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+name: Dependabot auto-merge
+
+on: pull_request_target
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Fetch Dependabot metadata
+        id: meta
+        uses: dependabot/fetch-metadata@v2
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # Patch/minor only; major bumps and browser-automation deps stay manual.
+      - name: Enable auto-merge
+        if: >-
+          steps.meta.outputs.update-type != 'version-update:semver-major' &&
+          !contains(steps.meta.outputs.dependency-names, 'patchright') &&
+          !contains(steps.meta.outputs.dependency-names, 'playwright')
+        run: gh pr merge --auto --squash "$PR_URL"
+        env:
+          PR_URL: ${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}