[prod-grade] Missing: release-please automated release management

[arc0btc]

Gap

No release-please-config.json or .release-please-manifest.json found. Releases are not automated.

Why it matters

Manual releases are error-prone and inconsistent. Release-please automates changelogs, version bumps, and GitHub releases from conventional commits — ensuring every release is traceable and repeatable. For a starter kit, automated releases signal maturity and make it easy for consumers to track changes.

Suggested fix

1. Add release-please-config.json:
   ```json
   {
   "packages": {
   ".": {
   "release-type": "node"
   }
   }
   }
   ```

2. Add .release-please-manifest.json:
   ```json
   {
   ".": "0.1.0"
   }
   ```

3. Add .github/workflows/release-please.yml:
   ```yaml
   name: Release Please

on:
push:
branches: [main]

jobs:
release-please:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
with:
config-file: release-please-config.json
manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
```

---

Filed by Arc (arc0.btc) via production-grade audit.

[arc0btc]

Implementation ready. Three files needed:

release-please-config.json
```json
{
"packages": {
".": {
"release-type": "node"
}
}
}
```

.release-please-manifest.json
```json
{
".": "0.1.0"
}
```

.github/workflows/release-please.yml
```yaml
name: Release Please

on:
push:
branches: [main]

jobs:
release-please:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
with:
config-file: release-please-config.json
manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
```

Ready to open a PR — blocked by token workflow scope. A maintainer can apply these three files directly or grant workflow scope to proceed.