaults in the committed env files
+- `task frontend:prepare` creates empty `.local` override files on first run; pass `MODE=saas` or `MODE=desktop` to also create the mode-specific `.local` file
+- Prepare runs automatically as a dependency of all `dev*`, `build*`, and `desktop*` tasks
 - See `frontend/README.md#environment-variables` for full documentation
 
 #### Import Paths - CRITICAL
@@ -299,15 +400,17 @@ The frontend is organized with a clear separation of concerns:
 
 ## Development Workflow
 
-1. **Local Development**:
-   - Backend: `./gradlew bootRun` (runs on localhost:8080)
-   - Frontend: `cd frontend && npm run dev` (runs on localhost:5173, proxies to backend)
-2. **Docker Testing**: Use `./test.sh` before submitting PRs
-3. **Code Style**: Spotless enforces Google Java Format automatically
-4. **Translations**:
+1. **Local Development** (using Taskfile):
+   - Backend + frontend: `task dev`
+   - All services (including AI engine): `task dev:all`
+   - Or individually: `task backend:dev` (localhost:8080), `task frontend:dev` (localhost:5173), `task engine:dev` (localhost:5001)
+2. **Quality Gate**: Run `task check` before submitting PRs
+3. **Docker Testing**: Use `./test.sh` for full Docker integration tests
+4. **Code Style**: Spotless enforces Google Java Format automatically (`task backend:format`)
+5. **Translations**:
    - Backend: Use helper scripts in `/scripts` for multi-language updates
    - Frontend: Update JSON files in `frontend/public/locales/` or use conversion script
-5. **Documentation**: API docs auto-generated and available at `/swagger-ui/index.html`
+6. **Documentation**: API docs auto-generated and available at `/swagger-ui/index.html`
 
 ## Frontend Architecture Status
 

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ Before you start working on an issue, please comment on (or create) the issue an
 Once you have been assigned an issue, you can start working on it. When you are ready to submit your changes, open a pull request.
 For a detailed pull request tutorial, see [this guide](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-pull-request-on-github).
 
+## Development Quick Start
+
+This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner. After cloning:
+
+1. Install the `task` CLI: https://taskfile.dev/installation/
+2. Run `task install` to install all dependencies
+3. Run `task dev` to start backend + frontend
+4. Run `task check` before submitting a PR
+
+Run `task --list` to see all available commands.
+
+## Pull Request Guidelines
+
 Please make sure your Pull Request adheres to the following guidelines:
 
 - Use the PR template provided.
@@ -39,9 +52,10 @@ If, at any point in time, you have a question, please feel free to ask in the sa
 
 ## Developer Documentation
 
-For technical guides, setup instructions, and development resources, please see our [Developer Documentation](devGuide/) which includes:
+For technical guides, setup instructions, and development resources:
 
-- [Developer Guide](devGuide/DeveloperGuide.md) - Main setup and architecture guide
+- [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md) - Main setup and architecture guide
+- [Taskfile.yml](Taskfile.yml) - Unified task runner for all build/dev/test/lint commands
 - [Exception Handling Guide](devGuide/EXCEPTION_HANDLING_GUIDE.md) - Error handling patterns and i18n
 - [Translation Guide](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md) - Adding new languages
 - And more in the [devGuide folder](devGuide/)

DeveloperGuide.md

@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ This guide focuses on developing for Stirling 2.0, including both the React fron
 
 ### Prerequisites
 
+- [Task](https://taskfile.dev/installation/) — unified command runner (recommended)
 - Docker
 - Git
 - Java JDK 21 or later (JDK 25 recommended)
 - Node.js 18+ and npm (required for frontend development)
 - Gradle 7.0 or later (Included within the repo)
+- [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/) — Python package manager (required for engine development)
 - Rust and Cargo (required for Tauri desktop app development)
 - Tauri CLI (install with `cargo install tauri-cli`)
 
@@ -82,13 +84,29 @@ For local testing, you should generally be testing the full 'Security' version o
 5. **Frontend Setup (Required for Stirling 2.0)**
    Navigate to the frontend directory and install dependencies using npm.
 
+### Verify Setup
+
+Run `task install` to install all project dependencies (frontend npm packages, engine Python packages). Gradle manages its own dependencies automatically. Then run `task check` to verify everything builds and passes.
+
 ## 4. Stirling 2.0 Development Workflow
 
+### Using Taskfile (Recommended)
+
+The fastest way to start developing:
+
+1. **Start developing**: `task dev` (runs backend + frontend concurrently — Ctrl+C to stop)
+2. **Or start services individually** in separate terminals:
+   - `task backend:dev` — Spring Boot on localhost:8080
+   - `task frontend:dev` — Vite on localhost:5173
+   - `task engine:dev` — FastAPI on localhost:5001
+
+Run `task --list` to see all available commands.
+
 ### Frontend Development (React)
 The frontend is a React SPA that runs independently during development:
 
-1. **Start the backend**: Run the Spring Boot application (serves API endpoints on localhost:8080)
-2. **Start the frontend dev server**: Navigate to the frontend directory and run the development server (serves UI on localhost:5173)
+1. **Start the backend**: `task backend:dev` (serves API endpoints on localhost:8080)
+2. **Start the frontend dev server**: `task frontend:dev` (serves UI on localhost:5173)
 3. **Development flow**: The Vite dev server automatically proxies API calls to the backend
 
 ### File Storage Architecture
@@ -99,7 +117,10 @@ Stirling 2.0 uses client-side file storage:
 
 ### Tauri Desktop App Development
 Stirling-PDF can be packaged as a cross-platform desktop application using Tauri with PDF file association support and bundled JRE.
-See [the frontend README](frontend/README.md#tauri) for build instructions.
+
+Using Taskfile: `task desktop:dev` (development) or `task desktop:build` (production build).
+
+See [the frontend README](frontend/README.md#tauri) for detailed build instructions.
 
 ## 5. Project Structure
 
@@ -187,7 +208,7 @@ services:
         limits:
           memory: 4G
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8080/api/v1/info/status | grep -q 'UP' && curl -fL http://localhost:8080/ | grep -q 'Please sign in'"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8080$${SYSTEM_ROOTURIPATH:-''}/api/v1/info/status | grep -q 'UP' && curl -fL http://localhost:8080/ | grep -q 'Please sign in'"]
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 16
@@ -222,6 +243,20 @@ docker-compose -f exampleYmlFiles/docker-compose-latest-security.yml up
 
 ### Building Docker Images
 
+#### Using Taskfile (Recommended)
+
+```bash
+task docker:build            # standard image
+task docker:build:fat        # fat image (all features)
+task docker:build:ultra-lite # ultra-lite image
+task docker:up               # start standard compose stack
+task docker:up:fat           # start fat compose stack
+task docker:down             # stop all stacks
+task docker:logs             # tail logs
+```
+
+#### Manual Docker Builds
+
 Stirling-PDF uses different Docker images for various configurations. The build process is controlled by environment variables and uses specific Dockerfile variants. Here's how to build the Docker images:
 
 1. Set the security environment variable:
@@ -230,10 +265,10 @@ Stirling-PDF uses different Docker images for various configurations. The build
    export DISABLE_ADDITIONAL_FEATURES=true  # or false for to enable login and security features for builds
    ```
 
-2. Build the project with Gradle:
+2. Build the project:
 
    ```bash
-   ./gradlew clean build
+   task backend:build
    ```
 
 3. Build the Docker images:
@@ -261,9 +296,18 @@ Note: The `--no-cache` and `--pull` flags ensure that the build process uses the
 
 ## 7. Testing
 
+### Quick Testing with Taskfile
+
+Run all unit/integration tests across all components:
+
+```bash
+task test    # run all tests (backend + frontend + engine)
+task check   # full quality gate: lint + typecheck + test
+```
+
 ### Comprehensive Testing Script
 
-Stirling-PDF provides a `test.sh` script in the root directory. This script builds all versions of Stirling-PDF, checks that each version works, and runs Cucumber tests. It's recommended to run this script before submitting a final pull request.
+Stirling-PDF also provides a `test.sh` script in the root directory for Docker integration tests. This script builds all versions of Stirling-PDF, checks that each version works, and runs Cucumber tests. It's recommended to run this script before submitting a final pull request.
 
 To run the test script:
 
@@ -289,10 +333,11 @@ Note: The `test.sh` script will run automatically when you raise a PR. However,
 
 For React frontend development:
 
-1. Start the backend: Run the Spring Boot application to serve API endpoints on localhost:8080
-2. Start the frontend dev server: Navigate to the frontend directory and run the development server on localhost:5173
+1. Start the backend: `task backend:dev` (serves API endpoints on localhost:8080)
+2. Start the frontend dev server: `task frontend:dev` (serves UI on localhost:5173)
 3. The Vite dev server automatically proxies API calls to the backend
-4. Test React components, UI interactions, and IndexedDB file operations using browser developer tools
+4. Run frontend tests: `task frontend:test` (or `task frontend:test:watch` for watch mode)
+5. Test React components, UI interactions, and IndexedDB file operations using browser developer tools
 
 ### Local Testing (Java and UI Components)
 
@@ -308,7 +353,7 @@ To run Stirling-PDF locally:
 1. Compile and run the project using built-in IDE methods or by running:
 
    ```bash
-   ./gradlew bootRun
+   task backend:dev
    ```
 
 2. Access the application at `http://localhost:8080` in your web browser.
@@ -329,10 +374,11 @@ Important notes:
 2. Create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
 3. Make your changes and commit them with clear, descriptive messages and ensure any documentation is updated related to your changes.
 4. Test your changes thoroughly in the Docker environment.
-5. Run the `test.sh` script to ensure all versions build correctly and pass the Cucumber tests:
+5. Run the quality gate and integration tests:
 
    ```bash
-   ./test.sh
+   task check   # lint + typecheck + test across all components
+   ./test.sh    # Docker integration tests (builds all variants + Cucumber)
    ```
 
 6. Push your changes to your fork.

LICENSE

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src/desktop/LICENSE".
 * All content that resides under the "frontend/src/saas/" directory of this repository,
 if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src/saas/LICENSE".
+* All content that resides under the "frontend/src/prototypes/" directory of this repository,
+if that directory exists, is licensed under the license defined in "frontend/src/prototypes/LICENSE".
 * Content outside of the above mentioned directories or restrictions above is
 available under the MIT License as defined below.
 

README.md

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ For full installation options (including desktop and Kubernetes), see our [Docum
 
 We welcome contributions! Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
 
-For development setup, see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md).
+This project uses [Task](https://taskfile.dev/) as a unified command runner for all build, dev, and test commands. Run `task install` to get started, or see the [Developer Guide](DeveloperGuide.md) for full details.
 
 For adding translations, see the [Translation Guide](devGuide/HowToAddNewLanguage.md).
 

Taskfile.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+version: '3'
+
+output: prefixed
+
+vars:
+  FIND_FREE_PORT_PS: powershell -NoProfile -File scripts\find-free-port.ps1 -Preferred
+  FIND_FREE_PORT_SH: bash scripts/find-free-port.sh
+
+includes:
+  backend:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/backend.yml
+    dir: .
+  frontend:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/frontend.yml
+    dir: frontend
+  engine:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/engine.yml
+    dir: engine
+  docker:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/docker.yml
+    dir: .
+  desktop:
+    taskfile: .taskfiles/desktop.yml
+    dir: frontend
+
+tasks:
+  # ============================================================
+  # Setup & Prerequisites
+  # ============================================================
+
+  install:
+    desc: "Install all project dependencies"
+    cmds:
+      - task: frontend:install
+      - task: engine:install
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Development
+  # ============================================================
+
+  dev:
+    desc: "Start backend + frontend concurrently on free ports"
+    vars:
+      PORTS:
+        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080,5173{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 5173{{end}}'
+      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
+      FRONTEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: backend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+      - task: frontend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.FRONTEND_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          OPEN: "true"
+
+  dev:all:
+    desc: "Start backend + frontend + engine concurrently on free ports"
+    vars:
+      PORTS:
+        sh: '{{if eq OS "windows"}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_PS}} 8080,5173,5001{{else}}{{.FIND_FREE_PORT_SH}} 8080 5173 5001{{end}}'
+      BACKEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 0}}'
+      FRONTEND_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 1}}'
+      ENGINE_PORT: '{{index (splitList "\n" .PORTS) 2}}'
+    deps:
+      - task: engine:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.ENGINE_PORT}}'
+      - task: backend:dev
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          AIENGINE_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.ENGINE_PORT}}'
+      - task: frontend:dev:prototypes
+        vars:
+          PORT: '{{.FRONTEND_PORT}}'
+          BACKEND_URL: 'http://localhost:{{.BACKEND_PORT}}'
+          OPEN: "true"
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Build
+  # ============================================================
+
+  build:
+    desc: "Build all components"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:build
+      - task: frontend:build
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Test
+  # ============================================================
+
+  test:
+    desc: "Run ALL tests (backend + frontend + engine)"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:test
+      - task: frontend:test
+      - task: engine:test
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Lint & Format
+  # ============================================================
+
+  lint:
+    desc: "Run all linters"
+    cmds:
+      - task: frontend:lint
+      - task: engine:lint
+
+  fix:
+    desc: "Auto-fix all components"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:fix
+      - task: frontend:fix
+      - task: engine:fix
+
+  format:
+    desc: "Auto-fix formatting across all components"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:format
+      - task: frontend:format
+      - task: engine:format
+
+  format:check:
+    desc: "Check formatting across all components"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:format:check
+      - task: frontend:format:check
+      - task: engine:format:check
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Quality Gate
+  # ============================================================
+
+  check:
+    desc: "Quick quality gate for local development"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:check
+      - task: frontend:check
+      - task: engine:check
+
+  check:all:
+    desc: "Full CI quality gate"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:check
+      - task: frontend:check:all
+      - task: engine:check
+
+  # ============================================================
+  # Clean
+  # ============================================================
+
+  clean:
+    desc: "Clean all build artifacts"
+    cmds:
+      - task: backend:clean
+      - task: engine:clean

app/common/build.gradle

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ spotless {
         target 'src/**/java/**/*.java'
         targetExclude 'src/main/java/org/apache/**'
         googleJavaFormat(googleJavaFormatVersion).aosp().reorderImports(false)
+        // google-java-format 1.28.0 bundles Guava 32.x which crashes Spotless lint on JDK 24/25
+        suppressLintsFor { setStep('google-java-format') }
 
         importOrder("java", "javax", "org", "com", "net", "io", "jakarta", "lombok", "me", "stirling")
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
@@ -27,23 +29,23 @@ spotless {
     }
 }
 dependencies {
-    api 'com.google.guava:guava:33.5.0-jre'
+    api 'com.google.guava:guava:33.6.0-jre'
     api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webmvc'
     api 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-aspectj'
     api 'com.googlecode.owasp-java-html-sanitizer:owasp-java-html-sanitizer:20260313.1'
     api 'com.fathzer:javaluator:3.0.6'
     api 'com.posthog.java:posthog:1.2.0'
     api 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.20.0'
-    api 'com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor:2.19.0' // Image metadata extractor
+    api 'com.drewnoakes:metadata-extractor:2.20.0' // Image metadata extractor
     api 'com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-html2md-converter:0.64.8'
     api "org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox:$pdfboxVersion"
     api "org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-io:$pdfboxVersion"
     api "org.apache.pdfbox:xmpbox:$pdfboxVersion"
     api "org.apache.pdfbox:preflight:$pdfboxVersion"
-    api 'com.github.junrar:junrar:7.5.8' // RAR archive support for CBR files
+    api 'com.github.junrar:junrar:7.5.10' // RAR archive support for CBR files
     api 'jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:6.1.0'
     api 'org.snakeyaml:snakeyaml-engine:3.0.1'
-    api "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:3.0.2"
+    api "org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:3.0.3"
     // Simple Java Mail for EML/MSG parsing (replaces direct Angus Mail usage)
     api 'org.simplejavamail:simple-java-mail:8.12.6'
     api 'org.simplejavamail:outlook-module:8.12.6' // MSG file support

