How to apply this update to github.com/zsdotcom/.github

This bundle extends what's already in your project's .github-template/ — nothing here contradicts 00–05; it adds a researched, always-free automation/agentic layer on top. Read reference-docs/06-AGENTIC-AUTOMATION-STACK.md first — it explains what each tool does, what it costs, and the recommended order to turn things on.

1. What goes into the .github repo itself (auto-inherits org-wide)

Upload everything in .github-repo-v2/ except workflows-to-copy-per-repo/ into the root of github.com/zsdotcom/.github, preserving structure:

zsdotcom/.github/
├── profile/README.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
├── SECURITY.md
├── SUPPORT.md
├── FUNDING.yml
├── labels.yml
├── PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
├── MCP-SETUP.md                 # new — maintainer-facing, informational only
├── CODEOWNERS.template          # new — rename + copy per repo, see file header
├── ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
│   ├── config.yml
│   ├── bug_report.yml
│   └── feature_request.yml
├── DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/
│   └── governance.yml           # new — only takes effect where Discussions is enabled
└── workflows/
    └── stale.yml

Only CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, SECURITY.md, SUPPORT.md, FUNDING.yml, ISSUE_TEMPLATE/, PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md, and profile/README.md actually auto-propagate per GitHub's rules. MCP-SETUP.md, CODEOWNERS.template, DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/, labels.yml, and everything in workflows/ are reference material other repos/workflows pull from — they don't magically apply themselves, same as your original bundle already documented.

2. What goes into individual repos, one at a time (never auto-inherited)

Everything in .github-repo-v2/workflows-to-copy-per-repo/ is a standalone workflow file. Copy the ones relevant to a given repo into that repo's own .github/workflows/. Follow the build order in 06-AGENTIC-AUTOMATION-STACK.md §3 rather than adding all of them to every repo on day one — most have no value until the repo has real content/contributors.

Two files are not workflows and need a rename/placement step:

• CODEOWNERS.template → copy into a repo, rename to CODEOWNERS, edit the team names.
• claude-pr-assistant.yml → optional and paid (needs your own ANTHROPIC_API_KEY secret). Skip it entirely if you want to stay strictly zero-cost.

3. Verify

1. Any other zsdotcom repo without its own CONTRIBUTING.md → New issue should show the org-wide templates.
2. A repo with codeql.yml and scorecard.yml copied in → check the Security tab after the first workflow run for code scanning alerts and the Scorecard result.
3. A repo with semantic-pr.yml + release-please.yml → open a PR titled without a feat:/ fix:/etc. prefix and confirm the check fails as expected.