Branch	Purpose
`dev`	Inner loop — push freely, deploys to dev env automatically
`staging`	Staging env — promoted from dev via PR (CI gate + 1 approval)
`prod`	Production — promoted from staging via PR (CI gate + 1 approval)
`main`	System of record — receives merges from prod after releases

Platform CI/CD

Workflows in .gitea/workflows/ are runtime-agnostic — they read .platform/config.yaml at run-time to determine build toolchain, container port, and health endpoint. No workflow files need updating when this service is migrated to a different runtime.

Config key	Value
`runtime`	`java-springboot`
`health_path`	`/actuator/health`
`container_port`	`8080`