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/EndpointConfiguration.java

@@ -68,6 +68,36 @@ public class EndpointConfiguration {
         return endpoint.startsWith("/") ? endpoint.substring(1) : endpoint;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Translate a full request URI like {@code /api/v1/general/remove-pages} into the endpoint key
+     * used by this configuration ({@code remove-pages}). Convert endpoints are a special case -
+     * {@code /api/v1/convert/pdf/img} is registered as {@code pdf-to-img}. Returns {@code null} if
+     * the URI is not an {@code /api/v1/<group>/<endpoint>} path.
+     */
+    public static String endpointKeyForUri(String uri) {
+        if (uri == null || !uri.contains("/api/v1")) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        String[] parts = uri.split("/");
+        if (parts.length <= 4) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        if ("convert".equals(parts[3]) && parts.length > 5) {
+            return parts[4] + "-to-" + parts[5];
+        }
+        return parts[4];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience wrapper around {@link #isEndpointEnabled(String)} that accepts a full request URI
+     * and translates it to the endpoint key. Falls back to treating the URI itself as a key for
+     * non-{@code /api/v1/...} paths so callers can pass arbitrary URIs.
+     */
+    public boolean isEndpointEnabledForUri(String uri) {
+        String key = endpointKeyForUri(uri);
+        return isEndpointEnabled(key != null ? key : uri);
+    }
+
     public void enableEndpoint(String endpoint) {
         String normalized = normalizeEndpoint(endpoint);
         endpointStatuses.put(normalized, true);

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/ApplicationProperties.java

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
     private AutoPipeline autoPipeline = new AutoPipeline();
     private ProcessExecutor processExecutor = new ProcessExecutor();
     private PdfEditor pdfEditor = new PdfEditor();
+    private AiEngine aiEngine = new AiEngine();
 
     @Bean
     public PropertySource<?> dynamicYamlPropertySource(ConfigurableEnvironment environment)
@@ -231,6 +232,20 @@ public class ApplicationProperties {
         }
     }
 
+    @Data
+    public static class AiEngine {
+        private boolean enabled = false;
+        private String url = "http://localhost:5001";
+        private int timeoutSeconds = 120;
+
+        /**
+         * Longer timeout for heavy operations like RAG ingestion, which embeds the whole document
+         * and can take multiple minutes for large books. Applied per-call when the caller
+         * explicitly requests it via {@code AiEngineClient.postWithTimeout}.
+         */
+        private int longRunningTimeoutSeconds = 600;
+    }
+
     @Data
     public static class Legal {
         private String termsAndConditions;

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/api/comments/AnnotationLocation.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package stirling.software.common.model.api.comments;
+
+/**
+ * Absolute position of a PDF annotation in the document.
+ *
+ * <p>Coordinates are in PDF user-space with the origin at the page's bottom-left, consistent with
+ * PDFBox's {@code PDRectangle} convention.
+ *
+ * @param pageIndex 0-indexed page number the annotation lives on.
+ * @param x bottom-left x coordinate of the annotation rectangle.
+ * @param y bottom-left y coordinate of the annotation rectangle.
+ * @param width width of the annotation rectangle, in user-space units.
+ * @param height height of the annotation rectangle, in user-space units.
+ */
+public record AnnotationLocation(int pageIndex, float x, float y, float width, float height) {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/model/api/comments/StickyNoteSpec.java

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package stirling.software.common.model.api.comments;
+
+/**
+ * Description of a single sticky-note (PDF Text) annotation to place on a document.
+ *
+ * <p>{@code author} and {@code subject} are optional — callers that pass {@code null} get a default
+ * author/subject from {@code PdfAnnotationService}.
+ *
+ * @param location where to anchor the annotation icon, in PDF user-space.
+ * @param text the comment body shown in the popup (required, non-blank).
+ * @param author optional author label shown in the popup; {@code null} → service default.
+ * @param subject optional subject line shown in the popup; {@code null} → service default.
+ */
+public record StickyNoteSpec(
+        AnnotationLocation location, String text, String author, String subject) {}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/FileStorage.java

@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 package stirling.software.common.service;
 
 import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
+import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.StreamingResponseBody;
 
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
@@ -143,6 +147,59 @@ public class FileStorage {
         return new StoredFile(fileId, size);
     }
 
+    public String storeFromStreamingBody(StreamingResponseBody body, String originalName)
+            throws IOException {
+        String fileId = generateFileId();
+        Path filePath = getFilePath(fileId);
+        Files.createDirectories(filePath.getParent());
+        boolean success = false;
+        try (OutputStream os = new BufferedOutputStream(Files.newOutputStream(filePath))) {
+            body.writeTo(os);
+            success = true;
+        } finally {
+            if (!success) {
+                try {
+                    Files.deleteIfExists(filePath);
+                } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Failed to clean up partial file {} after store failure",
+                            filePath,
+                            cleanupEx);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        log.debug("Stored StreamingResponseBody with ID: {}", fileId);
+        return fileId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Persist a {@link Resource} body to disk, returning the generated file ID. Used by the async
+     * job pipeline to capture {@code ResponseEntity<Resource>} results produced by controllers.
+     */
+    public String storeFromResource(Resource resource, String originalName) throws IOException {
+        String fileId = generateFileId();
+        Path filePath = getFilePath(fileId);
+        Files.createDirectories(filePath.getParent());
+        boolean success = false;
+        try (InputStream in = resource.getInputStream()) {
+            Files.copy(in, filePath);
+            success = true;
+        } finally {
+            if (!success) {
+                try {
+                    Files.deleteIfExists(filePath);
+                } catch (IOException cleanupEx) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Failed to clean up partial file {} after store failure",
+                            filePath,
+                            cleanupEx);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        log.debug("Stored Resource with ID: {}", fileId);
+        return fileId;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Delete a file by its ID
      *

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/InternalApiClient.java

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
+import java.net.URLDecoder;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.core.env.Environment;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.*;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RequestCallback;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.enumeration.Role;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFile;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
+
+/**
+ * Dispatches HTTP POST requests to internal Stirling API endpoints via loopback. Used by
+ * PipelineProcessor and AiWorkflowService to execute tool operations programmatically without
+ * leaving the JVM network stack.
+ */
+@Service
+@Slf4j
+public class InternalApiClient {
+
+    // Allowlist for internal dispatch. Matches fixed namespace prefixes,
+    // but rejects traversal (..), URL-encoding (%), query/fragment, backslashes, and any other
+    // character that could alter the resolved endpoint on the local Spring server.
+    //
+    // The second alternation carves out `/api/v1/ai/tools/*` specifically — AI tools are
+    // dispatchable, but the broader `/api/v1/ai/` surface (orchestrate, health, etc.) is
+    // intentionally NOT permitted to avoid plan steps re-entering the orchestrator.
+    private static final Pattern ALLOWED_ENDPOINT_PATH =
+            Pattern.compile(
+                    "^/api/v1/(general|misc|security|convert|filter)(/[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)+$"
+                            + "|^/api/v1/ai/tools(/[A-Za-z0-9_-]+)+$");
+
+    private final ServletContext servletContext;
+    private final UserServiceInterface userService;
+    private final TempFileManager tempFileManager;
+    private final Environment environment;
+
+    public InternalApiClient(
+            ServletContext servletContext,
+            @Autowired(required = false) UserServiceInterface userService,
+            TempFileManager tempFileManager,
+            Environment environment) {
+        this.servletContext = servletContext;
+        this.userService = userService;
+        this.tempFileManager = tempFileManager;
+        this.environment = environment;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * POST to an internal API endpoint. The endpointPath must start with one of the allowed
+     * prefixes (e.g. {@code /api/v1/misc/compress-pdf}).
+     *
+     * @param endpointPath API path (e.g. {@code /api/v1/general/rotate-pdf})
+     * @param body multipart form body (fileInput + parameters)
+     * @return response with the result file as a {@link TempFileResource} body
+     */
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> post(String endpointPath, MultiValueMap<String, Object> body) {
+        validateUrl(endpointPath);
+        String url = getBaseUrl() + endpointPath;
+
+        RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
+        HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        String apiKey = getApiKeyForUser();
+        if (apiKey != null && !apiKey.isEmpty()) {
+            headers.add("X-API-KEY", apiKey);
+        }
+
+        HttpEntity<MultiValueMap<String, Object>> entity = new HttpEntity<>(body, headers);
+        RequestCallback requestCallback = restTemplate.httpEntityCallback(entity, Resource.class);
+
+        return restTemplate.execute(
+                url,
+                HttpMethod.POST,
+                requestCallback,
+                response -> {
+                    try {
+                        TempFile tempFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("internal-api");
+                        Files.copy(
+                                response.getBody(),
+                                tempFile.getPath(),
+                                java.nio.file.StandardCopyOption.REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                        String filename = extractFilename(response.getHeaders());
+                        TempFileResource resource = new TempFileResource(tempFile, filename);
+                        return ResponseEntity.status(response.getStatusCode())
+                                .headers(response.getHeaders())
+                                .body(resource);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        throw new UncheckedIOException(e);
+                    }
+                });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the filename from a response's {@code Content-Disposition} header. Returns {@code
+     * null} if the header is missing or has no filename.
+     */
+    private static String extractFilename(HttpHeaders headers) {
+        String contentDisposition = headers.getFirst(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION);
+        if (contentDisposition == null || contentDisposition.isBlank()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        for (String part : contentDisposition.split(";")) {
+            String trimmed = part.trim();
+            if (trimmed.startsWith("filename")) {
+                String[] kv = trimmed.split("=", 2);
+                if (kv.length != 2) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                String value = kv[1].trim().replace("\"", "");
+                return URLDecoder.decode(value, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private String getBaseUrl() {
+        // Resolve the port lazily so desktop mode (server.port=0, OS-assigned) dispatches to the
+        // actual bound port. Spring publishes local.server.port once the web server is up; fall
+        // back to the configured server.port for early calls (tests, non-web contexts).
+        String port = environment.getProperty("local.server.port");
+        if (port == null) {
+            port = environment.getProperty("server.port", "8080");
+        }
+        return "http://localhost:" + port + servletContext.getContextPath();
+    }
+
+    private String getApiKeyForUser() {
+        if (userService == null) return "";
+        String username = userService.getCurrentUsername();
+        if (username != null && !username.equals("anonymousUser")) {
+            return userService.getApiKeyForUser(username);
+        }
+        return userService.getApiKeyForUser(Role.INTERNAL_API_USER.getRoleId());
+    }
+
+    private void validateUrl(String endpointPath) {
+        if (endpointPath == null || !ALLOWED_ENDPOINT_PATH.matcher(endpointPath).matches()) {
+            log.warn("Blocked internal API request to disallowed path: {}", endpointPath);
+            throw new SecurityException(
+                    "Internal API dispatch not permitted for endpoint: " + endpointPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * A {@link FileSystemResource} that holds a reference to its backing {@link TempFile}.
+     *
+     * <p>If a display filename is supplied (typically parsed from the upstream response's {@code
+     * Content-Disposition} header), it is returned from {@link #getFilename()} instead of the
+     * underlying temp file's path-based name.
+     */
+    public static class TempFileResource extends FileSystemResource {
+        private final TempFile tempFile;
+        private final String displayFilename;
+
+        public TempFileResource(TempFile tempFile) {
+            this(tempFile, null);
+        }
+
+        public TempFileResource(TempFile tempFile, String displayFilename) {
+            super(tempFile.getFile());
+            this.tempFile = tempFile;
+            this.displayFilename = displayFilename;
+        }
+
+        public TempFile getTempFile() {
+            return tempFile;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String getFilename() {
+            return displayFilename != null ? displayFilename : super.getFilename();
+        }
+    }
+}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/JobExecutorService.java

@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
+import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.StreamingResponseBody;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
@@ -305,33 +307,28 @@ public class JobExecutorService {
                 Object body = response.getBody();
 
                 if (body instanceof byte[]) {
-                    // Extract filename from content-disposition header if available
-                    String filename = "result.pdf";
-                    String contentType = MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE;
+                    String filename = extractResponseFilename(response);
+                    String contentType = extractResponseContentType(response);
 
-                    if (response.getHeaders().getContentDisposition() != null) {
-                        String disposition =
-                                response.getHeaders().getContentDisposition().toString();
-                        if (disposition.contains("filename=")) {
-                            filename =
-                                    disposition.substring(
-                                            disposition.indexOf("filename=") + 9,
-                                            disposition.lastIndexOf('"'));
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    MediaType mediaType = response.getHeaders().getContentType();
-
-                    if (mediaType != null) {
-                        contentType = mediaType.toString();
-                    }
-
-                    // Store byte array directly to disk
                     String fileId = fileStorage.storeBytes((byte[]) body, filename);
                     taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, fileId, filename, contentType);
                     log.debug("Stored ResponseEntity<byte[]> result with fileId: {}", fileId);
+                } else if (body instanceof StreamingResponseBody streamingBody) {
+                    String filename = extractResponseFilename(response);
+                    String contentType = extractResponseContentType(response);
 
-                    // Let the GC handle the memory naturally
+                    String fileId = fileStorage.storeFromStreamingBody(streamingBody, filename);
+                    taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, fileId, filename, contentType);
+                    log.debug(
+                            "Stored ResponseEntity<StreamingResponseBody> result with fileId: {}",
+                            fileId);
+                } else if (body instanceof Resource resource) {
+                    String filename = extractResponseFilename(response);
+                    String contentType = extractResponseContentType(response);
+
+                    String fileId = fileStorage.storeFromResource(resource, filename);
+                    taskManager.setFileResult(jobId, fileId, filename, contentType);
+                    log.debug("Stored ResponseEntity<Resource> result with fileId: {}", fileId);
                 } else {
                     // Check if the response body contains a fileId
                     if (body != null && body.toString().contains("fileId")) {
@@ -481,6 +478,21 @@ public class JobExecutorService {
         }
     }
 
+    private static String extractResponseFilename(ResponseEntity<?> response) {
+        if (response.getHeaders().getContentDisposition() != null) {
+            String filename = response.getHeaders().getContentDisposition().getFilename();
+            if (filename != null && !filename.isEmpty()) {
+                return filename;
+            }
+        }
+        return "result.pdf";
+    }
+
+    private static String extractResponseContentType(ResponseEntity<?> response) {
+        MediaType mediaType = response.getHeaders().getContentType();
+        return mediaType != null ? mediaType.toString() : MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parse session timeout string (e.g., "30m", "1h") to milliseconds
      *

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/JobQueue.java

@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ public class JobQueue implements SmartLifecycle {
      * @throws Exception If there is an execution error
      */
     private <T> T executeWithTimeout(Supplier<T> supplier, long timeoutMs) throws Exception {
-        CompletableFuture<T> future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(supplier);
+        CompletableFuture<T> future = CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(supplier, jobExecutor);
 
         try {
             if (timeoutMs <= 0) {

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/PdfAnnotationService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.cos.COSName;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColor;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDDeviceRGB;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationText;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.api.comments.AnnotationLocation;
+import stirling.software.common.model.api.comments.StickyNoteSpec;
+
+/**
+ * Shared primitive for adding sticky-note (PDF Text) annotations to a document.
+ *
+ * <p>Used by:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *   <li>{@code /api/v1/misc/add-comments} — a deterministic, reusable tool.
+ *   <li>AI-agent flows that generate comment specs (e.g. PDF review agent, math auditor review
+ *       mode) and hand them off to this service for deterministic placement.
+ * </ul>
+ */
+@Slf4j
+@Service
+public class PdfAnnotationService {
+
+    /** Yellow sticky-note fill colour (R, G, B in 0..1 range). */
+    private static final float[] STICKY_NOTE_COLOR_RGB = {1f, 0.95f, 0.4f};
+
+    /** Opacity for the sticky-note icon. */
+    private static final float ANNOTATION_OPACITY = 0.9f;
+
+    /** PDF Text-annotation icon name — {@code "Comment"} is one of the standard icons. */
+    private static final String ANNOTATION_ICON_NAME = "Comment";
+
+    /** Default subject shown in the annotation popup when a spec does not supply one. */
+    private static final String DEFAULT_SUBJECT = "Stirling AI Comment";
+
+    /** Default author label shown in the annotation popup when a spec does not supply one. */
+    private static final String DEFAULT_AUTHOR = "Stirling AI";
+
+    /**
+     * Cap on sticky-note text length. PDF annotation bodies can technically be much longer, but
+     * anything beyond this is almost certainly pathological (accidental document-dump or malicious
+     * payload) and would bloat the output file.
+     */
+    private static final int MAX_COMMENT_TEXT_LENGTH = 100_000;
+
+    /**
+     * Add a list of sticky notes to {@code doc}. Specs that reference an out-of-range page or
+     * contain blank text are logged and skipped; this method never throws for a single bad spec.
+     *
+     * @return the number of annotations actually applied
+     */
+    public int addStickyNotes(PDDocument doc, List<StickyNoteSpec> specs) {
+        if (specs == null || specs.isEmpty()) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        int totalPages = doc.getNumberOfPages();
+        Calendar now = Calendar.getInstance();
+        int applied = 0;
+        for (int i = 0; i < specs.size(); i++) {
+            StickyNoteSpec spec = specs.get(i);
+            if (!isValid(spec, totalPages, i)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            apply(doc, spec, now);
+            applied++;
+        }
+        if (applied < specs.size()) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Applied {}/{} sticky notes; {} skipped due to invalid specs.",
+                    applied,
+                    specs.size(),
+                    specs.size() - applied);
+        }
+        return applied;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Add a single sticky note. Convenience wrapper; prefer {@link #addStickyNotes(PDDocument,
+     * List)} when placing multiple annotations so log output is batched.
+     */
+    public void addStickyNote(PDDocument doc, StickyNoteSpec spec) {
+        addStickyNotes(doc, List.of(spec));
+    }
+
+    private boolean isValid(StickyNoteSpec spec, int totalPages, int index) {
+        if (spec == null || spec.location() == null) {
+            log.warn("Skipping sticky-note[{}]: spec or location is null.", index);
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (spec.text() == null || spec.text().isBlank()) {
+            log.warn("Skipping sticky-note[{}]: text is blank.", index);
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (spec.text().length() > MAX_COMMENT_TEXT_LENGTH) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Skipping sticky-note[{}]: text length {} exceeds limit {}.",
+                    index,
+                    spec.text().length(),
+                    MAX_COMMENT_TEXT_LENGTH);
+            return false;
+        }
+        AnnotationLocation loc = spec.location();
+        if (loc.width() <= 0f || loc.height() <= 0f) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Skipping sticky-note[{}]: non-positive dimensions width={} height={}.",
+                    index,
+                    loc.width(),
+                    loc.height());
+            return false;
+        }
+        int page = loc.pageIndex();
+        if (page < 0 || page >= totalPages) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Skipping sticky-note[{}]: pageIndex={} out of range [0, {}).",
+                    index,
+                    page,
+                    totalPages);
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private void apply(PDDocument doc, StickyNoteSpec spec, Calendar now) {
+        AnnotationLocation loc = spec.location();
+
+        PDAnnotationText annot = new PDAnnotationText();
+        annot.setContents(spec.text());
+        annot.setRectangle(new PDRectangle(loc.x(), loc.y(), loc.width(), loc.height()));
+        annot.setSubject(nonBlankOr(spec.subject(), DEFAULT_SUBJECT));
+        annot.setTitlePopup(nonBlankOr(spec.author(), DEFAULT_AUTHOR));
+        annot.setColor(new PDColor(STICKY_NOTE_COLOR_RGB, PDDeviceRGB.INSTANCE));
+        annot.setCreationDate(now);
+        annot.setConstantOpacity(ANNOTATION_OPACITY);
+        annot.getCOSObject().setName(COSName.NAME, ANNOTATION_ICON_NAME);
+
+        try {
+            doc.getPage(loc.pageIndex()).getAnnotations().add(annot);
+        } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "Failed to attach sticky note to page {}: {}", loc.pageIndex(), e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static String nonBlankOr(String value, String fallback) {
+        return value != null && !value.isBlank() ? value : fallback;
+    }
+}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/PostHogService.java

@@ -7,11 +7,8 @@ import java.lang.management.MemoryMXBean;
 import java.lang.management.OperatingSystemMXBean;
 import java.lang.management.RuntimeMXBean;
 import java.lang.management.ThreadMXBean;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -94,21 +91,12 @@ public class PostHogService {
             metrics.put("os_name", System.getProperty("os.name"));
             metrics.put("os_version", System.getProperty("os.version"));
             metrics.put("java_version", System.getProperty("java.version"));
-            metrics.put("user_name", System.getProperty("user.name"));
-            metrics.put("user_home", System.getProperty("user.home"));
-            metrics.put("user_dir", System.getProperty("user.dir"));
 
             // CPU and Memory
             metrics.put("cpu_cores", Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors());
             metrics.put("total_memory", Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory());
             metrics.put("free_memory", Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory());
 
-            // Network and Server Identity
-            InetAddress localHost = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
-            metrics.put("ip_address", localHost.getHostAddress());
-            metrics.put("hostname", localHost.getHostName());
-            metrics.put("mac_address", getMacAddress());
-
             // JVM info
             metrics.put("jvm_vendor", System.getProperty("java.vendor"));
             metrics.put("jvm_version", System.getProperty("java.vm.version"));
@@ -153,9 +141,6 @@ public class PostHogService {
                 metrics.put("gc_" + gcBean.getName() + "_time", gcBean.getCollectionTime());
             }
 
-            // Network interfaces
-            metrics.put("network_interfaces", getNetworkInterfacesInfo());
-
             // Docker detection and stats
             boolean isDocker = isRunningInDocker();
             if (isDocker) {
@@ -353,30 +338,6 @@ public class PostHogService {
                             .getProFeatures()
                             .getCustomMetadata()
                             .isAutoUpdateMetadata());
-            addIfNotEmpty(
-                    properties,
-                    "enterpriseEdition_customMetadata_author",
-                    applicationProperties
-                            .getPremium()
-                            .getProFeatures()
-                            .getCustomMetadata()
-                            .getAuthor());
-            addIfNotEmpty(
-                    properties,
-                    "enterpriseEdition_customMetadata_creator",
-                    applicationProperties
-                            .getPremium()
-                            .getProFeatures()
-                            .getCustomMetadata()
-                            .getCreator());
-            addIfNotEmpty(
-                    properties,
-                    "enterpriseEdition_customMetadata_producer",
-                    applicationProperties
-                            .getPremium()
-                            .getProFeatures()
-                            .getCustomMetadata()
-                            .getProducer());
         }
         // Capture AutoPipeline properties
         addIfNotEmpty(
@@ -386,39 +347,4 @@ public class PostHogService {
 
         return properties;
     }
-
-    private String getMacAddress() {
-        try {
-            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> networkInterfaces =
-                    NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
-            while (networkInterfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
-                NetworkInterface ni = networkInterfaces.nextElement();
-                byte[] hardwareAddress = ni.getHardwareAddress();
-                if (hardwareAddress != null) {
-                    String[] hexadecimal = new String[hardwareAddress.length];
-                    for (int i = 0; i < hardwareAddress.length; i++) {
-                        hexadecimal[i] = String.format("%02X", hardwareAddress[i]);
-                    }
-                    return String.join("-", hexadecimal);
-                }
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // Handle exception
-        }
-        return "Unknown";
-    }
-
-    private Map<String, String> getNetworkInterfacesInfo() {
-        Map<String, String> interfacesInfo = new HashMap<>();
-        try {
-            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> nets = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
-            while (nets.hasMoreElements()) {
-                NetworkInterface netint = nets.nextElement();
-                interfacesInfo.put(netint.getName(), netint.getDisplayName());
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            interfacesInfo.put("error", e.getMessage());
-        }
-        return interfacesInfo;
-    }
 }

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/service/ToolMetadataService.java

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+/** Provides metadata about tool endpoints for internal dispatch. */
+public interface ToolMetadataService {
+
+    /** Returns true if the given operation path accepts multiple input files. */
+    boolean isMultiInput(String operationPath);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true when the endpoint's ZIP response is a transport for multiple typed results and
+     * should be unpacked: multi-output endpoints (Type:SIMO / Type:MIMO) and wrapper declarations
+     * such as {@code Output:ZIP-PDF} or {@code Output:IMAGE/ZIP}.
+     *
+     * <p>Returns false for a bare {@code Output:ZIP} (e.g. {@code get-attachments}), where the
+     * archive itself is the deliverable and should be kept packed.
+     */
+    boolean shouldUnpackZipResponse(String operationPath);
+}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/FileToPdf.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package stirling.software.common.util;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.UncheckedIOException;
@@ -66,16 +65,7 @@ public class FileToPdf {
                         ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.WEASYPRINT)
                                 .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command);
 
-                byte[] pdfBytes = Files.readAllBytes(tempOutputFile.getPath());
-                try {
-                    return pdfBytes;
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    pdfBytes = Files.readAllBytes(tempOutputFile.getPath());
-                    if (pdfBytes.length < 1) {
-                        throw e;
-                    }
-                    return pdfBytes;
-                }
+                return Files.readAllBytes(tempOutputFile.getPath());
             } // tempInputFile auto-closed
         } // tempOutputFile auto-closed
     }
@@ -92,8 +82,7 @@ public class FileToPdf {
             throws IOException {
         try (TempDirectory tempUnzippedDir = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
             try (ZipInputStream zipIn =
-                    ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(
-                            new ByteArrayInputStream(Files.readAllBytes(zipFilePath)))) {
+                    ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(Files.newInputStream(zipFilePath))) {
                 ZipEntry entry = zipIn.getNextEntry();
                 while (entry != null) {
                     Path filePath =

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/FormUtils.java

@@ -629,11 +629,13 @@ public class FormUtils {
             }
             log.debug("Skipping form fill because document has no AcroForm");
             if (flatten) {
-                flattenEntireDocument(document, null);
+                flattenEntireDocument(document, null, false, false);
             }
             return;
         }
 
+        boolean valuesProvided = values != null && !values.isEmpty();
+        boolean valuesApplied = false;
         if (values != null && !values.isEmpty()) {
             acroForm.setCacheFields(true);
 
@@ -667,18 +669,26 @@ public class FormUtils {
                 Object rawValue = entry.getValue();
                 String value = rawValue == null ? null : Objects.toString(rawValue, null);
                 applyValueToField(field, value, strict);
+                valuesApplied = true;
             }
 
-            ensureAppearances(acroForm);
+            if (valuesApplied) {
+                ensureAppearances(acroForm);
+            }
         }
 
         repairWidgetGeometry(document, acroForm);
 
         if (flatten) {
-            flattenEntireDocument(document, acroForm);
+            flattenEntireDocument(document, acroForm, valuesApplied, valuesProvided);
         }
     }
 
+    // Cap the fallback rendering DPI. This path only runs when acroForm.flatten()
+    // throws, and the goal is a readable flattened document — not print quality —
+    // so clamping avoids runaway memory/CPU on pathological inputs.
+    private static final int FLATTEN_FALLBACK_MAX_DPI = 200;
+
     private void flattenViaRendering(PDDocument document, PDAcroForm acroForm) throws IOException {
         if (document == null) {
             return;
@@ -704,28 +714,35 @@ public class FormUtils {
                 properties != null && properties.getSystem() != null
                         ? properties.getSystem().getMaxDPI()
                         : 300;
+        int effectiveDpi = Math.min(requestedDpi, FLATTEN_FALLBACK_MAX_DPI);
 
-        rebuildDocumentFromImages(document, renderer, requestedDpi);
+        rebuildDocumentFromImages(document, renderer, effectiveDpi);
     }
 
-    // note: this implementation suffers from:
-    // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/PDFBOX-5962
-    private void flattenEntireDocument(PDDocument document, PDAcroForm acroForm)
+    // Use PDFBox's built-in field flattening which bakes form field values
+    // into the page content stream as static text/graphics, removing the
+    // interactive form structure but preserving all other document content
+    // (images, text, annotations, etc.) at full quality.
+    //
+    // Forcing appearance regeneration via setNeedAppearances(true) drives
+    // PDFBox into refreshAppearances inside flatten(), where it can hang on
+    // certain documents (PDFBOX-5962). We therefore only regenerate when we
+    // actually wrote new values, or when the request included values and the
+    // document has widgets without appearance streams.
+    private void flattenEntireDocument(
+            PDDocument document, PDAcroForm acroForm, boolean valuesWritten, boolean valuesProvided)
             throws IOException {
-        if (document == null) {
+        if (document == null || acroForm == null) {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (acroForm == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // Use PDFBox's built-in field flattening which bakes form field values
-        // into the page content stream as static text/graphics, removing the
-        // interactive form structure but preserving all other document content
-        // (images, text, annotations, etc.) at full quality.
-        try {
+        if (valuesWritten || (valuesProvided && hasWidgetWithoutAppearance(acroForm))) {
             ensureAppearances(acroForm);
+        } else {
+            acroForm.setNeedAppearances(false);
+        }
+
+        try {
             acroForm.flatten();
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.warn(
@@ -736,6 +753,28 @@ public class FormUtils {
         }
     }
 
+    private boolean hasWidgetWithoutAppearance(PDAcroForm acroForm) {
+        for (PDField field : acroForm.getFieldTree()) {
+            if (!(field instanceof PDTerminalField terminalField)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            List<PDAnnotationWidget> widgets = terminalField.getWidgets();
+            if (widgets == null) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            for (PDAnnotationWidget widget : widgets) {
+                if (widget == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                PDAppearanceDictionary appearance = widget.getAppearance();
+                if (appearance == null || appearance.getNormalAppearance() == null) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private void rebuildDocumentFromImages(PDDocument document, PDFRenderer renderer, int dpi)
             throws IOException {
         int pageCount = document.getNumberOfPages();

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/GeneralUtils.java

@@ -1183,4 +1183,25 @@ public class GeneralUtils {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public String getLocalNetworkIp() {
+        try {
+            Enumeration<NetworkInterface> interfaces = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces();
+            if (interfaces == null) return null;
+            while (interfaces.hasMoreElements()) {
+                NetworkInterface iface = interfaces.nextElement();
+                if (!iface.isUp() || iface.isLoopback() || iface.isVirtual()) continue;
+                Enumeration<InetAddress> addresses = iface.getInetAddresses();
+                while (addresses.hasMoreElements()) {
+                    InetAddress addr = addresses.nextElement();
+                    if (addr instanceof Inet4Address && addr.isSiteLocalAddress()) {
+                        return addr.getHostAddress();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.warn("Failed to detect local network IP", e);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
 }

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PDFToFile.java

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package stirling.software.common.util;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public class PDFToFile {
         this.runtimePathConfig = runtimePathConfig;
     }
 
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> processPdfToMarkdown(MultipartFile inputFile)
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> processPdfToMarkdown(MultipartFile inputFile)
             throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         if (!MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE.equals(inputFile.getContentType())) {
             return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
@@ -85,78 +86,77 @@ public class PDFToFile {
             pdfBaseName = originalPdfFileName.substring(0, originalPdfFileName.lastIndexOf('.'));
         }
 
-        byte[] fileBytes;
-        String fileName;
+        String fileName = pdfBaseName + "ToMarkdown.zip";
+        TempFile finalOut = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(".zip");
+        try {
+            try (TempFile tempInputFile = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
+                    TempDirectory tempOutputDir = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
+                inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile.getFile());
 
-        try (TempFile tempInputFile = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
-                TempDirectory tempOutputDir = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
-            inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile.getFile());
+                List<String> command =
+                        new ArrayList<>(
+                                Arrays.asList(
+                                        "pdftohtml",
+                                        "-s",
+                                        "-noframes",
+                                        "-c",
+                                        tempInputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
+                                        pdfBaseName));
 
-            List<String> command =
-                    new ArrayList<>(
-                            Arrays.asList(
-                                    "pdftohtml",
-                                    "-s",
-                                    "-noframes",
-                                    "-c",
-                                    tempInputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
-                                    pdfBaseName));
+                ProcessExecutorResult returnCode =
+                        ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.PDFTOHTML)
+                                .runCommandWithOutputHandling(
+                                        command, tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile());
+                // Process HTML files to Markdown
+                File[] outputFiles =
+                        Objects.requireNonNull(tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile().listFiles());
+                List<File> markdownFiles = new ArrayList<>();
+                List<File> imageFiles = new ArrayList<>();
 
-            ProcessExecutorResult returnCode =
-                    ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.PDFTOHTML)
-                            .runCommandWithOutputHandling(
-                                    command, tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile());
-            // Process HTML files to Markdown
-            File[] outputFiles =
-                    Objects.requireNonNull(tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile().listFiles());
-            List<File> markdownFiles = new ArrayList<>();
-            List<File> imageFiles = new ArrayList<>();
+                // Convert HTML files to Markdown and collect image files
+                for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
+                    if (outputFile.getName().endsWith(".html")) {
+                        String html = Files.readString(outputFile.toPath());
+                        String markdown = htmlToMarkdownConverter.convert(html);
 
-            // Convert HTML files to Markdown and collect image files
-            for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
-                if (outputFile.getName().endsWith(".html")) {
-                    String html = Files.readString(outputFile.toPath());
-                    String markdown = htmlToMarkdownConverter.convert(html);
+                        // Update image references to point to images/ folder
+                        markdown = updateImageReferences(markdown);
 
