Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into copilot/add-autoloop-performance-test

# Conflicts:
#	.github/workflows/pages.yml

Co-authored-by: mrjf <180956+mrjf@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: Copilot

.github/workflows/autoloop.lock.yml

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ tools:
   repo-memory:
     branch-name: memory/autoloop
     file-glob: ["*.md"]
+    max-file-size: 30720
 
 imports:
   - shared/reporting.md
@@ -1122,6 +1123,7 @@ After each iteration, prepend an entry to the **📊 Iteration History** section
 - **Always** update the state file after each iteration, regardless of outcome.
 - **Update the Machine State table first** — the scheduling pre-step depends on it.
 - **Prepend** iteration history entries (newest first).
+- **Keep the state file compact.** The state file must stay under 30 KB. When prepending a new iteration entry, collapse older iteration entries (beyond the most recent 10) into compressed summary lines (e.g. `### Iters 50–100 — ✅ (metrics 20→55): brief summary`). Also prune Lessons Learned to only the most recent and relevant entries.
 - **Accumulate** Lessons Learned — add new insights, don't overwrite existing ones.
 - **Add to Foreclosed Avenues** only when an approach is conclusively ruled out (not just rejected once).
 - **Respect Current Priorities** — if a maintainer has written priorities, follow them in your next proposal.

.github/workflows/autoloop.md

@@ -59,3 +59,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist/
+
+  validate-python-examples:
+    name: Validate Python Examples
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: pip install pandas numpy
+
+      - name: Validate Python playground examples
+        run: python scripts/validate-python-examples.py playground/

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ jobs:
             cp benchmarks/results.json ./playground/benchmarks/results.json
           fi
 
+      - name: Setup Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install Python dependencies
+        run: pip install pandas numpy
+
+      - name: Validate Python playground examples
+        run: python scripts/validate-python-examples.py playground/
+
       - name: Setup Pages
         uses: actions/configure-pages@v5
         with: