chore(repo): Migrate Renovate config from matchPackagePatterns to matchPackageNames

[jacekradko]

Summary

• Migrates the deprecated matchPackagePatterns Renovate option (removed in Renovate 38+) to the modern matchPackageNames regex syntax
• Resolves the "Config Migration Needed" warning on the Dependency Dashboard (Dependency Dashboard #3419) that has been blocking Renovate from making forward progress since chore(repo): Re-enable Renovate automatic dependency updates #8249 re-enabled it
• Updates the source of truth in scripts/renovate-config-generator.mjs and regenerates renovate.json5

Details

renovate-config-validator was reporting:

WARN: Config migration necessary

The only deprecated usage was the @clerk/* ignore rule:

- matchPackagePatterns: ['^@clerk/']
+ matchPackageNames: ['/^@clerk//']

In modern Renovate, regex patterns inside matchPackageNames are wrapped in /.../ delimiters. After regenerating renovate.json5, the validator reports:

INFO: Config validated successfully

Test plan

• node scripts/renovate-config-generator.mjs regenerates renovate.json5 cleanly
• npx renovate-config-validator renovate.json5 passes with no migration warning
• Verify the "Config Migration Needed" section disappears from the Dependency Dashboard (Dependency Dashboard #3419) on the next Renovate run
• Confirm Renovate resumes opening dependency PRs on its next scheduled run

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Migrated package matching configuration for @clerk dependencies from pattern-based to name-list matching approach
  • Updated dependency management tooling documentation
  • Added changeset documentation entry for the configuration migration

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Walkthrough

This pull request updates Renovate configuration files to change the dependency rule matching mechanism for Clerk-scoped packages. The renovate.json5 file and the configuration generator script (scripts/renovate-config-generator.mjs) both replace the matchPackagePatterns property with matchPackageNames, modifying how packages matching the @clerk/ scope are identified and processed. Additionally, a new Changesets markdown file is introduced containing only YAML front-matter delimiters.

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