-                    // Update image references to point to images/ folder
-                    markdown = updateImageReferences(markdown);
+                        String mdFileName = outputFile.getName().replace(".html", ".md");
+                        File mdFile = new File(tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile(), mdFileName);
+                        Files.writeString(mdFile.toPath(), markdown);
+                        markdownFiles.add(mdFile);
+                    } else if (!outputFile.getName().endsWith(".md")) {
+                        // Collect non-HTML, non-MD files as images/assets
+                        imageFiles.add(outputFile);
+                    }
+                }
 
-                    String mdFileName = outputFile.getName().replace(".html", ".md");
-                    File mdFile = new File(tempOutputDir.getPath().toFile(), mdFileName);
-                    Files.writeString(mdFile.toPath(), markdown);
-                    markdownFiles.add(mdFile);
-                } else if (!outputFile.getName().endsWith(".md")) {
-                    // Collect non-HTML, non-MD files as images/assets
-                    imageFiles.add(outputFile);
+                try (OutputStream fos = Files.newOutputStream(finalOut.getPath());
+                        ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(fos)) {
+                    // Add markdown files to root of ZIP
+                    for (File mdFile : markdownFiles) {
+                        ZipEntry mdEntry = new ZipEntry(mdFile.getName());
+                        zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(mdEntry);
+                        Files.copy(mdFile.toPath(), zipOutputStream);
+                        zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+                    }
+
+                    // Add images and other assets to images/ folder
+                    for (File imageFile : imageFiles) {
+                        ZipEntry assetEntry = new ZipEntry("images/" + imageFile.getName());
+                        zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(assetEntry);
+                        Files.copy(imageFile.toPath(), zipOutputStream);
+                        zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+                    }
                 }
             }
-
-            // Always create a ZIP file
-            fileName = pdfBaseName + "ToMarkdown.zip";
-            ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-
-            try (ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(byteArrayOutputStream)) {
-                // Add markdown files to root of ZIP
-                for (File mdFile : markdownFiles) {
-                    ZipEntry mdEntry = new ZipEntry(mdFile.getName());
-                    zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(mdEntry);
-                    Files.copy(mdFile.toPath(), zipOutputStream);
-                    zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
-                }
-
-                // Add images and other assets to images/ folder
-                for (File imageFile : imageFiles) {
-                    ZipEntry assetEntry = new ZipEntry("images/" + imageFile.getName());
-                    zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(assetEntry);
-                    Files.copy(imageFile.toPath(), zipOutputStream);
-                    zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
-                }
-            }
-
-            fileBytes = byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            finalOut.close();
+            throw e;
         }
-        return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                fileBytes, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
+        return WebResponseUtils.fileToWebResponse(
+                finalOut, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class PDFToFile {
         return PATTERN.matcher(markdown).replaceAll("$1(images/$2)");
     }
 
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> processPdfToHtml(MultipartFile inputFile)
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> processPdfToHtml(MultipartFile inputFile)
             throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         if (!MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE.equals(inputFile.getContentType())) {
             return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
@@ -182,56 +182,57 @@ public class PDFToFile {
             pdfBaseName = originalPdfFileName.substring(0, originalPdfFileName.lastIndexOf('.'));
         }
 
-        byte[] fileBytes;
-        String fileName;
+        String fileName = pdfBaseName + "ToHtml.zip";
+        TempFile finalOut = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(".zip");
+        try {
+            try (TempFile inputFileTemp = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
+                    TempDirectory outputDirTemp = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
 
-        try (TempFile inputFileTemp = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
-                TempDirectory outputDirTemp = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
+                Path tempInputFile = inputFileTemp.getPath();
+                Path tempOutputDir = outputDirTemp.getPath();
 
-            Path tempInputFile = inputFileTemp.getPath();
-            Path tempOutputDir = outputDirTemp.getPath();
+                // Save the uploaded file to a temporary location
+                inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile);
 
-            // Save the uploaded file to a temporary location
-            inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile);
+                // Run the pdftohtml command with complex output
+                List<String> command =
+                        new ArrayList<>(
+                                Arrays.asList(
+                                        "pdftohtml", "-c", tempInputFile.toString(), pdfBaseName));
 
-            // Run the pdftohtml command with complex output
-            List<String> command =
-                    new ArrayList<>(
-                            Arrays.asList(
-                                    "pdftohtml", "-c", tempInputFile.toString(), pdfBaseName));
+                ProcessExecutorResult returnCode =
+                        ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.PDFTOHTML)
+                                .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command, tempOutputDir.toFile());
 
-            ProcessExecutorResult returnCode =
-                    ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.PDFTOHTML)
-                            .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command, tempOutputDir.toFile());
+                // Get output files
+                File[] outputFiles = Objects.requireNonNull(tempOutputDir.toFile().listFiles());
 
-            // Get output files
-            File[] outputFiles = Objects.requireNonNull(tempOutputDir.toFile().listFiles());
-
-            // Return output files in a ZIP archive
-            fileName = pdfBaseName + "ToHtml.zip";
-            ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-            try (ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(byteArrayOutputStream)) {
-                for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
-                    ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(outputFile.getName());
-                    zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(entry);
-                    try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(outputFile)) {
-                        IOUtils.copy(fis, zipOutputStream);
-                    } catch (IOException e) {
-                        log.error("Exception writing zip entry", e);
+                try (OutputStream fos = Files.newOutputStream(finalOut.getPath());
+                        ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(fos)) {
+                    for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
+                        ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(outputFile.getName());
+                        zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(entry);
+                        try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(outputFile)) {
+                            IOUtils.copy(fis, zipOutputStream);
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                            log.error("Exception writing zip entry", e);
+                        }
+                        zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
                     }
-                    zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    log.error("Exception writing zip", e);
                 }
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                log.error("Exception writing zip", e);
             }
-            fileBytes = byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            finalOut.close();
+            throw e;
         }
 
-        return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                fileBytes, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
+        return WebResponseUtils.fileToWebResponse(
+                finalOut, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
     }
 
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> processPdfToOfficeFormat(
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> processPdfToOfficeFormat(
             MultipartFile inputFile, String outputFormat, String libreOfficeFilter)
             throws IOException, InterruptedException {
 
@@ -257,109 +258,115 @@ public class PDFToFile {
             return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
         }
 
-        byte[] fileBytes;
         String fileName;
-
+        TempFile finalOut =
+                tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("." + resolvePrimaryExtension(outputFormat));
         Path libreOfficeProfile = null;
-        try (TempFile inputFileTemp = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
-                TempDirectory outputDirTemp = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
+        try {
+            try (TempFile inputFileTemp = new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf");
+                    TempDirectory outputDirTemp = new TempDirectory(tempFileManager)) {
 
-            Path tempInputFile = inputFileTemp.getPath();
-            Path tempOutputDir = outputDirTemp.getPath();
-            Path unoOutputFile =
-                    tempOutputDir.resolve(
-                            pdfBaseName + "." + resolvePrimaryExtension(outputFormat));
+                Path tempInputFile = inputFileTemp.getPath();
+                Path tempOutputDir = outputDirTemp.getPath();
+                Path unoOutputFile =
+                        tempOutputDir.resolve(
+                                pdfBaseName + "." + resolvePrimaryExtension(outputFormat));
 
-            // Save the uploaded file to a temporary location
-            inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile);
+                // Save the uploaded file to a temporary location
+                inputFile.transferTo(tempInputFile);
 
-            // Run the LibreOffice command
-            ProcessExecutorResult returnCode = null;
-            IOException unoconvertException = null;
+                // Run the LibreOffice command
+                ProcessExecutorResult returnCode = null;
+                IOException unoconvertException = null;
 
-            if (isUnoConvertEnabled()) {
-                try {
-                    List<String> unoCommand =
-                            buildUnoConvertCommand(
-                                    tempInputFile, unoOutputFile, outputFormat, libreOfficeFilter);
-                    returnCode =
-                            ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.LIBRE_OFFICE)
-                                    .runCommandWithOutputHandling(unoCommand);
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    unoconvertException = e;
-                    log.warn(
-                            "Unoconvert command failed ({}). Falling back to soffice command.",
-                            e.getMessage());
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (returnCode == null) {
-                // Run the LibreOffice command as a fallback
-                libreOfficeProfile = Files.createTempDirectory("libreoffice_profile_");
-                List<String> command = new ArrayList<>();
-                command.add(runtimePathConfig.getSOfficePath());
-                command.add("-env:UserInstallation=" + libreOfficeProfile.toUri().toString());
-                command.add("--headless");
-                command.add("--nologo");
-                command.add("--infilter=" + libreOfficeFilter);
-                command.add("--convert-to");
-                command.add(outputFormat);
-                command.add("--outdir");
-                command.add(tempOutputDir.toString());
-                command.add(tempInputFile.toString());
-
-                try {
-                    returnCode =
-                            ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.LIBRE_OFFICE)
-                                    .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command);
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    if (unoconvertException != null) {
-                        e.addSuppressed(unoconvertException);
+                if (isUnoConvertEnabled()) {
+                    try {
+                        List<String> unoCommand =
+                                buildUnoConvertCommand(
+                                        tempInputFile,
+                                        unoOutputFile,
+                                        outputFormat,
+                                        libreOfficeFilter);
+                        returnCode =
+                                ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.LIBRE_OFFICE)
+                                        .runCommandWithOutputHandling(unoCommand);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        unoconvertException = e;
+                        log.warn(
+                                "Unoconvert command failed ({}). Falling back to soffice command.",
+                                e.getMessage());
                     }
-                    throw e;
                 }
-            }
 
-            // Get output files
-            List<File> outputFiles = Arrays.asList(tempOutputDir.toFile().listFiles());
+                if (returnCode == null) {
+                    // Run the LibreOffice command as a fallback
+                    libreOfficeProfile = Files.createTempDirectory("libreoffice_profile_");
+                    List<String> command = new ArrayList<>();
+                    command.add(runtimePathConfig.getSOfficePath());
+                    command.add("-env:UserInstallation=" + libreOfficeProfile.toUri().toString());
+                    command.add("--headless");
+                    command.add("--nologo");
+                    command.add("--infilter=" + libreOfficeFilter);
+                    command.add("--convert-to");
+                    command.add(outputFormat);
+                    command.add("--outdir");
+                    command.add(tempOutputDir.toString());
+                    command.add(tempInputFile.toString());
 
-            if (outputFiles.size() == 1) {
-                // Return single output file
-                File outputFile = outputFiles.get(0);
-                if ("txt:Text".equals(outputFormat)) {
-                    outputFormat = "txt";
-                }
-                fileName = pdfBaseName + "." + outputFormat;
-                fileBytes = FileUtils.readFileToByteArray(outputFile);
-            } else {
-                // Return output files in a ZIP archive
-                fileName = pdfBaseName + "To" + outputFormat + ".zip";
-                ByteArrayOutputStream byteArrayOutputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-                try (ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(byteArrayOutputStream)) {
-                    for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
-                        ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(outputFile.getName());
-                        zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(entry);
-                        try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(outputFile)) {
-                            IOUtils.copy(fis, zipOutputStream);
-                        } catch (IOException e) {
-                            log.error("Exception writing zip entry", e);
+                    try {
+                        returnCode =
+                                ProcessExecutor.getInstance(ProcessExecutor.Processes.LIBRE_OFFICE)
+                                        .runCommandWithOutputHandling(command);
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        if (unoconvertException != null) {
+                            e.addSuppressed(unoconvertException);
                         }
-
-                        zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+                        throw e;
                     }
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    log.error("Exception writing zip", e);
                 }
 
-                fileBytes = byteArrayOutputStream.toByteArray();
+                // Get output files
+                List<File> outputFiles = Arrays.asList(tempOutputDir.toFile().listFiles());
+
+                if (outputFiles.size() == 1) {
+                    // Return single output file
+                    File outputFile = outputFiles.get(0);
+                    if ("txt:Text".equals(outputFormat)) {
+                        outputFormat = "txt";
+                    }
+                    fileName = pdfBaseName + "." + outputFormat;
+                    FileUtils.copyFile(outputFile, finalOut.getFile());
+                } else {
+                    // Return output files in a ZIP archive
+                    fileName = pdfBaseName + "To" + outputFormat + ".zip";
+                    try (OutputStream fos = Files.newOutputStream(finalOut.getPath());
+                            ZipOutputStream zipOutputStream = new ZipOutputStream(fos)) {
+                        for (File outputFile : outputFiles) {
+                            ZipEntry entry = new ZipEntry(outputFile.getName());
+                            zipOutputStream.putNextEntry(entry);
+                            try (FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(outputFile)) {
+                                IOUtils.copy(fis, zipOutputStream);
+                            } catch (IOException e) {
+                                log.error("Exception writing zip entry", e);
+                            }
+
+                            zipOutputStream.closeEntry();
+                        }
+                    } catch (IOException e) {
+                        log.error("Exception writing zip", e);
+                    }
+                }
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            finalOut.close();
+            throw e;
         } finally {
             if (libreOfficeProfile != null) {
                 FileUtils.deleteQuietly(libreOfficeProfile.toFile());
             }
         }
-        return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                fileBytes, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
+        return WebResponseUtils.fileToWebResponse(
+                finalOut, fileName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
     }
 
     private boolean isUnoConvertEnabled() {

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfTextLocator.java

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package stirling.software.common.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.text.PDFTextStripper;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.text.TextPosition;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+/**
+ * Locate text on a specific PDF page and return its bounding box in PDF user-space (bottom-left
+ * origin). Used by tools that receive "anchor by text" hints — e.g. {@code
+ * /api/v1/misc/add-comments} when callers supply an {@code anchorText} instead of explicit
+ * coordinates.
+ *
+ * <p>Matching is tolerant: case-insensitive with punctuation/whitespace stripped on both sides, so
+ * a caller-supplied needle of {@code "215000"} matches page text {@code "$215,000"}, and {@code
+ * "Total Revenue"} matches {@code "Total Revenue."}.
+ */
+@Slf4j
+@Component
+public class PdfTextLocator {
+
+    /** One found line of text with its user-space bounding box. */
+    public record MatchedBox(float x, float y, float width, float height) {}
+
+    /**
+     * Find the first line on {@code pageIndex} (0-indexed) whose text contains {@code needle} under
+     * the tolerant match. Returns empty when no match, when the page index is out of range, or when
+     * the needle is blank.
+     */
+    public Optional<MatchedBox> findOnPage(PDDocument doc, int pageIndex, String needle) {
+        if (doc == null
+                || needle == null
+                || needle.isBlank()
+                || pageIndex < 0
+                || pageIndex >= doc.getNumberOfPages()) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+        String normalizedNeedle = normalize(needle);
+        if (normalizedNeedle.isEmpty()) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        List<CapturedLine> lines = new ArrayList<>();
+        LineCapturingStripper stripper;
+        try {
+            stripper = new LineCapturingStripper(lines);
+            stripper.setStartPage(pageIndex + 1);
+            stripper.setEndPage(pageIndex + 1);
+            stripper.setSortByPosition(true);
+            // Side effect: populates `lines`. We don't need the concatenated text.
+            stripper.getText(doc);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "PdfTextLocator failed to extract text on page {}: {}",
+                    pageIndex,
+                    e.getMessage());
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+
+        PDRectangle mediaBox = doc.getPage(pageIndex).getMediaBox();
+        float pageHeight = mediaBox.getHeight();
+
+        for (CapturedLine line : lines) {
+            if (normalize(line.text).contains(normalizedNeedle)) {
+                // PDFBox's *DirAdj coords descend from the top of the page; convert to PDF
+                // user-space (origin = bottom-left) so the bbox can feed a PDRectangle directly.
+                float userSpaceY = pageHeight - line.yTopDown - line.height;
+                return Optional.of(new MatchedBox(line.x, userSpaceY, line.width, line.height));
+            }
+        }
+        return Optional.empty();
+    }
+
+    /** Strip everything non-alphanumeric and lowercase for tolerant matching. */
+    private static String normalize(String s) {
+        return s.replaceAll("[^A-Za-z0-9]", "").toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+    }
+
+    private static final class CapturedLine {
+        String text;
+        float x;
+        float yTopDown;
+        float width;
+        float height;
+    }
+
+    private static final class LineCapturingStripper extends PDFTextStripper {
+        private final List<CapturedLine> lines;
+
+        LineCapturingStripper(List<CapturedLine> sink) throws IOException {
+            super();
+            this.lines = sink;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void writeString(String text, List<TextPosition> textPositions)
+                throws IOException {
+            if (textPositions != null && !textPositions.isEmpty()) {
+                CapturedLine line = new CapturedLine();
+                line.text = text;
+
+                float minX = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+                float maxRight = 0f;
+                float minY = Float.MAX_VALUE;
+                float maxHeight = 0f;
+                for (TextPosition p : textPositions) {
+                    float x = p.getXDirAdj();
+                    float y = p.getYDirAdj();
+                    float w = p.getWidthDirAdj();
+                    float h = p.getHeightDir();
+                    if (h == 0f) {
+                        // Workaround: some fonts report 0 height via TextPosition; fall back to
+                        // the nominal font size so downstream bboxes are never zero-height.
+                        h = p.getFontSizeInPt();
+                    }
+                    if (x < minX) minX = x;
+                    if (x + w > maxRight) maxRight = x + w;
+                    if (y < minY) minY = y;
+                    if (h > maxHeight) maxHeight = h;
+                }
+                line.x = minX;
+                line.width = maxRight - minX;
+                line.yTopDown = minY;
+                line.height = maxHeight;
+                lines.add(line);
+            }
+            super.writeString(text, textPositions);
+        }
+    }
+}

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/ProcessExecutor.java

@@ -282,8 +282,9 @@ public class ProcessExecutor {
             boolean finished = process.waitFor(timeoutDuration, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
 
             if (!finished) {
-                // Terminate the process
-                process.destroy();
+                // Kill the entire process tree (descendants first, then the process itself)
+                process.descendants().forEach(ProcessHandle::destroyForcibly);
+                process.destroyForcibly();
                 // Interrupt the reader threads
                 errorReaderThread.interrupt();
                 outputReaderThread.interrupt();

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/RegexPatternUtils.java

@@ -538,9 +538,9 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
         getPattern("[^a-zA-Z0-9 ]"); // Input sanitization
         getPattern("[^a-zA-Z0-9]"); // Filename sanitization
         // API doc patterns
-        getPattern("Output:(\\w+)"); // precompiled single-escaped for runtime regex \w
-        getPattern("Input:(\\w+)");
-        getPattern("Type:(\\w+)");
+        getPattern("Output:\\s*(\\w+)");
+        getPattern("Input:\\s*(\\w+)");
+        getPattern("Type:\\s*(\\w+)");
         log.debug("Pre-compiled {} common regex patterns", patternCache.size());
     }
 
@@ -552,19 +552,19 @@ public final class RegexPatternUtils {
 
     /* Pattern for matching Output:<TYPE> in API descriptions */
     public Pattern getApiDocOutputTypePattern() {
-        return getPattern("Output:(\\w+)");
+        return getPattern("Output:\\s*(\\w+)");
     }
 
     /* Pattern for matching Input:<TYPE> in API descriptions */
     public Pattern getApiDocInputTypePattern() {
-        return getPattern("Input:(\\w+)");
+        return getPattern("Input:\\s*(\\w+)");
     }
 
     /**
      * Pattern for matching Type:<CODE> in API descriptions
      */
     public Pattern getApiDocTypePattern() {
-        return getPattern("Type:(\\w+)");
+        return getPattern("Type:\\s*(\\w+)");
     }
 
     /* Pattern for validating file extensions (2-4 alphanumeric, case-insensitive) */

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/RequestUriUtils.java

@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ public class RequestUriUtils {
                         "/api/v1/mobile-scanner/") // Mobile scanner endpoints (no auth)
                 || trimmedUri.startsWith("/v1/api-docs")
                 // Workflow participant endpoints — access controlled by share tokens, not login
-                || trimmedUri.startsWith("/api/v1/workflow/participant/");
+                || trimmedUri.startsWith("/api/v1/workflow/participant/")
+                // Share-link SPA bootstrap; data APIs remain protected
+                || trimmedUri.matches("^/share/[^/]+/?$");
     }
 
     private static String stripContextPath(String contextPath, String requestURI) {

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/WebResponseUtils.java

@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 package stirling.software.common.util;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.FilterInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
-import org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.StreamingResponseBody;
 
 import io.github.pixee.security.Filenames;
 
@@ -49,12 +52,7 @@ public class WebResponseUtils {
         HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
         headers.setContentType(mediaType);
         headers.setContentLength(bytes.length);
-        String encodedDocName =
-                RegexPatternUtils.getInstance()
-                        .getPlusSignPattern()
-                        .matcher(URLEncoder.encode(docName, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
-                        .replaceAll("%20");
-        headers.setContentDispositionFormData("attachment", encodedDocName);
+        headers.setContentDispositionFormData("attachment", encodeAttachmentName(docName));
         return new ResponseEntity<>(bytes, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
     }
 
@@ -74,57 +72,202 @@ public class WebResponseUtils {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Convert a File to a web response (PDF default).
+     * Save a {@link PDDocument} to a managed temp file and return it as a file-backed {@code
+     * ResponseEntity<Resource>}.
+     *
+     * <p>The returned {@link Resource} owns the supplied {@link TempFile} — the file is deleted
+     * when Spring closes the response {@link InputStream} after writing the body. This is a
+     * synchronous equivalent of the previous {@code StreamingResponseBody} pattern and avoids the
+     * async-dispatch hazards (response-committed races, filter incompatibility, silent write
+     * failures) that {@code StreamingResponseBody} introduced.
+     */
+    public static ResponseEntity<Resource> pdfDocToWebResponse(
+            PDDocument document, String docName, TempFileManager tempFileManager)
+            throws IOException {
+        TempFile tempFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(".pdf");
+        try {
+            document.save(tempFile.getFile());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            tempFile.close();
+            throw e;
+        }
+        return pdfFileToWebResponse(tempFile, docName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a {@link TempFile} holding a PDF into a web response.
+     *
+     * <p>The temp file is deleted when Spring closes the response body stream.
      *
      * @param outputTempFile The temporary file to be sent as a response.
      * @param docName The name of the document.
-     * @return A ResponseEntity containing the file as a resource.
+     * @return A ResponseEntity whose body streams the file, deleting it on close.
      */
-    public static ResponseEntity<StreamingResponseBody> pdfFileToWebResponse(
+    public static ResponseEntity<Resource> pdfFileToWebResponse(
             TempFile outputTempFile, String docName) throws IOException {
         return fileToWebResponse(outputTempFile, docName, MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Convert a File to a web response (ZIP default).
+     * Convert a {@link TempFile} holding a ZIP archive into a web response.
+     *
+     * <p>The temp file is deleted when Spring closes the response body stream.
      *
      * @param outputTempFile The temporary file to be sent as a response.
      * @param docName The name of the document.
-     * @return A ResponseEntity containing the file as a resource.
+     * @return A ResponseEntity whose body streams the file, deleting it on close.
      */
-    public static ResponseEntity<StreamingResponseBody> zipFileToWebResponse(
+    public static ResponseEntity<Resource> zipFileToWebResponse(
             TempFile outputTempFile, String docName) throws IOException {
         return fileToWebResponse(outputTempFile, docName, MediaType.APPLICATION_OCTET_STREAM);
     }
 
     /**
-     * Convert a File to a web response with explicit media type (e.g., ZIP).
+     * Convert a {@link TempFile} into a web response with an explicit media type.
+     *
+     * <p>The returned {@link ResponseEntity} carries a {@link ManagedTempFileResource} as its body.
+     * Spring's {@code ResourceHttpMessageConverter} calls {@link Resource#getInputStream()} once
+     * and closes the returned stream after writing — at which point the underlying {@link TempFile}
+     * is deleted. Everything runs synchronously on the request thread, so write failures propagate
+     * through normal Spring error handling and are logged, rather than silently truncating the
+     * response.
      *
      * @param outputTempFile The temporary file to be sent as a response.
      * @param docName The name of the document.
      * @param mediaType The content type to set on the response.
-     * @return A ResponseEntity containing the file as a resource.
+     * @return A ResponseEntity whose body streams the file, deleting it on close.
      */
-    public static ResponseEntity<StreamingResponseBody> fileToWebResponse(
+    public static ResponseEntity<Resource> fileToWebResponse(
             TempFile outputTempFile, String docName, MediaType mediaType) throws IOException {
 
-        Path path = outputTempFile.getFile().toPath().normalize();
-        long len = Files.size(path);
-        HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
-        headers.setContentType(mediaType);
-        headers.setContentLength(len);
-        headers.add(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION, "attachment; filename=\"" + docName + "\"");
+        try {
+            Path path = outputTempFile.getFile().toPath().normalize();
+            long len = Files.size(path);
+            HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+            headers.setContentType(mediaType);
+            headers.setContentLength(len);
+            headers.setContentDispositionFormData("attachment", encodeAttachmentName(docName));
 
-        StreamingResponseBody body =
-                os -> {
-                    try (os) {
-                        Files.copy(path, os);
-                        os.flush();
-                    } finally {
-                        outputTempFile.close();
-                    }
-                };
+            Resource body = new ManagedTempFileResource(outputTempFile);
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(body, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
+        } catch (IOException | RuntimeException e) {
+            try {
+                outputTempFile.close();
+            } catch (Exception closeEx) {
+                e.addSuppressed(closeEx);
+            }
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
 
-        return new ResponseEntity<>(body, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
+    private static String encodeAttachmentName(String docName) {
+        return RegexPatternUtils.getInstance()
+                .getPlusSignPattern()
+                .matcher(URLEncoder.encode(docName, StandardCharsets.UTF_8))
+                .replaceAll("%20");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@link Resource} backed by a {@link TempFile}. The underlying temp file is deleted when the
+     * response {@code InputStream} is closed — i.e. after Spring has finished writing the body. Any
+     * {@link IOException} during the copy is logged via {@link ClosingInputStream} and propagates
+     * through Spring's normal error path. Since response headers are committed before the body
+     * transfer begins, a mid-body failure manifests as a server-side log entry plus an aborted
+     * connection rather than a silently-truncated success — which is the behaviour this class was
+     * added to restore.
+     *
+     * <p><b>Single-use contract:</b> {@link #getInputStream()} is intended to be called once by
+     * Spring's {@code ResourceHttpMessageConverter} on the normal write path. After the returned
+     * stream is closed the backing temp file is deleted, so subsequent {@code getInputStream()}
+     * calls will either see a deleted file (tests that mock {@link TempFile#close()} are an
+     * exception) or fail at read time. Callers that need to re-read the body must copy it first.
+     */
+    public static final class ManagedTempFileResource extends FileSystemResource {
+
+        private final TempFile tempFile;
+
+        public ManagedTempFileResource(TempFile tempFile) {
+            super(tempFile.getFile());
+            this.tempFile = tempFile;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public InputStream getInputStream() throws IOException {
+            InputStream source;
+            try {
+                source = super.getInputStream();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                // Opening the input stream already failed; make sure we don't leak the temp file.
+                try {
+                    tempFile.close();
+                } catch (Exception closeEx) {
+                    e.addSuppressed(closeEx);
+                }
+                throw e;
+            }
+            return new ClosingInputStream(source, tempFile);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Stream wrapper that deletes its backing {@link TempFile} on close. Logs — but does not
+     * swallow — any IOException that happens while reading the body, so upstream handlers can
+     * surface the failure to the client.
+     */
+    private static final class ClosingInputStream extends FilterInputStream {
+
+        private final TempFile tempFile;
+        private boolean closed;
+
+        ClosingInputStream(InputStream delegate, TempFile tempFile) {
+            super(delegate);
+            this.tempFile = tempFile;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int read() throws IOException {
+            try {
+                return super.read();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                log.error(
+                        "Failed to read temp response body {} while streaming to client",
+                        tempFile.getAbsolutePath(),
+                        e);
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+            try {
+                return super.read(b, off, len);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                log.error(
+                        "Failed to read temp response body {} while streaming to client",
+                        tempFile.getAbsolutePath(),
+                        e);
+                throw e;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() throws IOException {
+            if (closed) {
+                return;
+            }
+            closed = true;
+            try {
+                super.close();
+            } finally {
+                try {
+                    tempFile.close();
+                } catch (Exception closeEx) {
+                    log.warn(
+                            "Failed to clean up temp file {} after streaming response",
+                            tempFile.getAbsolutePath(),
+                            closeEx);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

app/common/src/main/java/stirling/software/common/util/ZipExtractionUtils.java

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package stirling.software.common.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
+import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream;
+
+import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+
+import io.github.pixee.security.ZipSecurity;
+
+import lombok.experimental.UtilityClass;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
+
+/**
+ * Helpers for detecting and extracting ZIP-formatted responses returned from Stirling API
+ * endpoints. Shared between {@code PipelineProcessor} and {@code AiWorkflowService} so both callers
+ * unpack ZIPs consistently (hardened against zip-slip, depth-limited, backed by managed temp
+ * files).
+ */
+@Slf4j
+@UtilityClass
+public class ZipExtractionUtils {
+
+    private static final int MAX_UNZIP_DEPTH = 10;
+    private static final byte[] ZIP_MAGIC = {0x50, 0x4B, 0x03, 0x04};
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource starts with the standard ZIP magic bytes. CBZ files are
+     * explicitly treated as non-ZIP.
+     */
+    public static boolean isZip(Resource data) throws IOException {
+        return isZip(data, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the resource starts with the standard ZIP magic bytes. Files named with the
+     * {@code .cbz} extension are excluded (handled separately by the comic viewer).
+     */
+    public static boolean isZip(Resource data, String filename) throws IOException {
+        if (data == null || data.contentLength() < ZIP_MAGIC.length) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (filename != null && filename.toLowerCase().endsWith(".cbz")) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try (InputStream is = data.getInputStream()) {
+            byte[] header = new byte[ZIP_MAGIC.length];
+            if (is.read(header) < ZIP_MAGIC.length) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            for (int i = 0; i < ZIP_MAGIC.length; i++) {
+                if (header[i] != ZIP_MAGIC[i]) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract a ZIP resource into a flat list of resources, one per file entry. Nested ZIPs are
+     * recursively extracted up to {@link #MAX_UNZIP_DEPTH}. Each entry is materialized as a
+     * hardened-extracted managed temp file so downstream consumers can stream the bytes.
+     */
+    public static List<Resource> extractZip(Resource zip, TempFileManager tempFileManager)
+            throws IOException {
+        return extractZip(zip, tempFileManager, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract a ZIP resource into a flat list of resources. Each created {@link TempFile} is also
+     * passed to {@code tempFileConsumer} when non-null, giving callers the option to register the
+     * temp files with an auxiliary lifecycle (e.g. {@code PipelineResult}).
+     */
+    public static List<Resource> extractZip(
+            Resource zip, TempFileManager tempFileManager, Consumer<TempFile> tempFileConsumer)
+            throws IOException {
+        return extractZipInternal(zip, tempFileManager, tempFileConsumer, 0);
+    }
+
+    private static List<Resource> extractZipInternal(
+            Resource zip,
+            TempFileManager tempFileManager,
+            Consumer<TempFile> tempFileConsumer,
+            int depth)
+            throws IOException {
+        if (depth > MAX_UNZIP_DEPTH) {
+            log.warn(
+                    "ZIP nesting depth {} exceeds limit {}, treating as file",
+                    depth,
+                    MAX_UNZIP_DEPTH);
+            return List.of(zip);
+        }
+        log.debug("Unzipping data of length: {}", zip.contentLength());
+        List<Resource> extracted = new ArrayList<>();
+        try (InputStream bais = zip.getInputStream();
+                ZipInputStream zis = ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(bais)) {
+            ZipEntry entry;
+            while ((entry = zis.getNextEntry()) != null) {
+                if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                TempFile tempFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("unzip");
+                if (tempFileConsumer != null) {
+                    tempFileConsumer.accept(tempFile);
+                }
+                try (OutputStream os = Files.newOutputStream(tempFile.getPath())) {
+                    byte[] buffer = new byte[4096];
+                    int count;
+                    while ((count = zis.read(buffer)) != -1) {
+                        os.write(buffer, 0, count);
+                    }
+                }
+                final String filename = entry.getName();
+                Resource fileResource =
+                        new FileSystemResource(tempFile.getFile()) {
+                            @Override
+                            public String getFilename() {
+                                return filename;
+                            }
+                        };
+                if (isZip(fileResource, filename)) {
+                    log.debug("Nested ZIP entry {} — recursing", filename);
+                    extracted.addAll(
+                            extractZipInternal(
+                                    fileResource, tempFileManager, tempFileConsumer, depth + 1));
+                } else {
+                    extracted.add(fileResource);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        log.debug("Unzipping completed. {} files extracted.", extracted.size());
+        return extracted;
+    }
+}

