v1.18.0: sponsors command & repository field normalization on publish

A small feature + fix release: a new aube sponsors command and a publish-time fix that normalizes the repository manifest field for stricter registries.

Added

• aube sponsors command (#824 by @jdx) — A new top-level subcommand that acknowledges 37signals and links to the canonical en.dev sponsor pages. The root README also gains a "Sponsored by 37signals" line.

  aube sponsors

Fixed

• (publish) Normalize string repository fields in the publish manifest (#826 by @jdx) — When package.json contains a string repository value, the PUT body now rewrites it to { "type": "git", "url": "<normalized>" }, matching npm/pnpm 11.5.1 behavior. Shorthand forms (owner/repo, github:…, gitlab:…, bitbucket:…) expand to full git-suffixed HTTPS URLs; explicit https, git@, and URL fragments are preserved, and existing object-shaped repository values are left untouched. This unblocks publishing to registries that reject bare-string repository fields.

Changed

• Refresh benchmarks for v1.17.1 (#820 by @mise-en-dev) — Warm-install ratios vs. Bun improved from 3× to 5×, and vs. pnpm from 5× to 9×.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/endevco/aube/compare/v1.17.1...v1.18.0

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