chore: scheduled maintenance — STATE.md, dep bump, release fix (#271)

Scheduled maintenance: STATE.md update, loop-context dep bump to loop-cost ^1.1.0, sync package-lock.json, fix release-loop-context.yml to install loop-cost sibling deps.

Author: cobusgreyling

.github/workflows/release-loop-context.yml

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ensure npm supports trusted publishing (OIDC)
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
+      - name: Install loop-cost (monorepo sibling tests shell out to its CLI)
+        working-directory: tools/loop-cost
+        run: npm ci
+
       - name: Install, build, test
         working-directory: tools/loop-context
         run: |

STATE.md

@@ -1,22 +1,30 @@
 # Loop State — loop-engineering reference
 
-Last run: 2026-07-13T10:45:39Z (automated daily-triage workflow)
+Last run: 2026-07-13T18:45:00Z (scheduled maintenance)
 
 ## High Priority (loop is acting or waiting on human)
 
 - Maintain loop readiness score ≥ 58 (current: **100**, level **L3**).
-- Keep npm packages current after tool changes (tag `loop-audit-v*`, `loop-init-v*`, `loop-cost-v*` — see docs/RELEASE.md).
-
+- npm publish in flight: `loop-cost` 1.1.0, `loop-init` 1.4.0, `loop-context` 1.1.0 (tags pushed this run; verify Actions → Release workflows).
 
 ## Watch List
 
 - Expand contributor failure stories (dependency sweeper, multi-loop).
-- Collect a production story for Post-Merge Cleanup.
+- Collect a production story for Post-Merge Cleanup ([#221](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/issues/221) closed — example landed in [#268](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/pull/268)).
+- Remaining Cursor doc gaps: [#220](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/issues/220) CI Sweeper, [#223](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/issues/223) Changelog Drafter, [#224](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/issues/224) Issue Triage.
 - Validate `loop-init` scaffolds on fresh projects across all patterns.
 
+## Housekeeping (2026-07-13 maintenance)
+
+- Merged contributor PRs [#267](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/pull/267) (changelog-drafter YAML fix) and [#268](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/pull/268) (Cursor post-merge cleanup).
+- No open PRs; CI green on `main`.
+- Pruned stale remote branches: `automated/daily-triage-2026-07-13`, `feat/loop-context-budget-from-pattern`.
+- Bumped `loop-context` dep on `loop-cost` to `^1.1.0` before publish.
+- Closed weekly loop report [#270](https://github.com/cobusgreyling/loop-engineering/issues/270).
+
 ## Recent Noise (ignored this run)
 
 —
 
 ---
-Run log: Updated by `.github/workflows/daily-triage.yml`. See `LOOP.md` for cadence and gates.
+Run log: Updated by `.github/workflows/daily-triage.yml`. See `LOOP.md` for cadence and gates.

tools/loop-context/package-lock.json

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cobusgreyling/loop-cost": "^1.0.3"
+    "@cobusgreyling/loop-cost": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^20.0.0",