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/EndpointConfigurationTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class EndpointConfigurationTest {
+
+    @Test
+    void endpointKeyForUriExtractsSimpleKebab() {
+        assertEquals(
+                "remove-pages",
+                EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/general/remove-pages"));
+        assertEquals(
+                "compress-pdf",
+                EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf"));
+        assertEquals(
+                "add-watermark",
+                EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/security/add-watermark"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void endpointKeyForUriComposesConvertEndpoints() {
+        assertEquals(
+                "pdf-to-img", EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/convert/pdf/img"));
+        assertEquals(
+                "pdf-to-word", EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/convert/pdf/word"));
+        assertEquals(
+                "html-to-pdf", EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/convert/html/pdf"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void endpointKeyForUriReturnsNullForNonApiPaths() {
+        assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri(null));
+        assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/some-page"));
+        assertNull(EndpointConfiguration.endpointKeyForUri("/api/v1/general"));
+    }
+}

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/service/FileStorageTest.java

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 import org.mockito.InjectMocks;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.test.util.ReflectionTestUtils;
 import org.springframework.web.multipart.MultipartFile;
@@ -185,4 +190,76 @@ class FileStorageTest {
         // Assert
         assertFalse(result);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void storeFromResource_happyPath_persistsContent() throws IOException {
+        // Arrange
+        byte[] payload = "resource-body-bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        Resource resource = new ByteArrayResource(payload);
+
+        // Act
+        String fileId = fileStorage.storeFromResource(resource, "whatever.pdf");
+
+        // Assert
+        assertNotNull(fileId);
+        assertTrue(Files.exists(tempDir.resolve(fileId)));
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, fileStorage.retrieveBytes(fileId));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void storeFromResource_failureCleansUpPartialFile() throws IOException {
+        // Arrange: a Resource whose getInputStream returns a stream that throws after
+        // emitting a few bytes. The finally block in storeFromResource should remove
+        // the partial file on disk.
+        byte[] head = "partial".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        Resource flakyResource =
+                new ByteArrayResource(head) {
+                    @Override
+                    public InputStream getInputStream() {
+                        return new InputStream() {
+                            private int position = 0;
+
+                            @Override
+                            public int read() throws IOException {
+                                if (position < head.length) {
+                                    return head[position++] & 0xFF;
+                                }
+                                throw new IOException("simulated mid-copy read failure");
+                            }
+
+                            @Override
+                            public int read(byte[] b, int off, int len) throws IOException {
+                                if (position >= head.length) {
+                                    throw new IOException("simulated mid-copy read failure");
+                                }
+                                int toCopy = Math.min(len, head.length - position);
+                                System.arraycopy(head, position, b, off, toCopy);
+                                position += toCopy;
+                                return toCopy;
+                            }
+                        };
+                    }
+                };
+
+        // Snapshot dir contents before the call so we can detect any lingering file.
+        long filesBefore;
+        try (Stream<Path> s = Files.list(tempDir)) {
+            filesBefore = s.count();
+        }
+
+        // Act + Assert: IOException must propagate out — not be swallowed.
+        assertThrows(
+                IOException.class, () -> fileStorage.storeFromResource(flakyResource, "n.pdf"));
+
+        // Assert: no partial file lingers under the storage directory — the finally
+        // branch's deleteIfExists must have cleaned it up.
+        long filesAfter;
+        try (Stream<Path> s = Files.list(tempDir)) {
+            filesAfter = s.count();
+        }
+        assertEquals(
+                filesBefore,
+                filesAfter,
+                "partial file must be cleaned up by storeFromResource finally block");
+    }
 }

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/service/InternalApiClientTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.*;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.*;
+import org.springframework.http.client.ClientHttpResponse;
+import org.springframework.mock.env.MockEnvironment;
+import org.springframework.util.LinkedMultiValueMap;
+import org.springframework.util.MultiValueMap;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RequestCallback;
+import org.springframework.web.client.ResponseExtractor;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+import jakarta.servlet.ServletContext;
+
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFile;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
+
+@ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
+class InternalApiClientTest {
+
+    @Mock ServletContext servletContext;
+    @Mock UserServiceInterface userService;
+    @Mock TempFileManager tempFileManager;
+
+    InternalApiClient client;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        lenient().when(servletContext.getContextPath()).thenReturn("");
+        MockEnvironment environment = new MockEnvironment().withProperty("server.port", "8080");
+        client = new InternalApiClient(servletContext, userService, tempFileManager, environment);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postDoesNotForceContentType() throws Exception {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        body.add("fileInput", namedResource("input.pdf", "data"));
+
+        Path tempPath = Files.createTempFile("internal-api-test", ".tmp");
+        TempFile tempFile = mock(TempFile.class);
+        when(tempFile.getPath()).thenReturn(tempPath);
+        when(tempFile.getFile()).thenReturn(tempPath.toFile());
+        when(tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("internal-api")).thenReturn(tempFile);
+
+        HttpHeaders[] captured = {null};
+
+        try (var ignored =
+                mockConstruction(
+                        RestTemplate.class,
+                        (rt, ctx) -> {
+                            when(rt.httpEntityCallback(any(), eq(Resource.class)))
+                                    .thenAnswer(
+                                            inv -> {
+                                                HttpEntity<?> entity = inv.getArgument(0);
+                                                captured[0] = entity.getHeaders();
+                                                return (RequestCallback) req -> {};
+                                            });
+
+                            when(rt.execute(anyString(), eq(HttpMethod.POST), any(), any()))
+                                    .thenAnswer(inv -> fakeOkResponse(inv.getArgument(3)));
+                        })) {
+
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response = client.post("/api/v1/general/merge-pdfs", body);
+
+            assertNotNull(response);
+            assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
+            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
+            assertNull(captured[0].getContentType(), "Content-Type should not be forced");
+        } finally {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(tempPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsDisallowedPath() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> client.post("/api/v1/admin/settings", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsAiEndpointsOutsideToolsSubnamespace() {
+        // /api/v1/ai/orchestrate and other non-tool AI endpoints are not internally
+        // dispatchable. Only /api/v1/ai/tools/* and the general/misc/security/convert/filter
+        // namespaces are on the allowlist — letting a plan step re-enter /orchestrate would
+        // introduce recursion risk.
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> client.post("/api/v1/ai/orchestrate", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postAcceptsAiToolsSubnamespace() throws Exception {
+        // Agent tool paths like /api/v1/ai/tools/pdf-comment-agent are on the allowlist and
+        // should be dispatchable by the orchestrator's plan executor.
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        body.add("fileInput", namedResource("input.pdf", "data"));
+
+        Path tempPath = Files.createTempFile("internal-api-ai-tools-test", ".tmp");
+        TempFile tempFile = mock(TempFile.class);
+        when(tempFile.getPath()).thenReturn(tempPath);
+        when(tempFile.getFile()).thenReturn(tempPath.toFile());
+        when(tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile("internal-api")).thenReturn(tempFile);
+
+        try (var ignored =
+                mockConstruction(
+                        RestTemplate.class,
+                        (rt, ctx) -> {
+                            when(rt.httpEntityCallback(any(), eq(Resource.class)))
+                                    .thenReturn((RequestCallback) req -> {});
+                            when(rt.execute(anyString(), eq(HttpMethod.POST), any(), any()))
+                                    .thenAnswer(inv -> fakeOkResponse(inv.getArgument(3)));
+                        })) {
+
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
+                    client.post("/api/v1/ai/tools/pdf-comment-agent", body);
+
+            assertNotNull(response);
+            assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
+        } finally {
+            Files.deleteIfExists(tempPath);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsPathTraversal() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(
+                SecurityException.class,
+                () -> client.post("/api/v1/misc/../../actuator/env", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsUrlEncodedCharacters() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(
+                SecurityException.class, () -> client.post("/api/v1/misc/%2e%2e/actuator", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsQueryString() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(
+                SecurityException.class,
+                () -> client.post("/api/v1/misc/compress-pdf?redirect=evil", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsEmptySegment() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> client.post("/api/v1/misc//foo", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsTrailingSlash() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> client.post("/api/v1/misc/foo/", body));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void postRejectsNullPath() {
+        MultiValueMap<String, Object> body = new LinkedMultiValueMap<>();
+        assertThrows(SecurityException.class, () -> client.post(null, body));
+    }
+
+    /** Create a ByteArrayResource with a filename (required for multipart). */
+    private static Resource namedResource(String filename, String content) {
+        return new ByteArrayResource(content.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)) {
+            @Override
+            public String getFilename() {
+                return filename;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    /** Simulate a successful HTTP response through a RestTemplate ResponseExtractor. */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private static ResponseEntity<Resource> fakeOkResponse(Object extractorArg) throws Exception {
+        var extractor = (ResponseExtractor<ResponseEntity<Resource>>) extractorArg;
+        ClientHttpResponse response = mock(ClientHttpResponse.class);
+        when(response.getBody())
+                .thenReturn(new ByteArrayInputStream("ok".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)));
+        HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.add(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_DISPOSITION, "attachment; filename=\"out.pdf\"");
+        when(response.getHeaders()).thenReturn(headers);
+        lenient().when(response.getStatusCode()).thenReturn(HttpStatus.OK);
+        return extractor.extractData(response);
+    }
+}

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/service/JobExecutorServiceTest.java

@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyLong;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.eq;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.timeout;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
@@ -24,7 +26,12 @@ import org.mockito.Captor;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.Mockito;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.core.io.ByteArrayResource;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
+import org.springframework.http.ContentDisposition;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
@@ -180,6 +187,46 @@ class JobExecutorServiceTest {
         verify(spy).runJobGeneric(eq(false), any(Supplier.class), eq(customTimeout));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void shouldPersistResponseEntityResourceBodyViaFileStorage() throws Exception {
+        // Given: an async job whose result is a ResponseEntity<Resource> — the new
+        // branch added by the stream-to-Resource migration. The executor must route
+        // the body through FileStorage.storeFromResource and then record the result
+        // via TaskManager.setFileResult with the filename/content-type extracted
+        // from the response headers.
+        byte[] payload = "resource-bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        Resource resource = new ByteArrayResource(payload);
+
+        HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
+        headers.setContentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF);
+        headers.setContentDisposition(
+                ContentDisposition.formData().name("attachment").filename("result.pdf").build());
+
+        Supplier<Object> work = () -> new ResponseEntity<>(resource, headers, HttpStatus.OK);
+
+        when(fileStorage.storeFromResource(any(Resource.class), anyString()))
+                .thenReturn("stored-file-id");
+
+        // When: run the job asynchronously — processJobResult runs on the executor.
+        ResponseEntity<?> response = jobExecutorService.runJobGeneric(true, work);
+
+        // Then: the immediate return must be the JobResponse envelope.
+        assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
+        assertInstanceOf(JobResponse.class, response.getBody());
+
+        // Wait for async processing and verify the Resource branch was taken —
+        // FileStorage.storeFromResource was invoked with the same Resource instance,
+        // and TaskManager.setFileResult recorded the extracted filename + content-type.
+        verify(fileStorage, timeout(5000)).storeFromResource(eq(resource), eq("result.pdf"));
+        verify(taskManager, timeout(5000))
+                .setFileResult(
+                        anyString(),
+                        eq("stored-file-id"),
+                        eq("result.pdf"),
+                        eq(MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF_VALUE));
+        verify(taskManager, timeout(5000)).setComplete(anyString());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldHandleTimeout() throws Exception {
         // Given

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/service/PdfAnnotationServiceTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package stirling.software.common.service;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.Loader;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotation;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.annotation.PDAnnotationText;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.common.model.api.comments.AnnotationLocation;
+import stirling.software.common.model.api.comments.StickyNoteSpec;
+
+class PdfAnnotationServiceTest {
+
+    private PdfAnnotationService service;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        service = new PdfAnnotationService();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void addStickyNotesPlacesOneAnnotationPerValidSpec() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            List<StickyNoteSpec> specs =
+                    List.of(
+                            spec(0, 72f, 700f, "First comment", "alice", null),
+                            spec(1, 100f, 650f, "Second comment", null, "Second"));
+
+            int applied = service.addStickyNotes(doc, specs);
+
+            assertEquals(2, applied);
+            byte[] saved = save(doc);
+            try (PDDocument reloaded = Loader.loadPDF(saved)) {
+                assertEquals(1, textAnnotations(reloaded.getPage(0).getAnnotations()).size());
+                assertEquals(1, textAnnotations(reloaded.getPage(1).getAnnotations()).size());
+
+                PDAnnotationText first =
+                        textAnnotations(reloaded.getPage(0).getAnnotations()).get(0);
+                assertEquals("First comment", first.getContents());
+                assertEquals("alice", first.getTitlePopup(), "author override propagates");
+                assertNotNull(first.getSubject(), "subject falls back to default when null");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void skipsSpecsWithBlankText() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            List<StickyNoteSpec> specs =
+                    List.of(
+                            spec(0, 72f, 700f, "Valid", null, null),
+                            spec(0, 72f, 680f, "   ", null, null));
+
+            int applied = service.addStickyNotes(doc, specs);
+
+            assertEquals(1, applied, "Blank-text spec must be skipped");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void skipsSpecsWithOutOfRangePageIndex() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            List<StickyNoteSpec> specs =
+                    List.of(
+                            spec(0, 72f, 700f, "OK", null, null),
+                            spec(99, 72f, 700f, "Too far", null, null),
+                            spec(-1, 72f, 700f, "Negative", null, null));
+
+            int applied = service.addStickyNotes(doc, specs);
+
+            assertEquals(1, applied, "Only the in-range spec should be applied");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void handlesNullAndEmptySpecList() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            assertEquals(0, service.addStickyNotes(doc, null));
+            assertEquals(0, service.addStickyNotes(doc, List.of()));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void skipsSpecsWithNonPositiveDimensions() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            StickyNoteSpec zeroWidth =
+                    new StickyNoteSpec(
+                            new AnnotationLocation(0, 72f, 700f, 0f, 20f),
+                            "Zero width",
+                            null,
+                            null);
+            StickyNoteSpec negativeHeight =
+                    new StickyNoteSpec(
+                            new AnnotationLocation(0, 72f, 680f, 20f, -5f),
+                            "Negative height",
+                            null,
+                            null);
+            List<StickyNoteSpec> specs =
+                    List.of(spec(0, 72f, 660f, "OK", null, null), zeroWidth, negativeHeight);
+
+            int applied = service.addStickyNotes(doc, specs);
+
+            assertEquals(1, applied, "Only the positively-sized spec should be applied");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void skipsSpecsWithOverlongText() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            String overlong = "x".repeat(100_001);
+            List<StickyNoteSpec> specs =
+                    List.of(
+                            spec(0, 72f, 700f, "Short", null, null),
+                            spec(0, 72f, 680f, overlong, null, null));
+
+            int applied = service.addStickyNotes(doc, specs);
+
+            assertEquals(1, applied, "Overlong-text spec must be skipped");
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void appliesDefaultAuthorAndSubjectWhenAbsent() throws IOException {
+        byte[] bytes = twoPagePdfBytes();
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(bytes)) {
+            service.addStickyNote(doc, spec(0, 72f, 700f, "No author given", null, null));
+
+            byte[] saved = save(doc);
+            try (PDDocument reloaded = Loader.loadPDF(saved)) {
+                PDAnnotationText annot =
+                        textAnnotations(reloaded.getPage(0).getAnnotations()).get(0);
+                assertTrue(
+                        annot.getTitlePopup() != null && !annot.getTitlePopup().isBlank(),
+                        "Default author should be applied");
+                assertTrue(
+                        annot.getSubject() != null && !annot.getSubject().isBlank(),
+                        "Default subject should be applied");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // --- helpers ---
+
+    private static StickyNoteSpec spec(
+            int page, float x, float y, String text, String author, String subject) {
+        return new StickyNoteSpec(
+                new AnnotationLocation(page, x, y, 20f, 20f), text, author, subject);
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] twoPagePdfBytes() throws IOException {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            doc.addPage(new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4));
+            doc.addPage(new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4));
+            return save(doc);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] save(PDDocument doc) throws IOException {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        doc.save(baos);
+        return baos.toByteArray();
+    }
+
+    private static List<PDAnnotationText> textAnnotations(List<PDAnnotation> annotations) {
+        List<PDAnnotationText> out = new ArrayList<>();
+        for (PDAnnotation a : annotations) {
+            if (a instanceof PDAnnotationText t) {
+                out.add(t);
+            }
+        }
+        return out;
+    }
+}

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/FormUtilsAdditionalTest.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package stirling.software.common.util;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -249,6 +250,60 @@ class FormUtilsAdditionalTest {
         }
     }
 
