diff --git a/.github/workflows/action-pins.yml b/.github/workflows/action-pins.yml
index e5f9f93b7..b54bb06f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/action-pins.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/action-pins.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ name: Workflow gates
 #
 # The pins are not maintained by hand — .github/dependabot.yml opens a monthly grouped
 # PR that rewrites both the SHA and the trailing version comment. The comment is
-# therefore required too: it is what makes a pinned line reviewable.
+# therefore required too: it is what makes a pinned line reviewable. It names the exact
+# release tag (# v7.0.1), never the floating major (# v7): a major tag moves with every
+# upstream release, after which the comment no longer names the pinned commit and
+# zizmor's ref-version-mismatch flags every line that carries it.
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Verify action pins
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -59,13 +62,15 @@ jobs:
             # nothing to pin.
             case "$ref" in ./*|\$/*) continue ;; esac
 
-            if [[ "$ref" =~ ^[^@]+@[0-9a-f]{40}[[:space:]]+#[[:space:]]*[^[:space:]] ]]; then
+            if [[ "$ref" =~ ^[^@]+@[0-9a-f]{40}[[:space:]]+#[[:space:]]*v?[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([[:space:]]|$) ]]; then
               printf 'ok  %s:%s  %s\n' "$file" "$line" "$ref"
               continue
             fi
 
             if [[ "$ref" =~ ^[^@]+@[0-9a-f]{40}[[:space:]]*$ ]]; then
-              echo "::error file=$file,line=$line::Pinned but the version comment is missing: '$ref'. Write 'owner/action@<sha> # vN' so the line stays reviewable."
+              echo "::error file=$file,line=$line::Pinned but the version comment is missing: '$ref'. Write 'owner/action@<sha> # vX.Y.Z' so the line stays reviewable."
+            elif [[ "$ref" =~ ^[^@]+@[0-9a-f]{40}[[:space:]]+# ]]; then
+              echo "::error file=$file,line=$line::The version comment must name the exact release tag the SHA resolves to ('# vX.Y.Z'), not a floating major: '$ref'. Find it with: gh api repos/<owner>/<action>/git/matching-refs/tags/vN"
             else
               echo "::error file=$file,line=$line::Action '$ref' is not pinned to a commit SHA. Tags are mutable -- resolve it with: gh api repos/<owner>/<action>/git/ref/tags/<tag>"
             fi
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
       security-events: write   # SARIF upload: findings land in the Code scanning tab next to CodeQL
       actions: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootstrap-script-gates.yml b/.github/workflows/bootstrap-script-gates.yml
index f39ef9d4e..6a9c9b073 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bootstrap-script-gates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bootstrap-script-gates.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Bootstrap guard tests (PS 5.1)
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-agent.yml b/.github/workflows/build-agent.yml
index e3565ba20..4c34859ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-agent.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-agent.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # SDK 10 = single build toolchain (parity with local build.ps1 / global.json).
       - name: Setup .NET
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6.0.0
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ jobs:
       # Skipped on runs that publish nothing -- no log entry for bytes nobody receives.
       - name: Attest build provenance
         if: inputs.upload_blob || inputs.create_release
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4.2.2
         with:
           subject-path: |
             ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.versioned_zip_release }}
@@ -472,13 +472,13 @@ jobs:
             staging/agent/AutopilotMonitor.SummaryDialog.exe
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: AutopilotMonitor-Agent-v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           path: ${{ steps.artifact.outputs.versioned_zip_release }}
 
       - name: Upload version metadata
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: version-metadata
           path: ${{ env.MANIFEST_NAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml b/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
index d1f4d0bfd..91bd406f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-msi.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -240,12 +240,12 @@ jobs:
       # gh attestation verify AutopilotMonitor-Bootstrap.msi --repo okieselbach/AutopilotMonitor
       - name: Attest build provenance (MSI)
         if: inputs.upload_blob
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4.2.2
         with:
           subject-path: ${{ env.STABLE_MSI }}
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: AutopilotMonitor-Bootstrap-v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           path: ${{ env.STABLE_MSI }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 977f2f487..9bce2f8a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ jobs:
     # windows-latest is required: the agent test projects target net48.
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6.0.0
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
 
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: src/Web/autopilot-monitor-web
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: npm
@@ -170,11 +170,11 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: src/McpServer/autopilot-monitor-mcp
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: npm
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
       # (run 31252869254). Persist the model across runs instead; HF_CACHE_DIR
       # is honored by vector-search-provider.ts.
       - name: Cache embedding model
-        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6
+        uses: actions/cache@55cc8345863c7cc4c66a329aec7e433d2d1c52a9 # v6.1.0
         with:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/.hf-cache
           key: hf-model-Xenova-all-MiniLM-L6-v2
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Generated guardrails match rules/guardrails.json
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
 
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ jobs:
     name: Generated wire types match shared-manifests.json
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index f230853c2..2fec9106c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ jobs:
             build-mode: none
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6.0.0
         if: matrix.language == 'csharp'
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/combine-rules.yml b/.github/workflows/combine-rules.yml
index 054999ec8..dfdb28ffd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/combine-rules.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/combine-rules.yml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend.yml
index 30ddc994c..6ebce11da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Deploy Backend
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID }}
 
       - name: Setup .NET 10
-        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@a98b56852c35b8e3190ac28c8c2271da59106c68 # v6.0.0
         with:
           dotnet-version: '10.0.x'
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet publish ${{ env.CSPROJ_PATH }} --configuration Release --output ./publish --no-build -p:SourceRevisionId=${{ github.sha }} -p:BuildNumber=${{ steps.version.outputs.build_number }} -p:BuildTimestampUtc=${{ steps.version.outputs.build_utc }}
 
       - name: Deploy to Azure Functions
-        uses: Azure/functions-action@c5060b3b8bb1ebbcb531abd00c822ecbaa8ea656 # v1
+        uses: Azure/functions-action@c5060b3b8bb1ebbcb531abd00c822ecbaa8ea656 # v1.5.7
         with:
           app-name: ${{ env.FUNCTION_APP }}
           package: ./publish
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-mcp.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-mcp.yml
index 7bb298ed3..a3927face 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-mcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-mcp.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build and Deploy MCP Server
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       # re-run actually rolls a new revision). /health reports the SHA captured
       # below so that staleness is checkable.
       - name: Check out documentation bundle
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: autopilotmonitor/autopilotmonitor-docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-web.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-web.yml
index 6da0ae25b..3b1e9c29a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-web.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: Build and Deploy Job
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           lfs: false
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       # workflow runs again (push under src/Web/** or a manual dispatch); versions/web.json
       # records which docs commit is live.
       - name: Check out documentation bundle
-        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: autopilotmonitor/autopilotmonitor-docs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         id: docs
         run: echo "sha=$(git -C whats-new-docs rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: npm
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ jobs:
       # commit, workflow file) in a public transparency log.
       # Verify: gh attestation verify portal-<sha>.tar.gz --repo okieselbach/AutopilotMonitor
       - name: Attest build provenance (portal export)
-        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4
+        uses: actions/attest-build-provenance@4d101475d8b20a2381f78447822ac1eab6504dd8 # v4.2.2
         with:
           subject-path: ${{ steps.package.outputs.archive }}
 
       - name: Upload build artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: portal-${{ github.sha }}
           path: ${{ steps.package.outputs.archive }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-scripts.yml
index 46751f45d..982e58931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-scripts.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write   # OIDC federated login for the storage writes (secret-less)
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
       # when someone wants to look at the file.
       - name: Upload signed scripts
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
         with:
           name: signed-scripts
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/signed-scripts
diff --git a/internal b/internal
index f0a39d58f..01d422f72 160000
--- a/internal
+++ b/internal
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f0a39d58f763b149006f62dcabd723f0f7bf55ce
+Subproject commit 01d422f720b16307d6b3ea35323e0d7260009752