Release v3.8.52 — 1,442 documented changes (135 features, 1,112 fixes, 195 maintenance) from 1,386 cycle commits and 306 external contributors; full changelog in CHANGELOG.md → [3.8.52]. Local pre-flight on c754707d: check:release-green --quick --full-ci RELEASE-GREEN (0 HARD / 0 drift), webpack production build + build:cli OK; the release-PR ci.yml run was never dispatched (Actions FIFO backlog), merged with --admin by owner decision at STOP #1. ⚠️ base-red inherited: #15306 (i18n translation drift pinned by 3 unit tests + Docs Sync strict — translation backlog, not code).
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