+    // Regression: PDFBOX-5962. Flattening with an empty values map used to force
+    // setNeedAppearances(true), triggering PDFBox's refreshAppearances loop which
+    // could hang indefinitely. The call must complete quickly and clear form fields.
+    @Test
+    void testApplyFieldValues_emptyValuesWithFlatten_completesAndFlattens() throws IOException {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            SetupDocument setup = createBasicDocument(doc);
+            PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(setup.acroForm);
+            textField.setPartialName("company");
+            attachWidget(setup, textField, new PDRectangle(60, 720, 220, 20));
+
+            assertTrue(setup.acroForm.getNeedAppearances());
+
+            assertTimeoutPreemptively(
+                    Duration.ofSeconds(10),
+                    () -> FormUtils.applyFieldValues(doc, Map.of(), true, false));
+
+            PDAcroForm after = doc.getDocumentCatalog().getAcroForm();
+            assertTrue(after == null || after.getFields().isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testApplyFieldValues_nullValuesWithFlatten_completesAndFlattens() throws IOException {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            SetupDocument setup = createBasicDocument(doc);
+            PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(setup.acroForm);
+            textField.setPartialName("company");
+            attachWidget(setup, textField, new PDRectangle(60, 720, 220, 20));
+
+            assertTimeoutPreemptively(
+                    Duration.ofSeconds(10),
+                    () -> FormUtils.applyFieldValues(doc, null, true, false));
+
+            PDAcroForm after = doc.getDocumentCatalog().getAcroForm();
+            assertTrue(after == null || after.getFields().isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testApplyFieldValues_valuesWithFlatten_appliesValueAndFlattens() throws IOException {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            SetupDocument setup = createBasicDocument(doc);
+            PDTextField textField = new PDTextField(setup.acroForm);
+            textField.setPartialName("company");
+            attachWidget(setup, textField, new PDRectangle(60, 720, 220, 20));
+
+            FormUtils.applyFieldValues(doc, Map.of("company", "Stirling"), true, false);
+
+            PDAcroForm after = doc.getDocumentCatalog().getAcroForm();
+            assertTrue(after == null || after.getFields().isEmpty());
+        }
+    }
+
     // --- filterSingleChoiceSelection ---
 
     @Test

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/PDFToFileTest.java

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mockStatic;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockedStatic;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
@@ -59,6 +61,19 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                 .thenAnswer(
                         invocation ->
                                 Files.createTempFile("test", invocation.getArgument(0)).toFile());
+        lenient()
+                .when(mockTempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(anyString()))
+                .thenAnswer(
+                        invocation -> {
+                            File f =
+                                    Files.createTempFile("test", invocation.<String>getArgument(0))
+                                            .toFile();
+                            TempFile tf = org.mockito.Mockito.mock(TempFile.class);
+                            lenient().when(tf.getFile()).thenReturn(f);
+                            lenient().when(tf.getPath()).thenReturn(f.toPath());
+                            lenient().when(tf.getAbsolutePath()).thenReturn(f.getAbsolutePath());
+                            return tf;
+                        });
         lenient()
                 .when(mockTempFileManager.createTempDirectory())
                 .thenAnswer(invocation -> Files.createTempDirectory("test"));
@@ -68,6 +83,14 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
         pdfToFile = new PDFToFile(mockTempFileManager, mockRuntimePathConfig);
     }
 
+    private static byte[] drain(ResponseEntity<Resource> response) throws IOException {
+        ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        try (java.io.InputStream __in = response.getBody().getInputStream()) {
+            __in.transferTo(baos);
+        }
+        return baos.toByteArray();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testProcessPdfToMarkdown_InvalidContentType() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
         // Prepare
@@ -79,7 +102,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                         "This is not a PDF".getBytes());
 
         // Execute
-        ResponseEntity<byte[]> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(nonPdfFile);
+        ResponseEntity<Resource> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(nonPdfFile);
 
         // Verify
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, response.getStatusCode());
@@ -96,7 +119,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                         "This is not a PDF".getBytes());
 
         // Execute
-        ResponseEntity<byte[]> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToHtml(nonPdfFile);
+        ResponseEntity<Resource> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToHtml(nonPdfFile);
 
         // Verify
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST, response.getStatusCode());
@@ -114,7 +137,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                         "This is not a PDF".getBytes());
 
         // Execute
-        ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+        ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                 pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(nonPdfFile, "docx", "draw_pdf_import");
 
         // Verify
@@ -133,7 +156,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                         "Fake PDF content".getBytes());
 
         // Execute with invalid format
-        ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+        ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                 pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "invalid_format", "draw_pdf_import");
 
         // Verify
@@ -184,12 +207,13 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(pdfFile);
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(pdfFile);
 
             // Verify - should now return a ZIP file instead of plain markdown
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition indicates a ZIP file
             assertTrue(
@@ -201,7 +225,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
             // Verify the content by unzipping it
             try (ZipInputStream zipStream =
                     ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(
-                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(response.getBody()))) {
+                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(bodyBytes))) {
                 ZipEntry entry;
                 boolean foundMdFile = false;
                 boolean foundImageInFolder = false;
@@ -275,12 +299,13 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(pdfFile);
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToMarkdown(pdfFile);
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition indicates a zip file
             assertTrue(
@@ -292,7 +317,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
             // Verify the content by unzipping it
             try (ZipInputStream zipStream =
                     ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(
-                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(response.getBody()))) {
+                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(bodyBytes))) {
                 ZipEntry entry;
                 boolean foundMdFiles = false;
                 boolean foundImage = false;
@@ -352,12 +377,13 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToHtml(pdfFile);
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response = pdfToFile.processPdfToHtml(pdfFile);
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition indicates a zip file
             assertTrue(
@@ -369,7 +395,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
             // Verify the content by unzipping it
             try (ZipInputStream zipStream =
                     ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(
-                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(response.getBody()))) {
+                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(bodyBytes))) {
                 ZipEntry entry;
                 boolean foundMainHtml = false;
                 boolean foundIndexHtml = false;
@@ -437,13 +463,14 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method with docx format
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "docx", "draw_pdf_import");
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition has correct filename
             assertTrue(
@@ -508,13 +535,14 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method with ODP format
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "odp", "draw_pdf_import");
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition for zip file
             assertTrue(
@@ -526,7 +554,7 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
             // Verify the content by unzipping it
             try (ZipInputStream zipStream =
                     ZipSecurity.createHardenedInputStream(
-                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(response.getBody()))) {
+                            new java.io.ByteArrayInputStream(bodyBytes))) {
                 ZipEntry entry;
                 boolean foundMainFile = false;
                 boolean foundMediaFiles = false;
@@ -592,13 +620,14 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method with text format
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "txt:Text", "draw_pdf_import");
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition has txt extension
             assertTrue(
@@ -650,13 +679,14 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                             });
 
             // Execute the method
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFile.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "docx", "draw_pdf_import");
 
             // Verify
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
 
             // Verify content disposition contains output.docx
             assertTrue(
@@ -696,12 +726,13 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                                 return mockExecutorResult;
                             });
 
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFileWithUno.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "docx", "writer_pdf_import");
 
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
             assertTrue(
                     response.getHeaders()
                             .getContentDisposition()
@@ -759,12 +790,13 @@ class PDFToFileTest {
                                 return mockExecutorResult;
                             });
 
-            ResponseEntity<byte[]> response =
+            ResponseEntity<Resource> response =
                     pdfToFileWithUno.processPdfToOfficeFormat(pdfFile, "docx", "writer_pdf_import");
 
             assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
-            assertNotNull(response.getBody());
-            assertTrue(response.getBody().length > 0);
+            byte[] bodyBytes = drain(response);
+            assertNotNull(bodyBytes);
+            assertTrue(bodyBytes.length > 0);
             assertTrue(
                     response.getHeaders()
                             .getContentDisposition()

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/PdfTextLocatorTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package stirling.software.common.util;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.awt.Color;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.apache.pdfbox.Loader;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.PDType1Font;
+import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.font.Standard14Fonts;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import stirling.software.common.util.PdfTextLocator.MatchedBox;
+
+class PdfTextLocatorTest {
+
+    private final PdfTextLocator locator = new PdfTextLocator();
+
+    @Test
+    void findsLineContainingNeedleAndReturnsUserSpaceBox() throws Exception {
+        byte[] pdf = pdfWithLines(new String[] {"Revenue: $215,000", "Expenses: $120,000"});
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+            Optional<MatchedBox> match = locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, "215000");
+            assertThat(match).isPresent();
+            MatchedBox box = match.get();
+            // Line was drawn at y=720 in user-space (bottom-left origin); locator
+            // should return a bbox close to that height band with non-zero width.
+            assertThat(box.width()).isGreaterThan(0f);
+            assertThat(box.height()).isGreaterThan(0f);
+            assertThat(box.y()).isBetween(700f, 740f);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void matchIsCaseAndPunctuationInsensitive() throws Exception {
+        byte[] pdf = pdfWithLines(new String[] {"Total Revenue.", "Q4 summary"});
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+            Optional<MatchedBox> match = locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, "total revenue");
+            assertThat(match).isPresent();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void returnsEmptyWhenNeedleNotFound() throws Exception {
+        byte[] pdf = pdfWithLines(new String[] {"Nothing to see here"});
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+            Optional<MatchedBox> match = locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, "not-on-this-page");
+            assertThat(match).isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void returnsEmptyForBlankNeedle() throws Exception {
+        byte[] pdf = pdfWithLines(new String[] {"Any text"});
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+            assertThat(locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, "")).isEmpty();
+            assertThat(locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, "   ")).isEmpty();
+            assertThat(locator.findOnPage(doc, 0, null)).isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void returnsEmptyForOutOfRangePage() throws Exception {
+        byte[] pdf = pdfWithLines(new String[] {"Single page"});
+        try (PDDocument doc = Loader.loadPDF(pdf)) {
+            assertThat(locator.findOnPage(doc, -1, "single")).isEmpty();
+            assertThat(locator.findOnPage(doc, 99, "single")).isEmpty();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static byte[] pdfWithLines(String[] lines) throws Exception {
+        try (PDDocument doc = new PDDocument()) {
+            PDPage page = new PDPage(PDRectangle.A4);
+            doc.addPage(page);
+            try (PDPageContentStream cs = new PDPageContentStream(doc, page)) {
+                cs.setFont(new PDType1Font(Standard14Fonts.FontName.HELVETICA), 12);
+                cs.setNonStrokingColor(Color.BLACK);
+                float y = 720f;
+                for (String line : lines) {
+                    cs.beginText();
+                    cs.newLineAtOffset(72f, y);
+                    cs.showText(line);
+                    cs.endText();
+                    y -= 20f;
+                }
+            }
+            ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            doc.save(baos);
+            return baos.toByteArray();
+        }
+    }
+}

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/RequestUriUtilsTest.java

@@ -161,4 +161,46 @@ class RequestUriUtilsTest {
     void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_withContextPath() {
         assertTrue(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/app/login", "/app"));
     }
+
+    // --- share-link SPA bootstrap ---
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareLinkToken() {
+        assertTrue(
+                RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint(
+                        "/share/00dcac3a-fc7a-4989-9c4f-97745484d62f", ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareLinkTokenTrailingSlash() {
+        assertTrue(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/share/abc123/", ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareLinkWithContextPath() {
+        assertTrue(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/app/share/abc123", "/app"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareRootNotPublic() {
+        // Avoid matching bare "/share" or "/share/" — must have a token segment
+        assertFalse(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/share", ""));
+        assertFalse(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/share/", ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareNestedPathNotPublic() {
+        // Guard against future additions like /share/<token>/download becoming accidentally public
+        assertFalse(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/share/abc123/download", ""));
+        assertFalse(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/share/abc/admin", ""));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void testIsPublicAuthEndpoint_shareApiStillProtected() {
+        // Share-link data APIs must NOT be public — they enforce auth + access checks
+        assertFalse(RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint("/api/v1/storage/share-links/abc123", ""));
+        assertFalse(
+                RequestUriUtils.isPublicAuthEndpoint(
+                        "/api/v1/storage/share-links/abc123/metadata", ""));
+    }
 }

app/common/src/test/java/stirling/software/common/util/WebResponseUtilsTest.java

@@ -3,17 +3,39 @@ package stirling.software.common.util;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 
+import stirling.software.common.model.ApplicationProperties;
+
 class WebResponseUtilsTest {
 
+    @TempDir Path tempDir;
+
+    private TempFileManager tempFileManager;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUpTempFileManager() {
+        TempFileRegistry registry = new TempFileRegistry();
+        ApplicationProperties applicationProperties = new ApplicationProperties();
+        applicationProperties.getSystem().getTempFileManagement().setBaseTmpDir(tempDir.toString());
+        applicationProperties.getSystem().getTempFileManagement().setPrefix("wru-test-");
+        tempFileManager = new TempFileManager(registry, applicationProperties);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testBytesToWebResponse_defaultMediaType() throws IOException {
         byte[] data = "test content".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
@@ -91,4 +113,87 @@ class WebResponseUtilsTest {
         assertEquals(HttpStatus.OK, response.getStatusCode());
         assertEquals(0, response.getHeaders().getContentLength());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void managedTempFileResource_happyPathDeletesBackingFile() throws IOException {
+        // Create a real managed temp file on disk and populate it.
+        TempFile tempFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(".pdf");
+        byte[] payload = "fully-readable-pdf-body".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+        Files.write(tempFile.getPath(), payload);
+        File backing = tempFile.getFile();
+        assertTrue(backing.exists(), "precondition: backing file should exist");
+
+        WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource resource =
+                new WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource(tempFile);
+
+        byte[] readBack;
+        try (InputStream in = resource.getInputStream()) {
+            readBack = in.readAllBytes();
+        }
+
+        assertArrayEquals(payload, readBack, "stream should deliver the original bytes");
+        assertFalse(
+                backing.exists(),
+                "backing temp file must be deleted once the response stream is closed");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void closingInputStream_propagatesReadFailure() throws IOException {
+        // ManagedTempFileResource is final, so we can't swap in a mock underlying stream.
+        // Instead: open the resource's stream, close the inner FileInputStream early
+        // (by closing the outer stream once), then confirm reading the now-closed stream
+        // throws — exercising ClosingInputStream's read() catch/log/rethrow path. Finally
+        // confirm the temp file is still cleaned up on close().
+        TempFile tempFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(".pdf");
+        Files.write(tempFile.getPath(), "some-bytes".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        File backing = tempFile.getFile();
+        assertTrue(backing.exists());
+
+        WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource resource =
+                new WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource(tempFile);
+
+        InputStream in = resource.getInputStream();
+        // Pre-close the underlying stream to guarantee read() throws.
+        in.close();
+        // After close, the temp file has been deleted already.
+        assertFalse(
+                backing.exists(),
+                "backing file is deleted on first close — precondition for read assertion");
+
+        // Any attempt to read from the already-closed stream must throw IOException
+        // (not silently return -1). This exercises the ClosingInputStream.read() path
+        // that logs and rethrows.
+        IOException ioex = assertThrows(IOException.class, in::read);
+        assertNotNull(ioex);
+
+        // close() is idempotent — a second call must not throw.
+        assertDoesNotThrow(in::close);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void managedTempFileResource_openFailureCleansUp() throws IOException {
+        // Arrange: build a TempFile whose backing file is deleted out from under it so
+        // super.getInputStream() throws on open. Instrument close() with an AtomicBoolean
+        // hook to confirm the cleanup path ran.
+        AtomicBoolean closed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+        TempFile spying =
+                new TempFile(tempFileManager, ".pdf") {
+                    @Override
+                    public void close() {
+                        closed.set(true);
+                        super.close();
+                    }
+                };
+        assertTrue(
+                spying.getFile().delete(),
+                "precondition: delete backing so super.getInputStream() fails");
+
+        WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource resource =
+                new WebResponseUtils.ManagedTempFileResource(spying);
+
+        assertThrows(IOException.class, resource::getInputStream);
+        assertTrue(
+                closed.get(),
+                "tempFile.close() must run when super.getInputStream() fails on open");
+    }
 }

app/core/build.gradle

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ spotless {
         target 'src/**/java/**/*.java'
         targetExclude 'src/main/resources/static/**', 'src/main/java/org/apache/**'
         googleJavaFormat(googleJavaFormatVersion).aosp().reorderImports(false)
+        // google-java-format 1.28.0 bundles Guava 32.x which crashes Spotless lint on JDK 24/25
+        suppressLintsFor { setStep('google-java-format') }
 
         importOrder("java", "javax", "org", "com", "net", "io", "jakarta", "lombok", "me", "stirling")
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
@@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ springBoot {
 
