diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-sync.lock.yml b/.github/workflows/template-sync.lock.yml
index d8384c20..a2add728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-sync.lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-sync.lock.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_INFO_AWMG_VERSION: ""
           GH_AW_INFO_FIREWALL_TYPE: "squid"
           GH_AW_COMPILED_STRICT: "true"
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           script: |
             const { setupGlobals } = require('${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: true
           fetch-depth: 1
       - name: Check workflow file timestamps
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_FILE: "template-sync.lock.yml"
         with:
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_AW_PROMPT_15bba323a083c21a_EOF
           } > "$GH_AW_PROMPT"
       - name: Interpolate variables and render templates
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
         with:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
             const { main } = require('${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions/interpolate_prompt.cjs');
             await main();
       - name: Substitute placeholders
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_PROMPT: /tmp/gh-aw/aw-prompts/prompt.txt
           GH_AW_GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ jobs:
         id: checkout-pr
         if: |
           github.event.pull_request || github.event.issue.pull_request
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN || secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/install_awf_binary.sh v0.25.4
       - name: Determine automatic lockdown mode for GitHub MCP Server
         id: determine-automatic-lockdown
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_AW_GITHUB_MCP_SERVER_TOKEN }}
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ jobs:
           bash ${RUNNER_TEMP}/gh-aw/actions/stop_mcp_gateway.sh "$GATEWAY_PID"
       - name: Redact secrets in logs
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           script: |
             const { setupGlobals } = require('${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ingest agent output
         id: collect_output
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS: ${{ steps.set-runtime-paths.outputs.GH_AW_SAFE_OUTPUTS }}
           GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com"
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Parse agent logs for step summary
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: /tmp/gh-aw/sandbox/agent/logs/
         with:
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Parse MCP Gateway logs for step summary
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         with:
           script: |
             const { setupGlobals } = require('${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions/setup_globals.cjs');
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT=/tmp/gh-aw/agent_output.json" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       - name: Process No-Op Messages
         id: noop
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_NOOP_MAX: "1"
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Record Missing Tool
         id: missing_tool
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_MISSING_TOOL_CREATE_ISSUE: "true"
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Handle Agent Failure
         id: handle_agent_failure
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Template sync"
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Handle No-Op Message
         id: handle_noop_message
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Template sync"
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Handle Create Pull Request Error
         id: handle_create_pr_error
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Template sync"
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -la /tmp/gh-aw/threat-detection/ 2>/dev/null || true
       - name: Setup threat detection
         if: always() && steps.detection_guard.outputs.run_detection == 'true'
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           WORKFLOW_NAME: "Template sync"
           WORKFLOW_DESCRIPTION: "No description provided"
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Parse and conclude threat detection
         id: detection_conclusion
         if: always()
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           RUN_DETECTION: ${{ steps.detection_guard.outputs.run_detection }}
         with:
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ jobs:
           destination: ${{ runner.temp }}/gh-aw/actions
       - name: Check team membership for workflow
         id: check_membership
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_REQUIRED_ROLES: "admin,maintainer,write"
         with:
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ jobs:
             await main();
       - name: Check skip-if-match query
         id: check_skip_if_match
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_SKIP_QUERY: "repo:TechWatching/techwatching.dev is:pr is:open label:template-sync"
           GH_AW_WORKFLOW_NAME: "Template sync"
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "GH_HOST=${GH_HOST}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Process Safe Outputs
         id: process_safe_outputs
-        uses: actions/github-script@ed597411d8f924073f98dfc5c65a23a2325f34cd # v8
+        uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3 # v9
         env:
           GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT: ${{ steps.setup-agent-output-env.outputs.GH_AW_AGENT_OUTPUT }}
           GH_AW_ALLOWED_DOMAINS: "api.business.githubcopilot.com,api.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,api.github.com,api.githubcopilot.com,api.individual.githubcopilot.com,api.snapcraft.io,archive.ubuntu.com,azure.archive.ubuntu.com,crl.geotrust.com,crl.globalsign.com,crl.identrust.com,crl.sectigo.com,crl.thawte.com,crl.usertrust.com,crl.verisign.com,crl3.digicert.com,crl4.digicert.com,crls.ssl.com,github.com,host.docker.internal,json-schema.org,json.schemastore.org,keyserver.ubuntu.com,ocsp.digicert.com,ocsp.geotrust.com,ocsp.globalsign.com,ocsp.identrust.com,ocsp.sectigo.com,ocsp.ssl.com,ocsp.thawte.com,ocsp.usertrust.com,ocsp.verisign.com,packagecloud.io,packages.cloud.google.com,packages.microsoft.com,ppa.launchpad.net,raw.githubusercontent.com,registry.npmjs.org,s.symcb.com,s.symcd.com,security.ubuntu.com,telemetry.enterprise.githubcopilot.com,ts-crl.ws.symantec.com,ts-ocsp.ws.symantec.com,www.googleapis.com"