v3.618.0

What's Changed

• sync v3.617.0 into develop by @Eigenwise in #716
• Integrate wave 2026-10-29b: wave gate verifyCwd, gate budget under load, body-byte test detection, tools/list compaction, Quartermaster board friction by @Eigenwise in #717
• Wave 2026-10-31a: artifact-mode dispatch on docs boards, admission guard causes, read-only git readers by @Eigenwise in #727
• Wave 2026-10-31b: readable dispatch token handles, busy-lease wait reporting, map refresh by @Eigenwise in #728
• Wave 2026-10-31c: build-check at the gate, atomic build writes, coverage test off the live root by @Eigenwise in #730
• Release v3.618.0 by @Eigenwise in #731

Full Changelog: v3.617.0...v3.618.0