governance: add .gitignore housekeeping and regular audits; implement audit script and CI step; update templates, proposal, and docs

docs/devlog/DEVLOG_LLM.md

@@ -198,3 +198,19 @@ This log is concise and structured for quick machine parsing and summarization.
   - Added missing project templates: `.gitignore` and `scripts/test.sh`
 - next:
   - Proceed with TDD to implement new-project and run
+
+## 2025-09-17T17:12Z
+- context: Branching/release strategy discussion opened — no changes yet
+- actions:
+  - Added `collab/questions/02-branching.{md,llm.md}` with options/tradeoffs for `main` vs `WIPhax` and protection rules
+- next:
+  - Await answers; then draft a branching plan for approval before any branch changes
+
+## 2025-09-17T17:18Z
+- context: Implement audit recommendations; add .gitignore and audit governance
+- actions:
+  - Added scripts/audit.sh and CI audit step; updated project templates to include audit
+  - Updated global/system prompts and AGENTS templates with .gitignore housekeeping and regular audits policy
+  - Updated proposal/plan/docs to reflect audits
+- next:
+  - Continue TDD implementation; run audits before any release tags

docs/wrapper.md

@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ CLI
 Development
 - Tests: run `scripts/test.sh` (uses bats if available, falls back to internal runner).
 - Docker tests: `scripts/test.docker.sh` runs the same suite via Docker Compose.
+- Audit: run `scripts/audit.sh` for governance/structure checks; CI runs it too.
 - Follow TDD: write failing tests first, make them pass, refactor.
 - Keep `docs/architecture.md` and README up to date as features land.