 // Frontend build tasks - only enabled with -PbuildWithFrontend=true
 def buildWithFrontend = project.hasProperty('buildWithFrontend') && project.property('buildWithFrontend') == 'true'
+def buildPrototypes = project.hasProperty('prototypesMode') && project.property('prototypesMode') == 'true'
 def frontendDir = file('../../frontend')
 def frontendDistDir = file('../../frontend/dist')
 def resourcesStaticDir = file('src/main/resources/static')
@@ -243,9 +246,8 @@ tasks.register('npmBuild', Exec) {
     enabled = buildWithFrontend
     group = 'frontend'
     description = 'Build frontend application'
-    workingDir frontendDir
-    commandLine = Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS) ? ['cmd', '/c', 'npm', 'run', 'build'] : ['npm', 'run', 'build']
-    dependsOn npmInstall
+    workingDir file('../..')
+    commandLine = buildPrototypes ? ['task', 'frontend:build:prototypes'] : ['task', 'frontend:build']
     inputs.dir(new File(frontendDir, 'src'))
     inputs.dir(new File(frontendDir, 'public'))
     inputs.file(new File(frontendDir, 'package.json'))

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/EndpointInterceptor.java

@@ -21,28 +21,7 @@ public class EndpointInterceptor implements HandlerInterceptor {
             HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object handler)
             throws Exception {
         String requestURI = request.getRequestURI();
-        boolean isEnabled;
-
-        // Extract the specific endpoint name (e.g: /api/v1/general/remove-pages -> remove-pages)
-        if (requestURI.contains("/api/v1") && requestURI.split("/").length > 4) {
-
-            String[] requestURIParts = requestURI.split("/");
-            String requestEndpoint;
-
-            // Endpoint: /api/v1/convert/pdf/img becomes pdf-to-img
-            if ("convert".equals(requestURIParts[3]) && requestURIParts.length > 5) {
-                requestEndpoint = requestURIParts[4] + "-to-" + requestURIParts[5];
-            } else {
-                requestEndpoint = requestURIParts[4];
-            }
-
-            log.debug("Request endpoint: {}", requestEndpoint);
-            isEnabled = endpointConfiguration.isEndpointEnabled(requestEndpoint);
-            log.debug("Is endpoint enabled: {}", isEnabled);
-        } else {
-            isEnabled = endpointConfiguration.isEndpointEnabled(requestURI);
-        }
-
+        boolean isEnabled = endpointConfiguration.isEndpointEnabledForUri(requestURI);
         if (!isEnabled) {
             response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_FORBIDDEN, "This endpoint is disabled");
             return false;

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/OpenApiConfig.java

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class OpenApiConfig {
                         .version(version)
                         .license(
                                 new License()
-                                        .name("MIT")
+                                        .name("Open-Core - MIT Licensed")
                                         .url(
                                                 "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/refs/heads/main/LICENSE"))
                         .termsOfService("https://www.stirlingpdf.com/terms")

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/SpringDocConfig.java

@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                         "/api/v1/proprietary/ui-data/**",
                         "/api/v1/info/**",
                         "/api/v1/general/job/**",
-                        "/api/v1/general/files/**")
+                        "/api/v1/general/files/**",
+                        "/api/v1/general/signatures/**",
+                        "/api/v1/database/**",
+                        "/api/v1/storage/**",
+                        "/api/v1/proprietary/signatures/**",
+                        "/api/v1/workflow/participant/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sessions",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sessions/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sign-requests",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sign-requests/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/validate-certificate")
                 .addOpenApiCustomizer(pdfFileOneOfCustomizer)
                 .addOpenApiCustomizer(
                         openApi -> {
@@ -53,7 +63,16 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                         "/api/v1/team/**",
                         "/api/v1/auth/**",
                         "/api/v1/invite/**",
-                        "/api/v1/audit/**")
+                        "/api/v1/audit/**",
+                        "/api/v1/database/**",
+                        "/api/v1/storage/**",
+                        "/api/v1/proprietary/signatures/**",
+                        "/api/v1/workflow/participant/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sessions",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sessions/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sign-requests",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/sign-requests/**",
+                        "/api/v1/security/cert-sign/validate-certificate")
                 .addOpenApiCustomizer(
                         openApi -> {
                             openApi.info(
@@ -75,7 +94,8 @@ public class SpringDocConfig {
                         "/api/v1/proprietary/ui-data/**",
                         "/api/v1/info/**",
                         "/api/v1/general/job/**",
-                        "/api/v1/general/files/**")
+                        "/api/v1/general/files/**",
+                        "/api/v1/general/signatures/**")
                 .addOpenApiCustomizer(
                         openApi -> {
                             openApi.info(

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/config/TauriProcessMonitor.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.config;
 
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
@@ -106,25 +105,27 @@ public class TauriProcessMonitor {
         logger.info("Orphaned Java backend detected. Shutting down gracefully...");
 
         // Shutdown asynchronously to avoid blocking the monitor thread
-        CompletableFuture.runAsync(
-                () -> {
-                    try {
-                        // Give a small delay to ensure logging completes
-                        Thread.sleep(1000);
+        Thread.ofVirtual()
+                .name("tauri-graceful-shutdown")
+                .start(
+                        () -> {
+                            try {
+                                // Give a small delay to ensure logging completes
+                                Thread.sleep(1000);
 
-                        if (applicationContext instanceof ConfigurableApplicationContext) {
-                            ((ConfigurableApplicationContext) applicationContext).close();
-                        } else {
-                            // Fallback to system exit
-                            logger.warn(
-                                    "Unable to shutdown Spring context gracefully, using System.exit");
-                            System.exit(0);
-                        }
-                    } catch (Exception e) {
-                        logger.error("Error during graceful shutdown", e);
-                        System.exit(1);
-                    }
-                });
+                                if (applicationContext instanceof ConfigurableApplicationContext) {
+                                    ((ConfigurableApplicationContext) applicationContext).close();
+                                } else {
+                                    // Fallback to system exit
+                                    logger.warn(
+                                            "Unable to shutdown Spring context gracefully, using System.exit");
+                                    System.exit(0);
+                                }
+                            } catch (Exception e) {
+                                logger.error("Error during graceful shutdown", e);
+                                System.exit(1);
+                            }
+                        });
     }
 
     @PreDestroy

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/BookletImpositionController.java

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api;
 
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -13,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.form.PDFormXObject;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.util.Matrix;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import stirling.software.SPDF.model.api.general.BookletImpositionRequest;
 import stirling.software.common.annotations.AutoJobPostMapping;
 import stirling.software.common.service.CustomPDFDocumentFactory;
 import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
 import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
 
 @RestController
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
 public class BookletImpositionController {
 
     private final CustomPDFDocumentFactory pdfDocumentFactory;
+    private final TempFileManager tempFileManager;
 
     @AutoJobPostMapping(
             value = "/booklet-imposition",
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ public class BookletImpositionController {
                     "This operation combines page reordering for booklet printing with multi-page layout. "
                             + "It rearranges pages in the correct order for booklet printing and places multiple pages "
                             + "on each sheet for proper folding and binding. Input:PDF Output:PDF Type:SISO")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> createBookletImposition(
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> createBookletImposition(
             @ModelAttribute BookletImpositionRequest request) throws IOException {
 
         MultipartFile file = request.getFileInput();
@@ -85,15 +87,12 @@ public class BookletImpositionController {
                             duplexPass,
                             flipOnShortEdge)) {
 
-                ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-                newDocument.save(baos);
-
-                byte[] result = baos.toByteArray();
-                return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                        result,
+                return WebResponseUtils.pdfDocToWebResponse(
+                        newDocument,
                         GeneralUtils.generateFilename(
                                 Filenames.toSimpleFileName(file.getOriginalFilename()),
-                                "_booklet.pdf"));
+                                "_booklet.pdf"),
+                        tempFileManager);
             }
         }
     }

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/CropController.java

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api;
 
 import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.pdfbox.multipdf.LayerUtility;
@@ -15,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPageContentStream.AppendMode;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.common.PDRectangle;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.form.PDFormXObject;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.rendering.PDFRenderer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
@@ -32,6 +30,8 @@ import stirling.software.common.service.CustomPDFDocumentFactory;
 import stirling.software.common.util.ExceptionUtils;
 import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
 import stirling.software.common.util.ProcessExecutor;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFile;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
 import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
 
 @GeneralApi
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public class CropController {
     private static final String PDF_EXTENSION = ".pdf";
 
     private final CustomPDFDocumentFactory pdfDocumentFactory;
+    private final TempFileManager tempFileManager;
 
     private static int[] detectContentBounds(BufferedImage image) {
         int width = image.getWidth();
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@ public class CropController {
             description =
                     "This operation takes an input PDF file and crops it according to the given"
                             + " coordinates. Input:PDF Output:PDF Type:SISO")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> cropPdf(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request) throws IOException {
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> cropPdf(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
+            throws IOException {
         if (request.isAutoCrop()) {
             return cropWithAutomaticDetection(request);
         }
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ public class CropController {
         }
     }
 
-    private ResponseEntity<byte[]> cropWithAutomaticDetection(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
+    private ResponseEntity<Resource> cropWithAutomaticDetection(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
             throws IOException {
         try (PDDocument sourceDocument = pdfDocumentFactory.load(request)) {
 
@@ -196,19 +198,16 @@ public class CropController {
                                     cropBounds.height));
                 }
 
-                ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-                newDocument.save(baos);
-                byte[] pdfContent = baos.toByteArray();
-
-                return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                        pdfContent,
+                return WebResponseUtils.pdfDocToWebResponse(
+                        newDocument,
                         GeneralUtils.generateFilename(
-                                request.getFileInput().getOriginalFilename(), "_cropped.pdf"));
+                                request.getFileInput().getOriginalFilename(), "_cropped.pdf"),
+                        tempFileManager);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private ResponseEntity<byte[]> cropWithPDFBox(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
+    private ResponseEntity<Resource> cropWithPDFBox(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
             throws IOException {
         try (PDDocument sourceDocument = pdfDocumentFactory.load(request)) {
 
@@ -255,22 +254,19 @@ public class CropController {
                                     request.getHeight()));
                 }
 
-                ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-                newDocument.save(baos);
-
-                byte[] pdfContent = baos.toByteArray();
-                return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                        pdfContent,
+                return WebResponseUtils.pdfDocToWebResponse(
+                        newDocument,
                         GeneralUtils.generateFilename(
-                                request.getFileInput().getOriginalFilename(), "_cropped.pdf"));
+                                request.getFileInput().getOriginalFilename(), "_cropped.pdf"),
+                        tempFileManager);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private ResponseEntity<byte[]> cropWithGhostscript(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
+    private ResponseEntity<Resource> cropWithGhostscript(@ModelAttribute CropPdfForm request)
             throws IOException {
-        Path tempInputFile = null;
-        Path tempOutputFile = null;
+        TempFile tempInputFile = null;
+        TempFile tempOutputFile = null;
 
         try (PDDocument sourceDocument = pdfDocumentFactory.load(request)) {
             for (int i = 0; i < sourceDocument.getNumberOfPages(); i++) {
@@ -284,11 +280,11 @@ public class CropController {
                 page.setCropBox(cropBox);
             }
 
-            tempInputFile = Files.createTempFile(TEMP_INPUT_PREFIX, PDF_EXTENSION);
-            tempOutputFile = Files.createTempFile(TEMP_OUTPUT_PREFIX, PDF_EXTENSION);
+            tempInputFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(PDF_EXTENSION);
+            tempOutputFile = tempFileManager.createManagedTempFile(PDF_EXTENSION);
 
             // Save the source document with crop boxes
-            sourceDocument.save(tempInputFile.toFile());
+            sourceDocument.save(tempInputFile.getFile());
 
             // Execute Ghostscript to process the crop boxes
             ProcessExecutor processExecutor =
@@ -299,15 +295,15 @@ public class CropController {
                             "-sDEVICE=pdfwrite",
                             "-dUseCropBox",
                             "-o",
-                            tempOutputFile.toString(),
-                            tempInputFile.toString());
+                            tempOutputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
+                            tempInputFile.getAbsolutePath());
 
             processExecutor.runCommandWithOutputHandling(command);
 
-            byte[] pdfContent = Files.readAllBytes(tempOutputFile);
-
-            return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                    pdfContent,
+            TempFile out = tempOutputFile;
+            tempOutputFile = null; // ownership transferred to response Resource
+            return WebResponseUtils.pdfFileToWebResponse(
+                    out,
                     GeneralUtils.generateFilename(
                             request.getFileInput().getOriginalFilename(), "_cropped.pdf"));
 
@@ -316,10 +312,10 @@ public class CropController {
             throw ExceptionUtils.createProcessingInterruptedException("Ghostscript", e);
         } finally {
             if (tempInputFile != null) {
-                Files.deleteIfExists(tempInputFile);
+                tempInputFile.close();
             }
             if (tempOutputFile != null) {
-                Files.deleteIfExists(tempOutputFile);
+                tempOutputFile.close();
             }
         }
     }

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/EditTableOfContentsController.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDDocument;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDPage;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.documentnavigation.outline.PDDocumentOutline;
 import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.documentnavigation.outline.PDOutlineItem;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import stirling.software.common.annotations.AutoJobPostMapping;
 import stirling.software.common.annotations.api.GeneralApi;
 import stirling.software.common.service.CustomPDFDocumentFactory;
 import stirling.software.common.util.GeneralUtils;
+import stirling.software.common.util.TempFileManager;
 import stirling.software.common.util.WebResponseUtils;
 
 import tools.jackson.core.type.TypeReference;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class EditTableOfContentsController {
 
     private final CustomPDFDocumentFactory pdfDocumentFactory;
     private final ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+    private final TempFileManager tempFileManager;
 
     @AutoJobPostMapping(
             value = "/extract-bookmarks",
@@ -149,12 +151,11 @@ public class EditTableOfContentsController {
     @Operation(
             summary = "Edit Table of Contents",
             description = "Add or edit bookmarks/table of contents in a PDF document.")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> editTableOfContents(
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> editTableOfContents(
             @ModelAttribute EditTableOfContentsRequest request) throws Exception {
         MultipartFile file = request.getFileInput();
 
-        try (PDDocument document = pdfDocumentFactory.load(file);
-                ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
+        try (PDDocument document = pdfDocumentFactory.load(file)) {
 
             // Parse the bookmark data from JSON
             List<BookmarkItem> bookmarks =
@@ -168,13 +169,10 @@ public class EditTableOfContentsController {
             // Add bookmarks to the outline
             addBookmarksToOutline(document, outline, bookmarks);
 
-            // Save the document to a byte array
-            document.save(baos);
-
-            return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(
-                    baos.toByteArray(),
+            return WebResponseUtils.pdfDocToWebResponse(
+                    document,
                     GeneralUtils.generateFilename(file.getOriginalFilename(), "_with_toc.pdf"),
-                    MediaType.APPLICATION_PDF);
+                    tempFileManager);
         }
     }
 

app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/MergeController.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package stirling.software.SPDF.controller.api;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Comparator;
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.interactive.form.PDSignatureField;
 import org.apache.xmpbox.XMPMetadata;
 import org.apache.xmpbox.schema.XMPBasicSchema;
 import org.apache.xmpbox.xml.DomXmpParser;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.http.MediaType;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.ModelAttribute;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ public class MergeController {
                     "This endpoint merges multiple PDF files into a single PDF file. The merged"
                             + " file will contain all pages from the input files in the order they were"
                             + " provided. Input:PDF Output:PDF Type:MISO")
-    public ResponseEntity<byte[]> mergePdfs(
+    public ResponseEntity<Resource> mergePdfs(
             @ModelAttribute MergePdfsRequest request,
             @RequestParam(value = "fileOrder", required = false) String fileOrder)
             throws IOException {
@@ -399,12 +399,6 @@ public class MergeController {
         String mergedFileName =
                 GeneralUtils.generateFilename(firstFilename, "_merged_unsigned.pdf");
 
-        byte[] pdfBytes;
-        try {
-            pdfBytes = Files.readAllBytes(outputTempFile.getPath());
-        } finally {
-            outputTempFile.close();
-        }
-        return WebResponseUtils.bytesToWebResponse(pdfBytes, mergedFileName);
+        return WebResponseUtils.pdfFileToWebResponse(outputTempFile, mergedFileName);
     }
 }