diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-tree-sitter-prebuilds.yml b/.github/workflows/build-tree-sitter-prebuilds.yml
index 3d1949416..0acfca61a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-tree-sitter-prebuilds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-tree-sitter-prebuilds.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.decide.outputs.matrix }}
       release_app: ${{ steps.relapp.outputs.configured }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # need base history to diff recorded versions
           persist-credentials: false
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
     # and compiling them under emulation on the arm runners is slow.
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false # this job uploads artifacts (artipacked)
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ jobs:
           app-id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-devcontainer.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-devcontainer.yml
index 96849b17a..d2d79f4be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-devcontainer.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       # persist-credentials: false — this job only reads (tests and syntax
       # checks) and never pushes. The setting keeps GITHUB_TOKEN out of
       # .git/config, which zizmor flags as the "artipacked" issue.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       # persist-credentials: false — this is a read-only build smoke that
       # never pushes. The setting keeps GITHUB_TOKEN out of .git/config,
       # which zizmor flags as the "artipacked" issue.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
index 96b0a4b26..65c2e6248 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-e2e.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       web_changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.web }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: dorny/paths-filter@fbd0ab8f3e69293af611ebaee6363fc25e6d187d # v3
         id: filter
         with:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
 
       - name: Configure e2e GitNexus home
         run: echo "GITNEXUS_HOME=${RUNNER_TEMP}/gitnexus-home" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-quality.yml
index a81876d9d..7ed4a345f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-quality.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
           node-version: 22
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
       - run: npx tsc --noEmit
         working-directory: gitnexus
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus-web
       - run: npx tsc -b --noEmit
         working-directory: gitnexus-web
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - name: Validate workflow concurrency convention
         shell: bash
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-report.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-report.yml
index 03c933ad0..5200d3758 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-report.yml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout (for vitest config)
         if: steps.meta.outputs.skip != 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           sparse-checkout: gitnexus/vitest.config.ts
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index 2716d47ed..ee0d92332 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       # test-reports artifact (if: always()). The default-persisted token in
       # .git/config must not be capturable through that upload (zizmor
       # credential-persistence / artipacked audit). The job never pushes.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # persist-credentials: false — runs tests only, never pushes (zizmor
       # credential-persistence / artipacked audit).
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
         with:
           build: 'true'
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
       # from a tarball and never pushes back; the token in .git/config would
       # be at risk of leaking through any future artifact-upload step
       # (zizmor artipacked audit). Disable upfront.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
       # and never pushes; the default-persisted token in .git/config would be at
       # risk of leaking through an artifact upload (zizmor credential-persistence
       # / artipacked audit). Mirrors the packaged-install-smoke job below.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
diff --git a/.github/workflows/claude.yml b/.github/workflows/claude.yml
index 021a56930..2f925a62b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/claude.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/claude.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
             core.setOutput('code_review', isCodeReview ? 'true' : 'false');
 
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           repository: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.is_pr == 'true' && steps.pr.outputs.repo || github.repository }}
           ref: ${{ steps.pr.outputs.is_pr == 'true' && steps.pr.outputs.sha || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index c7a95e29a..6835403db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           # Don't leave GITHUB_TOKEN in .git/config for downstream steps to read.
           persist-credentials: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
index d1214f849..4341e1327 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependency-review.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index c3d34b53a..39ff10494 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       # When triggered by workflow_call the caller passes the RC tag as an input;
       # we check out that tag so the Dockerfile and package.json match the built image.
       # For tag-push events github.ref is already the tag ref — no override needed.
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.tag || github.ref }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
index f5e9af170..ee5ba8ecc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gitleaks.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           # Full history needed for the on-push full-history scan; on PRs the
           # action diffs against the base ref so the cost is bounded by the PR.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/grammar-update-monitor.yml b/.github/workflows/grammar-update-monitor.yml
index 3628ec27a..ee14c093c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/grammar-update-monitor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/grammar-update-monitor.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-autofix-apply.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-autofix-apply.yml
index 73bf8ceb0..9d437307b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-autofix-apply.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-autofix-apply.yml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ jobs:
       # Push auth is provided inline at push time via the URL.
       - name: Checkout PR head
         if: steps.locate.outputs.found == 'true'
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v5.0.4
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v5.0.4
         with:
           repository: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.head_repo }}
           ref: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.head_sha }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-autofix.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-autofix.yml
index 04eb2468d..a531612f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-autofix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-autofix.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           # PR head commit (not the synthetic merge ref) — we need the
           # exact tree the contributor pushed so suggestions line up.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a5265d073..942bb2bd6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ jobs:
       should_run: ${{ steps.decide.outputs.should_run }}
       head_sha: ${{ steps.decide.outputs.head_sha }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ jobs:
       # on the RC path.
       - name: Checkout (RC)
         if: needs.route.outputs.mode == 'rc'
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           fetch-tags: true
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Checkout (stable)
         if: needs.route.outputs.mode == 'stable'
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         # No `token:` — actions/checkout uses GITHUB_TOKEN by default. Stable
         # path performs no git pushes; the default scope is sufficient.
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
index 1de6cd5db..229286daf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scorecard.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tree-sitter-upgrade-readiness.yml b/.github/workflows/tree-sitter-upgrade-readiness.yml
index 74ce72a27..1eca8861d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tree-sitter-upgrade-readiness.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tree-sitter-upgrade-readiness.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       # Needed to open/update the tracking issue on scheduled runs.
       issues: write
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gitnexus
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/triage-sweep.yml b/.github/workflows/triage-sweep.yml
index 43d67828d..ea605eb15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/triage-sweep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/triage-sweep.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6
         with:
           sparse-checkout: .github/scripts/triage
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
index a8ca6c839..fd7ade8b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
index b74387116..678ed1a4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow-lint.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        uses: actions/checkout@df4cb1c069e1874edd31b4311f1884172cec0e10 # v6.0.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false