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dependabot.yml missing cooldown block #10

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.github/dependabot.yml has no cooldown block on its package-ecosystem entries. A semgrep hook (package_managers.dependabot.dependabot-missing-cooldown, medium severity) flagged this same pattern when copied as a template for attested-delivery/go-htmx's dependabot.yml.

Newly published package versions can be malicious or unstable; without a cooldown, Dependabot proposes updates to versions immediately upon publish.

Fix: add a cooldown block (e.g. default-days: 7) to each package-ecosystem entry. Reference: attested-delivery/go-htmx/.github/dependabot.yml (commit a6b10b2).

Severity: Medium — matches the semgrep-assigned severity; supply-chain hygiene.

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