Merge branch 'Node-scaleup'

Author: varshith-Git

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -1,14 +1,31 @@
 ## Summary
 
-What does this change do?
+What does this change do, and why?
 
 ## Determinism Impact
 
 - [ ] No determinism impact
 - [ ] Improves determinism
-- [ ] Changes arithmetic behavior
+- [ ] Changes arithmetic behavior (Q16.16 / `FxpScalar`)
 
-Explain why.
+If arithmetic behavior changes, explain why and what compatibility fixtures were updated.
+
+## `no_std` / Kernel ABI
+
+Only applies if `crates/valori-kernel` or `crates/valori-core` were touched.
+
+- [ ] N/A — kernel/core not touched
+- [ ] No `use std::` added inside `valori-kernel/src/`; std-only code is gated behind `#[cfg(feature = "std")]`
+- [ ] `cargo build -p valori-kernel --target wasm32-unknown-unknown` passes locally
+
+## Standalone + Cluster Parity
+
+Only applies if this adds or changes an HTTP endpoint or a `KernelEvent`.
+
+- [ ] N/A — no endpoint/event change
+- [ ] Handler added to **both** `server.rs` and `cluster_server.rs`
+- [ ] Write path in cluster mode goes through `raft.client_write()`, not a direct engine lock
+- [ ] `cargo test -p valori-node --test route_parity` passes (or the allowlist was updated with a reason)
 
 ## Cross-Architecture Behavior
 
@@ -19,9 +36,18 @@ Tested on:
 
 ## Tests
 
-Include reproduction / validation cases.
+- [ ] `cargo test -p valori-kernel -p valori-node` passes
+- [ ] `cargo fmt --all -- --check` and `cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings` pass
+
+Include reproduction / validation cases below.
+
+## UI (if applicable)
+
+- [ ] N/A — no UI change
+- [ ] Verified in both dark and light mode (semantic tokens only, no hardcoded colors)
 
 ## Notes
 
-If this relates to forensic or evaluator tracks,
-confirm that logic is kernel-appropriate.
+If this relates to forensic or evaluator tracks, confirm that logic is kernel-appropriate.
+
+Anything deferred to a follow-up, and which phase/issue owns it.

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ name: CI
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml

@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@ on:
       - "crates/valori-daemon/**"
       - "crates/valori-node/**"
       - "ui/**"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - "desktop/**"
       - "crates/valori-daemon/**"
       - "crates/valori-node/**"
       - "ui/**"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -77,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
         if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf
+          sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf \
+            libfuse2 fuse
 
       - name: Install ui/ dependencies
         run: npm install

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ on:
       - "crates/**"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:

.github/workflows/e2e-test.yml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       - "scripts/valori_e2e_tracer.py"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
     paths:
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "scripts/valori_e2e_tracer.py"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/kernel-abi.yml

@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@ on:
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
       - ".github/workflows/kernel-abi.yml"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
     paths:
       - "crates/valori-kernel/**"
       - "crates/valori-core/**"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/multi-arch-determinism.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "embedded/**"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/test-count.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ on:
       - "crates/**"
       - "Cargo.toml"
       - "Cargo.lock"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:

.github/workflows/write-regression.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ on:
       - "benchmarks/write_regression.py"
       - "benchmarks/baseline/**"
       - ".github/workflows/write-regression.yml"
+      - "!**/*.md"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: